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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020


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

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 0-23081

FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Florida			59-3157093
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)			(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

250 Technology Park,	Lake Mary,	Florida	32746
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

(407) 333-9911

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.001	FARO	Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

☒

Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☐

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No x

There were 17,835,053 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of October 26, 2020.

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FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

Quarter Ended September 30, 2020

INDEX


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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements

a)	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2020 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2019	3

b)	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019	4

c)	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019	5

d)	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019	6

e)	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited) For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019	7

f)	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	8

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	38

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	39

PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	40

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	40

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	41

Item 6.	Exhibits	42

SIGNATURES		43

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


(in thousands, except share and per share data)	September 30, 2020 (unaudited)		December 31, 2019
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	163,637	$	133,634
Short-term investments	—		24,870
Accounts receivable, net	47,533		76,162
Inventories, net	50,004		58,554
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	23,566		28,996
Total current assets	284,740		322,216
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	22,962		26,954
Operating lease right-of-use asset	15,060		18,418
Goodwill	55,640		49,704
Intangible assets, net	13,475		14,471
Service and sales demonstration inventory, net	33,181		33,349
Deferred income tax assets, net	23,833		18,766
Other long-term assets	2,835		2,964
Total assets	$	451,726	$	486,842
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	9,096	$	13,718
Accrued liabilities	37,622		38,072
Income taxes payable	211		5,182
Current portion of unearned service revenues	37,523		39,211
Customer deposits	3,912		3,108
Lease liability	5,089		6,674
Total current liabilities	93,453		105,965
Unearned service revenues - less current portion	19,354		20,578
Lease liability - less current portion	11,781		13,698
Deferred income tax liabilities	734		357
Income taxes payable - less current portion	12,058		13,177
Other long-term liabilities	1,016		1,075
Total liabilities	138,396		154,850
Commitments and contingencies - See Note 13
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock - par value $0.001, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 19,231,375 and 18,988,379 issued, respectively; 17,832,934 and 17,576,618 outstanding, respectively	19		19
Additional paid-in capital	276,779		267,868
Retained earnings	86,100		112,879
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(18,526)		(17,399)
Common stock in treasury, at cost; 1,398,441 and 1,411,761 shares, respectively	(31,042)		(31,375)
Total shareholders’ equity	313,330		331,992
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	451,726	$	486,842

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(in thousands, except share and per share data)	September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019
Sales
Product	$	48,082	$	66,788	$	146,866	$	209,411
Service	22,654		23,728		63,949		68,213
Total sales	70,736		90,516		210,815		277,624
Cost of Sales
Product	22,413		27,086		66,812		85,542
Service	12,025		12,658		34,936		37,551
Total cost of sales	34,438		39,744		101,748		123,093
Gross Profit	36,298		50,772		109,067		154,531
Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative	30,163		45,880		96,523		131,909
Research and development	10,754		10,783		31,355		33,048
Restructuring costs	239		—		14,563		—
Total operating expenses	41,156		56,663		142,441		164,957
Loss from operations	(4,858)		(5,891)		(33,374)		(10,426)
Other (income) expense
Interest expense (income), net	161		(24)		407		72
Other (income) expense, net	(256)		514		334		2,398
Loss before income tax benefit	(4,763)		(6,381)		(34,115)		(12,896)
Income tax benefit	(1,739)		(182)		(7,336)		(444)
Net loss	$	(3,024)	$	(6,199)	$	(26,779)	$	(12,452)
Net loss per share - Basic	$	(0.17)	$	(0.36)	$	(1.51)	$	(0.72)
Net loss per share - Diluted	$	(0.17)	$	(0.36)	$	(1.51)	$	(0.72)
Weighted average shares - Basic	17,797,390		17,367,228		17,757,359		17,352,386
Weighted average shares - Diluted	17,797,390		17,367,228		17,757,359		17,352,386

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019
Net loss	$	(3,024)	$	(6,199)	$	(26,779)	$	(12,452)
Currency translation adjustments, net of income taxes	4,339		(5,646)		(1,127)		(5,947)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	1,315	$	(11,845)	$	(27,906)	$	(18,399)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)


	Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019
Cash flows from:
Operating activities:
Net loss	$	(26,779)	$	(12,452)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	10,631		14,203
Stock-based compensation	6,428		8,703
Provisions for bad debts, net of recoveries	435		1,000
Loss on disposal of assets	351		552
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory	778		2,431
Deferred income tax benefit	(4,961)		(69)
Impairment charge on equity method investment	—		1,535
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (Increase) in:
Accounts receivable	28,132		21,883
Inventories	5,101		(9,471)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	9,391		640
Increase (Decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(10,006)		(6,934)
Income taxes payable	(6,109)		(3,679)
Customer deposits	815		(685)
Unearned service revenues	(3,391)		5,809
Net cash provided by operating activities	10,816		23,466
Investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(2,833)		(5,922)
Proceeds from sale of investments	25,000		33,700
Purchases of investments	—		(33,700)
Proceeds from asset sales	768		—
Payments for intangible assets	(813)		(2,035)
Acquisition of business, net of cash received	(6,036)		—
Loan originated to affiliate	—		(549)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	16,086		(8,506)
Financing activities:
Payments on finance leases	(237)		(273)
Payments of contingent consideration for acquisitions	(733)		(3,101)
Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards	(2,568)		(1,389)
Proceeds from issuance of stock related to stock option exercises	5,384		2,328
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,846		(2,435)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,255		(2,225)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	30,003		10,300
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	133,634		108,783
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	163,637	$	119,083

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)


				Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Common Stock in Treasury
	Common Stock
(in thousands, except share data)	Shares	Amounts										Total
BALANCE JANUARY 1, 2020	17,576,618	$	19	$	267,868	$	112,879	$	(17,399)	$	(31,375)	$	331,992
Net loss						(14,823)						(14,823)
Currency translation adjustment								(3,778)				(3,778)
Stock-based compensation				2,178								2,178
Common stock issued, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	141,561			894						327		1,221
BALANCE MARCH 31, 2020	17,718,179	$	19	$	270,940	$	98,056	$	(21,177)	$	(31,048)	$	316,790
Net loss						(8,932)						(8,932)
Currency translation adjustment								(1,688)				(1,688)
Stock-based compensation				2,167								2,167
Common stock issued, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	51,401			218						6		224
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2020	17,769,580	$	19	$	273,325	$	89,124	$	(22,865)	$	(31,042)	$	308,561
Net loss						(3,024)						(3,024)
Currency translation adjustment								4,339				4,339
Stock-based compensation				2,083								2,083
Common stock issued, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	63,354			1,371						—		1,371
BALANCE SEPTEMBER 30, 2020	17,832,934	$	19	$	276,779	$	86,100	$	(18,526)	$	(31,042)	$	313,330


				Additional Paid-in Capital				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Common Stock in Treasury
	Common Stock					Retained Earnings
(in thousands, except share data)	Shares	Amounts										Total
BALANCE JANUARY 1, 2019	17,253,011	$	19	$	251,329	$	175,353	$	(18,483)	$	(31,609)	$	376,609
Net income						152						152
Currency translation adjustment								(1,564)				(1,564)
Stock-based compensation				2,564								2,564
Common stock issued, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	64,864			(1,053)						207		(846)
Cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU 2014-09						(327)						(327)
BALANCE MARCH 31, 2019	17,317,875	$	19	$	252,840	$	175,178	$	(20,047)	$	(31,402)	$	376,588
Net income						(6,405)						(6,405)
Currency translation adjustment								1,263				1,263
Stock-based compensation				2,752								2,752
Common stock issued, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	21,187			114						27		141
BALANCE JUNE 30, 2019	17,339,062	$	19	$	255,706	$	168,773	$	(18,784)	$	(31,375)	$	374,339
Net loss						(6,199)						(6,199)
Currency translation adjustment								(5,646)				(5,646)
Stock-based compensation				3,387								3,387
Common stock issued, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	65,025			1,644								1,644
BALANCE SEPTEMBER 30, 2019	17,404,087	$	19	$	260,737	$	162,574	$	(24,430)	$	(31,375)	$	367,525

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

FARO Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively “FARO,” the “Company,” “us,” “we” or “our”) design, develop, manufacture, market and support software driven, three-dimensional (“3D”) measurement and imaging solutions. This technology permits high-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of parts and complex structures within production and quality assurance processes. Our devices are used for inspection of components and assemblies, rapid prototyping, reverse engineering, documenting large volume or structures in 3D, surveying and construction, as well as for investigation and reconstruction of accident sites or crime scenes. We sell the majority of our products through a direct sales force across a broad number of customers in a range of manufacturing, industrial, architecture, surveying, building information modeling, construction, public safety forensics, cultural heritage, and other applications. Our FaroArm®, FARO ScanArm®, FARO Laser TrackerTM, FARO Laser Projector, and their companion CAM2®, BuildIT, and BuildIT Projector software solutions, provide for Computer-Aided Design (“CAD”) based inspection, factory-level statistical process control, high-density surveying, and laser-guided assembly and production. Together, these products integrate the measurement, quality inspection, and reverse engineering functions with CAD and 3D software to improve productivity, enhance product quality, and decrease rework and scrap in the manufacturing process, mainly supporting applications in the automotive, aerospace, metal and machine fabrication and other industrial manufacturing markets. Our FARO Focus and FARO ScanPlan, and their companion FARO SCENE, BuildIT, FARO As-BuiltTM, and FARO Zone public safety forensics software offerings, are utilized for a wide variety of 3D modeling, documentation and high-density surveying applications primarily in the architecture, engineering and construction and public safety markets. Our FARO ScanArm® and its companion SCENE software also enable a fully digital workflow used to capture real world geometry for the purpose of empowering design, enabling innovation, and speeding up the design cycle.

