UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

FOR ANNUAL AND TRANSITION REPORTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 OR
15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006

OR

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: 0-21044

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (714) 820-1000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(Title of Class)
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of the Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2006, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $242,638,317, based upon the closing sale price as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for that date.

As of March 13, 2007, 14,276,909 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the registrant were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the registrant’s notice of annual meeting of shareowners and proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after registrant’s fiscal year end of December 31, 2006 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than April 30, 2007.

Except as otherwise stated, the information contained in this Form 10-K is as of December 31, 2006.

Exhibit Index appears on page 79. This document contains 81 pages.

 

 

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.
Annual Report on Form 10-K
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006

Table of Contents

Item				Page
Number				Number
		PART I
1		Business			3
1A		Risk Factors			9
1B		Unresolved Staff Comments			16
2		Properties			16
3		Legal Proceedings			17
4		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders			17
		PART II
5		Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters			19
6		Selected Consolidated Financial Data			21
7		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			22
7A		Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			36
8		Financial Statements and Supplementary Data			37
9		Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure			73
9A		Controls and Procedures			73
9B		Other Information			75
		PART III
10		Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance			76
11		Executive Compensation			76
12		Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters			76
13		Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence			77
14		Principal Accountant Fees and Services			77
		PART IV
15		Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules			77
		Signatures			78
		Exhibit Index			79
EXHIBIT 10.26
EXHIBIT 10.27
EXHIBIT 10.28
EXHIBIT 21.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
EXHIBIT 31.1
EXHIBIT 31.2
EXHIBIT 32.1
EXHIBIT 32.2

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7, contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If the risks or uncertainties ever materialize or the assumptions prove incorrect, our results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including but not limited to any projections of revenue, margins, expenses, tax provisions, earnings, cash flows, benefit obligations, share repurchases or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning expected development or relating to products or services; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements regarding pending claims or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events; the execution and performance of contracts by customers, suppliers and partners; the challenge of managing asset levels, including inventory; the difficulty of aligning expense levels with revenue changes; the outcome of pending legislation and accounting pronouncements; and other risks that are described herein, including but not limited to the items discussed in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this report, and that are otherwise described from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission reports filed after the date of filing this report. We assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

Core Business Segment

Overview

Our business is comprised of one reportable segment, Core Business. We have developed a broad line of easy-to-use, pre-programmed universal wireless control products and audio-video accessories that are marketed to enhance home entertainment systems. Additionally, we develop software and firmware solutions that can enable devices such as TVs, set-top boxes, stereos, automotive audio systems, cell phones and other consumer electronic products to wirelessly connect and interact with home networks and interactive services to deliver digital entertainment and information.

Principal Markets

Our primary markets include retail, private label, OEMs, custom installers, automobile, cellular phone, subscription broadcasting, cable and satellite service providers and companies in the computing industry. We believe that our universal remote control database is capable of controlling virtually all infrared remote (“IR”) controlled TVs, VCRs, DVD players, cable converters, CD players, audio components and satellite receivers, as well as most other infrared remote controlled home entertainment devices and home automation control modules worldwide.

We provide subscription broadcasters, namely cable operators and satellite service providers, both domestically and internationally, with our wireless control devices and integrated circuits, on which our software is embedded, to support the demand associated with the deployment of digital set-top boxes that contain the latest technology and features. We also sell our universal wireless control devices and integrated circuits, on which our software is embedded, to OEMs that manufacture cable converters and satellite receivers for resale with their products.

We continue to pursue further penetration of the more traditional consumer electronics/OEM markets. Customers in these markets generally package our wireless control devices for resale with their audio and video home entertainment products. We also sell customized chips, which include our software and/or customized software packages, to these customers. Growth in this line of business has been driven by the proliferation and increasing complexity of home entertainment equipment, emerging digital technology, multimedia and interactive internet applications, and the number of OEMs.

We also continue to place significant emphasis on expanding our sales and marketing efforts to subscription broadcasters and OEMs in Asia, Latin America and Europe. We will continue to add new sales people to support anticipated sales growth in these markets over the next few years. In addition, we continue to improve on our development processes to increase cost savings and to provide more timely delivery of our products to our customers.

In the international retail markets, our One For All ® brand name products accounted for 20.4%, 25.4%, and 32.1% of our sales for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005, and 2004, respectively. Throughout 2006, we continued our retail sales and marketing efforts in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Middle East, Mexico and selected countries in Asia and Latin America. Financial information relating to our international operations for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is included in “ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA-Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements-Note 19”.

