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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

For the quarterly period ended July 4, 2010

OR

 

¨ 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 0-31051

 

 

SMTC CORPORATION

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   98-0197680

(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF

INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)

 

(I.R.S. EMPLOYER

IDENTIFICATION NO.)

635 HOOD ROAD

MARKHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA L3R 4N6

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

(905) 479-1810

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).    Yes  ¨    No  ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    Smaller reporting company   x

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

As of July 4, 2010, SMTC Corporation had 14,435,787 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and one share of special voting stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding. As of July 4, 2010, SMTC Corporation’s subsidiary, SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of Canada, had 605,548 exchangeable shares outstanding, excluding 7,342,762 exchangeable shares owned by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SMTC Nova Scotia Company, each of which is exchangeable for one share of common stock of SMTC Corporation.

 

 

 


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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION    3

Item1

     Financial Statements    3
     Consolidated Balance Sheets    3
     Consolidated Statements of Operations    4
     Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity    5
     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows    6
     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    7

Item 2

     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    18

Item 3

     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    24

Item 4T

     Controls and Procedures    25
PART II OTHER INFORMATION    25

Item 1A

     Risk factors    25

Item 6

     Exhibits    26

 

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Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1 Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of:

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     July 4,
2010
    January 3,
2010
 

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash

   $ 2,103      $ 1,589   

Accounts receivable—net (note 3)

     44,268        37,688   

Inventories (note 3)

     46,473        37,026   

Prepaid expenses

     1,646        2,122   
                
     94,490        78,425   

Property, plant and equipment—net (note 3)

     13,835        14,266   

Deferred financing costs—net (note 3)

     590        627   

Deferred income taxes (note 7)

     291        290   
                
   $ 109,206      $ 93,608   
                

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 51,134      $ 41,589   

Accrued liabilities (note 3)

     7,453        6,218   

Income taxes payable

     518        540   

Current portion of long-term debt (note 4)

     2,053        5,013   

Current portion of capital lease obligations

     793        789   
                
     61,951        54,149   

Long-term debt (note 4)

     22,840        20,666   

Capital lease obligations

     156        543   

Commitments and contingencies (note 11)

    

Shareholders’ equity:

    

Capital stock (note 5)

     6,099        7,093   

Additional paid-in capital

     255,063        253,304   

Deficit

     (236,903     (242,147
                
     24,259        18,250   
                
   $ 109,206      $ 93,608   
                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

          Three months ended     Six months ended  
          July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009
    July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009
 

Revenue

      $ 71,215    $ 39,153      $ 132,569    $ 84,091   

Cost of sales

        62,854      35,178        117,842      76,176   
                                 

Gross profit

        8,361      3,975        14,727      7,915   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

        4,648      3,083        8,378      6,602   

Restructuring charges (recoveries)

   Note 6      —        (32     —        783   
                                 

Operating earnings

        3,713      924        6,349      530   

Interest expense

   Note 3      451      539        940      865   
                                 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

        3,262      385        5,409      (335

Income tax expense (recovery)

   Note 7           

Current

        69      15        164      44   

Deferred

        16      (23     1      112   
                                 
        85      (8     165      156   
                                 

Net earnings (loss) from continuing operations

      $ 3,177    $ 393      $ 5,244    $ (491

Loss from discontinued operations

   Note 10      —        (3,843     —        (5,447

Net earnings (loss), also being comprehensive income (loss)

        3,177      (3,450     5,244      (5,938
                                 

Earnings (loss) per share of common stock:

             

Basic

             

Continuing operations

      $ 0.21    $ 0.03      $ 0.36    $ (0.03

Discontinued operations

        —        (0.27     —        (0.38
                                 

Total

      $ 0.21    $ (0.24   $ 0.36    $ (0.41
                                 

Diluted

             

Continuing operations

      $ 0.20    $ 0.03      $ 0.34    $ (0.03

Discontinued operations

        —        (0.27     —        (0.38
                                 

Total

      $ 0.20    $ (0.24   $ 0.34    $ (0.41
                                 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

             

Basic

        14,820,961      14,646,333        14,737,676      14,646,333   

Diluted

   Note 8      15,704,178      14,646,333        15,368,658      14,646,333   
                                 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Six months ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009

(Unaudited)

 

     Capital stock     Warrants     Additional paid-in
capital
   Deficit     Total
Shareholders’  equity
 

Balance, January 3, 2010

   $ 7,093      $ —        $ 253,304    $ (242,147   $ 18,250   

Stock-based compensation

     —          —          97      —          97   

Conversion of shares from exchangeable to common stock

     (998     —          998      —          —     

Exercise of stock options

     4        —          664      —          668  

Net income

     —          —          —        5,244        5,244   
                                       

Balance, July 4, 2010

   $ 6,099      $ —        $ 255,063    $ (236,903   $ 24,259   
                                       
     Capital stock     Warrants     Additional  paid-in
capital
   Deficit     Total Shareholders’
equity
 

Balance, January 4, 2009

   $ 7,456      $ 10,372      $ 249,655    $ (246,169   $ 21,314   

Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle – January 5, 2009 reclassification of warrants to opening deficit

     —          (7,617     —        7,617        —     
                                       

Adjusted balance, January 5, 2009

   $ 7,456      $ 2,755      $ 249,655    $ (238,552   $ 21,314   

Stock-based compensation

     —          —          89      —          89   

Conversion of shares from exchangeable to common stock

     (37     —          37      —          —     

Expiry of warrants

     —          (2,755     2,755      —          —     

Net loss

     —          —          —        (5,938     (5,938
                                       

Balance, July 5, 2009

   $ 7,419      $ —        $ 252,596    $ (244,490   $ 15,525   
                                       

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended     Six months ended  
     July 4,
2010
    July 5,
2009
    July 4,
2010
    July 5,
2009
 

Cash provided by (used in):

        

Operations:

        

Net income (loss)

   $ 3,177      $ (3,450   $ 5,244      $ (5,938

Items not involving cash:

        

Depreciation

     642       681        1,249        1,398   

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

     —          (224     —          (224

Deferred income taxes

     14        (23     (1     112   

Non-cash interest

     61        64        137        128   

Stock-based compensation

     74        178        648        188   

Change in non-cash operating working capital:

        

Accounts receivable

     (10,888     1,740        (6,580     2,502   

Inventories

     (967     2,797        (9,447     9,337   

Prepaid expenses

     (198     494        476        129   

Income taxes payable

     (60     30        (22     13   

Accounts payable

     5,177        (3,728     9,545        (8,821

Accrued liabilities

     1,261        1,838        702        399   
                                
     (1,707     397        1,951        (777

Financing:

        

Increase (decrease) in revolving debt

     1,876        714        (636     808   

Repayment of long-term debt

     (75     (400     (150     (800

Principal payment of capital lease obligations

     (217     (595     (383     (979

Deferred financing costs

     (100     —          (100     (151

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     633        —          668       —     
                                
     2,117        (281     (601     (1,122

Investing:

        

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

     (144     (119     (836     (282

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

     —          830       —          830  
                                
     (144     711        (836     548   
                                

Increase (decrease) in cash

     266        827        514        (1,351

Cash, beginning of period

     1,837        445        1,589        2,623   
                                

Cash, end of the period

   $ 2,103      $ 1,272      $ 2,103      $ 1,272   
                                

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Nature of the business

SMTC Corporation (the “Company”) is a worldwide provider of advanced electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers. The Company services its customers through manufacturing and technology centers located in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China. For the past nine years the Company has had an evolving manufacturing relationship with Alco Electronics Ltd. (“Alco”), a Hong Kong headquartered, publicly-traded company with large scale manufacturing operations in China. Currently, the Company is operating under a manufacturing agreement with Alco, having established a new dedicated manufacturing facility in Chang An, China. Capitalizing on the strengths of both companies, this site provides the Company’s current and prospective customers with highly efficient, low cost Asia-based manufacturing solutions. The new facility provides a full suite of integrated manufacturing services including assembly, testing, box build, final product integration, and expanded supply chain capabilities through an international sourcing and procurement office.