Since the fourth quarter of 2016 to the fourth quarter of 2019, we had operated in five verticals—3D Manufacturing, Construction Building Information Modeling (“Construction BIM”), Public Safety Forensics, 3D Design and Photonics—and had three reporting segments—3D Manufacturing, Construction BIM and Emerging Verticals. As discussed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2019, our new management team, led by our new Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), formulated and began to implement a new comprehensive strategic plan for our business. As part of our strategic planning process, we identified areas of our business that needed enhanced focus or change in order to improve our efficiency and cost structure. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we reassessed and redefined our go-to-market strategy, refocused our marketing engagement with our customers and re-evaluated our hardware product portfolio. In the second quarter of 2020, we disposed of our Photonics business and 3D Design related assets obtained from our acquisition of Opto-Tech SRL and its subsidiary Open Technologies SRL (collectively, “Open Technologies”).

As part of our new strategic plan, and based on the recommendation of our CEO, who is also our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), in the fourth quarter of 2019, we eliminated our vertical structure and began reorganizing the Company into a functional structure. Our executive leadership team is now comprised of functional leaders in areas such as sales, marketing, operations, research and development and general and administrative, and resources are allocated to each function at a consolidated unit level. We no longer have separate business units, or segment managers or vertical leaders who report to the CODM with respect to operations, operating results or planning for levels or components below the total Company level. Instead, our CODM now allocates resources and evaluates performance on a Company-wide basis. Based on these changes, commencing with the fourth quarter of 2019, we are now reporting as one reporting segment that develops, manufactures, markets, supports and sells CAD-based quality assurance products integrated with CAD-based inspection and statistical process control software and 3D documentation systems. Our reporting segment sells into a variety of end markets, including automotive, aerospace, metal and machine fabrication, architecture, engineering, construction and public safety.

Reclassification and Related Changes to Presentation

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation:

•Selling and marketing expenses and general and administrative expenses are now being reported in the accompanying statements of operations together in one line as Selling, general and administrative. Previously, those expenses were reported as two separate line items under operating expenses. Amounts related to selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 have been reclassified throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect this reclassification of selling, general and administrative expenses and to conform to the current period presentation, as set forth in the following table;

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•Software maintenance revenue is now being reported in the accompanying statements of operations as a component of product sales. Previously, these revenues were reported in service sales. Amounts related to software maintenance revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 have been reclassified throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect this reclassification of software maintenance revenue and to conform to the current period presentation, as set forth in the following table; and

•Software maintenance cost of sales is now being reported in the accompanying statements of operations as a component of product cost of sales. Previously, these cost of sales was reported in service cost of sales. Amounts related to software maintenance cost of sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 have been reclassified throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect this reclassification of software maintenance cost of sales and to conform to the current period presentation, as set forth in the following table.


For the three months ended, September 30, 2019
	As Reported		Selling, General and Administrative Adjustment		Software Maintenance and Other Adjustments		As Adjusted
Sales
Product	$	63,641	$	—	$	3,147	$	66,788
Service	26,875		—		(3,147)		23,728
Total sales	$	90,516	$	—	$	—	$	90,516

Cost of Sales
Product	$	26,495	$	—	$	591	$	27,086
Service	13,249		—		(591)		12,658
Total cost of sales	$	39,744	$	—	$	—	$	39,744

Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative	$	—	$	45,880	$	—	$	45,880
Selling and marketing	30,218		(30,218)		—		—
General and administrative	15,662		(15,662)		—		—
Research and development	10,783		—		—		10,783
Total operating expenses	$	56,663	$	—	$	—	$	56,663

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For the nine months ended, September 30, 2019
	As Reported		Selling, General and Administrative Adjustment		Software Maintenance and Other Adjustments		As Adjusted
Sales
Product	$	200,434	$	—	$	8,977	$	209,411
Service	77,190		—		(8,977)		68,213
Total sales	$	277,624	$	—	$	—	$	277,624

Cost of Sales
Product	$	83,632	$	—	$	1,910	$	85,542
Service	39,461		—		(1,910)		37,551
Total cost of sales	$	123,093	$	—	$	—	$	123,093

Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative	$	—	$	131,909	$	—	$	131,909
Selling and marketing	87,438		(87,438)		—		—
General and administrative	44,471		(44,471)		—		—
Research and development	33,048		—		—		33,048
Total operating expenses	$	164,957	$	—	$	—	$	164,957

The following table summarizes total stock-based compensation expense for each of the line items on our condensed consolidated statement of operations:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019
Cost of Sales
Product	$	39	$	170	$	234	$	482
Service	88		100		257		288
Total cost of sales	$	127	$	270	$	491	$	770

Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative	$	1,527	$	2,745	$	4,666	$	7,052
Research and development	430		372		1,271		881
Total operating expenses	$	1,957	$	3,117	$	5,937	$	7,933

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COVID-19 and Impact On Our Business

Our business is significantly vulnerable to the economic effects of pandemics and other public health crises, including the ongoing novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak that has surfaced in virtually every country of our global operating footprint. During the second and third quarter of 2020, we experienced a significant decline in the demand for our products and services across all of our served markets as a result of the impact of the spread of COVID-19. Although COVID-19 has negatively impacted demand for our products and services overall, the global pandemic also has provided us with the opportunity to adapt to a virtual environment and to capitalize on our existing virtual sales demonstration infrastructure which we have had in place for several years. There has been an increase in the attendance of our virtual training and product information seminars as our customers take advantage of the opportunity to remotely participate and to better understand the capabilities of our products and software offerings.

We continue to assess the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on our business results and remain committed to taking actions to address the health and safety of our employees and customers, as well as the negative effects from demand disruption and production impacts, including, but not limited to, the following:

•Operating our business with a focus on our employee health and safety, which includes minimizing travel, remote work policies, maintaining employee distancing and enhanced sanitation of all of our facilities;

•Monitoring of our liquidity, reduction of supply flows into our manufacturing facilities, disciplined inventory management, and scrutinization of our capital expenditures; and

•Continuously reviewing our financial strategy to strengthen financial flexibility in these volatile financial markets.

We continue to maintain a strong capital structure with a cash balance of $163.6 million and no debt as of September 30, 2020. We believe that our liquidity position is adequate to meet our projected needs in the reasonably foreseeable future.

Future developments, such as the potential resurgence of COVID-19 in countries that have begun to recover from the early impact of the pandemic and actions taken by governments in response to future resurgence, are highly uncertain. Therefore, the Company is not able to predict the extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the Company’s results of operations and financial conditions. See Item 1A, Risk Factors, included in Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for an additional discussion of risks related to COVID-19.

NOTE 2 – PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of FARO Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated. The financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates in effect at period-end for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates during each reporting period for results of operations. Adjustments resulting from financial statement translations are reflected as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in net loss.

NOTE 3 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring accruals and adjustments considered necessary by management for a fair presentation in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Preparing financial statements 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The condensed consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020 or any future period.

The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the interim condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes, should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. The accompanying December 31, 2019 condensed consolidated balance sheet has been derived from those audited consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 4 – IMPACT OF RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes which amends and aims to simplify accounting disclosure requirements regarding a number of topics including: intraperiod tax allocation, accounting for deferred taxes when there are changes in consolidation of certain investments, tax basis step up in an acquisition and the application of effective rate changes during interim periods, amongst other improvements. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and allows for early adoption. We are currently assessing the impact of this new standard on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Impact of Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”), which is intended to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements to enable users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, was issued by the FASB in July 2018 and allows for a cumulative-effect adjustment transition method of adoption. The new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those years. We adopted ASU 2016-02 effective as of January 1, 2019 utilizing the cumulative-effect adjustment transition method of adoption, which resulted in the recognition on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 of $18.9 million of right-of-use assets for operating leases, $19.9 million of lease liability for operating leases, $0.9 million of property and equipment, net for finance leases and $0.9 million of lease liability for finance leases under which we function as a lessee. We elected certain practical expedients available under the transition provisions to (i) allow aggregation of non-lease components with the related lease components when evaluating accounting treatment, (ii) apply the modified retrospective adoption method, utilizing the simplified transition option, which allows us to continue to apply the legacy guidance in FASB ASC Topic 840, including its disclosure requirements, in the comparative periods presented in the year of adoption, and (iii) use hindsight in determining the lease term (that is, when considering our options to extend or terminate the lease and to purchase the underlying asset) and in assessing impairment of our right-of-use assets. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 also required us to include any initial direct costs, which are incremental costs that would not have been incurred had the lease not been obtained, in the right-of-use assets. The recognition of these costs in connection with our adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”), which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost. ASU 2016-13, and subsequent related amendments to ASU 2016-13, replaced the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss model that requires the use of forward-looking information to calculate credit loss estimates. It also eliminates the concept of other-than-temporary impairment and requires credit losses related to available-for-sale debt securities to be recorded through an allowance for credit losses rather than as a reduction in the amortized cost basis of the securities. These changes will result in earlier recognition of credit losses. We performed an analysis to identify the Company's financial instruments which would be impacted by the promulgated amendment and identified both our trade receivables and our U.S. Treasury Bill investments. We adopted ASU 2016-13 prospectively, effective January 1, 2020, by evaluating the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of our credit-based customer portfolio. We extend credit to a customer based on an evaluation of the customer’s financial condition and, generally, collateral is not required. Trade receivables are generally due within 30 to 90 days and accounts outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are considered past due. As part of our analysis, we calculated an allowance for all trade receivables based on our review of historical trends and future expectations for the regions we sell within, current outstanding customer balances, and the length of time balances have been outstanding. We also evaluated an allowance for our U.S. Treasury Bill investments but as they were low risk and short-term, these allowances were approximated to be zero. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”), which is intended to simplify the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under the current guidance, performance of Step 2 requires us to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill by following procedures that would be required to determine the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Under the new guidance, we will perform our goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge will be recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value up to the amount of the goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The new guidance also eliminates the requirements for any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test if it fails the qualitative assessment. As a result, all reporting units will be subject to the same impairment assessment. We will still have the option to perform the qualitative assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative impairment test is necessary. We early adopted this guidance in fiscal 2019. The adoption of ASU 2017-04 did not have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 5 – REVENUES

