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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Form 10-Q
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
     
o   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 000-27115
PCTEL, Inc.
(Exact Name of Business Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)
     
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)


8725 W. Higgins Road, Suite 400,
Chicago IL

(Address of Principal Executive Office)
  77-0364943
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)



60631
(Zip Code)
(773) 243-3000
(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 þ     No o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
o Large accelerated filer      þ Accelerated filer      o Non-accelerated filer
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o      No þ
     Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
     
Title   Outstanding
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
  21,949,887 as of November 1, 2007
 
 

 


 

PCTEL, Inc.
Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
             
        Page
PART I
           
Item 1
  Financial Statements        
 
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets     3  
 
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     4  
 
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     5  
 
  Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements     6  
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition And Results of Operations     17  
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk     24  
  Controls and Procedures     24  
 
           
           
  Legal Proceedings     24  
  Risk Factors     25  
  Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer of Purchases of Equity Securities     25  
  Exhibits     26  
 
  Signature     26  

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PCTEL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED, in thousands except per share amounts)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
ASSETS
               
CURRENT ASSETS:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 65,898     $ 59,148  
Short-term investments
          11,623  
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $442 and $333, respectively
    14,877       14,034  
Inventories, net
    8,802       7,258  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    2,030       2,059  
 
           
Total current assets
    91,607       94,122  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net
    12,719       12,357  
GOODWILL
    17,641       17,569  
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net
    4,774       7,451  
OTHER ASSETS
    1,091       1,221  
 
           
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 127,832     $ 132,720  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 2,442     $ 885  
Deferred revenue
    1,074       1,025  
Other accrued liabilities
    6,411       6,964  
Short-term debt
    1,092       869  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    11,019       9,743  
 
               
Other long-term accrued liabilities
    2,705       2,284  
 
           
Total liabilities
  $ 13,724     $ 12,027  
 
           
 
               
COMMITMENTS and CONTINGENCIES (Note 9)
           
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 21,955,907 and 22,065,145 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively
    22       22  
Additional paid-in capital
    164,020       165,556  
Accumulated deficit
    (49,996 )     (46,671 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    62       1,786  
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    114,108       120,693  
 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 127,832     $ 132,720  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PCTEL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED, in thousands except per share amounts)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
REVENUES
  $ 20,318     $ 20,526     $ 58,231     $ 65,850  
COST OF REVENUES
    9,764       10,618       28,132       30,164  
 
                       
GROSS PROFIT
    10,554       9,908       30,099       35,686  
OPERATING EXPENSES:
                               
Research and development
    3,597       3,578       11,604       9,831  
Sales and marketing
    3,498       3,226       10,377       9,964  
General and administrative
    3,373       3,393       10,494       10,867  
Amortization of intangible assets
    408       749       1,580       2,842  
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
          20,349             20,349  
Restructuring charges, net
    (152 )     1,141       1,922       424  
Gain on sale of assets and related royalties
    (250 )     (250 )     (750 )     (750 )
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    10,474       32,186       35,227       53,527  
 
                       
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
    80       (22,278 )     (5,128 )     (17,841 )
 
                       
OTHER INCOME, NET
    820       990       2,621       2,358  
 
                       
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    900       (21,288 )     (2,507 )     (15,483 )
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES
    259       (541 )     818       1,135  
 
                       
NET INCOME (LOSS)
  $ 641     $ (20,747 )   $ (3,325 )   $ (16,618 )
 
                       
Basic income (loss) per share
  $ 0.03     $ (0.99 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.80 )
Shares used in computing basic income (loss) per share
    20,823       20,941       20,981       20,753  
Diluted income (loss) per share
  $ 0.03     $ (0.99 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.80 )
Shares used in computing diluted income (loss) per share
    20,970       20,941       20,981       20,753  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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PCTEL, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED, in thousands except per share amounts)
                 
    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,  
    2007     2006  
Operating Activities:
               
Net income (loss)
    ($3,325 )     ($16,618 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    3,139       4,322  
Impairment of Goodwill and other intangible assets
            20,349  
Stock-based compensation
    3,751       3,324  
Gain on sale of assets and related royalties
    (750 )     (750 )
(Gain) loss on disposal/sale of property and equipment
    (21 )     617  
Reversal of income tax reserve
           
Restructuring costs
    1,623        
Payment of withholding tax on stock-based compensation
    (889 )     (1,047 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable, net
    (832 )     319  
Inventories, net
    (2,305 )     2,723  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    45       1,559  
Accounts payable
    1,547       (1,361 )
Income taxes payable
    695       40  
Other accrued liabilities
    (1,961 )     (3,393 )
Deferred revenue
    233       (1,238 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    950       8,846  
 
           
 
               
Investing Activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (2,508 )     (2,395 )
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment
    29       113  
Purchase of short-term investments
    (19,977 )      
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments
    31,600        
Proceeds on sale of assets and related royalties
    750       750  
Purchase of assets/businesses, net of cash required
          510  
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    9,894       (1,022 )
 
           
 
               
Financing Activities:
               
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
    1,108       3,104  
Payments for repurchase of common stock
    (5,504 )      
Tax benefit from stock option exercises
          662  
Short-term borrowings, net
    154       1,225  
 
           
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (4,242 )     4,991  
 
           
 
               
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    6,602       12,815  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
    148       (680 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    59,148       58,307  
 
           
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
  $ 65,898     $ 70,442  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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PCTEL, Inc.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
(UNAUDITED)
1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to 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. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Basis of Consolidation and Foreign Currency Translation
The company uses the United States dollar as the functional currency for the financial statements. The company uses the local currency as the functional currency for its subsidiaries in China (Yuan), United Kingdom (Pounds Sterling), Serbia (Euro), Japan (Yen), India (Rupee), and Malaysia (Ringgit). Assets and liabilities of these operations are translated to U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect at the applicable balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated using average exchange rates prevailing during that period. Translation gains (losses) are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income as a component of stockholders’ equity. All gains and losses resulting from other transactions originally in foreign currencies and then translated into U.S. dollars are included in net income in other income (expense). The company recorded net foreign exchange losses of $76,000 and $179,000 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively. The company recorded net foreign exchange gains of $93,000 and $120,000 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 159”) provides the option to report certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value, with the intent to mitigate volatility in financial reporting that can occur when related assets and liabilities are recorded on different bases. This statement is effective for us beginning January 1, 2008. The company does not expect SFAS 159 to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Effective January 2007, the company adopted provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48). See Note 10 on Income Taxes for discussion of FIN 48.
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by providing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of the information. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The company will adopt SFAS 157 on its effective date. The company is in the process of determining any potential impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will have on our financial statements.
In May 2005, FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”, a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3. This statement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle, and requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements for changes in accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 will be effective for the company beginning in fiscal year 2007. This statement does not have a material impact on the company’s consolidated financial statements.
2. Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments
At September 30, 2007, cash equivalents were invested in money market funds. There were no short-term investments at September 30,