Effective June 30, 2009, the Company closed its Boston, Massachusetts facility. Results of this operation are reported as discontinued operations for the comparative reporting periods.

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and methods of application disclosed in the audited consolidated financial statements within the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended January 3, 2010, (“Form 10-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 19, 2010, except as described in Note 2. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the period ended January 3, 2010.

2. Accounting changes and recent accounting pronouncements

Accounting Changes

 

  (a) Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures:

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, (“ASU 2010-06”) which provides amendments to subtopic 10 of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” that require new disclosures regarding (1) transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 fair value measurements and (2) activity in Level 3 fair value measurements. Additionally, ASU 2010-06 clarifies existing fair value disclosures about the level of disaggregation and about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The guidance in ASU 2010-06 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the roll forward activity in Level 3 fair value measurements which are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material effect on the Company’s interim consolidated financial statements.

 

  (b) In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09, “Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements” (“ASU 2010-09”) which amends ASC 855, “Subsequent Events,” to address certain implementation issues related to an entity’s requirement to perform and disclose subsequent events procedures. ASU 2010-09 added a definition of the term “SEC filer” and requires SEC filers and certain other entities to evaluate subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued. It also exempts SEC filers from disclosing the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. The Company adopted these new requirements in the first quarter of 2010.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

  (a) In September 2009, the FASB issued ASU No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements—a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force” (ASU 2009-13). It updates the existing multiple-element revenue arrangements guidance currently included under ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition”. The revised guidance primarily provides two significant changes: 1) eliminates the need for objective and reliable evidence of the fair value for the undelivered element in order for a delivered item to be treated as a separate unit of accounting, and 2) eliminates the residual method to allocate the arrangement consideration. In addition, the guidance also expands the disclosure requirements for revenue recognition. ASU 2009-13 will be effective for the first annual reporting period beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted provided that the revised guidance is retroactively applied to the beginning of the year of adoption. The Company is currently assessing the future impact of this ASU to its consolidated financial statements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Changes in Accounting Estimates

 

  (a) In the course of acquiring machinery and equipment used in the surface mount process at the beginning of the first quarter of 2010, the Company conducted an asset by asset review of the estimated useful life of machinery and equipment used in that process. Based on those findings, the estimated useful life of certain items of that class of assets was increased from 7 years to approximately 10 years, depending on the individual asset. This change in estimate was applied to all existing and new assets of this class on a prospective basis from January 3, 2010. This change in estimate for the quarter ended July 4, 2010 resulted in an increase to net income of $71 and no change to earnings per share, and for the six months ended July 4, 2010, an increase to net income of $142 and a $0.01 increase to earnings per share.

3. Consolidated financial statement details

The following consolidated financial statement details are presented as of the period ended for the consolidated balance sheets and for the three and six months ended for each of the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and consolidated statements of cash flows.

Consolidated balance sheets

Accounts receivable – net:

 

     July 4,
2010
    January 3,
2010
 

Accounts receivable

   $ 44,089      $ 37,709   

Taxes receivable

     537        537   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (358     (558
                

Accounts receivable—net

   $ 44,268      $ 37,688   
                

Inventories:

 

     July 4,
2010
   January 3,
2010

Raw materials

   $ 31,684    $ 22,618

Work in process

     11,408      10,564

Finished goods

     2,332      2,789

Parts

     1,049      1,055
             

Inventories

   $ 46,473    $ 37,026
             

Deferred financing costs:

 

     July 4,
2010
    January 3,
2010
 

Deferred financing costs

   $ 2,777      $ 2,677   

Accumulated amortization

     (2,187     (2,050
                
   $ 590      $ 627   
                

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Property, plant and equipment – net:

 

     July 4,
2010
    January 3,
2010
 

Cost:

    

Land

   $ 1,648      $ 1,648   

Buildings

     9,870        9,852   

Machinery and equipment (a)

     30,793        30,065   

Office furniture and equipment

     2,393        2,393   

Computer hardware and software (b)

     9,049        8,959   

Leasehold improvements

     3,099        3,099   
                
     56,852        56,016   
                

Less accumulated depreciation:

    

Land

     —          —     

Buildings

     (5,027     (4,776

Machinery and equipment (a)

     (24,052    
 
(23,186
 

  

Office furniture and equipment

     (2,316     (2,305

Computer hardware and software (b)

     (8,704     (8,592 )  

Leasehold improvements

     (2,918     (2,891
                
     (43,017    
 
(41,750
 

  
                

Property, plant and equipment—net

   $ 13,835      $ 14,266   
                

 

(a)

Included within machinery and equipment were assets under capital leases with costs of $7,141 as at both July 4, 2010 and January 3, 2010 and associated accumulated depreciation of $4,429 and $3,998 as of July 4, 2010 and January 3, 2010, respectively. The related depreciation expense for the three months ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009 were $215 and $259, respectively. Related depreciation expense for the six months ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009 was $431 and $517, respectively.

(b) Included within computer hardware and software were assets under capital leases with costs of $268 as at both July 4, 2010 and January 3, 2010, and associated accumulated depreciation of $181 and $137, as of July 4, 2010 and January 3, 2010, respectively. The related depreciation expense for both the three months ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009 was $22. Related depreciation expense for both the six months ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009 was $44.

Accrued liabilities:

 

     July 4,
2010
   January 3,
2010

Customer related

   $ 1,418    $ 1,277

Interest and financing related

     42      46

Payroll

     4,410      2,079

Professional services

     474      488

Restructuring and discontinued operations

     95      884

Vendor related

     120      498

Miscellaneous taxes

     131      228

Other

     763      718
             

Accrued liabilities

   $ 7,453    $ 6,218
             

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Consolidated statements of operations

Interest expense:

 

     Three months ended    Six months ended  
     July 4,
2010
    July 5,
2009
   July 4,
2010
    July 5,
2009
 

Long-term debt

   $ 465      $ 474    $ 983      $ 752   

Obligations under capital leases

     28        63      62        129   

Other

     (42     2      (105     (16
                               

Interest expense

   $ 451      $ 539    $ 940      $ 865   
                               

Consolidated statements of cash flows

Supplemental disclosures:

 

     Three months ended    Six months ended
     July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009
   July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009

Cash interest paid

   $ 442    $ 501    $ 912    $ 957

Cash taxes paid – net

   $ 110    $ 11    $ 177    $ 48

4. Long-term debt

 

     July 4,
2010
    January 3,
2010
 

Revolving

   $ 15,430      $ 16,066   

Term

     9,463        9,613   
                
     24,893        25,679   

Less: Current portion of long-term debt

     (2,053     (5,013
                

Long-term debt

   $ 22,840      $ 20,666   
                

The Company has a loan agreement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance Corporation Canada (“Wells Fargo”) (formerly Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation (Canada)) and Export Development Canada (“EDC”), to be referred to collectively as the “Wells Fargo EDC Facilities”.

On April 2, 2009, the Company received a waiver from its lenders with respect to what would have otherwise been a covenant violation at the time of filing of the Company’s fiscal 2008 financial statements. In addition, the Company and its lenders amended the lending agreements to revise the EBITDA and leverage covenants and eliminate the fixed charge coverage ratio for the five quarters beginning January 5, 2009 and including the first quarter of the 2010 fiscal period. The interest rate was increased by 200 to 300 basis points. On August 4, 2009, a further amendment was obtained, effectively extending the terms of the April agreement to July 2010. On May 18, 2010, the Company and its lenders signed an amendment to extend the repayment schedule and the term of the debt agreement to August 2013, to reset the EBITDA and leverage covenants, to eliminate the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, and to reduce interest rates. The revolving line of credit now bears interest at prime to prime plus 1%, the term loan to EDC now bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.5% to 3.5%, and the term loan to Wells Fargo now bears interest at LIBOR plus 3% to 4%, depending on the achievement of financial performance levels as specified in the debt agreement.