The following tables present our revenues by sales type as presented in our condensed consolidated statements of operations disaggregated by the timing of transfer of goods or services (in thousands, unaudited):


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Product sales
Product transferred to customers at a point in time	$	44,561	$	63,806
Product transferred to customers over time	3,521		2,982
	$	48,082	$	66,788


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Product sales
Product transferred to customers at a point in time	$	137,324	$	200,982
Product transferred to customers over time	9,542		8,429
	$	146,866	$	209,411


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Service sales
Service transferred to customers at a point in time	$	9,623	$	12,361
Service transferred to customers over time	13,031		11,367
	$	22,654	$	23,728


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Service sales
Service transferred to customers at a point in time	$	27,268	$	35,650
Service transferred to customers over time	36,681		32,563
	$	63,949	$	68,213

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The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by geography, based on the billing addresses of our customers (in thousands, unaudited):


	For the Three Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Total sales to external customers
United States	$	28,865	$	37,166
EMEA (1)	20,648		26,424
Other APAC (1)	11,463		16,120
China	7,758		7,751
Other Americas (1)	2,002		3,055
	$	70,736	$	90,516


	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2020		2019
Total sales to external customers
United States	$	86,401	$	108,174
EMEA (1)	61,058		87,554
Other APAC (1)	37,532		46,550
China	19,991		25,007
Other Americas (1)	5,833		10,339
	$	210,815	$	277,624

(1) Regions represent Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); Asia-Pacific, excluding China (Other APAC); and Canada, Mexico, and Brazil (Other Americas).

For revenue related to our measurement and imaging equipment and related software, we allocate the contract price to performance obligations based on our best estimate of the standalone selling price. We make this allocation estimate utilizing data from the sale of our applicable products and services to customers separately in similar circumstances, with the exception of software licenses. With respect to software licenses, we use the residual method for allocating the contract price to performance obligations. Revenue related to our measurement and imaging equipment and related software is generally recognized upon shipment from our facilities or when delivered to the customer location, as determined by the agreed upon shipping terms, at which time we are entitled to payment and title and control has passed to the customer. Software arrangements generally include short-term maintenance that is considered post-contract support (“PCS”), which is considered to be a separate performance obligation. We generally establish a standalone sales price for this PCS component based on our maintenance renewal rate. Maintenance renewals, when sold, are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the maintenance agreement. Payments for products and services are collected within a short period of time following transfer of control or commencement of delivery of services, as applicable.

Further, customers frequently purchase extended warranties with the purchase of measurement equipment and related software. Warranties are considered a performance obligation when services are transferred to a customer over time, and, as such, we recognize revenue on a straight-line basis over the warranty term. Extended warranty sales primarily include contract periods that extend between one month and three years.

We capitalize commission expenses related to deliverables transferred to a customer over time and amortize such costs ratably over the term of the contract. As of September 30, 2020, the deferred cost asset related to deferred commissions was approximately $3.0 million. For classification purposes, $2.0 million and $1.0 million are comprised within the Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other long-term assets, respectively, on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020. As of December 31, 2019, the deferred cost asset related to deferred commissions was approximately $3.1 million. For classification purposes, $2.1 million and $1.0 million were comprised within the Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other long-term assets, respectively, on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019.

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The unearned service revenue liabilities reported on our condensed consolidated balance sheets reflect the contract liabilities to satisfy the remaining performance obligations for extended warranties and software maintenance. The current portion of unearned service revenues on our condensed consolidated balance sheets is what we expect to recognize to revenue within twelve months after the applicable balance sheet date relating to extended warranty and software maintenance contract liabilities. The unearned service revenues - less current portion on our condensed consolidated balance sheets is what we expect to recognize to revenue extending beyond twelve months after the applicable balance sheet date relating to extended warranty and software maintenance contract liabilities. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized $7.8 million and $29.8 million of revenue that was deferred on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2019. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized $6.3 million and $25.9 million of revenue that was deferred on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018.

The nature of certain of our contracts gives rise to variable consideration, which may be constrained, primarily related to an allowance for sales returns and contracts with certain government customers. We are required to estimate the contract asset related to sales returns and record a corresponding adjustment to Cost of Sales. Our allowance for sales returns was approximately $0.1 million as of both September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019.

Shipping and handling fees billed to customers in a sales transaction are recorded in Product Sales and shipping and handling costs incurred are recorded in Cost of Sales. We exclude from Sales any value-added sales and other taxes that we collect concurrently with revenue-producing activities.

NOTE 6 – SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

We carried no short-term investments at September 30, 2020. Short-term investments at December 31, 2019 were composed of U.S. Treasury Bills totaling $24.8 million, consisting of $8.9 million that matured on March 12, 2020 and $15.9 million that matured on June 11, 2020. The interest rates on the U.S. Treasury Bills held on December 31, 2019 that matured on March 12, 2020 and June 11, 2020 were 1.8%, and 1.4%, respectively.

NOTE 7 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable consist of the following:


	As of As of September 30, 2020		As of As of December 31, 2019
Accounts receivable	$	51,417	$	79,611
Allowance for credit losses	(3,884)		(3,449)
Total	$	47,533	$	76,162

Activity related to the allowance for credit losses was as follows:


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Beginning balance of the allowance for credit losses	$	(3,449)
Current period provision for expected credit losses	(1,335)
Recoveries of amounts previously written off	900
Ending balance of the allowance for credit losses	$	(3,884)

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NOTE 8 – INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value using the first-in first-out ("FIFO") method. We have three principal categories of inventory: 1) manufactured product to be sold; 2) sales demonstration inventory - completed product used to support our sales force for demonstrations and held for sale; and 3) service inventory - completed product and parts used to support our service department and held for sale. Shipping and handling costs are classified as a component of Cost of Sales in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Sales demonstration inventory is held by our sales representatives for up to three years, at which time it would be refurbished and transferred to finished goods as used equipment, stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We expect these refurbished units to remain in finished goods inventory and sold within 12 months at prices that produce reduced gross margins. Service inventory is used to provide a temporary replacement product to a customer covered by a premium warranty when the customer’s unit requires service or repair and as training equipment. Service inventory is available for sale; however, management does not expect service inventory to be sold within 12 months and, as such, classifies this inventory as a long-term asset. Service inventory that we utilize for training or repairs and which we deem as no longer available for sale is transferred to fixed assets at the lower of cost or net realizable value and depreciated over its remaining life, typically three years.

Inventories consist of the following:


	As of September 30, 2020		As of December 31, 2019
Raw materials	$	32,044	$	36,956
Finished goods	17,960		21,598
Inventories, net	$	50,004	$	58,554

Service and sales demonstration inventory, net	$	33,181	$	33,349

NOTE 9 – LOSS PER SHARE

Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding. Diluted loss per share is computed by also considering the impact of potential common stock on net loss and the weighted average number of shares outstanding. Our potential common stock consists of employee stock options, restricted stock units and performance-based awards. Our potential common stock is included in the diluted earnings per share calculation when adding such potential common stock would not be anti-dilutive. Performance-based awards are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share only to the extent that the underlying performance conditions (and any applicable market condition) (i) are satisfied as of the end of the reporting period or (ii) would be considered satisfied if the end of the reporting period were the end of the related contingency period and the result would be dilutive under the treasury stock method. When we report a net loss for the period presented, the calculation of diluted net loss per share excludes our potential common stock, as the effect would be anti-dilutive.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, there were approximately 871,864 shares issuable upon the exercise of options and the contingent vesting of performance-based restricted stock units that were excluded from the dilutive calculations, as they were anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were approximately 1,050,039 shares issuable upon the exercise of options that were excluded from the dilutive calculations, as they were anti-dilutive.