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2007. At December 31, 2006, cash and cash equivalents were invested in money market funds as well as certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and municipal bonds with original maturities of less than 90 days. At December 31, 2006, short-term investments consisted of commercial paper and municipal bonds with original maturities of greater than 90 days.
3. Inventories
Inventories as of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were composed of raw materials, sub assemblies, finished goods and work-in-process. Sub assemblies are included within raw materials. As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, the allowance for inventory losses was $1.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively.
Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
Raw materials
  $ 7,967     $ 6,089  
Work in process
    519       417  
Finished goods
    1,738       1,635  
Excess & Obsolescence reserves
    (1,421 )     (883 )
 
           
Inventories, net
  $ 8,802     $ 7,258  
 
           
4. Earnings per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
                               
Net earnings (loss)
  $ 641     $ (20,747 )   $ (3,325 )   $ (16,618 )
 
                       
Basic loss per share:
                               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    22,199       22,235       22,357       22,047  
Less: Weighted average shares subject to repurchase
    (1,376 )     (1,294 )     (1,376 )     (1,294 )
 
                       
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    20,823       20,941       20,981       20,753  
 
                       
Basic earnings (loss) per share
  $ 0.03     $ (0.99 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.80 )
 
                       
Diluted loss per share:
                               
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    20,823       20,941       20,981       20,753  
Weighted average shares subject to repurchase
    87       *       *       *  
Weighted average common stock option grants
    60       *       *       *  
Weighted average common shares and common stock Equivalents outstanding
    20,970       20,941       20,981       20,753  
 
                       
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
  $ 0.03     $ (0.99 )   $ (0.16 )   $ (0.80 )
 
                       
 
*   These amounts have been excluded since the effect is anti-dilutive.
Common stock equivalents consist of stock options and restricted shares using the treasury stock method. Common stock options and restricted shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share if their effect is anti-dilutive. The weighted average common stock option grants and restricted shares excluded from the calculations of diluted net loss per share were 737,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, and 655,000 and 778,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively.
5. Stock-Based Compensation
In the first fiscal quarter of 2006, the company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), “Share Based Payments,” which revises SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation.” SFAS No. 123(R) requires the company to record compensation expense for share-based

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payments, including employee stock options, at fair value. Prior to fiscal 2006, the company had accounted for its stock-based compensation awards pursuant to Accounting Principles Opinion (APB) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, and its related interpretations, which allowed use of the intrinsic value method. Under the intrinsic value method, compensation expense for stock option based employee compensation was not recognized in the income statement as all stock options granted by the company had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the option grant date.
The company elected to use the modified prospective transition method to adopt SFAS No. 123(R). Under this transition method, compensation expense includes expense for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, and the expense for all share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006 based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R).
In the three months ended September 30, 2007, the company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $1.2 million in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, which included $0.8 million of restricted stock amortization, $0.2 million for stock option expense, and $0.2 million for stock bonuses. In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $3.7 million, which included $2.5 million for restricted stock amortization, $0.7 million for stock option expense, $0.4 million of stock bonuses, and $0.1 million for stock compensation expense for the ESPP. Total stock compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was $1.1 million, which included $0.7 million for restricted stock amortization, $0.3 million for stock option expense, and $0.1 million for stock bonuses. Total stock compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $3.3 million, which included $1.9 million of restricted stock amortization, and $1.0 million for stock option expense, and $0.4 million for stock bonuses.
Stock Options
The fair value of each unvested option was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following assumptions during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006:
                 
    September 30,   September 30,
    2007   2006
Weighted average fair value of options granted
  $ 2.99     $ 2.98  
 
               
Dividend yield
  None   None
Risk-free interest rate
    4.8 %     4.8 %
Expected volatility
    45 %     48 %
Expected life (in years)
    2.5       2.3  
The company granted 26,000 options in the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 247,910 options in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The company granted 249,750 options in the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 501,489 options in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The company received $14,000 in proceeds from the exercise of 1,838 options during the three months ended September 30, 2007, and received $0.5 million in proceeds from the exercise of 67,895 options during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The company received $0.5 million in proceeds from the exercise of 79,611 options during the three months ended September 30, 2006, and received proceeds of $2.6 million from the exercise of 353,808 options during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. As of September 30, 2007, the unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of the company’s stock options was approximately $1.1 million, net of estimated forfeitures to be recognized through 2011 over a weighted average period of 1.4 years.
A summary of the company’s stock option activity and related information follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (in thousands except share amounts):

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            Weighted     Weighted        
    Summary of     Average     Average     Aggegrate  
    Option     Exerise     Contractual     Intrinsic  
    Activity     Price     Life (Yrs)     Value  
 
                               
Outstanding at December 31, 2006
    3,965,627     $ 9.63                  
Granted
    247,910       9.54                  
Exercised
    (67,895 )     7.47                  
Cancelled
    (53,175 )     10.92                  
Forfeited
    (138,313 )     9.31                  
 
                           
Outstanding at September 30, 2007
    3,954,154     $ 9.66       6.35     $ 358  
 
                               
Exercisable at September 30, 2007
    3,309,644     $ 9.73       5.86     $ 346  
The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding under all Stock Plans at September 30, 2007:
                                         
            Options Outstanding     Options Exercisable  
            Weighted                      
            Average     Weighted-             Weighted  
Range of   Number     Remaining     Average     Number     Average  
Exercise Prices   Outstanding     Contractual Life     Exercise Price     Exercisable     Exercise Price  
  $6.00 —   $7.20
    443,213       4.66     $ 6.88       443,213       6.88  
  $7.26 —   $7.77
    397,594       5.87     $ 7.49       344,665       7.50  
  $7.81 —   $8.48
    404,708       5.80     $ 8.02       355,176       7.99  
  $8.52 —   $9.11
    412,351       6.80     $ 8.90       294,611       8.90  
  $9.12 —   $9.93
    395,780       8.94     $ 9.40       82,826       9.27  
  $9.94 — $10.70
    741,380       6.35     $ 10.45       668,515       10.48  
$10.72 — $11.55
    413,128       6.45     $ 11.22       374,638       11.24  
$11.56 — $11.84
    705,100       6.31     $ 11.72       705,100       11.72  
$12.16 — $13.30
    33,400       5.88     $ 12.82       33,400       12.82  
$59.00 — $59.00
    7,500       2.34     $ 59.00       7,500       59.00  
 
                             
  $6.00 — $59.00
    3,954,154       6.35     $ 9.66       3,309,644       9.73  
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Eligible employees are able to purchase common stock at the lower of 85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the first or last day of each offering period under the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Each offering period is six months. The company received proceeds of $0.3 million from the issuance of 47,908 shares under the ESPP in August 2007 and the company received proceeds of $0.3 million from the issuance of 39,069 shares under the ESPP in February 2007.
Based on the 15% discount and the fair value of the option feature of this plan, this plan is considered compensatory under SFAS 123(R). Compensation expense is calculated using the fair value of the employees’ purchase rights under the Black-Scholes model.
The key assumptions used in the valuation model during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 are provided below:
                 