The Company incurred costs of $100 related to the amendment of the Wells Fargo EDC Facilities in 2010, and $151 in 2009. These costs were recorded as a non-current deferred charge and are being amortized as additional interest expense over the remaining term of the credit facility.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—(Continued)

 

Under the new amendment, repayments of the term loan to EDC for fiscal 2010 have been postponed. Payments are scheduled to recommence on April 1, 2011 with quarterly installments of $926, and the remaining amounts outstanding due at maturity. The term loan to Wells Fargo is repayable in quarterly installments of $75, with the remaining amounts outstanding due at maturity.

The Wells Fargo EDC Facilities are jointly and severally guaranteed by the Company and secured by the assets and capital stock of each of the Company’s subsidiaries and its future subsidiaries.

At July 4, 2010 and January 3, 2010, there were Canadian dollar denominated cash balances of $9,576 and $6,997 respectively, which were classified as offsets to debt balances as they were used to reduce the outstanding revolving credit facilities.

The Company is in compliance with the financial covenants included in the amended Wells Fargo EDC Facilities as at July 4, 2010. Management believes that the Company will be in compliance with these covenants for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the outstanding balances under the lending agreements continue to be classified as long-term. Continued compliance with its covenants, however, is dependent on the Company achieving certain forecasts. While management is confident in its plans, market conditions have been difficult to predict and there is no assurance that the Company will achieve its forecasts. In the event of non-compliance, the Company’s lenders have the right to demand repayment of the amounts outstanding under the lending agreements or pursue other remedies or, if the Company can reach an agreement with its lenders to amend or waive the financial covenants.

5. Capital stock

Common shares

Issued and outstanding:

The issued and outstanding number of common shares included in shareholders’ equity consisted of the following as of July 4, 2010:

 

     Number
of shares
    $  

Common Stock

    

Exchangeable shares:

    

Balance at beginning of the six month period

   711,048      $ 6,728   

Shares issued pursuant to:

    

Conversion to common stock

   (105,500     (999
              

Balance at end of the period

   605,548      $ 5,729   
              

Common shares:

    

Balance at beginning of the six month period

   13,935,284      $ 365   

Shares issued pursuant to:

    

Exercise of stock options

   395,003        4  

Conversion of exchangeable shares

   105,500        1  
              

Balance at end of the period

   14,435,787      $ 370   
              

Special voting stock:

    

Balance at beginning of the six month period

   1      $ —     
              

Balance at end of the period

   1      $ —     
              

Total Common stock

   15,041,336      $ 6,099   
              

Warrants

Common Share Warrants:

On June 1, 2004, the Company’s pre-existing lenders exchanged $10,000 of outstanding debt and all warrants previously issued or required to be issued for 2,233,389 shares of common stock and 11,166,947 warrants (the “Conversion Warrants”). Each warrant was exercisable for one-tenth of one share of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $6.90 per share of common stock. The Conversion Warrants expired on March 4, 2009. Upon expiry of the unexercised warrants, the amount attributed to the Conversion Warrants was recorded as additional paid-in capital.

 

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Exchangeable Share Warrants:

On March 3, 2004, the Company completed a private placement of 33,350,000 Special Warrants (each “Special Warrant” and collectively, the “Special Warrants”) of SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of Canada (“SMTC Canada”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company. Each Special Warrant was issued at a price of CDN $1.20 per Special Warrant.

Subject to the satisfaction of applicable legal requirements, each Special Warrant was exercisable for one unit, consisting of one-fifth of an exchangeable share of SMTC Canada, and one-half of a warrant to purchase one-fifth of an exchangeable share of SMTC Canada. Each whole warrant (a “Purchase Warrant”) was exercisable for one-fifth of an exchangeable share of SMTC Canada at an exercise price of CDN $9.25 per share. The Special Warrants were exercised into units on June 2, 2004. The Purchase Warrants expired unexercised on March 3, 2009.

Upon the adoption of guidance under ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”, on determining whether an instrument (or embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock on January 5, 2009, the Purchase Warrants were retrospectively reclassified as liabilities, without restatement of prior periods, as disclosed in Note 2 of the Form 10-K. As the fair value of these instruments at that date was determined to be nil, the amount attributed to these warrants was recorded as a reduction of opening deficit on January 5, 2009.

Stock options

For information regarding the Company’s stock option arrangements, see Note 6 of Form 10-K. There were no options granted during the three and six month periods ended July 4, 2010. The Company generally issues new shares when options are exercised. A summary of stock option activity for the six month period ended July 4, 2010 is as follows:

 

     Number
of options
    Weighted
average
exercise
price
   Aggregate
intrinsic
value
   Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
term (years)

Outstanding at January 3, 2010

   1,937,440      $ 1.72      

Options forfeited

   (767   $ 17.17      

Options exercised

   (395,003   $ 1.73      
                        

Outstanding at July 4, 2010

   1,541,670      $ 1.71    $ 2,085    3.5
                        

Exercisable at July 4, 2010

   866,674      $ 2.26    $ 919    3.4
                        

During the three month periods ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense and a corresponding increase in contributed surplus of $50 and $60, respectively. For the six month periods ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009, the corresponding amounts recorded were $97 and $149, respectively. At July 4, 2010, compensation expense of $338 related to non-vested stock options had not been recognized.

Deferred share units

In previous periods, Deferred Share Units were granted to directors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company as remuneration. No deferred share units were granted in the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, or the three and six months ended July 5, 2009.

At both July 4, 2010 and January 3, 2010, 335,666 deferred share units were outstanding.

Deferred Share Unit compensation expense for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010 was $24 and $551, respectively, compared with $118 and $39 for the three and six months ended July 5, 2009, reflecting mark-to-market adjustments.

There is no unrecognized compensation related to deferred share units since these awards vest immediately when granted.

6. Restructuring and other charges

In the first quarter of 2009, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $815, consisting of severance charges of $445 in the Mexican segment, $337 in the Canadian segment, and $33 in the U.S. segment. The Company reduced staff levels by approximately 160 in response to expected lower revenues resulting from the global economic recession. In the second quarter of 2009, the Company recorded a restructuring recovery of $32 consisting of a recovery on severances. There were no amounts in the restructuring accrual relating to the 2009 Plan as at either January 3, 2010 or July 4, 2010.

 

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7. Income taxes

During the three and six months ended July 4, 2010, the Company recorded a net income tax expense of $85 and $165, respectively, primarily related to minimum taxes in certain jurisdictions, offset by foreign exchange revaluation. During the three and six months ended July 5, 2009, the Company recorded a net income tax recovery of $8 and an expense of $156, respectively, primarily related to minimum taxes in certain jurisdictions, offset by foreign exchange revaluation.

At January 3, 2010, the Company had total net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forwards of $111,125, which will expire in the years presented below:

 

2010

   $ 1,852

2012

     1,260

2014

     10,278

2015

     4,154

2018

     1,078

2019

     60

2020

     30

2021

     19,160

2022

     16,207

2023

     27,270

2026-2029

     29,776
      
   $ 111,125
      

At July 4, 2010 and January 3, 2010, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $308 and $312, respectively, which if recognized, would favorably impact the Company’s effective tax rate in future periods. The change during the period relates to foreign exchange revaluation of existing uncertain tax positions. The Company does not expect any of these unrecognized tax benefits to reverse in the next twelve months.