By providing our wireless control technology in many forms, including finished products and microcontrollers on which our software is embedded, we can meet the needs of our customers, enabling those who manufacture or subcontract their manufacturing requirements to use existing sources of supply and more easily incorporate our technology.

Beginning in 1986 and continuing today, we have compiled an extensive library that covers nearly 302,000 individual device functions and over 3,100 individual consumer electronic equipment brand names. Our library is regularly updated with new infrared (“IR”) codes used in newly introduced audio and video devices. All such IR codes are captured from the original manufacturer’s remote control devices or written specifications to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the database.

Our proprietary software and know-how permit us to compress the IR codes before being loaded into our products. This provides significant cost and space efficiencies that enable us to include more codes and features in the memory space of the wireless control devices than are included in the similarly priced products of our competitors.

With today’s rapidly changing technology, upgradeability ensures on-going compatibility with current and future devices. We have developed a patented technology that provides the capability to easily upgrade the memory of our wireless control devices by adding IR codes from our library that were not originally included. These upgrade features, at no additional cost to the consumer, provide customers with the ability to upgrade our wireless devices remotely using a personal computer or telephone, and directly at the factory or service locations. These upgrade options utilize one-way or two-way communication to upgrade the wireless devices’ codes or data depending on the requirements.

Each of our wireless control devices is designed to simplify the use of audio, video and other devices. To appeal to the mass market, the number of buttons is minimized to include only the most popular functions. Our remotes are also designed for ease of set-up. For most of our products, the consumer simply inputs a four-digit code for each video or audio device to be controlled. Another patented ease of use feature we offer in several of our products is our user programmable macro key. This feature allows the user to program a sequence of commands onto a single key, to be played back each time that key is subsequently pressed.

During 2006, we continued our product innovation by launching several new designs for our Kameleon® line based on our technology platform developed in 2002. Kameleon®, a display technology, provides ease of use by illuminating only the keys needed to control each entertainment device. We also expanded our line of audio and video accessories including digital antennas, signal boosters, television brackets, and audio and video cleaning products. In October 2006, we began shipping a custom remote designed for a subscription customer, utilizing the Z-Wave® wireless protocol, a wireless radio frequency (RF) based communications technology designed for residential control. SimpleCenter 4.1 was launched in 2006. SimpleCenter Software Application provides a PC application for the management, control, and distribution of digital media – music, pictures, and movies. This includes a media manager plus a unified platform for connecting and synchronizing media to both home and mobile devices.

Wireless networking is one of today’s fastest growing trends. Combining our connectivity software and patent portfolio with Universal Plug-n-Play (“UPnP”) standards and the 802.11 wireless networking protocols, we developed our NevoSL® product line. NevoSL®, which began shipping during the second quarter of 2005, is a stand alone universal wireless controller that uses Wi-Fi to control the play back or viewing of MP3s, photos, and videos stored on a PC, through a media player attached to a home entertainment center. By utilizing the touch screen user interface, customers can select play lists, slide shows, or videos to be played via the media player from anywhere within the networks range. In addition, NevoSL® utilizes infrared technology to control virtually all infrared controlled consumer electronic devices, and can also be utilized to control wireless household appliances. NevoSL® supports the attainment of our strategic goal to build our presence as a wireless control technology leader, enabling consumers to wirelessly connect, control, and interact within the ever-increasingly complex home. In 2006, we launched NevoStudio 2.0, a software application as an update to our software suite for NevoSL®.

Methods of Distribution and Customers

Over the past 19 years, we have developed a broad portfolio of patented technologies and the industry’s leading database of home connectivity software. We include our technology in a broad family of products including universal standard and touch screen remote controls, antennas and various audio/video accessories, as well as custom and customizable microcontrollers. To a lesser extent, we also license our technology to certain customers, including leading Fortune 500 companies.

In addition, we sell our services and license our software to OEMs operating in the consumer electronics, automobile, cellular phone, and subscription broadcasting industries for use in their products. These services are performed in San Mateo, California. Licenses are delivered upon the transfer of a product master or on a per unit basis when the software is loaded onto the OEM’s device.

In the United States, we sell our products to cable operators, satellite service providers, private label customers, consumer electronics accessory manufacturers and companies in the computing industry for resale under their respective brand names. In addition, we sell our wireless control products, and to a lesser extent, license our proprietary technologies to OEMs for use in their products. We also license our One For All ® brand name to a third party, who in turn, sells the products directly to certain domestic retailers.