    September 30,   September 30,
    2007   2006
Dividend yield
  None   None
Risk-free interest rate
    4.9 %     4.7 %
Expected volatility
    44 %     48 %
Expected life (in years)
    0.5       0.5  

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The ESPP was amended and restated effective at the company’s annual meeting of stockholders on June 5, 2007. The plan was extended by 10 years and the shares reserved for issuance was reduced from 850,000 to 750,000.
Restricted Stock
Restricted stock is amortized ratably over the vesting period of the applicable shares. The company grants restricted awards that generally vest over service periods. Grants to new employees vest over five years. In prior years, the annual grants to employees vested over five years. Starting with the 2007 annual grants, the company issued restricted stock with a four-year vesting period. In addition, in 2006 and 2007, the company granted certain executives with performance based restricted stock awards which will vest on the achievement of targeted financial objectives. Each quarter, the company determines compensation expense for these awards based on estimated achievement compared to the targets for each grant.
The company issued 5,000 restricted awards during the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 517,852 restricted stock awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The company issued 36,500 restricted stock awards in the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 429,674 restricted stock awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, 56,150 shares vested with a value of $0.5 million and for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, 233,915 shares vested with a value of $2.1 million. During the three months ended September 30, 2006, 10,000 shares vested with a value of $90,000, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, 178,860 shares vested with a value of $1.7 million. Total unrecognized compensation expense related to restricted stock was approximately $10.7 million, net of forfeitures to be recognized through 2012 over a weighted average period of 2.8 years.
A summary of the company’s restricted stock activity and related information follows for the three months ended September 30, 2007:
                 
            Weighted
            Average
    Restricted   Grant Date
    Shares   Fair Value
Balance at December 31, 2006
    1,164,748       8.56  
Restricted stock awards
    517,852       10.25  
Restricted shares vested
    (233,915 )     9.12  
Restricted shares cancelled
    (72,490 )     9.20  
 
               
Balance at September 30, 2007
    1,376,195       9.11  
Short Term Incentive Plan
The bonuses for the company’s Short Term Incentive Plan are paid in shares of the company’s common stock. The shares earned under the plan are issued in the first quarter following the end of the fiscal year. In February 2007, the company issued 42,923 shares, net of shares withheld for payment of withholding tax, for the 2006 Short Term Incentive Plan. In February 2006, the company issued 140,290 shares, net of shares withheld for payment of withholding tax, for the 2005 Short Term Incentive plan and 14,796 shares, net of shares withheld for payment of withholding tax, for the 2005 CEO Stretch Bonus Plan. The CEO Stretch Bonus Plan was discontinued in 2006.
Employee Withholding Taxes on Stock Awards
Effective January 1, 2006, for ease in administering the issuance of stock awards, the company holds back shares of vested restricted stock awards and short-term incentive plan stock awards for the value of the statutory withholding taxes. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, the company paid $0.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively, for withholding taxes related to stock awards.
Stock Repurchases
On May 16, 2007, the Board of Directors authorized the buyback of 500,000 shares of common stock, adding to the number of shares previously authorized for repurchase by the Board. The company repurchased 517,300 shares for $4.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2007 and purchased 663,384 shares for $5.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. As of September 30, 2007, the company is authorized to purchase 22,616 additional shares under repurchase programs.
6. Comprehensive Income

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The following table provides the calculation of other comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 (in thousands):
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
Net income (loss)
  $ 641     $ (20,747 )   $ (3,325 )   $ (16,618 )
Other comprehensive income:
                               
Foreign currency translation adjustments
    29       (175 )     92       1,789  
Realized foreign currency translation adjustments
                (1,817 )      
 
                       
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 670     $ (20,922 )   $ (5,050 )   $ (14,829 )
 
                       
The reclassification adjustment of $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 represents the realization of foreign exchange translation adjustments due to the substantially complete liquidation of PCTEL Ltd. Ireland at June 30, 2007.
7. Restructuring
UMTS Restructuring
On June 14, 2007, the company announced to its customers and certain affected employees that it was exiting operations related to its UMTS iVET antenna product line, effective immediately. The company closed its research and development facility in Dublin, Ireland as well as a related engineering satellite office in the United Kingdom, and discontinued the UMTS portion of its contract manufacturing, which was located in St. Petersburg, Russia. These actions terminated 12 redundant employee positions in Ireland and three redundant employee positions in the United Kingdom. The facilities and employees affected by the company’s closure decision were originally part of the company’s acquisition of Sigma Wireless Ltd. in July 2005. In September 2006, the company discontinued the manufacturing of UMTS, PMR, and DPMR lines of the antenna products in Dublin, Ireland as announced in April 2006.
The company recorded a restructuring benefit of $0.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007. This net benefit of $0.2 million consists of $0.6 million in proceeds for the sale of intangible assets, offsetting $0.4 million of cash-based restructuring charges. The company recorded $1.9 million in restructuring expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The major components of the $1.9 million restructuring expense include $2.3 million gross cash-based restructuring charges, $0.7 million of asset impairments, and proceeds of $1.1 million for the sale of assets. The cash-based restructuring changes consist of $1.7 million for contract manufacturer obligations, $0.4 million of employee severance, $0.1 million of future lease payments, and $0.1 million of office clean up costs. Net impairments include a $1.8 million benefit related to recognition of other comprehensive income related to foreign translation adjustments. We realized the benefit due to the substantially complete liquidation of PCTEL Ltd. Ireland. The components of the $1.1 million recovery were the last time purchase of inventory for $0.5 million and the sale of intangible assets for $0.6 million.
Dublin, Ireland Restructuring
On April 7, 2006, the company reached an agreement in principle with the labor union responsible for the company’s manufacturing and certain other personnel in its Dublin, Ireland factory to discontinue the manufacture of the iVET, PMR and DPMR lines of the company’s antenna products at that location. The agreement was formally signed on April 20, 2006. This agreement enabled the company to wind down its manufacturing operations at the Dublin facility, terminate 65 redundant employee positions, downsize its space under the current lease at this location, and reduce its pension obligations to terminated and remaining employees. Manufacturing of the lines of antenna products was relocated either to a contract manufacturer in St. Petersburg, Russia, or to the company’s BTG facility in Bloomingdale, Illinois. The process of winding down manufacturing operations in Dublin and relocating the products to their new manufacturing locations was completed in September 2006 and the general and administrative support functions were eliminated in December 2006. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the company made lease payments related to the facility space no longer in use. For three months ended September 30, 2006, the company recorded restructuring expense of $1.1 million, which included fixed asset write-offs of $0.6 million, inventory write-offs of $0.4 million, and facility lease costs of $0.1 million. For nine months ended September 30, 2006, the company recorded restructuring expense of $0.4 million which included the net benefit related to the termination of the pension plan of $2.6 million, offsetting employee severance costs of $1.5 million, inventory write-offs of $0.8 million, .fixed asset write-offs of $0.6 million, and facility lease costs of $0.1 million.