Tax years 2002 to 2009 remain open for review by tax authorities in Canada. Tax years 2004 to 2009 remain open for review by tax authorities in the United States. In addition, 2001 contains an NOL that could potentially be carried forward and therefore remains open to the extent of the NOL.

The Company accounts for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense based on the likelihood of the event and its ability to reasonably estimate such amounts. The Company has approximately $197 and $203 accrued for interest and penalties as of July 4, 2010 and January 3, 2010, respectively. The change is primarily due to the recording of incremental interest on existing uncertain positions for the period and foreign exchange revaluation.

In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, change of control limitations, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”), states that forming a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed is difficult when there is negative evidence, such as cumulative losses in recent years in the jurisdictions to which the deferred tax assets relate. As a result of a review undertaken in the second quarter of 2003, the Company concluded that given the weakness and uncertainty in the economic environment at that time, it was appropriate to establish a full valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets arising from its operations in the jurisdictions to which the deferred tax assets relate. Commencing in 2004, it was determined by management that it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets associated with the Mexican jurisdiction would be realized and no valuation allowance has been recorded against these deferred tax assets since 2004. The U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions continued to have a full valuation allowance established for the deferred tax assets. In addition, the Company expects to continue to provide a full valuation allowance for the assets relating to the U.S and Canadian jurisdictions until it can demonstrate a sustained level of profitability that establishes its ability to utilize the assets in the jurisdictions to which the assets relate.

 

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8. Earnings per common share

The following table details the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the purposes of computing basic and diluted earnings per common share for the following periods:

 

     Three months ended    Six months ended
(Number of common shares)    July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009
   July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

   14,820,961    14,646,333    14,737,676    14,646,333

Dilutive stock options (a) (b)

   883,217    —      630,982    —  
                   

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

   15,704,178    14,646,333    15,368,658    14,646,333
                   

 

(a)

As a result of the net loss from continuing operations for the six months ended July 5, 2009, diluted earnings per share was calculated using the basic weighted average shares outstanding as the effect of potential common shares would have been anti-dilutive.

(b)

For the three months ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009, as a result of net earnings from continuing operations, dilutive options were determined using the treasury stock method, using an average share price of $3.45 and $0.60 per share, respectively. For the three months ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009, the calculation did not include 56,673 and 1,732,875 stock options, respectively, as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

For the six months ended July 4, 2010, dilutive options were determined using the treasury stock method, using an average share price of $2.53 per share. The calculation did not include 126,673 stock options as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

9. Segmented information

General description

The Company derives its revenue from one dominant industry segment, the electronics manufacturing services industry. The Company is operated and managed geographically and has facilities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Asia. Operations in Boston were classified as discontinued operations in the second quarter of 2009 and have been excluded from the United States segment in all periods presented. The Company monitors the performance of its geographic operating segments based on EBITA (earnings before interest, taxes and amortization) and before restructuring charges and discontinued operations. Intersegment adjustments reflect intersegment sales that are generally recorded at prices that approximate arm’s-length transactions. In assessing the performance of the operating segments management attributes revenue to the operating segment which ships the product. The Canadian segment absorbs a substantial portion of corporate costs. Information about the operating segments is as follows for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009:

 

     Three months ended     Six months ended  
     July 4,
2010
    July 5,
2009
    July 4,
2010
    July 5,
2009
 

Revenues from continuing operations

        

Mexico

   $ 35,115      $ 16,353      $ 61,240      $ 29,964   

Asia

     15,900        7,585        32,760        20,882   

Canada

     15,000        12,673        29,496        29,178   

U.S.

     7,028        3,307        11,850        5,961   
                                

Total

   $ 73,043      $ 39,918      $ 135,346      $ 85,985   
                                

Intersegment revenue

        

Mexico

   $ (789   $ (609   $ (1,253   $ (1,431

Canada

     (1,037     (153     (1,461     (457

U.S.

     (2     (3     (63     (6
                                

Total

   $ (1,828   $ (765   $ (2,777   $ (1,894
                                

Net external revenue from continuing operations

        

Mexico

   $ 34,326      $ 15,744      $ 59,987      $ 28,533   

Asia

     15,900        7,585        32,760        20,882   

Canada

     13,963        12,520        28,035        28,721   

U.S.

     7,026        3,304        11,787        5,955   
                                

Total

   $ 71,215      $ 39,153      $ 132,569      $ 84,091   
                                

EBITA

        

Mexico

   $ 4,426      $ 1,567      $ 7,544      $ 1,807   

Asia

     606        28        834        579   

Canada

     (2,215     (574     (3,310     (505

U.S.

     896        (129     1,281        (568
                                

Total

   $ 3,713      $ 892      $ 6,349      $ 1,313   
                                

Interest

     451        539        940        865   

Restructuring charges (recoveries)

     —          (32     —          783   
                                

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

   $ 3,262      $ 385      $ 5,409      $ (335
                                

 

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Capital additions

The following table contains capital additions for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009:

 

     Three months ended    Six months ended
     July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009
   July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009

Mexico

   $ 62    $ 99    $ 131    $ 147

Asia

     31      10      635      15

Canada

     40      10      44      94

U.S.

     11      —        26      26
                           

Total

   $ 144    $ 119    $ 836    $ 282
                           

 

     July 4,
2010
   January 3,
2010

Long-lived assets (a)

     

Mexico

   $ 10,576    $ 11,267

Asia

     626      45

Canada

     1,783      2,049

U.S.

     850      909
             

Total

   $ 13,835    $ 14,266
             

 

(a)

Long-lived assets information is based on the principal location of the asset.

Geographic revenues

The following table contains geographic revenues based on the product shipment destination, for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009:

 

     Three months ended    Six months ended
     July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009
   July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009

U.S.

   $ 44,216    $ 14,725    $ 77,633    $ 29,667

Canada

     16,773      18,542      32,206      39,945

Europe

     9,798      73      9,829      358

Asia

     422      5,809      12,892      14,111

Mexico

     6      4      9      10
                           

Total

   $ 71,215    $ 39,153    $ 132,569    $ 84,091
                           

Significant customers and concentration of credit risk:

Sales of the Company’s products are concentrated in certain cases among specific customers in the same industry. The Company is subject to concentrations of credit risk in trade receivables. The Company considers concentrations of credit risk in establishing the allowance for doubtful accounts and believes the recorded allowances are adequate.

The Company expects to continue to depend upon a relatively small number of customers for a significant percentage of its revenue. In addition to having a limited number of customers, the Company manufactures a limited number of products for each customer. If the Company loses any of its larger customers or any product line manufactured for one of its larger customers, it could experience a significant reduction in revenue. Also, the insolvency of one or more of its larger customers or the inability of one or more of its larger customers to pay for its orders could decrease revenue. As many costs and operating expenses are relatively fixed, a reduction in net revenue can decrease profit margins and adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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During the three months ended July 4, 2010, four customers individually comprised 17.4%, 14.7%, 14.0% and 11.9% (July 5, 2009 – 20.6%, 18.2%, 15.9% and 10.4%) of total revenue from continuing operations across all geographic segments. During the six months ended July 4, 2010 four customers individually comprised 17.6%, 16.8%, 13.1% and 11.7%% (July 5, 2009 – 19.6%, 19.0%, 12.3% and 11.2%) of total revenue from continuing operations across all geographic segments. As of July 4, 2010, these customers represented 18%, 10%, 3% and 15%, respectively, (January 3, 2010, 35%, 24%, 3% and 9%, respectively) of the Company’s trade accounts receivable.