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A reconciliation of the number of common shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted loss per share is presented below:


	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2020			September 30, 2019
	Shares	Per-Share Amount		Shares	Per-Share Amount
Basic loss per share	17,797,390	$	(0.17)	17,367,228	$	(0.36)
Effect of dilutive securities	—	—		—	—
Diluted loss per share	17,797,390	$	(0.17)	17,367,228	$	(0.36)


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2020			September 30, 2019
	Shares	Per-Share Amount		Shares	Per-Share Amount
Basic loss per share	17,757,359	$	(1.51)	17,352,386	$	(0.72)
Effect of dilutive securities	—	—		—	—
Diluted loss per share	17,757,359	$	(1.51)	17,352,386	$	(0.72)

NOTE 10 – ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:


	As of September 30, 2020		As of December 31, 2019
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	12,373	$	15,366
Accrued restructuring costs	3,430		—
Accrued warranties	1,447		2,090
Professional and legal fees	1,961		1,793
Taxes other than income	2,948		4,077
General services administration contract contingent liability (see Note 13)	13,052		11,886
Other accrued liabilities	2,411		2,860
	$	37,622	$	38,072

Activity related to accrued warranties was as follows:


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019
Balance, beginning of period	$	2,090	$	2,571
Provision for warranty expense	1,778		2,672
Fulfillment of warranty obligations	(2,421)		(3,132)
Balance, end of period	$	1,447	$	2,111

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NOTE 11 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, customer deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The carrying amounts of such financial instruments approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

Liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are categorized in the tables below based upon the lowest level of significant input to the valuations:


	As of September 30, 2020
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration (1)	$	—	$	—	$	980
Total	$	—	$	—	$	980
	As of December 31, 2019
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration (1)	$	—	$	—	$	733
Total	$	—	$	—	$	733

(1)Contingent consideration liability represents arrangements to pay the former owners of certain companies we acquired based on the former owners attaining future product release milestones and is reported in other long-term liabilities and accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 respectively. We use a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model to estimate the fair value of contingent consideration liabilities. These probability weightings are developed internally and assessed on a quarterly basis. The remaining undiscounted maximum payment under these arrangements was $1.2 million as of September 30, 2020.

NOTE 12 – RESTRUCTURING

In the first quarter of 2020, our Board of Directors approved a global restructuring plan (the “Restructuring Plan”), which is intended to support our strategic plan in an effort to improve operating performance and ensure that we are appropriately structured and resourced to deliver increased and sustainable value to our shareholders and customers. Key activities under the Restructuring Plan include a continued focus on efficiency and cost-saving efforts, which includes decreasing total headcount by approximately 500 employees upon the completion of the Restructuring Plan.

These activities are expected to be substantially completed by the end of 2021. Pre-tax charges of approximately $49 million were recorded in the fourth quarter of 2019 in connection with the implementation of our new strategic plan and included the following:

•$21.2 million impairment of goodwill;

•$12.8 million charge, increasing our reserve for excess and obsolete inventory;

•$10.5 million impairment of intangible assets associated with recent acquisitions;

•$1.4 million impairment of intangible assets related to capitalized patents;

•$3.4 million impairment of other assets and other charges.

In connection with the Restructuring Plan, we recorded a pre-tax charge of approximately $13.7 million during the first quarter 2020, $0.6 million during the second quarter and $0.3 million during the third quarter primarily consisting of severance and related benefits, professional fees and other related charges and costs including a non-cash expense of $0.4 million related to the disposal of our Photonics business and 3D Design related assets. We received $0.7 million in cash payments for the disposal of our Photonics business and 3D Design related assets in the second quarter. We estimate total additional pre-tax charges of $7 million to $17 million for the remainder of fiscal year 2020 and first half of fiscal year 2021.

At this time, we are continuing to evaluate the future key activities by which these additional charges will originate. Actual results, including the costs of the Restructuring Plan, may differ materially from our expectations, resulting in our inability to realize the expected benefits of the Restructuring Plan and our new strategic plan and negatively impacting our ability to execute our future plans and strategies, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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In connection with the Restructuring Plan, we paid $0.9 million during the first quarter 2020, $4.5 million during the second quarter of 2020, and $2.9 million during the third quarter of 2020 primarily consisting of severance and related benefits. We expect an additional $9 million to $11 million of cash payments to be made for the remainder of fiscal year 2020 and first half of fiscal year 2021 related to the Restructuring Plan. Activity related to the accrued restructuring charge and cash payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was as follows:


	Severance and other benefits		Professional fees and other related charges		Total
Balance at February 14, 2020	$	—	$	—	$	—
Additions/Reductions charged to expense	11,633		2,580		14,213
Cash payments	(8,265)		(2,518)		(10,783)
Balance at September 30, 2020	3,368		62		3,430

NOTE 13 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Purchase Commitments — We enter into purchase commitments for products and services in the ordinary course of business. These purchases generally cover production requirements for 60 to 120 days as well as materials necessary to service customer units through the product lifecycle and for warranty commitments. As of September 30, 2020, we had approximately $49.3 million in purchase commitments that are expected to be delivered within the next 12 months.

Legal Proceedings — We are not involved in any legal proceedings, including routine litigation arising in the normal course of business, that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

U.S. Government Contracting Matter — We have sold our products and related services to the U.S. Government (the “Government”) under General Services Administration (“GSA”) Federal Supply Schedule contracts (the “GSA Contracts”) since 2002 and are currently selling our products and related services to the Government under two such GSA Contracts. Each GSA Contract is subject to extensive legal and regulatory requirements and includes, among other provisions, a price reduction clause (the “Price Reduction Clause”), which generally requires us to reduce the prices billed to the Government under the GSA Contracts to correspond to the lowest prices billed to certain benchmark customers.

Late in the fourth quarter of 2018, during an internal review we preliminarily determined that certain of our pricing practices may have resulted in the Government being overcharged under the Price Reduction Clauses of the GSA Contracts (the “GSA Matter”). As a result, we performed remediation efforts, including but not limited to, the identification of additional controls and procedures to ensure future compliance with the pricing and other requirements of the GSA Contracts. We also retained outside legal counsel and forensic accountants to assist with these efforts and to conduct a comprehensive review of our pricing and other practices under the GSA Contracts (the “Review”). On February 14, 2019, we reported the GSA Matter to the GSA and its Office of Inspector General.

As a result of the GSA Matter, for the fourth quarter 2018, we reduced our total sales by a $4.8 million estimated cumulative sales adjustment, representative of the last six years of estimated overcharges to the Government under the GSA Contracts. In addition, for the fourth quarter of 2018, we recorded $0.5 million of imputed interest related to the estimated cumulative sales adjustment, which increased Interest expense, net and resulted in an estimated total liability of $5.3 million for the GSA Matter. This adjustment was based on our preliminary review as of February 20, 2019, the date of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. In addition, in first quarter 2019, we recorded an additional $0.1 million of imputed interest related to the estimated cumulative sales adjustment.

On July 15, 2019, we submitted a report to the GSA and its Office of Inspector General setting forth the findings of the Review conducted by our outside legal counsel and forensic accountants. Based on the results of the Review, we reduced our total sales for second quarter 2019 by an incremental $5.8 million sales adjustment, reflecting an estimated aggregate overcharge of $10.6 million under the GSA Contracts for the period from July 2011 to March 2019. In addition, we recorded an incremental $0.7 million of imputed interest related to the estimated cumulative sales adjustment for the remainder of 2019, which increased Interest expense, net and resulted in a $6.5 million total incremental increase in the estimated total liability for the GSA Matter.

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In January 2020, we received requests for additional information from the GSA and its Office of Inspector General to which we corresponded through June 2020. As a result of this continuing investigation, we reduced our total sales for the second quarter 2020 by an incremental $0.6 million sales adjustment, reflecting an estimated aggregate overcharge of $11.2 million under the GSA Contracts for the period from July 2011 to September 2020. We are working with the GSA in responding to any additional inquiries arising from the investigation. We recorded an incremental $0.2 million of imputed interest related to the estimated cumulative sales adjustment for the third quarter of 2020. As of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we have recorded an aggregate estimated total liability for the GSA Matter of $13.1 million.

We intend to cooperate fully with this and any other Government inquiries. The Government’s review of, or investigation into, this matter could result in civil and criminal penalties, administrative sanctions, and contract remedies being imposed on us, including but not limited to, termination of the GSA Contracts, repayments of amounts already received under the GSA Contracts, forfeiture of profits, damages, suspension of payments, fines, and suspension or debarment from doing business with the Government and possibly U.S. state and local governments. We may also be subject to litigation and recovery under the federal False Claims Act and possibly similar state laws, which could include claims for treble damages, penalties, fees and costs. As a result, we cannot reasonably predict the outcome of the Government’s review of, or investigation into, this matter at this time or the resulting future financial impact on us. Any of these outcomes could have a material adverse effect on our reputation, our sales, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, and the trading price of our common stock. In addition, we have incurred, and will continue to incur, legal and related costs in connection with the Review and the Government’s response to this matter.

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NOTE 14 – LEASES

We have operating and finance leases for manufacturing facilities, corporate offices, research and development facilities, sales and training facilities, vehicles, and certain equipment under which we assume the role of lessee. We do not lease assets as a lessor. Our leases have remaining lease terms of less than one year to approximately six years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to eight years, and some of which include options to terminate the leases within three months. We do not participate in any material subleasing activity.

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) asset, Lease liability, and Lease liability - less current portion in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases are included in Property and equipment, net, Lease liability, and Lease liability - less current portion in our condensed consolidated balance sheets.

ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized on the commencement date of the lease based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. Variable lease payments that depend on an index or rate include the variable portion when calculating ROU assets and lease liabilities. Variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or rate are expensed as incurred. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available on the commencement date of the lease to determine the present value of lease payments. We use the implicit rate when readily determinable. The operating lease ROU assets also include any lease payments made and lease incentives. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option at the time the lease is commenced. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

While we have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, we account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.