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The following table shows the cash-based restructuring activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 (in thousands):
                                         
    Cash-Based Restructuring  
    Accrual                             Accrual  
    Balance at                             Balance at  
    December 31,     Restructuring     Cash     Currency     September 30,  
    2006     Expense     Payments     Adjustments     2007  
 
                                       
2006 Dublin Restructuring
                                       
Facility lease
    52             (52 )            
 
                             
 
  $ 52             ($52 )         $ 0  
 
                             
 
                                       
2007 UMTS Restructuring
                                       
Purchase commitments
          1,184       (305 )     61       940  
Employee related
          442       (440 )     1       3  
Facility & Office
          226       (213 )     3       16  
 
                             
 
  $ 0       1,852       (958 )     65     $ 959  
 
                             
 
                                       
Total
  $ 52     $ 1,852       ($1,010 )   $ 65     $ 959  
 
                             
8. Short Term Debt
The short-term borrowings consist of the following (in thousands):
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
Maxrad Tianjin
  $ 104     $ 100  
PCTEL Limited (Ireland)
    988       769  
 
           
Total
  $ 1,092     $ 869  
 
           
The borrowings for Maxrad Tianjin are denominated in Chinese Yuan and the weighted average interest rate on these borrowings was 7.0% during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The borrowings for PCTEL Limited are denominated in Euros and the weighted average interest rate on these borrowings was 5.5% during the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
9. Commitments and Contingencies
Warranties and Sales Returns
The company’s Broadband Technology Group (BTG) segment allows its major distributors and certain other customers to return unused product under specified terms and conditions. In accordance with FAS 48, the company accrues for product returns at the time of original sale based on historical sales and return trends. The company’s allowance for sales returns was $226,000 and $242,000 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
The company offers repair and replacement warranties of on average two years for antennas products and one year for scanner products. The company’s warranty reserve for these products based on historical sales and costs of repair and replacement trends. The company reports warranty reserves as a current liability included in accrued liabilities. The warranty reserves were $130,000 and $184,000 at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.
Legal Proceedings

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Ronald H. Fraser v. PC-Tel, Inc., Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
In March 2002, plaintiff Ronald H. Fraser (“Fraser”) filed a complaint in the California Superior Court for breach of contract and declaratory relief against us and for breach of contract, conversion, negligence and declaratory relief against the company’s transfer agent, Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. The complaint seeks compensatory damages allegedly suffered by Fraser as a result of the sale of certain stock by Fraser during a secondary offering in April 2000. At a mandatory settlement conference held in September 2004, Fraser stipulated to judgment in favor of the company. In November 2004 Fraser appealed the judgment entered against him. On February 6, 2007, the Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District issued an opinion affirming the trial court’s order granting PCTEL’s motion for summary judgment. On March 2, 2007, Fraser submitted an appeal of this decision and on March 7, 2007, the Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District denied his appeal. In March 2007, Fraser appealed to the Supreme Court of California. In May 2007, Fraser was denied his appeal, thereby eliminating any further avenue of legal recourse by Fraser against PCTEL.
10. Income Taxes
The company recorded income tax expense of $0.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This tax expense represents a projected effective rate of -33%. The tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 differs from the statutory tax rate because the company has a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets. Provision for deferred tax liabilities related to goodwill amortization also impacted the effective rate.
Significant management judgment is required to assess the likelihood that the company’s deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. The company maintains a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, as a result of uncertainties regarding whether they will be realized.
The company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 prescribes the recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Upon adoption, the company decreased deferred tax assets and the associated valuation allowances by $0.9 million. There was no net balance sheet impact as a result of adoption of FIN 48.
The company files a consolidated federal income tax return, income tax returns with various states, and foreign income tax returns in various foreign jurisdictions. Our federal and our state income tax years, with limited exceptions, are closed through 2001. The company does not believe that any of its tax positions will significantly change within the next twelve months. Future changes in the unrecognized tax benefit will have no impact on the effective tax rate due to the existence of the valuation allowance.
The company classifies interest and penalties associated with our uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. There were no interest or penalties related to income taxes recorded in the consolidated financial statements.
11. Industry Segment, Customer and Geographic Information
The company principally operates in three business segments. They are Broadband Technology Group (BTG), Mobility Solutions Group (MSG), and Licensing. The segment information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 has been restated to reflect the company’s current segment reporting structure.
PCTEL’s chief operating decision maker (CEO) uses only the below measures in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance among the segments.
The results of operations by segment are as follows (in thousands):

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(unaudited)   BTG   MSG   LICENSING   TOTAL
Three months ended September 30, 2007
                               
Revenue
  $ 17,454     $ 2,693     $ 171     $ 20,318  
Gross Profit
  $ 7,708     $ 2,681     $ 165     $ 10,554  
Operating Expenses
                          $ 10,474  
Operating Income
                          $ 80  
                                 
(unaudited)   BTG   MSG   LICENSING   TOTAL
Three months ended September 30, 2006
                               
Revenue
  $ 17,682     $ 2,407     $ 437     $ 20,526  
Gross Profit
  $ 7,085     $ 2,398     $ 425     $ 9,908  
Operating Expenses
                          $ 32,186  
Operating Loss
                            ($22,278 )
                                 
(unaudited)   BTG   MSG   LICENSING   TOTAL
Nine months ended September 30, 2007
                               
Revenue
  $ 49,970     $ 7,490     $ 771     $ 58,231  
Gross Profit
  $ 21,887     $ 7,455     $ 757     $ 30,099  
Operating Expenses
                          $ 35,227  
Operating Loss
                            ($5,128 )
                                 
(unaudited)   BTG   MSG   LICENSING   TOTAL
Nine months ended September 30, 2006
                               
Revenue
  $ 50,450     $ 7,191     $ 8,209     $ 65,850  
Gross Profit
  $ 20,345     $ 7,152     $ 8,189     $ 35,686  
Operating Expenses
                          $ 53,527  
Operating Income
                            ($17,841 )
The company’s revenues to customers outside of the United States, as a percent of total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, are as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
(unaudited)   September 30,   September 30,
    2007   2006   2007   2006
Europe
    18 %     22 %     20 %     20 %
Asia Pacific
    7 %     8 %     6 %     7 %
Latin America
    2 %     2 %     4 %     2 %
North America
    2 %     4 %     2 %     3 %
 
                               
 
    29 %     36 %     32 %     32 %
 
                               
Revenue from the company’s major customers representing 10% or more of total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 are as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
(Unaudited)   September 30,   September 30,
Customer   2007   2006   2007   2006
Agere Systems
    0 %     0 %     0 %     11 %
Tessco Technologies
    8 %     10 %     9 %     9 %