10. Discontinued operations

In June 2009, the Company ceased manufacturing operations at its Boston, Massachusetts facility, which was formerly included in the United States reporting segment. The Company entered into an agreement with the landlord to terminate the existing lease and conducted a sale of plant equipment. As at July 5, 2009, the Boston facility was classified as a discontinued operation and its results of operations are separately reported for all periods presented. Summarized financial information for discontinued operations is presented below:

 

     Three months ended     Six months ended  
     July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009
    July 4,
2010
   July 5,
2009
 

Discontinued Operations Before Disposal:

          

Revenue

   $ —      $ 2,795      $ —      $ 6,319   
                              

Loss from discontinued operations before disposal, net of taxes

   $ —      $ (1,464   $ —      $ (3,068

Disposal:

          

Loss on disposal, net of taxes

     —        (2,379     —        (2,379
                              

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

   $ —      $ (3,843   $ —      $ (5,447
                              

The loss on disposal recorded in the three months ended July 5, 2009 consist largely of the settlement under the lease termination agreement, severance costs and other contracted facility exit costs, somewhat offset by a gain on disposal of fixed assets.

The following is a summary of the loss on disposal recorded in the three and six months ended July 5, 2009:

 

Severance

   $ 742   

Lease obligations

     1,518   

Other facility exit costs

     343   

Disposal of fixed assets

     (224
        

Total

   $ 2,379   
        

The following table details the change in the discontinued operations accrual for the three and six months ended July 4, 2010:

 

     Severance     Lease
Obligations
    Other Facility
Exit Costs
    Total  

Accruals related to discontinued operations

   $ 742      $ 2,296      $ 343      $ 3,381   

Cash payments

     (517     (1,709     (271     (2,497
                                

Accrual balance as at January 3, 2010

     225        587        72        884   

Cash payments

     (78     (430     (20     (528
                                

Accrual balance as at April 4, 2010

     147        157        52        356   

Cash payments

     (84     (157     (20     (261
                                

Accrual balance as at July 4, 2010

   $ 63      $ —        $ 32      $ 95   
                                

 

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11. Commitments and contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company may be subject to litigation and claims from customers, suppliers and former employees. Management believes that adequate provisions have been recorded in the financial statements, as required. Although it is not possible to estimate the extent of potential costs, if any, management believes that ultimate resolution of such contingencies would not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company.

 

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

Where we say “we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company” or “SMTC”, we mean SMTC Corporation or SMTC Corporation and its subsidiaries, as it may apply. Where we refer to the “industry”, we mean the electronics manufacturing services industry.

You should read this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) in combination with the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes as well as the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) included within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 19, 2010. The forward-looking statements in this discussion regarding the electronics manufacturing services industry, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements in this discussion include numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are as described in the “Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results” section in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 19, 2010, as updated by Item 1A in Part II of this quarterly report. Certain statements in this MD&A contain words such as “could”, “expects”, “may”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “plans”, “envisions”, “seeks” and other similar language and are considered forward looking statements or information under applicable securities laws. These statements are based on our current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the operating environment, economies and markets in which we operate. These statements are subject to important assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and the actual outcome may be materially different. Although we believe expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable based upon the assumptions in this MD&A, they may prove to be inaccurate and consequently our actual results could differ materially from our expectations set out in this MD&A. We may not update these forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-Q, even though our situation may change in the future. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

This MD&A contains discussion in U.S. dollars unless specifically stated otherwise.

Background

SMTC Corporation is a mid-tier provider of end-to-end electronics manufacturing services, or EMS, including product design and sustaining engineering services, printed circuit board assembly, or PCBA, production, enclosure fabrication, systems integration and comprehensive testing services. SMTC facilities span a broad footprint in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China, with approximately 1000 employees. SMTC’s services extend over the entire electronic product life cycle from the development and introduction of new products through to growth, maturity and end-of-life phases. SMTC offers fully integrated contract manufacturing services with a distinctive approach to global original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, and technology companies primarily within the industrial, computing and networking, and communications, consumer and medical market segments.

Developments in 2010

Second quarter results were significantly improved both sequentially and over the same quarter last year. The Company’s revenues increased 16% sequentially and 82% compared with the second quarter of 2009. The majority of the Company’s longstanding customers are experiencing stronger end markets and are increasing production demand to rebuild inventory levels in response to positive broader signs that the overall North American economy is recovering. Importantly, the Company has also experienced growth from newer customers. The Company entered the second quarter with a substantial backlog and likewise ended the quarter with a similar backlog and continued strong demand trends.

For the quarter ended July 4, 2010, the Company recorded net income of $3.2 million compared to a net loss of $3.4 million in the prior year. The increase was due to increased revenue levels, cost control initiatives and there were no losses from discontinued operations in the current year. For the first quarter of the year, the Company recorded net income of $2.1 million which includes a $574 thousand charge for non-cash stock based compensation. Excluding this charge, net income would have been $2.6 million.

On May 18, 2010, the Company and its lenders signed an amendment to extend the repayment schedule and the term of the debt agreement to August 2013, to reset the EBITDA and leverage covenants, to eliminate the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, and to reduce interest rates. The revolving line of credit now bears interest at prime to prime plus 1%, the term loan to EDC now bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.5% to 3.5%, and the term loan to Wells Fargo now bears interest at LIBOR plus 3% to 4%, depending on the achievement of financial performance levels as specified in the debt agreement. Under the new amendment, required repayments of the term loan to EDC for fiscal 2010 are eliminated. Payments are scheduled to recommence on April 1, 2011.

The Company is in compliance with its debt covenants as at July 4, 2010 and expects to continue to be in compliance with these covenants for the foreseeable future.

 

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Results of Operations

The consolidated financial statements of SMTC are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Quarter ended July 4, 2010 compared with the quarter ended July 5, 2009:

The following table sets forth summarized operating results in millions of US$ for the periods indicated:

 

     Three months ended
July 4, 2010
    Three months ended
July 5, 2009
    Change
2010 to 2009
 
     $    %     $     %     $     %  

Revenue

   $ 71.2    100.0   $ 39.2      100.0   $ 32.0      81.6

Cost of sales

     62.9    88.3     35.2      89.8     27.7      78.7
                                         

Gross profit

     8.3    11.7     4.0      10.2     4.3      107.5

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     4.6    6.5     3.1      7.9     1.5      48.4
                                         

Operating earnings

     3.7    5.2     0.9      2.3     2.8      311.1

Interest expense

     0.4    0.6     0.5      1.3     (0.1   (20.0 )% 
                                         

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes

     3.3    4.6     0.4      1.0     2.9      746.2 %% 

Income tax expenses

             

Current

     0.1    0.1     —        0.0     0.1      —     

Deferred

     —      0.0     —        0.0     —        —     
                                         
     0.1    0.1     —            0.1      —     
                                         

Income from continuing operations

   $ 3.2    4.5   $ 0.4      1.0   $ 2.8      720.5
                                         

Loss from discontinued operations

     —      —          (3.8   (9.7 )%      3.8      100.0

Net earnings (loss)

   $ 3.2    4.5   $ (3.4   (8.7 )%    $ 6.6      193.8
                                         

Revenue

Revenue from continuing operations increased $32.0 million, or 81.6%, from $39.2 million for the second quarter of 2009 to $71.2 million for the second quarter of 2010 as the majority of SMTC’s long standing customers’ end markets continued to be favorably impacted by increased demand and those customers also rebuilt inventory levels. In addition, newer customers including those announced in the past several months, have contributed $9.3 million in increased revenue. This has been partially offset by reductions from certain other long standing customers.

During the second quarter of 2010, revenue from the industrial sector increased compared with the same quarter of 2009; $60.5 million for the second quarter of 2010 compared with $30.8 million for the same period in 2009, as a result of increases for customers due improved economic conditions. Revenue from the industrial sector as a percentage of total revenue increased to 85.0% in the second quarter of 2010, compared with 78.6% in the second quarter of 2009.