The components of lease expense were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Three Months Ended September 30, 2019		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Operating lease cost	$	2,245	$	2,039	$	6,306	$	6,036

Finance lease cost:
Amortization of ROU assets	$	77	$	88	$	237	$	278
Interest on lease liabilities	6		11		23		35
Total finance lease cost	$	83	$	99	$	260	$	313

We recognize lease payments made for short-term leases where terms are 12 months or less as the payments are incurred. Our short-term lease cost for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 were both less than $0.1 million. Our short-term lease cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019 were $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:


	As of			As of
	September 30, 2020			December 31, 2019
Operating leases:
Operating lease right-of-use asset	$	15,060		$	18,418

Current operating lease liability	$	4,792		$	6,349
Operating lease liability - less current portion	11,586			13,272
Total operating lease liability	$	16,378		$	19,621

Finance leases:
Property and equipment, at cost	$	1,806		$	1,870
Accumulated depreciation	(1,338)			(1,150)
Property and equipment, net	$	468		$	720

Current finance lease liability	$	297		$	325
Finance lease liability - less current portion	195			426
Total finance lease liability	$	492		$	751

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years):
Operating leases	4.21			4.48
Finance leases	2.06			2.48

Weighted Average Discount Rate:
Operating leases	5.30		%	5.10		%
Finance leases	5.07		%	5.09		%

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	6,451	$	6,134
Operating cash flows from finance leases	23		35
Financing cash flows from finance leases	237		273

ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	1,758	$	8,170

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Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:


Year Ending December 31,	Operating leases		Finance leases
2020 (excluding the first 9 months)	$	5,551	$	315
2021	3,854		129
2022	3,203		50
2023	2,761		22
2024	1,981		4
Thereafter	1,033		—
Total lease payments	$	18,383	$	520
Less imputed interest	(2,005)		(28)
Total	$	16,378	$	492

NOTE 15 - BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

On August 21, 2020, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Advanced Technical Solutions in Scandinavia AB (“ATS”), a Swedish company focused on 3D digital twin solution technology for a purchase price of €5.1 million ($6.0 million) paid, net of cash acquired, subject to certain additional post-closing adjustments, and up to €1.0 million ($1.2 million) in contingent consideration that may be earned by the former owners if certain product development milestones are met in a three-year period. The U.S. Dollar amounts have been converted from Euros based on the foreign exchange rate in effect on the closing date of the acquisition. We believe this acquisition enables the Company to provide high accuracy 3D digital twin simulations for industries such as automotive and aerospace. The results of ATS’s operations as of and after the date of acquisition have been included in our condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2020, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020.

The acquisition of ATS constitutes a business combinations as defined by ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations. Accordingly, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their fair values on the date of acquisition. The purchase price allocations below represent our preliminary determination of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the acquisitions.

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Following is a summary of our allocations of the purchase price to the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of the acquisition:


	Fair Value (2)
Tangible assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	$	185
Inventory	312
Other assets	389
Total assets acquired	886

Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(355)
Total liabilities assumed	(355)

Intangible assets	1,295
Net assets acquired	1,826

Deferred income tax liability	(277)
Goodwill	5,467
Contingent consideration(1)	(980)
Purchase price paid, net of cash acquired	$	6,036
Contingent consideration(1)	980
Total purchase price	$	7,016

(1) This total consists primarily of the fair value of the projected contingent consideration.

(2) Amounts converted from Euros to U.S. Dollars based on the foreign exchange rate on the closing date of the acquisition.

The goodwill arising from the acquisition consists largely of the expected synergies from combining operations as well as the value of the workforce. This goodwill is not tax deductible. Acquisition and integration costs are not included as components of consideration transferred, but are recorded as expense in the period in which such costs are incurred. To date, we have not incurred any material acquisition or integration costs for the ATS acquisition. Pro forma financial results for ATS has not been presented because the effects of these transactions, individually and in the aggregate, were not material to our consolidated financial results.

Following are the details of the purchase price allocated to the intangible assets acquired for the ATS acquisition:


	Amount		Weighted Average Life (Years)
Brand	$	33	1
Technology	767		5
Customer relationships	495		10
Fair value of intangible assets acquired	$	1,295	7

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

The following information should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

FARO Technologies, Inc. (“FARO,” the “Company,” “us,” “we” or “our”) has made “forward-looking statements” in this report (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). Statements that are not historical facts or that describe our plans, beliefs, goals, intentions, objectives, projections, expectations, assumptions, strategies, or future events are forward-looking statements. In addition, words such as “may,” “might,” “would,” “will,” “will be,” “future,” “strategy,” “believe,” “plan,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “goal,” “objective,” “project,” “forecast,” “target” and similar words identify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Consequently, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless otherwise required by law. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

•an economic downturn in the manufacturing industry or the domestic and international economies in the regions of the world where we operate;

•the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, including on our business operations, as well as its impact on general economic and financial market conditions;

•our inability to realize the intended benefits of our undertaking to transition to a company that is reorganized around functions to improve the efficiency of our sales organization and to improve operational effectiveness;

•our inability to successfully execute our new strategic plan and restructuring plan, including but not limited to additional impairment charges and/or higher than expected severance costs and exist costs, and our inability to realize the expected benefits of such plans;

•our inability to further penetrate our customer base and target markets;

•development by others of new or improved products, processes or technologies that make our products less competitive or obsolete;

•our inability to maintain what we believe to be our technological advantage by developing new products and enhancing our existing products;

•the outcome of the U.S. Government’s review of, or investigation into, our potential overcharging of the U.S. Government under our General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule contracts, any resulting penalties, damages or sanctions imposed on us and the outcome of any resulting litigation to which we may become a party, loss of future government sales and potential impacts on customer and supplier relationships and our reputation;

•risks associated with expanding international operations, such as difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, increased political and economic instability, compliance with potentially evolving import and export regulations, and the burdens and potential exposure of complying with a wide variety of U.S. and foreign laws and labor practices;

•changes in trade regulation, which result in rising prices of imported steel, steel byproducts, aluminum and aluminum byproducts and various other raw materials that we use in the production of measurement devices, and our ability to pass those costs on to our customers or require our suppliers to absorb such costs;

•changes in foreign regulation which may result in rising prices of our measurement devices sold as exports to our international customers, our customers’ willingness to absorb incremental import tariffs, and the corresponding impact on our profitability;

•our inability to successfully identify and acquire target companies and achieve expected benefits from, and effectively integrate, acquisitions that are consummated, including our recent acquisition of Applied Technical Solutions in Scandinavia AB;

•the cyclical nature of the industries of our customers and material adverse changes in our customers’ access to liquidity and capital;

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•changes in the potential for the computer-aided measurement market and the potential adoption rate for our products, which are difficult to quantify and predict;

•our inability to protect our patents and other proprietary rights in the United States and foreign countries;

•our inability to adequately establish and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting;

•fluctuations in our annual and quarterly operating results and the inability to achieve our financial operating targets as a result of a number of factors including, without limitation (i) litigation and regulatory action brought against us, (ii) quality issues with our products, (iii) excess or obsolete inventory, shrinkage or other inventory losses due to product obsolescence, change in demand for our products, scrap or material price changes, (iv) raw material price fluctuations and other inflationary pressures, (v) expansion of our manufacturing capability, (vi) the size and timing of customer orders, (vii) the amount of time that it takes to fulfill orders and ship our products, (viii) the length of our sales cycle to new customers and the time and expense incurred in further penetrating our existing customer base, (ix) manufacturing inefficiencies associated with new product introductions, (x) costs associated with new product introductions, such as product development, marketing, assembly line start-up costs and low introductory period production volumes, (xi) the timing and market acceptance of new products and product enhancements, (xii) customer order deferrals in anticipation of new products and product enhancements, (xiii) the inability of our sales and marketing programs to achieve their sales targets, (xiv) start-up costs associated with opening new sales offices outside of the United States, (xv) fluctuations in revenue without proportionate adjustments in fixed costs, (xvi) inefficiencies in the management of our inventories and fixed assets, (xvii) compliance with government regulations including health, safety, and environmental matters, and (xviii) costs associated with the training and ramp-up time for new sales people;

•changes in gross margins due to a changing mix of products sold and the different gross margins on different products and sales channels;

•changes in applicable laws, rules or regulations, or their interpretation or enforcement, or the enactment of new laws, rules or regulations that apply to our business operations or require us to incur significant expenses for compliance;

•our inability to successfully comply with the requirements of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive and the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive in the European Union;

•the inability of our products to displace traditional measurement devices and attain broad market acceptance;

•the impact of competitive products and pricing on our current offerings;

•our ability to successfully complete our executive officer transitions and the loss of any of our executive officers or other key personnel;

•difficulties in recruiting research and development engineers and application engineers;

•the failure to effectively manage the effects of any future growth;

•the impact of reductions or projected reductions in government spending, or uncertainty regarding future levels of government expenditures, particularly in the defense sector;

•variations in our effective income tax rate, which makes it difficult to predict our effective income tax rate on a quarterly and annual basis, and the impact of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 on the global intangible low-taxed income of foreign subsidiaries;

•the loss of key suppliers and the inability to find sufficient alternative suppliers in a reasonable period of time or on commercially reasonable terms;

•the impact of fluctuations in exchange rates;

•the effect of estimates and assumptions with respect to critical accounting policies and the impact of the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements;

•the magnitude of increased warranty costs from new product introductions and enhancements to existing products;

•the sufficiency of our plants to meet manufacturing requirements;

•the continuation of our share repurchase program;

•the sufficiency of our working capital and cash flow from operations to fund our long-term liquidity requirements;

•the impact of geographic changes in the manufacturing or sales of our products on our effective income tax rate;

•our ability to comply with the requirements for favorable tax rates in foreign jurisdictions; and

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•other risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and risks identified on this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Moreover, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly or review the risks and uncertainties included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, unless otherwise required by law.