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Tessco is a customer in the BTG segment and Agere was a customer in the Licensing segment. The company recorded $7.0 million for a licensing settlement from Agere during the three months ended June 2006. There are no customers that represent 10% or greater of the company’s revenues in the three or nine months ended September 30, 2007.
12. Benefit Plans
401(k) Plan
The 401(k) plan covers all of the domestic employees beginning the first of the month following the month they begin their employment. Under this plan, employees may elect to contribute a portion of their current compensation to the 401(k) plan up to the statutorily prescribed annual limit. The company may make discretionary contributions to the 401(k) plan. The company made $163,000 and $140,000 in employer contributions to the 401(k) plan for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively. The company made $505,000 and $447,000 in employer contributions to the 401(k) plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Foreign Benefit Plans
The company contributes the statutory requirements for certain foreign employee retirement plans. The company made contributions of approximately $41,000 and $18,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively.
Executive Deferred Compensation Plan
The company provides an Executive Deferred Compensation Plan for executive officers and senior managers. Under this plan, our executives may defer up to 50% of salary and 100% of cash bonuses with a minimum of $1,500. In addition, the company provides a 4% matching cash contribution which vests over three years subject to the executive’s continued service. The executive has a choice of investment alternatives from a menu of mutual funds. The plan is administered by the Compensation Committee and an outside party tracks investments and provides our executives with quarterly statements showing relevant contribution and investment data. Upon termination of employment, death, disability or retirement, the executive will receive the value of his account in accordance with the provisions of the plan. Upon retirement, the executive may request to receive either a lump sum payment, or payments in annual installments over 15 years or over the lifetime of the participant with 20 annual payments guaranteed. As of September 30, 2007, the deferred compensation obligation of $1.0 million was included in other long-term accrued liabilities ($0.9 million) and accrued liabilities ($0.1 million). The company funds the obligation related to the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan with corporate-owned life insurance policies. The cash surrender value of such policies is included in other assets.
Post-retirement health insurance
On January 6, 2006, upon authorization of the Board of Directors, the company and Mr. Singer entered into an amended and restated employment agreement which eliminated the post-retirement healthcare benefits for Mr. Singer and his family that were previously included in his original employment agreement. Mr. Singer requested the elimination of these benefits for reasons related to future corporate expense, the company’s commitment to defined contribution plans rather than defined benefit plans, and parity of benefits with other executives of the company. The company reversed the liability of $141,000 in the quarter ended March 31, 2006.
Pension Plan — Ireland
As part of the acquisition of Sigma in July 2005, the company assumed the liability for the Sigma employee participants in Sigma Communications Group Retirement and Death Benefit Plan (“old plan”). This old plan was closed to new employees in December 2003. At July 4, 2005 and December 31, 2005, a third party actuary determined the company’s pension assets, accumulated pension obligation, and the projected benefit obligation related to the Sigma participants in the old plan. In the first quarter of 2006, the company set up a new plan — the PCTEL Europe Pension Plan (the “Plan”) for the 56 employees of Sigma that were participants in the old plan.
As part of the restructuring of the Dublin operation, the company terminated the Plan on June 16, 2006. The company negotiated the terms of the pension termination with the Sigma labor union since the Sigma labor union represents the majority of the people in the Plan. Under the terms of the settlement, the company funded 50% of the cash shortfall in the Plan as calculated by the third party actuary less any severance amounts given to employees that exceeded 3 weeks severance for every year of service. The funding shortfall was based on pension requirements in accordance with Irish regulations. The company incurred approximately $0.6 million in cash expense to fund the pension shortfall and for related expenses. The result was a non-cash net gain on the termination of the pension plan of $2.6 million, which was recorded as an offset to restructuring cost.

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Prior to the termination of the Plan, the effect on operations of the pension plan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively, was as follows (in thousands):
                                 
    Pension Benefits     Pension Benefits  
    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
 
                               
Service costs
                    $ 132  
Interest costs
                      140  
Expected return on plan assets
                      (101 )
 
                       
Net periodic expense
  $     $     $       171  
 
                       
The company made pension contributions of $183,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

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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 interim financial statements and the notes thereto included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report and in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006 contained in our Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2007. Except for historical information, the following discussion contains forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding our anticipated revenues, profits, costs and expenses and revenue mix. These forward-looking statements include, among others, those statements including the words, “may,” “will,” “plans,” “seeks,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes” and words of similar import. Such statements constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
Introduction
PCTEL focuses on wireless broadband mobility. We design and develop innovative antennas that extend the reach of broadband and other wireless networks and that simplify the implementation of those networks. We provide highly specialized software-defined radios that facilitate the design and optimization of broadband wireless networks and we develop software that simplifies and secures wireless access to the network. We provide our products, both software and RF products, to wireless and private carriers, wireless infrastructure and handset providers, wireless equipment distributors, VARs and other OEMs. Additionally, we license our intellectual property, principally related to a discontinued modem business, to semiconductor, PC manufacturers, modem suppliers, and others.
We operate in three separate product segments: our Broadband Technology Group (BTG), Mobility Solutions Group (MSG), and Licensing. PCTEL maintains expertise in several technology areas. These include DSP chipset programming, Radio Frequency, software engineering, mobile device operating systems, antenna design and manufacture, mechanical engineering, wireless connectivity, authentication, security, specialized communication devices, advanced algorithm development, and cellular engineering. We report revenue and gross profit for BTG, MSG, and Licensing as separate product segments. In 2006, we reorganized from four segments to three segments. The revenues and gross profit by segment have been restated to reflect our current segment reporting structure.
Growth in product revenue is dependent both on gaining further revenue traction in the existing product profile as well as further acquisitions to support the wireless initiatives. Revenue growth for antenna products is correlated to emerging wireless applications in broadband wireless, in-building wireless, wireless Internet service providers, GPS and Mobile SATCOM. The LMR, PMR, DPMR and on-glass mobile antenna applications represent mature markets. Revenue for scanning receivers is tied to the deployment of new wireless technology, such as 2.5G and 3G, and the need for existing wireless networks to be tuned and reconfigured on a regular basis. Revenue growth in the MSG segment is correlated to the success of data services offered by the customer base. The roll out of such data services is in the early stage of market development.
Licensing revenue is dependent on the signing of new license agreements and the success of the licensees in the marketplace. New licenses often contain up front payments pertaining to past royalty liability, or one time payments if the license is perpetual. This can make licensing revenue uneven. During 2006, we were successful in licensing our modem technology to what we believe is the last of the significant users of our modem technology that was not already under license. Licensing revenue will decline in 2007 to approximately $1.0 million or less and will continue to decline significantly in future periods.