Revenue from the communications sector increased compared with the same quarter of 2009; $3.8 million for the second quarter of 2010 compared with $1.9 million in 2009, which represented 5.3% of revenue in the second quarter of 2010, compared with 4.8% of revenue in the second quarter of 2009.

Revenue from the networking and enterprise computing sector increased to $6.9 million for the second quarter of 2010 compared with $6.5 million in 2009, which represented 9.7% of revenue in the second quarter of 2010, down from 16.6% of revenue in the second quarter of 2009. The revenue amounts remained consistent year over year, however there was a large decrease in the percentage of total revenue due to the large increase in the industrial sector revenue.

During the second quarter of 2010, the Company recorded approximately $1.0 million of sales of raw materials inventory to customers, which carried no margin, compared with $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2009. The Company purchases raw materials based on customer purchase orders. When a customer requires an order to be altered or changed, the customer is generally obligated to purchase the original on-order raw material at cost, to the extent the materials are not consumed within a specified period.

 

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Due to changes in market conditions, the life cycle of products, the nature of specific programs and other factors, revenues from a particular customer typically varies from quarter to quarter and year to year. The Company’s ten largest customers represented 90.7% of revenue from continuing operations during the second quarter of 2010, compared with 91.8% in the second quarter of 2009. Revenue from our four largest customers during the second quarter of 2010 were $12.4 million, $10.5 million, $10.0 million and $8.4 million, representing 17.4%, 14.7%, 14.0% and 11.9% of total revenue for the second quarter of 2010, respectively. This compares with revenue of $8.0 million, $7.1 million, $6.2 million, and $4.1 million, representing 20.6%, 18.2%, 15.9% and 10.4% of total revenue for the second quarter of 2009, respectively. No other customers represented more than 10% of revenue in either period.

During the second quarter of 2010, 48.2% of our revenue was attributable to production from our operations in Mexico, 22.3% in Asia, 19.6% in Canada, and 9.9% in the U.S. During the second quarter of 2009, 40.2% of our revenue from continuing operations was attributable to our operations in Mexico, 32.0% in Canada, 19.4% in Asia, and 8.4% in the U.S.

The Company operates in a highly competitive and dynamic marketplace in which current and prospective customers from time to time seek to lower their costs through a competitive bidding process among EMS providers. This process creates an opportunity to increase revenue to the extent we are successful in the bidding process, however, there is also the potential for revenue to decline to the extent we are unsuccessful in this process. Furthermore, even if we are successful, there is potential for our margins to decline. If we lose any of our larger product lines manufactured for any one of our customers, we could experience declines in revenue.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2010 increased by $4.3 million, or 107.5%, to $8.3 million compared with the same period in 2009. This is largely due to increased revenue levels, combined with cost reductions in 2009 and continued cost management. Gross margin as a percent of sales increased from 10.2% in the second quarter of 2009 to 11.7% in the second quarter of 2010 as a result of cost containment initiatives and mix of business.

The Company adjusts for estimated obsolete or excess inventory for the difference between the cost of inventory and estimated realizable value based upon customer forecasts, shrinkage, the aging and future demand of the inventory, past experience with specific customers and the ability to sell back inventory to customers or suppliers. If these estimates change, additional write-downs may be required.

Selling, General & Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $1.5 million, or 48.4%, during the second quarter of 2010 to $4.6 million, from $3.1 million in the second quarter of 2009 largely as a result of variable compensation, legal and professional fees.

Restructuring Charges

The Company recorded nominal restructuring recoveries for the second quarter of 2009, and nil in the second quarter of 2010.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased from $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2009 to $0.4 million for the second quarter of 2010, a decrease of $0.1 million primarily resulting from lower interest rates due to market rate reductions and the amended debt agreement signed this quarter, offset by higher average debt balances. Interest expense in the second quarter of both 2010 and 2009 included amortization of deferred financing fees of $0.1 million. The weighted average interest rates with respect to the debt were 5.0% and 5.5% for each of the second quarters of 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Income Tax Expense

The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.1 million during the second quarter of 2010 compared to a nominal amount in the second quarter of 2009.

In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, change of control limitations, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Guidance under ASC 740 states that forming a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed is difficult when there is negative evidence, such as cumulative losses in recent years in the jurisdictions to which the deferred tax assets relate. At the end of the second quarter of 2003, the Company concluded that given the weakness and uncertainty in the industry’s economic environment at that time, it was appropriate to establish a full valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets. Commencing in 2004, it was determined by management that it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets associated with the Mexican jurisdiction would be realized and no valuation allowance has been recorded against these deferred tax assets since 2004. The U.S. and Canadian jurisdictions continue to have a full valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax assets in those jurisdictions.

 

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At January 3, 2010, the Company had total net operating loss carry forwards of $111.1 million, of which $1.9 million will expire in 2010, $1.3 million will expire in 2012, $10.3 million will expire in 2014, $4.1 million will expire in 2015, $1.1 million will expire in 2018, $0.1 million will expire in 2019 and 2020, $19.2 million will expire in 2021, $16.2 million will expire in 2022, $27.3 million will expire in 2023, and the remainder will expire between 2026 and 2029.

Discontinued Operations

In June 2009, the Company ceased manufacturing operations at its Boston, Massachusetts facility. The Company entered into an agreement with the landlord to terminate the existing lease and conducted a sale of certain plant equipment. As at July 5, 2009, the Boston facility was classified as a discontinued operation and its results of operations are separately reported for all periods presented.

Loss from discontinued operations before disposal was $1.4 million in the second quarter of 2009, and nil in the second quarter of 2010.

The $2.5 million loss on disposal recorded in the three months ended July 5, 2009 consist largely of the settlement under the lease termination agreement, severance costs and other contracted facility exit costs, somewhat offset by a gain on disposal of fixed assets.

 

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Six months ended July 4, 2010 compared with six months ended July 5, 2009:

The following table sets forth summarized operating results in millions of US$ for the periods ended:

 

     Six months ended
July 4, 2010
    Six months ended
July 5, 2009
    Change
2010 to 2009
 
     $    %     $     %     $     %  

Revenue

   $ 132.6    100.0   $ 84.1      100.0   $ 48.5      57.7

Cost of sales

     117.8    88.8     76.2      90.6     41.6      54.6
                                         

Gross profit

     14.8    11.2     7.9      9.4     6.9      87.3

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     8.5    6.4     6.6      7.8     1.9      28.8

Restructuring charges

     —      0.0     0.8      1.0     (0.8   (100.0 %) 
                                         

Operating earnings

     6.3    4.8     0.5      0.6     5.8      1160.0

Interest expense

     0.9    0.7     0.8      1.0     0.1      12.5
                                         

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

     5.4    4.1     (0.3   (0.4 )%      5.7      1900.0

Income tax expenses

             

Current

     0.2    0.2     0.1     0.1     0.1      100.0

Deferred

     —      0.0     0.1     0.1     (0.1   (100.0 %) 
                                         
     0.2    0.2     0.2     0.2     —        0.0
                                         

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 5.2    3.9   $ (0.5   (0.6 )%    $ 5.7      1140.0
                                         

Loss from discontinued operations

     —      0.0     (5.4   (6.4 )%      5.4      100.0

Net earnings (loss)

   $ 5.2    3.9   $ (5.9   (7.0 )%    $ 11.1      188.1
                                         

Revenue

Revenue from continuing operations increased $48.5 million, or 57.7%, from $84.1 million for the first six months of 2009 to $132.6 million for the first six months of 2010 as many of SMTC’s long standing customers’ end markets continued to be favorably impacted by increased demand and inventory rebuilding. In addition, newer customers including those announced in the past several months, have contributed $12.3 million in increased revenue. This has been somewhat offset by reductions from certain other long standing customers.