Overview

We are a global technology company that designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports software driven, three-dimensional (“3D”) measurement and imaging solutions. This technology permits high-precision 3D measurement, imaging and comparison of parts and complex structures within production and quality assurance processes. Our devices are used for inspection of components and assemblies, rapid prototyping, reverse engineering, documenting large volume or structures in 3D, surveying and construction, as well as for investigation and reconstruction of accident sites or crime scenes. We sell the majority of our products through a direct sales force across a broad number of customers in a range of manufacturing, industrial, architecture, surveying, building information modeling, construction, public safety forensics, cultural heritage, and other applications. Our FaroArm®, FARO ScanArm®, FARO Laser TrackerTM, FARO Laser Projector, and their companion CAM2®, BuildIT, and BuildIT Projector software solutions, provide for Computer-Aided Design (“CAD”) based inspection, factory-level statistical process control, high-density surveying, and laser-guided assembly and production. Together, these products integrate the measurement, quality inspection, and reverse engineering functions with CAD and 3D software to improve productivity, enhance product quality, and decrease rework and scrap in the manufacturing process, mainly supporting applications in the automotive, aerospace, metal and machine fabrication and other industrial manufacturing markets. Our FARO Focus and FARO ScanPlan laser scanners, and their companion FARO SCENE, BuildIT, FARO As-BuiltTM, and FARO Zone public safety forensics software offerings, are utilized for a wide variety of 3D modeling, documentation and high-density surveying applications primarily in the architecture, engineering, and construction and public safety markets. Our FARO ScanArm® and its companion SCENE software also enable a fully digital workflow used to capture real world geometry for the purpose of empowering design, enabling innovation, and speeding up the design cycle.

We derive our revenues primarily from the sale of our measurement equipment and related multi-faceted software programs. Revenue related to these products is generally recognized upon shipment. In addition, we sell extended warranties and training and technology consulting services relating to our products. We recognize the revenue from extended warranties on a straight-line basis over the term of the warranty, and revenue from training and technology consulting services when the services are provided.

We operate in international markets throughout the world and maintain sales offices in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

We manufacture our FaroArm® and FARO ScanArm® products in our manufacturing facility located in Switzerland for customer orders from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), in our manufacturing facility located in Singapore for customer orders from the Asia-Pacific region, and in our manufacturing facility located in Florida for customer orders from the Americas. We manufacture our FARO Focus in our manufacturing facilities located in Germany and Switzerland for customer orders from EMEA and the Asia-Pacific region, and in our manufacturing facility located in Pennsylvania for customer orders from the Americas. We manufacture our FARO Laser TrackerTM and our FARO Laser Projector products in our facility located in Pennsylvania. We expect all of our existing manufacturing facilities to have the production capacity necessary to support our volume requirements during 2020.

We account for wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries in the currency of the respective foreign jurisdiction; therefore, fluctuations in exchange rates may have an impact on the value of the intercompany account balances denominated in different currencies and reflected in our condensed consolidated financial statements. We are aware of the availability of off-balance sheet financial instruments to hedge exposure to foreign currency exchange rates, including cross-currency swaps, forward contracts and foreign currency options. However, we have not used such instruments in the past, and none were utilized in 2019 or the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

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Acquisition of ATS

COVID-19 and Impact On Our Business

•Monitoring of our liquidity, reduction of supply flows into our manufacturing facilities, disciplined inventory management, and scrutinization of our capital expenditures; and

•Continuously reviewing our financial strategy to strengthen financial flexibility in these volatile financial markets.

We continue to maintain a strong capital structure with a cash balance of $163.5 million and no debt as of September 30, 2020. We believe that our liquidity position is adequate to meet our projected needs in the reasonably foreseeable future.

Future developments, such as the potential resurgence of COVID-19 in countries that have begun to recover from the early impact of the pandemic and actions taken by governments in response to future resurgence, that are highly uncertain and not able to be predicted will determine the extent to which the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact the Company’s results of operations and financial conditions. See Item 1A, Risk Factors, included in Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for an additional discussion of risks related to COVID-19.

Change in Organizational Structure and Segment Reporting

From the fourth quarter of 2016 through the fourth quarter of 2019, we operated in five market verticals—3D Manufacturing, Construction Building Information Modeling (“Construction BIM”), Public Safety Forensics, 3D Design and Photonics—and had three reporting segments—3D Manufacturing, Construction BIM and Emerging Verticals. As discussed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the third quarter of 2019, our new management team, led by our new Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), formulated and began to implement a new comprehensive strategic plan for our business. As part of our strategic planning process, we identified areas of our business that needed enhanced focus or change in order to improve our efficiency and cost structure. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we reassessed and redefined our go-to-market strategy, refocused our marketing engagement with our customers and re-evaluated our hardware product portfolio. We also began to focus on other organizational optimization efforts, including the simplification of our overly complex management structure.

As part of our new strategic plan, and based on the recommendation of our CEO, who is also our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), in the fourth quarter of 2019, we eliminated our vertical operating structure and reorganized the Company into a functional structure. Our executive leadership team is now comprised of global functional leaders in areas such as sales, marketing, operations, research and development and general and administrative, and resources are allocated to each function at a consolidated unit level. We no longer have separate business units, or segment managers or vertical leaders who report to the CODM with respect to operations, operating results or planning for levels or components below the total Company level. Instead, our CODM now allocates resources and evaluates performance on a Company-wide basis. Based on these changes, commencing with the fourth quarter of 2019, we now report as one reporting segment that develops, manufactures,

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markets, supports and sells CAD-based quality assurance products integrated with CAD-based inspection and statistical process control software and 3D documentation systems. Our reporting segment sells into a variety of end markets, including automotive, aerospace, metal and machine fabrication, architecture, engineering, construction and public safety.

New Strategic Plan and Restructuring Plan

In addition to the reorganization of the Company’s structure, as part of our strategic planning process, we also evaluated our hardware product portfolio and the operations of certain of our recent acquisitions. As a result of this evaluation, we are simplifying our hardware product portfolio, ceasing to sell certain products and disposed of certain recent acquisitions.

In addition to the implementation of our new strategic plan, on February 14, 2020, our Board of Directors approved a global restructuring plan (the “Restructuring Plan”), which is intended to support our strategic plan in an effort to improve operating performance and ensure that we are appropriately structured and resourced to deliver increased and sustainable value to our shareholders and customers. Key activities under the Restructuring Plan include a continued focus on efficiency and cost-saving efforts, which includes decreasing total headcount by approximately 500 employees upon the completion of the Restructuring Plan.

•$21.2 million impairment of goodwill;

•$12.8 million charge, increasing our reserve for excess and obsolete inventory;

•$10.5 million impairment of intangible assets associated with recent acquisitions;

•$1.4 million impairment of intangible assets related to capitalized patents;

•$3.4 million impairment of other assets and other charges.

In connection with the Restructuring Plan, we recorded a pre-tax charge of approximately $13.7 million during the first quarter 2020 and $0.6 million during the second quarter primarily consisting of severance and related benefits. We estimate total additional pre-tax charges of $7 million to $17 million for the remainder of fiscal year 2020.

Actual results, including the costs of the Restructuring Plan, may differ materially from our expectations, resulting in our inability to realize the expected benefits of the Restructuring Plan and our new strategic plan and negatively impacting our ability to execute our future plans and strategies, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Reclassification and Related Changes to Presentation

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to the current period presentation:

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For the three months ended, September 30, 2019
	As Reported		Selling, General and Administrative Adjustment		Software Maintenance and Other Adjustments		As Adjusted
Sales
Product	$	63,641	$	—	$	3,147	$	66,788
Service	26,875		—		(3,147)		23,728
Total sales	$	90,516	$	—	$	—	$	90,516

Cost of Sales
Product	$	26,495	$	—	$	591	$	27,086
Service	13,249		—		(591)		12,658
Total cost of sales	$	39,744	$	—	$	—	$	39,744

Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative	$	—	$	45,880	$	—	$	45,880
Selling and marketing	30,218		(30,218)		—		—
General and administrative	15,662		(15,662)		—		—
Research and development	10,783		—		—		10,783
Total operating expenses	$	56,663	$	—	$	—	$	56,663


For the nine months ended, September 30, 2019
	As Reported		Selling, General and Administrative Adjustment		Software Maintenance and Other Adjustments		As Adjusted
Sales
Product	$	200,434	$	—	$	8,977	$	209,411
Service	77,190		—		(8,977)		68,213
Total sales	$	277,624	$	—	$	—	$	277,624

Cost of Sales
Product	$	83,632	$	—	$	1,910	$	85,542
Service	39,461		—		(1,910)		37,551
Total cost of sales	$	123,093	$	—	$	—	$	123,093

Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative	$	—	$	131,909	$	—	$	131,909
Selling and marketing	87,438		(87,438)		—		—
General and administrative	44,471		(44,471)		—		—
Research and development	33,048		—		—		33,048
Total operating expenses	$	164,957	$	—	$	—	$	164,957

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The following table summarizes total stock-based compensation expense for each of the line items on our condensed consolidated statement of operations:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019		September 30, 2020		September 30, 2019
Cost of Sales
Product	$	39	$	170	$	234	$	482
Service	88		100		257		288
Total cost of sales	$	127	$	270	$	491	$	770

Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative	$	1,527	$	2,745	$	4,666	$	7,052
Research and development	430		372		1,271		881
Total operating expenses	$	1,957	$	3,117	$	5,937	$	7,933

Amounts reported in millions within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are computed based on the amounts in thousands. As a result, the sum of the components reported in millions may not equal the total amount reported in millions due to rounding. Certain columns and rows within the tables that follow may not add due to the use of rounded numbers. Percentages presented are calculated based on the respective amounts in thousands.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, our unaudited results of operations expressed as dollar amounts and as a percentage of total sales.