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Results of Operations
Three and Nine months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
(All amounts in tables, other than percentages, are in thousands)
Revenues
                                 
    BTG   MSG   LICENSING   TOTAL
Three months ended September 30, 2007
                               
Revenue
  $ 17,454     $ 2,693     $ 171     $ 20,318  
% change from year ago period
    (1.3 %)     11.9 %     (60.9 %)     (1.0 %)
 
                               
Three months ended September 30, 2006
                               
Revenue
  $ 17,682     $ 2,407     $ 437     $ 20,526  
% change from year ago period
    (6.8 %)     17.0 %     (26.9 %)     (5.1 %)
 
                               
Nine months ended September 30, 2007
                               
Revenue
  $ 49,970     $ 7,490     $ 771     $ 58,231  
% change from year ago period
    (1.0 %)     4.2 %     (90.6 %)     (11.6 %)
 
                               
Nine months ended September 30, 2006
                               
Revenue
  $ 50,450     $ 7,191     $ 8,209     $ 65,850  
% change from year ago period
    2.9 %     60.2 %     477.7 %     19.8 %
BTG revenues were approximately $17.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, a decrease of 1% from the prior year period. BTG revenues were approximately $50.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, a decrease of 1% from the prior year period. The decline in revenue reflects our decision to exit the UMTS antenna market and the continued elimination of lower margin antenna product lines. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 included $0.5 and $1.7 million of revenues from UMTS operations.
MSG revenues increased approximately 12% to $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in fiscal 2006. MSG revenues of approximately $7.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were 4% better than the prior year period. The principle products in this segment are our Data Roaming Client software and associated Central Configuration Server as well as our IMS (IP multimedia subsystem) client software. Data client revenues dominate MSG revenues as IMS technology is currently in its pre-commercial deployment trial stage throughout the world.
Licensing revenues were approximately $0.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $0.4 million in the three months ended September 30, 2006. Licensing revenues were approximately $0.8 million in nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $8.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The second quarter of 2006 included a $7.0 million IP licensing settlement from Agere. With the completion of the modem patent litigation last year, we only have several relatively small licensing agreements that will run to completion in 2007.

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Gross Profit
                                 
    BTG   MSG   LICENSING   TOTAL
Three months ended September 30, 2007
                               
Gross profit
  $ 7,708     $ 2,681     $ 165     $ 10,554  
Percentage of revenue
    44.2 %     99.6 %     96.5 %     51.9 %
% of revenue change from year ago period
    4.1 %     0.0 %     (0.8 %)     3.6 %
 
                               
Three months ended September 30, 2006
                               
Gross profit
  $ 7,085     $ 2,398     $ 425     $ 9,908  
Percentage of revenue
    40.1 %     99.6 %     97.3 %     48.3 %
% of revenue change from year ago period
    0.8 %     (0.4 %)     9.0 %     1.9 %
 
                               
Nine months ended September 30, 2007
                               
Gross profit
  $ 21,887     $ 7,455     $ 757     $ 30,099  
Percentage of revenue
    43.8 %     99.5 %     98.2 %     51.7 %
% of revenue change from year ago period
    3.5 %     0.0 %     (1.6 %)     (2.5 %)
 
                               
Nine months ended September 30, 2006
                               
Gross profit
  $ 20,345     $ 7,152     $ 8,189     $ 35,686  
Percentage of revenue
    40.3 %     99.5 %     99.8 %     54.2 %
% of revenue change from year ago period
    (1.3 %)     1.2 %     5.3 %     6.6 %
Our product segments vary significantly in gross profit percent. The increase in overall gross profit as a percentage of revenues by 3.6 percentage points for the three months ended September 30, 2007 is due to a higher mix of MSG products and scanning receivers, as well as margin improvements within the antenna product line. The decrease in overall gross profit as a percentage of revenues by 2.5 percentage points for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the prior year periods is due to the one time $7.0 million license settlement from Agere in the second quarter of 2006. Excluding this one-time settlement, gross profit as a percentage of sales increased 3.0 percentage points for the nine months ended September 30, 2007, compared to the same period in fiscal 2006. Excluding the Agere settlement, the increase in gross profit is due to the higher mix of MSG products and scanning receivers, as well margin improvements within the antenna product line.
BTG margin was approximately 44.2% in the three months ended September 30, 2007, 4.1 percentage points better than the comparable period in fiscal 2006. BTG margin was approximately 43.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, 3.5 percentage points better than the comparable period in fiscal 2006. The margin improvement in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 reflects growth in our higher margin scanning receiver products and the elimination of lower margin antenna products from the portfolio. Margin improvements also include the positive impact of the outsourcing of the products manufactured in Dublin, Ireland to lower cost manufacturing sources in 2006. We expect long-term gross profit in this segment to be in the mid 40% range.
MSG margin was approximately 99.6% and 99.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. The gross profit % was unchanged from the prior year periods. The cost of goods sold in the segment relates primarily to third party licenses included in the Roaming Client product. We expect long-term gross profit in this segment to be in the upper 90% range.
Licensing margin was approximately 96.5% and 98.2% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Compared to 2006, gross profit as a percentage of revenue was 0.8 percentage points worse than the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 1.6 percentage points lower than the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The margin was higher in 2006 due to $7.0 million in licensing from the Agere settlement.
Research and Development

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    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006   September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006
Research and development
  $ 3,597     $ 3,578     $ 11,604     $ 9,831  
Percentage of revenues
    17.7 %     17.4 %     19.9 %     14.9 %
% change from year ago period
    0.5 %     39.7 %     18 %     31.7 %
Research and development expenses include costs for software and hardware development, prototyping, certification and pre-production costs. All costs incurred prior to establishing the technological feasibility of computer software products to be sold are research and development costs and expensed as incurred in accordance with FAS 86. No significant costs have been incurred subsequent to determining the technological feasibility.
Research and development expenses were $3.6 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2007 and three months ended September 30, 2006. Increases in expenses from investments in software and scanning products offset declines in antenna expenses due to the exiting of UMTS product operations. Engineering expenses increased $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the comparable period in 2006. The increase is due to incremental investments in headcount and expenses for software and scanning products.
Sales and Marketing
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006   September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006
 
                               
Sales and marketing
  $ 3,498     $ 3,226     $ 10,377     $ 9,964  
Percentage of revenues
    17.2 %     15.7 %     17.8 %     15.1 %
% change from year ago period
    8.4 %     (11.3 %)     4.1 %     2.9 %
Sales and marketing expenses include costs associated with the sales and marketing employees, sales representatives, product line management, and trade show expenses.
Sales and marketing expenses increased approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in fiscal 2006 and approximately $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in fiscal 2006 reflecting additional investments in distribution.
General and Administrative
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006   September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006
 
                               
General and administrative
  $ 3,373     $ 3,393     $ 10,494     $ 10,867  
Percentage of revenues
    16.6 %     16.5 %     18.0 %     16.5 %
% change from year ago period
    (0.6 %)     (17.3 %)     (3.4 %)     (10.5 %)
General and administrative expenses include costs associated with the general management, finance, human resources, information technology, legal, insurance, public company costs, and other operating expenses to the extent not otherwise allocated to other functions.
General and administrative expenses were $3.4 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, expenses were $0.3 million lower than the comparable period in 2006 due to reduction of costs associated with the Dublin facility.
Amortization of Intangible Assets