During the first six months of 2010, revenue from the industrial sector represented 84.9% of revenue compared to 80.9% of revenue for the first six months of 2009. Revenue generated from the industrial sector increased by $44.4 million to $112.5 million in the first six months of 2010 compared to the first six months of 2009 to $68.1 million for the reasons cited above.

In both relative and absolute terms, the revenue generated from the communications sector in the first six months increased. In absolute terms, revenue increased by $2.2 million from $4.7 million in the first six months of 2009 to $6.9 million in the first six months of 2010 largely due to a new customer with $2.0 million of revenue.

Revenue from the networking and enterprise computing sector increased compared with the first six months of 2009; $13.1 million for the first six months of 2010 compared with $11.4 million in 2009. The increase is due to additional revenue from one long standing customer, revenue from a new customer and slightly offset by a decrease to one long standing customer.

During the first six months of 2010, we recorded approximately $1.3 million of sales of raw materials inventory to customers, which carried no margin, compared to $0.8 million in the first six months of 2009. The Company purchases raw materials based on customer purchase orders. To the extent the customer requires these orders to be altered or changed, the customer is generally obligated to purchase the original on-order raw material.

Due to changes in market conditions, the life cycle of products, the nature of specific programs and other factors, customer volumes produced by the Company typically vary from year to year. For the first six months of 2010, the Company’s ten largest customers represented 89.9% of revenue from continuing operations compared with 91.8% for the same period last year. Revenue

 

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from our four largest customers during the first six months of 2010 was $23.3 million, $22.3 million, $17.4 million and $15.5 million, representing 17.6%, 16.8%, 13.1% and 11.7%, respectively, of total revenue for the period. This compares with revenues from five customers of $16.5 million, $16.0 million, $11.0 million, $10.9 million and $9.6 million, representing 19.6%, 19.0%, 13.1%, 12.9%, and 11.4%, respectively, of total revenue from continuing operations for the same period last year. No other customers represented more than 10% of revenue in either period.

During the first six months of 2010, 45.3% of our revenue from continuing operations was produced from operations in Mexico, 24.7% from Asia, 21.1% from Canada and 8.9% from the United States. During the first six months of 2009, 33.9% of our revenue from continuing operations was produced from operations in Mexico, 34.2% from Canada, 24.8% from Asia and 7.1% from the United States. The variance in Mexico and Canada is due to production of three customers being moved to Mexico from Canada.

The Company operates in a highly competitive and dynamic marketplace in which current and prospective customers from time to time seek to lower their costs through a competitive tendering process among EMS providers. This process creates an opportunity to increase revenue to the extent we are successful in the tender process; however there is also the potential for revenue to decline to the extent we are unsuccessful in this process. Furthermore, even if we are successful, there is potential for our margins to decline. If we lose any of the larger product lines manufactured for any one of our customers, we could experience declines in revenue.

Gross Profit

Gross profit increased $6.9 million from $7.9 million, or 9.4% of revenue, for the first six months of 2009 to $14.8 million, or 11.2% of revenue, for the first six months of 2010. The increase in the gross margin in the first six months of 2010 is largely due to increased revenue combined with improved efficiency as a result of cost containment initiatives and improved sales mix.

The Company adjusts for estimated obsolete or excess inventory for the difference between the cost of inventory and estimated realizable value based upon customer forecasts, shrinkage, the aging and future demand of the inventory, past experience with specific customers and the ability to sell back inventory to customers or suppliers. If these estimates change, additional write-downs may be required.

Selling, General & Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $1.9 million from $6.6 million, or 7.8% of revenue, for the first six months of 2009 to $8.5 million, or 6.4% of revenue, for the first six months of 2010. The increase in 2010 is largely related to higher incentive compensation, legal and other professional fees.

Restructuring Charges

In the first six months of 2009 the Company recorded restructuring charges of $0.8 million, consisting of severance charges of $0.5 million in the Mexican segment, $0.3 million in the Canadian segment and a nominal amount in the U.S. segment. The Company reduced staff levels by approximately 160 in response to expected lower revenues resulting from the global economic recession. No restructuring charges occurred in the first six months of 2010.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $0.1 million from $0.8 million for the first six months of 2009 to $0.9 million for the first six months of 2010, resulting from increased debt levels in the first quarter of 2010, and a recovery of interest from prior periods in the first quarter of 2009. Interest expense for the first six months of both 2010 and 2009 include amortization of deferred financing fees of $0.1 million. Excluding the amortization of deferred financing fees, and the reduction in interest expense in 2009 related to the recovery, interest expense was $0.9 million for both the first six months of 2009 and 2010. The weighted average interest rates with respect to the debt for the first six months of 2010 and 2009 were 5.3% and 5.2%, respectively.

Income Tax Expense

The Company recorded net income tax expense of $0.2 million, during the first six months of both 2009 and 2010, relating to minimum taxes in certain jurisdictions, offset by foreign exchange revaluation.

Discontinued Operations

Loss from discontinued operations before disposal was $2.8 million in the first six months of 2009, compared with nil in the first six months of 2010.

The $2.6 million loss on disposal recorded in the six months ended July 5, 2009 consist largely of the settlement under the lease termination agreement, severance costs and other contracted facility exit costs, somewhat offset by a gain on disposal of fixed assets.

 

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Liquidity

Net cash provided in operating activities during the six months ended July 4, 2010 was $2.0 million driven by the net income generated by the Company. Net working capital increased by $5.3 million due to increases in accounts receivable and inventory, which were partially offset by increases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Accounts receivable days sales outstanding were 61 and 57 days for the six months ended July 4, 2010 and July 5, 2009. Inventory turnover, on an annualized basis was 5.1 times for the six months ended July 4, 2010 and compared to 5.5 times for the six months ended July 5, 2009. Accounts payable days outstanding were 79 days at the end of the first six months of 2010 compared to 68 days for the same period in 2009.

Net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended July 4, 2010 was $0.6 million and net cash used in the six months ended July 5, 2009 was $1.1 million. During the six months ended July 4, 2010, the Company repaid debt of $0.8 million, while during the same period in 2009 the Company’s net debt position did not change. During the six months ended July 4, 2010 the Company generated $0.7 million in proceeds from the issuance of common stock upon the exercise of stock options. Cash used in financing activities during the six months ended July 5, 2009 included a $0.4 million repayment of capital lease obligations as a result of the disposition of property, plant and equipment in Boston.

Net cash used in investing activities, pertaining to additions of property, plant and equipment during the six months ended July 4, 2010 was $0.8 million and net cash provided in the six months ended July 5, 2009 was $0.5 million. Cash provided in the six months ended July 5, 2009 consisted of $0.8 million provided by proceeds on the disposition of property, plant and equipment in Boston, offset by additions of property, plant and equipment of $0.3 million

All accruals related to the disposal of the Boston facility are expected to be settled by the end of the third quarter of 2010.

Capital Resources

On May 18, 2010, the Company and its lenders signed an amendment to extend the repayment schedule and the term of the debt agreement to August 2013, to reset the EBITDA and leverage covenants, to eliminate the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, and to reduce interest rates. The revolving line of credit now bears interest at prime to prime plus 1%, the term loan to EDC now bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.5% to 3.5%, and the term loan to Wells Fargo now bears interest at LIBOR plus 3% to 4%, depending on the achievement of financial performance levels as specified in the debt agreement. Under the new amendment, required repayments of the term loan to EDC for fiscal 2010 are eliminated. Payments are scheduled to recommence on April 1, 2011.