	Three months ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
(dollars in thousands)	2020		% of Sales		2019		% of Sales		2020		% of Sales		2019		% of Sales
Sales
Product	$	48,082	68.0	%	$	66,788	73.8	%	$	146,866	69.7	%	$	209,411	75.4	%
Service	22,654		32.0	%	23,728		26.2	%	63,949		30.3	%	68,213		24.6	%
Total sales	70,736		100.0	%	90,516		100.0	%	210,815		100.0	%	277,624		100.0	%
Cost of Sales
Product	22,413		31.7	%	27,086		29.9	%	66,812		31.7	%	85,542		30.8	%
Service	12,025		17.0	%	12,658		14.0	%	34,936		16.6	%	37,551		13.5	%
Total cost of sales	34,438		48.7	%	39,744		43.9	%	101,748		48.3	%	123,093		44.3	%
Gross Profit	36,298		51.3	%	50,772		56.1	%	109,067		51.7	%	154,531		55.7	%
Operating Expenses
Selling, general and administrative	30,163		42.6	%	45,880		50.7	%	96,523		45.8	%	131,909		47.5	%
Research and development	10,754		15.2	%	10,783		11.9	%	31,355		14.9	%	33,048		11.9	%
Restructuring costs	239		0.3	%	—		—	%	14,563		6.9	%	—		—	%
Total operating expenses	41,156		58.2	%	56,663		62.6	%	142,441		67.6	%	164,957		59.4	%
Loss from operations	(4,858)		(6.9)	%	(5,891)		(6.5)	%	(33,374)		(15.8)	%	(10,426)		(3.8)	%
Other (income) expense
Interest expense, net	161		0.2	%	(24)		—	%	407		0.2	%	72		—	%
Other expense, net	(256)		(0.4)	%	514		0.6	%	334		0.2	%	2,398		0.9	%
Loss before income tax benefit	(4,763)		(6.7)	%	(6,381)		(7.0)	%	(34,115)		(16.2)	%	(12,896)		(4.6)	%
Income tax benefit	(1,739)		(2.5)	%	(182)		(0.2)	%	(7,336)		(3.5)	%	(444)		(0.2)	%
Net loss	$	(3,024)	(4.3)	%	$	(6,199)	(6.8)	%	$	(26,779)	(12.7)	%	$	(12,452)	(4.5)	%

Consolidated Results

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Sales. Total sales decreased by $19.8 million, or 21.9%, to $70.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $90.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Total product sales decreased by $18.7 million, or 28.0%, to $48.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $66.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Our product sales decreased primarily due to the unfavorable impact of end market demand softness related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other fluctuations in market conditions. Service revenue decreased by $1.0 million, or 4.5%, to $22.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $23.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the unfavorable impact of end market demand softness related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Foreign exchange rates had a positive impact on total sales of $0.6 million, decreasing the percent that our overall sales declined by approximately 0.6 percentage points, primarily due to the strengthening of the Euro relative to the U.S. dollar.

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Gross profit. Gross profit decreased by $14.5 million, or 28.5%, to $36.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $50.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, and gross margin decreased to 51.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from 56.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the unfavorable impact of end market demand softness related to the COVID-19 pandemic which adversely affected our product fixed cost absorption. Gross margin from product revenue decreased by 6.0 percentage points to 53.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from 59.4% for the prior year period primarily due to the unfavorable impact of end market demand softness related to the COVID-19 pandemic which adversely affected our product fixed cost absorption. Gross margin from service revenue increased by 0.2 percentage points to 46.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from 46.7% for the prior year period, primarily due to an increase in recurring service contracts revenue and corresponding decrease in service contracts expenses due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $15.7 million, or 34.3%, to $30.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from $45.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. This decrease was driven primarily by decreased salaries and wages and other cost savings initiatives to reduce non-personnel costs that resulted from the Restructuring Plan. Additionally, a decrease in selling commission expense and travel expense was driven by reduced global sales and pandemic stay-at-home orders, respectively. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales decreased to 42.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared with 50.7% of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Our worldwide period-ending selling, general and administrative headcount decreased by 374, or 35.9%, to 668 at September 30, 2020, from 1,042 at September 30, 2019.

Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses remained flat for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2019, driven by a decrease in purchased technology intangible amortization expense as a result of the impairment of certain intangible assets in connection with the Restructuring Plan offset by an increase in personnel costs. Research and development expenses as a percentage of sales increased to 15.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 from 11.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Restructuring costs. In February 2020, we initiated the Restructuring Plan to improve business effectiveness, streamline operations and achieve a stated target cost level for the Company as a whole. Restructuring costs included in operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 were $0.2 million primarily consisting of legal and consulting expenses and adjustments to our restructuring accrual for severance and related benefits.

Interest expense (income), net. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded interest expense of $0.2 million compared with interest income of less than $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. This change was mainly due to interest income earned on investments during the three months ended September 30, 2019 without such activity during the same period in the current year.

Other (income) expense, net. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded other income, net of $0.3 million compared with other expense, net of $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. This change was mainly due to changes in foreign exchange rates and its effect on the value of intercompany account balances of our subsidiaries denominated in other currencies.

Income tax benefit. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded an income tax benefit of $1.7 million compared with income tax benefit of $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Our effective tax rate was (36.5%) for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared with (2.9%) in the prior year period. The change in our income tax benefit was primarily due to the increase in our pretax loss during the third quarter of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019. The change in our effective tax rate was primarily due to the impact of return-to-provision adjustments recorded during the third quarter of 2019 without such activity during the same period in the current year.

Our quarterly estimate of our annual effective tax rate and our quarterly provision for income tax (benefit) expense are subject to significant variation due to numerous factors, including variability in accurately predicting our pretax and taxable income or loss and the mix of jurisdictions to which they relate, as well as the amount of pretax income or loss recognized during the quarter.

Net loss. Our net loss was $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020 compared with net loss of $6.2 million for the prior year period, reflecting the impact of the factors described above.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Sales. Total sales decreased by $66.8 million, or 24.1%, to $210.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $277.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Total product sales decreased by $62.5 million, or 29.9%, to $146.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $209.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Our product sales decreased primarily due to the unfavorable impact of end market demand softness related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other fluctuations in market conditions. Service revenue decreased by $4.3 million, or 6.3%, to $63.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $68.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the unfavorable impact of end market demand softness related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Foreign exchange rates had a negative impact on total sales of $1.5 million, increasing the percent that our overall sales declined by approximately 0.5 percentage points, primarily due to the weakening of the Chinese Yuan, Brazilian Real and Mexican Peso relative to the U.S. dollar.

Gross profit. Gross profit decreased by $45.4 million, or 29.4%, to $109.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $154.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and gross margin decreased to 51.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from 55.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the unfavorable impact of end market demand softness related to the COVID-19 pandemic which adversely affected our product fixed cost absorption. Gross margin from product revenue decreased by 4.7% percentage points to 54.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from 59.2% for the prior year period primarily due to the unfavorable impact of end market demand softness related to the COVID-19 pandemic which adversely affected our product fixed cost absorption. Gross margin from service revenue increased by 0.4% percentage points to 45.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from 45.0% for the prior year period, primarily due to an increase in recurring service contracts revenue and corresponding decrease in service contracts expenses due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $35.4 million, or 26.8%, to $96.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $131.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This decrease was driven primarily by decreased salaries and wages and other cost savings initiatives to reduce non-personnel costs that resulted from the Restructuring Plan. Additionally, a decrease in selling commission expense and travel expense was driven by reduced global sales and pandemic stay-at-home orders, respectively. Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales decreased to 45.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared with 47.5% of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Our worldwide period-ending selling, general and administrative headcount decreased by 374, or 35.9%, to 668 at September 30, 2020, from 1,042 at September 30, 2019.

Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses decreased by $1.6 million, or 5.1%, to 31.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from $33.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This decrease was mainly driven by a decrease in purchased technology intangible amortization expense as a result of the impairment of certain intangible assets in connection with the Restructuring Plan. Research and development expenses as a percentage of sales increased to 14.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 from 11.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Restructuring costs. In February 2020, we initiated the Restructuring Plan to improve business effectiveness, streamline operations and achieve a stated target cost level for the Company as a whole. Restructuring costs included in operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $14.6 million primarily consisting of severance and related benefits charges.