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    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006   September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006
 
                               
Amortization of intangible assets
  $ 408     $ 749     $ 1,580     $ 2,842  
Percentage of revenues
    2.0 %     3.6 %     2.7 %     4.3 %
Amortization expense declined $0.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in fiscal 2006, and declined $1.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in fiscal 2006. The $0.3 million decrease in amortization for the three months ended September 30, 2007, is because the intangible assets related to the DTI acquisition were fully amortized as of March 2007. Of the $1.3 million decrease in amortization expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2007, $0.6 million is because the intangible assets related to the DTI acquisition were fully amortized as of March 2007, and $0.7 million is due to lower amortization for the UMTS antenna intangible assets that were impaired in September 2006. In September 2006, we reevaluated the carrying value of the technology and customer relationships intangible assets and goodwill from the Sigma acquisition, as required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121 “Accounting for the Impairment of Long Lived Assets and for Long Lived Assets to be Disposed Of” and Statement of Accounting Standards No. 142 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets”. We concluded that the carrying value of intangible assets was impaired by $6.0 million and the carrying value of the goodwill was impaired by $14.3 million.
Restructuring charges (benefit)
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006   September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006
 
                               
Restructuring charges (benefit)
    ($152 )   $ 1,141     $ 1,922     $ 424  
Percentage of revenues
    (0.7 %)     5.6 %     3.3 %     0.6 %
On June 14, 2007 we announced that we are exiting operations related to our UMTS iVET antenna product line. The restructuring charges represent the costs associated with closing our research and development facility in Dublin, Ireland as well as a related engineering satellite office in the United Kingdom, and discontinuing the UMTS portion of our contract manufacturing, which was located in St. Petersburg, Russia. These actions terminated twelve redundant employee positions in Ireland and three redundant employee positions in the United Kingdom. The facilities and employees affected by our closure decision were originally part of our acquisition of Sigma Wireless Ltd. in July 2005. The net benefit recorded for restructuring activity during the three months ended September 30, 2007 includes $0.6 million in proceeds for the sale of intangible assets, offsetting $0.4 million of cash-based restructuring charges. We recorded $1.9 million in restructuring expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The major components of the $1.9 million in restructuring expense include $2.3 million of gross cash-based restructuring charges $0.7 million of asset impairments, and proceeds of $1.1 million for the sale of assets. The cash-based restructuring changes include $1.7 million for contract manufacturer obligations, $0.4 million of employee severance, $0.1 million of future lease payments, and $0.1 million of office clean up costs. Net impairments include a $1.8 million benefit related to recognition of other comprehensive income related to foreign translation adjustments. We realized the benefit due to the substantially complete liquidation of PCTEL Ltd. Ireland. The components of the $1.1 million recovery were the last time purchase of inventory for $0.5 million and the sale of intangible assets for $0.6 million. Our restructuring activities positively impacted operating costs $0.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2007.
The expense recorded in 2006 relates to the restructuring for the discontinuation of manufacturing in Dublin, Ireland. On April 7, 2006, we reached an agreement in principle with the labor union responsible for our manufacturing and certain other personnel in our Dublin, Ireland factory to discontinue the manufacture of the iVET, PMR and DPMR lines of our antenna products at that location. The agreement was formally signed on April 20, 2006. This agreement enabled us to wind down our manufacturing operations at the Dublin facility, terminate 65 redundant employee positions, downsize our space under the current lease at this location, and reduce our pension obligations to terminated and remaining employees. The process of winding down manufacturing operations in Dublin and relocating the products to their new manufacturing locations was completed in September 2006 and the general and administrative support functions were eliminated in December 2006. For the three months ended September 30, 2006 we recorded a restructuring expense of $1.1 million, which included fixed asset write-offs of $0.6 million, inventory write-offs of $0.4 million, and facility lease costs of $0.1 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we recorded a restructuring expense of $0.4 million, which included the net benefit related to the termination of the pension plan of $2.6 million, offsetting employee severance of $1.5 million, inventory write-offs of $0.8 million, fixed asset write-offs of $0.6 million, and facility lease costs of $0.1 million.
Gain on sale of assets and related royalties

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    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006   September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006
 
                               
Gain on sale of assets and related royalties
    ($250 )     ($250 )     ($750 )     ($750 )
Percentage of revenues
    1.2 %     1.2 %     1.3 %     1.1 %
All royalty amounts represent royalties from Conexant. The royalty agreement with Conexant runs through June 30, 2009.
Other Income, Net
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006   September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006
 
                               
Other income, net
  $ 820     $ 990     $ 2,621     $ 2,358  
Percentage of revenues
    4.0 %     4.8 %     4.5 %     3.6 %
Other income, net, consists primarily of interest income, and also interest expense and foreign exchange gains and losses. Other income decreased in three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in fiscal 2006 as the prior year results 2007 due to foreign exchange losses primarily related to Euro transactions. We recorded foreign exchange losses of $76,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2007, but recorded foreign exchange gains of $93,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2006. Other income increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in fiscal 2006 due to higher interest income as a result of higher interest rates and higher yielding cash investments. Starting in the quarter ended June 30, 2006, we invested in commercial paper, certificates of deposit, and municipal bonds in addition to money market funds. At September 30, 2007, the company’s cash equivalents were invested primarily in money market funds.
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
                                 
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended
    September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006   September 30, 2007   September 30, 2006
 
                               
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
  $ 259       ($541 )   $ 818     $ 1,135  
The tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 differs from the statutory rate of 35% because we provide a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets, and also due to provisions for deferred tax liabilities related to goodwill amortization that is deductible for tax purposes.
The tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 differs from the statutory rate of 35% because of the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets, the provision for deferred tax liabilities related to goodwill that is deductible for tax purposes, and the utilization of NOL carryforwards.
We regularly evaluate our estimates and judgments related to uncertain tax positions and, when necessary, establish contingency reserves to account for our uncertain tax positions. As we obtain more information via the settlement of tax audits and through other pertinent information, these projections and estimates are reassessed and may be adjusted accordingly. These adjustments may result in significant income tax provisions or provision reversals.
Stock-based compensation expense
In the three months ended September 30, 2007, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $1.2 million in the condensed consolidated statements of operations, which included $0.9 million of restricted stock amortization, $0.2 million for stock option expense, and $0.2 million for stock bonuses. In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $3.7 million, which included $2.5 million for restricted stock amortization, $0.7 million for stock option expense, $0.4 million of stock bonuses, and $0.1 million for stock compensation expense for the ESPP. Total stock compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was $1.1 million, which included $0.7 million for restricted stock amortization, $0.3 million for stock option expense, and $0.1 million

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for stock bonuses. Total stock compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $3.3 million, which included $1.9 million of restricted stock amortization, and $1.0 million for stock option expense, and $0.4 million for stock bonuses.
The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense by income statement line item:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30, 2007     September 30, 2006     September 30, 2007     September 30, 2006  
Cost of sales
  $ 131     $ 95     $ 318     $ 258  
 