We believe that cash generated from operations, available cash and amounts available under our Wells Fargo EDC Facilities and additional financing sources such as leasing companies and other lenders will be adequate to meet our debt service requirements, capital expenditures and working capital needs at our current level of operations and organic growth in the future, although no assurance can be given in this regard, particularly with respect to amounts available from lenders. We have agreed to a borrowing base formula under which the amount we are permitted to borrow under the Wells Fargo EDC Facilities is based on our accounts receivable and inventory. Further, there can be no assurance that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings will be available to enable us to service our indebtedness. Our future operating performance and ability to service indebtedness will be subject to future economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors, certain of which are beyond our control.

During the six months ended July 4, 2010, there were no additions of property, plant and equipment acquired via capital leases.

 

Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Our credit facilities bear interest at floating rates. The weighted average interest rate incurred on debt for the quarter ended July 4, 2010 was 5.3%. At July 4, 2010, the interest rate on our U.S. revolving credit facility is 4.25% based on the U.S. prime rate, our U.S. term debt bore interest at 3.85% based on LIBOR and our Canadian term debt bore interest at 4.25% based on LIBOR. If base rates increased by 10%, our interest expense would have increased by approximately $0.1 million annually.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

Most of our sales and component purchases are denominated in U.S. dollars. Our Canadian and Mexican payroll, Euro based component purchases and other various expenses are denominated in local currencies. As a result, we have limited exposure to foreign currency exchange risk for modest changes in exchange rates. However, for more significant changes in exchange rates, the Company is subject to much greater variations. The strengthening of the Canadian dollar and the Mexican peso results in an increase in costs to the organization and may lead to a reduction in reported earnings.

 

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Item 4T Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have conducted an evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and the Company’s Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls and Procedures

There was no change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect these controls identified in connection with the most recent evaluation of these controls by the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

Part II OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A Risk Factors

Other than with respect to the risk factors below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 3, 2010. The three risk factors below were disclosed on the Form 10-K and have been updated to provide revised information as of July 4, 2010.

A majority of our revenue comes from a small number of customers; if we lose any of our larger customers, our revenue could decline significantly.

We operate in a highly competitive and dynamic marketplace in which current and prospective customers often seek to lower their costs through a competitive bidding process among EMS providers. This process creates an opportunity to increase revenue to the extent we are successful in the bidding process, however, there is also the potential for revenue decline to the extent we are unsuccessful in the process. Furthermore, even if we are successful, there is the potential for our margins to decrease.

Our four largest customers represented 17.6%, 16.8%, 13.1% and 11.7% of total revenue from continuing operations for the six months ended July 4, 2010, respectively. For the first six months of 2010, our top ten largest customers collectively represented 89.9% of our total revenue. We expect to continue to depend upon a relatively small number of customers for a significant percentage of our revenue. In addition to having a limited number of customers, we manufacture a limited number of products for each of our customers. If we lose any of our largest customers or any product line manufactured for one of our largest customers, we could experience a significant reduction in our revenue. Also, the insolvency of one or more of our largest customers or the inability of one or more of our largest customers to pay for its orders could decrease revenue. As many of our costs and operating expenses are relatively fixed, a reduction in net revenue can decrease our profit margins and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Shortages or price fluctuations of component parts specified by our customers could delay product shipment and affect our profitability.

A substantial portion of our revenue is derived from “turnkey” manufacturing. In turnkey manufacturing, we provide both the materials and the manufacturing services. If we fail to manage our inventory effectively, we may bear the risk of fluctuations in materials costs, scrap and excess inventory, all of which can have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, delays, cancellations or reductions of orders by our customers could result in an excess of materials. Orders received from customers within component lead time, rapid increases in orders or lengthening of lead times by suppliers could cause a shortage of materials. A shortage of materials could lengthen production schedules and increase costs. An excess of materials may increase the costs of maintaining inventory and may increase the risk of inventory obsolescence, both of which may increase expenses and decrease profit margins and operating income.

Many of the products we manufacture require one or more components that we order from sole-source suppliers. Supply shortages for a particular component can delay production of all products using that component or cause cost increases in the services we provide. In addition, in the past, some of the materials we use, such as memory and logic devices, have been subject to industry-wide shortages. As a result, suppliers allocate available quantities among their customers, and we have not been able to obtain all of the materials required. Our inability to obtain these materials could slow production or assembly, delay shipments to our customers, increase costs and reduce operating income. During fiscal year 2010, the Company has been experiencing an increase in lead times

 

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due to the effect of industry wide component shortages. Also, we may bear the risk of periodic component price increases, which could reduce operating income. Also we rely on a variety of common carriers for materials transportation, and we route materials through various world ports. A work stoppage, strike or shutdown of a major port or airport could result in manufacturing and shipping delays or expediting charges, which could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health and severely limit our ability to plan for or respond to changes in our business.

On May 18, 2010, the Company and its lenders signed an amendment to extend the term of the debt agreement to July 2013, and to reset the EBITDA and leverage covenants, along with interest rates and the repayment schedule. The revolving line of credit now bears interest at prime to prime plus 1%, and the term loan to Wells Fargo now bears interest at LIBOR plus 3% to 4%, depending on a grid as specified in the debt agreement, which decreases as increasing rolling four-quarter EBITDA levels are achieved. Under the new amendment, repayments of the term loan to EDC for fiscal 2010 are postponed. Payments are scheduled to recommence on April 1, 2011. Management believes that the Company will be in compliance with these amended covenants for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the outstanding balances under the lending agreements continue to be classified as long-term. Continued compliance with its covenants, however, is dependent on the Company achieving certain forecasts. While management is confident in its plans, market conditions have been difficult to predict and there is no assurance that the Company will achieve its forecasts.

Our debt under the Wells Fargo EDC Facilities could have adverse consequences for our business, including:

 

   

We will be more vulnerable to adverse general economic conditions.

 

   

We will be required to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to repayment of debt, limiting the availability of cash for other purposes.

 

   

We may have difficulty obtaining financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, general corporate purposes or other purposes.

 

   

We may have limited flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry.

 

   

We could be limited in our borrowing of additional funds and making strategic investments by restrictive covenants and the borrowing base formula in our credit arrangements.

 

   

We may fail to comply with covenants under which we borrowed our indebtedness, including various financial covenants under our Wells Fargo EDC Facilities. These covenants, applicable to specific four quarter rolling periods, include (i) a minimum consolidated EBITDA target, (ii) a maximum total debt to EBITDA ratio, and (iii) maximum capital expenditures. Our failure to comply with covenants could result in an event of default. If an event of default occurs and is not cured or waived, it could result in all amounts outstanding, together with accrued interest, becoming immediately due and payable. If we were unable to repay such amounts, our lenders could proceed against any collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. There can be no assurance that we will maintain compliance with the covenants under the Wells Fargo EDC Facilities.

 

   

Our Wells Fargo EDC Facilities contains subjective acceleration clauses. There can be no assurance that the lender will not exercise their rights to accelerate repayment under the terms of the agreement.

There can be no assurance that our leverage and such restrictions will not materially adversely affect our ability to finance our future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities. In addition, our ability to pay principal and interest on our indebtedness to meet our financial and restrictive covenants and to satisfy our other debt obligations will depend upon our future operating performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors, certain of which are beyond our control, as well as the availability of revolving credit borrowings under the Wells Fargo EDC Facilities or successor facilities.

 

Item 6 Exhibits

 

31.1    Certification of John Caldwell pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.
31.2    Certification of Jane Todd pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.
32.1    Certification of John Caldwell, pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.
32.2    Certification of Jane Todd, pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

SMTC CORPORATION
By:   /S/    JOHN CALDWELL        
Name:   John Caldwell
Title:   President and CEO
By   /S/    JANE TODD        
Name:   Jane Todd
Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 6, 2010

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

31.1    Certification of John Caldwell pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.
31.2    Certification of Jane Todd pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.
32.1    Certification of John Caldwell, pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.
32.2    Certification of Jane Todd, pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated August 6, 2010.

 

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