Interest expense, net. We recorded interest expense, net of $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This change was mainly due to interest income earned on investments during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 with a decrease in interest income activity during the same period in the current year.

Other expense, net. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, other expense decreased by $2.1 million to $0.3 million from $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease is primarily driven by the $1.5 million impairment charge related to our equity investment in present4D recorded in the second quarter of 2019.

Income tax benefit. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded an income tax benefit of $7.3 million compared with income tax benefit of $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Our effective tax rate was (22%) for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared with (3%) in the prior year period. The change in our income tax benefit expense was primarily due to the increase in our pretax loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the same period of 2019. The change in our effective tax rate was primarily due to the impact of return-to-provision adjustments recorded during the third quarter of 2019 without such activity during the same period in the current year.

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income or loss and the mix of jurisdictions to which they relate, as well as the amount of pretax income or loss recognized during the quarter.

Net loss. Our net loss was $26.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared with net loss of $12.5 million for the prior year period, reflecting the impact of the factors described above.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash and cash equivalents increased by $30.0 million to $163.6 million at September 30, 2020 from $133.6 million at December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily driven by net cash provided by operating and investing activities. Cash provided by operating activities was $10.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared to $23.5 million of cash provided by operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease was mainly due to a larger net loss in the current period and changes in working capital.

Cash provided by investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $16.1 million compared to cash used in investing activities of $8.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The change was primarily due to the maturity of U.S. Treasury Bills amounting to $25.0 million offset by the acquisition of ATS during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 without such activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Cash provided by financing activities was $1.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to cash used in financing activities of $2.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The change was primarily due to $5.4 million in cash received from the exercise of employee stock options during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $2.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.

Of our cash and cash equivalents, $102.9 million was held by foreign subsidiaries as of September 30, 2020. On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, resulting in significant modifications to existing tax law, which included a transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of foreign earnings. Despite the changes in U.S. tax law, our current intent is to indefinitely reinvest these funds in our foreign operations, as the cash is needed to fund ongoing operations.

On November 24, 2008, our Board of Directors approved a $30.0 million share repurchase program. Acquisitions for the share repurchase program may be made from time to time at prevailing prices, as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements, and subject to market conditions and other factors. The share repurchase program may be discontinued at any time. There is no expiration date or other restriction governing the period over which we can repurchase shares under the program. In October 2015, our Board of Directors authorized an increase to the existing share repurchase program from $30.0 million to $50.0 million. We made no stock repurchases during the nine month period ended September 30, 2020 under this program. As of September 30, 2020, we had authorization to repurchase $18.3 million remaining under the repurchase program.

We believe that our working capital and anticipated cash flow from operations will be sufficient to fund our long-term liquidity operating requirements for at least the next 12 months.

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

We enter into purchase commitments for products and services in the ordinary course of business. These purchases generally cover production requirements for 60 to 120 days as well as materials necessary to service customer units through the product lifecycle and for warranty commitments. As of September 30, 2020, we had $49.3 million in purchase commitments that are expected to be delivered within the next 12 months. Other than as described in the preceding sentences, there have been no material changes to the contractual obligations and commercial commitments table included in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, as well as disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience, along with various other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Some of these judgments can be subjective and complex and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. A discussion of our critical accounting policies is included in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, our critical accounting policies have not changed from those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Foreign Exchange Exposure

We conduct a significant portion of our business outside the United States. As of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 59% of our revenue was invoiced, and a significant portion of our operating expenses were paid, in foreign currencies, and 37% of our assets were denominated in foreign currencies. Fluctuations in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and such foreign currencies may have a material effect on our results of operations and financial condition and could specifically result in foreign exchange gains and losses. The impact of future exchange rate fluctuations on the results of our operations cannot be accurately predicted due to our constantly changing exposure to various currencies, and the fact that all foreign currencies do not react in the same manner in relation to the U.S. dollar. Our most significant exposures are to the Euro, Swiss Franc, Japanese Yen, Chinese Yuan and Brazilian Real. To the extent that the percentage of our non-U.S. dollar revenues derived from international sales increases in the future, our exposure to risks associated with fluctuations in foreign exchange rates may increase. We are aware of the availability of off-balance sheet financial instruments to hedge exposure to foreign currency exchange rates, including cross-currency swaps, forward contracts and foreign currency options. However, we have not used such instruments in the past, and none were utilized in 2019 or the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures also include, without limitation, controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2020. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2020 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and was accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are not involved in any legal proceedings, including routine litigation arising in the normal course of business, that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in this Item 1A and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as updated by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, each as filed with the SEC, before deciding to invest in, or retain, shares of our common stock. These risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and in subsequent periodic reports filed with the SEC are not the only risks we face. Our operations could also be affected by additional factors that are not presently known by us or by factors that we currently consider to be immaterial to our business. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, other than as updated by our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

The risk factor entitled “Our operations are vulnerable to the effects of epidemics, such as the coronavirus, which could materially disrupt our business.” was previously updated and remains current:

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) as a global pandemic, which continues to spread throughout the United States and around the world. Our operations are significantly vulnerable to the effects of pandemics, such as COVID-19, which have, and could continue to materially impact our business.

We are significantly vulnerable to the economic effects of pandemics and other public health crises, including the ongoing

COVID-19 outbreak that has surfaced in every country of our global operating footprint. The impact of COVID-19 including

the severity of a “second wave” or other additional periods of increases or spikes in the number of COVID-19 cases in areas in

which we operate, disruptions to our business, changes in consumer behaviors, restrictions on individual and business activities, and financial liquidity concerns, has created significant volatility in the macro-economic environment and led to reduced economic activity. There have been and continues to be material actions taken by global government authorities to contain and slow the spread of COVID-19, including travel bans, quarantines, and stay-at-home orders to restrict activities for individuals and businesses.

Most of our non-manufacturing and technical service personnel continue to work from home, which began in March 2020. Our global manufacturing operations, including facilities located in Exton, Pennsylvania, Lake Mary, Florida, Germany, Switzerland and Singapore continue to be designated as essential business and therefore continue to operate. To protect our employees in facilities in which our teams operate, we have and continue to employ significant preventative measures to ensure the health and safety of our employees, including temperature screenings prior to entering our plants, enforcement of safe distancing between employees within our plants, encouragement that employees wash hands often, and stay-at-home measures if symptoms of COVID-19 arise during work hours or prior to entering our plants.

The full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our financial condition and results of operations will depend on future events and developments, such as the duration and magnitude of the outbreak and future possible subsequent outbreaks. The impacts of the pandemic include, but are not limited to, the following:

•Potential production slowdowns of our factories in impacted countries or potential supply and distribution chain disruption, which could in the future result in increased costs and decreased efficiency, and which have and could impact our ability to respond to rapid changes in demand;

•The demand for our products and services, and whether the pandemic leads to recessionary conditions in any of our key markets, including potential trade customer financial restructuring or insolvency and increases in accounts receivable balances with our trade customer base; Potential future impairment in value of our tangible or intangible assets could be recorded as a result of weaker economic conditions;

•Potential significant disruption of global financial markets, which could have a negative impact on our ability to access capital in the future, and which has, together with operational impacts noted above, necessitated certain recent liquidity creation and preservation actions as a precautionary measure;

•Fluctuations in forecasted earnings before tax and corresponding volatility in our effective tax rate;

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•Potential operational disruption if key employees terminate their employment or become ill, as well as diversion of our management team's attention from non-COVID-19 related matters; and

•Potential investigations, legal claims or litigation against us for actions we have taken or may take, or decisions we have made or may make, as a consequence of the pandemic;

As such, the ultimate impact on our financial condition and results of operations cannot be determined at this time. In 2020, we have been adversely affected and continue to expect our business, financial condition and results of operations to be adversely affected.

In addition, we cannot predict the impact that COVID-19 will have on our trade customers, suppliers, consumers, and each of their financial conditions; however, any material effect on these parties could adversely impact us. The impact of COVID-19 may also exacerbate other risks discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer Under the Share Repurchase Plan

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Item 6. Exhibits



INDEX TO EXHIBITS
3.1						Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed September 10, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference)

3.2						Amended and Restated Bylaws (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed March 27, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference)

4.1						Specimen Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed September 10, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference)

10.1						Transition and Separation Agreement by and between FARO Technologies, Inc. and Jody S. Gale, dated February 25, 2020.

10.2						Transition and Separation Agreement by and between FARO Technologies, Inc. and Robert E. Seidel, dated July 31, 2019 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 2, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference)

10.3						Confidential Separation Agreement and General Release by and between FARO Technologies, Inc. and Kathleen J. Hall, dated August 26, 2019 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 27, 2019 and incorporated herein by reference)

10.4						Transition and Separation Agreement and General Release between FARO Technologies, Inc. and Yazid Tohme, dated September 9, 2020 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed September 15, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference)

31-A						Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31-B						Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32-A*						Certification of the President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32-B*						Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.SCH						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.LAB						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

101.DEF						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*)

* This certification will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent specifically incorporated by reference into such filing.

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SIGNATURE

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.


		FARO Technologies, Inc.
		(Registrant)

Date: October 28, 2020	By:	/s/ Allen Muhich
		Name: Allen Muhich
		Title: Chief Financial Officer
		(Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)