                               
Research and development
    198       165       585       472  
Sales and marketing
    125       207       488       645  
General and administrative
    763       642       2,361       1,948  
 
                       
Total operating expense
    1,086       1,014       3,434       3,065  
 
                               
Total
  $ 1,217     $ 1,109     $ 3,752     $ 3,323  
 
                       
Liquidity and Capital Resources
                 
    Nine Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30, 2007     September 30, 2006  
Net loss
    ($3,325 )     ($16,618 )
Charges for depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation, and other non-cash items
    6,853       26,815  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
    (2,578 )     (1,351 )
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 950     $ 8,846  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    9,894       (1,022 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (4,242 )     4,991  
 
               
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period
    65,898       70,442  
Short-term borrowings at end of period
    1,092       1,245  
Our cash and short-term investments, net of short-term borrowings were approximately $64.8 million and $69.2 million as of September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively. Our working capital was $80.6 million and $78.9 million as of September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The decrease in cash at September 30, 2007 compared to September 30, 2006 is due to $5.5 million of cash used for the buyback of our stock and $4.1 for capital expenditures, offsetting $4.5 million of cash provided from operations and $1.4 million in cash proceeds from the issuance of common stock.
Our operating activities provided $1.0 million of net cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as operating income as adjusted for depreciation, amortization, and stock based compensation offset negative changes in assets and liabilities. The most significant balance sheet change was an increase in inventories of $2.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, cash from operating activities provided $1.8 million excluding the $7.0 million Agere licensing settlement. .
We received proceeds of $11.6 million related to the maturity of short-term investments and used $2.5 million for capital expenditures during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we used $2.4 million for capital expenditures For both the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2006, the company received $0.8 million in proceeds from the sale of assets and related royalties.
We used $4.2 million for financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as we repurchased common stock for $5.5 million, but received $1.1 million in proceeds from the sale of common stock related to stock option exercises and shares purchased through the ESPP. In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, net borrowings provided $0.2 million in cash. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we received proceeds of $3.1 million related to stock option exercises and shares purchased through the ESPP, and also received proceeds of $1.2 million from net borrowings. We borrowed funds in Ireland for the Dublin operations starting in the June 2006 quarter.

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We believe that the existing sources of liquidity, consisting of cash, short-term investments and cash from operations, will be sufficient to meet the working capital needs for the foreseeable future. We continue to evaluate opportunities for development of new products and potential acquisitions of technologies or businesses that could complement the business. We may use available cash or other sources of funding for such purposes.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
As of September 30, 2007, we had operating lease obligations of approximately $4.4 million through 2013. As of September 30, 2007, we had purchase obligations of $5.8 million for the purchase of inventory, as well as for other goods and services, in the ordinary course of business, and exclude the balances for purchases currently recognized as liabilities on the balance sheet.
In June 2007, we closed our research and development facility in Dublin, Ireland as well as a related engineering satellite office in the United Kingdom (UK), and discontinued the UMTS portion of our contract manufacturing, which was located in St. Petersburg Russia. We negotiated a termination of the UK lease and our Ireland lease terminates effective December 31, 2007.
As part of the UMTS restructuring announced in June 2007, we had obligations of $1.5 million at September 30, 2007, consisting of purchase commitments and facility costs.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We use certain critical accounting policies as described in “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2006. There have been no material changes in any of our critical accounting policies since December 31, 2006, except for the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (FIN 48”). See Note 10 of Notes to Financial Statements on Income Taxes, including discussion of the impact of adopting “FIN 48: Uncertain Tax Positions” on January 1, 2007.
Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
See our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K (Item 7A). As of September 30, 2007, there have been no material changes in this information.
Item 4: Controls and Procedures
The company’s management evaluated, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and that such information is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. There has been no change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II Other Information
Item 1: Legal Proceedings
Ronald H. Fraser v. PC-Tel, Inc., Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
In March 2002, plaintiff Ronald H. Fraser (“Fraser”) filed a complaint in the California Superior Court for breach of contract and declaratory relief against us and for breach of contract, conversion, negligence and declaratory relief against our transfer agent, Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. The complaint seeks compensatory damages allegedly suffered by Fraser as a result of the sale of certain stock by Fraser during a secondary offering in April 2000. At a mandatory settlement conference held in September 2004, Fraser stipulated to judgment in favor of us. In November 2004 Fraser appealed the judgment entered against him. On February 6, 2007, the Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District issued an opinion affirming the trial court’s order granting PCTEL’s motion for summary judgment. On March 2, 2007, Fraser submitted an appeal of this decision and on March 7, 2007, the Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District denied his appeal. In

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March 2007, Fraser appealed to the Supreme Court of California. In May 2007, Fraser was denied his appeal, thereby eliminating any further avenue of legal recourse by Fraser against PCTEL.
Item 1A: Risk Factors
Factors That May Affect Our Business, Financial Condition and Future Operating Results
There have been no material changes with respect to risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
Item 2: Changes in Securities, use of proceeds, and issuer purchases of equity securities
                                 
                    Total Number of   Maximum Number
            Average   Shares Purchased   of Shares That May
    Total Number of   Price Paid   as Part of Publicly   Yet Be Purchased
    Shares Repurchased   Per Share   Announced Programs   Under the Programs
July
    51,200       8.33       2,511,284       488,716  
August
    466,100       7.79       2,977,284       22,616  
September
                2,977,284       22,616  
In 2002 and 2003, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock. Through December 31, 2006 we had repurchased 2,314,000 shares from this total authorized. In May 2007, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase up to 500,000 additional shares of common stock. During the three months ended June 30, 2007, we repurchased 146,084 shares of common stock at an average price of $9.91.During the three months ended September 30, 2007, we repurchased 517,300 shares at an average price of 7.84. As of September 30, 2007, the number of shares remaining for repurchase under previous Board authorizations was 22,616 shares of common stock.

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Item 6: Exhibits
         
Exhibit No.   Description   Reference
 
       
10.61
  Employment Agreement dated September 5, 2007 between PCTEL, Inc., and Martin H. Singer   Incorporated by reference to the same number filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 10, 2007
 
       
10.62
  Management Retention Agreement dated September 5, 2007 between PCTEL, Inc., and Martin H. Singer   Incorporated by reference to the same number filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 10, 2007
 
       
10.63
  Form of Performance Share Agreement   Incorporated by reference to the same number filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 10, 2007
 
       
10.64
  Form of Management Retention Agreement   Incorporated by reference to the same number filed with the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2007
 
       
31.1
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002   Filed herewith
 
       
31.2
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   Filed herewith
 
       
32.1
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Setion 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   Filed herewith
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:
         
PCTEL, Inc.
A Delaware Corporation
(Registrant)
 
   
/s/ Martin H. Singer      
Martin H. Singer     
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer     
Date: November 6, 2007

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