Outside the United States, we sell our wireless control devices and certain accessories under the One For All ® and certain other brand names under private labels to retailers, and to other customers, through our international subsidiaries. Third party distributors are utilized in countries where we do not have subsidiaries. We also sell our products and/or license our proprietary technology to OEMs, cable operators and satellite service providers internationally.

We have nine international subsidiaries, Universal Electronics B.V., established in The Netherlands, One For All GmbH and Ultra Control Consumer Electronics GmbH, both established in Germany, One for All Iberia S.L., established in Spain, One For All UK Ltd., established in the United Kingdom, One For All Argentina S.R.L., established in Argentina, One For All France S.A.S., established in France, Universal Electronics Italia S.R.L., established in Italy, and UE Singapore Pte. Ltd., established in Singapore. UE Singapore Pte. Ltd. was established in February 2007.

For the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, our sales to Comcast Communications, Inc., represented 12.0%, 12.2% and 11.0% of our net sales, respectively. No other single customer accounted for 10% or more of our net sales in 2006, 2005 or 2004. However, DirecTV and its subcontractors collectively accounted for 17.7%, 16.6% and 10.4% of our net sales for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

We provide domestic and international consumer support to our various universal remote control marketers, including manufacturers, cable and satellite providers, retail distributors, and audio and video original equipment manufacturers through our automated “InterVoice” system. Live agent help is also available through certain programs. In 2006, we introduced a free web-based support resource, urcsupport.com, designed specifically for cable subscribers. This solution offers interactive online demos and tutorials to help users easily setup their remote and commands, and as a result reduces call volume at customer support centers. Additionally, ActiveSupport®, a call center, provides customer interaction management services from service and support to retention. Pre-repair calls, post-install surveys, and inbound calls to customers provide greater bottom-line efficiencies. We continue to review our programs to determine their value in enhancing and improving the sales of our products. As a result of this continued review, some or all of these programs may be modified or discontinued in the future and new programs may be added.

Raw Materials and Dependence on Suppliers

We utilize third-party manufacturers and suppliers primarily in Asia to produce our wireless control products. In 2006, Computime, C.G. Development, Freescale and Jetta collectively provided 60.9% of our total inventory purchases. In 2005, Computime provided 33.9% of our total inventory purchases. In 2004, Computime and Samsung collectively provided 38.7% of our total inventory purchases.

As in the past, we continue to evaluate alternative and additional third-party manufacturers and sources of supply. During 2006, we continued to diversify our suppliers and maintain duplicate tooling for certain of our products. This has allowed us to stabilize our source for products and negotiate more favorable terms with our suppliers. In addition, where we can, we use standard parts and components, which are available from multiple sources. To continue to reduce our dependence on suppliers, we continue to seek

additional sources of integrated circuit chips to help reduce the potential for manufacturing and shipping delays. In addition, we have included flash microcontroller technology in some of our products. Flash microcontrollers can have shorter lead times than standard microcontrollers and may be reprogrammed if necessary, thus potentially reducing excess or obsolete inventory exposure.

Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights

We own a number of United States and foreign patents related to our products and technology, and have filed domestic and foreign applications for other patents that are pending. We had a total of 173 issued and pending patents at the end of 2006, an increase from 156 at the end of 2005. Our patents have remaining lives ranging from approximately one to eighteen years. We have also obtained copyright registration and claim copyright protection for certain of our proprietary software and libraries of IR codes. Additionally, the names of most of our products are registered or are being registered as trademarks in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in most of the other countries in which such products are sold. These registrations are valid for a variety of terms ranging up to 20 years and may be renewed as long as the trademarks continue to be used and are deemed by management to be important to our operations. While we follow the practice of obtaining patent, copyright and trademark registrations on new developments whenever advisable, in certain cases, we have elected common law trade secret protection in lieu of obtaining such other protection.

Seasonality

Historically, our business has been influenced by the retail sales cycle, with increased sales in the last half of the year and the largest proportion of sales occurring in the last quarter. This pattern is expected to continue and the impact will fluctuate as the sales mix varies between the consumer and business categories.

See “ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA—Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 23” for further details regarding our quarterly results.

Competition

Our principal competitors in the international retail and private label markets for our wireless controls include Philips, Thomson, and Sony as well as various manufacturers of wireless controls in Asia. Our primary competitors in the OEM market are the original equipment manufacturers themselves and wireless control manufacturers in Asia. NevoSL® product, which was released in the second quarter of 2005, competes in the custom electronics installation market against AMX, RTI, Universal Remote Control, Philips, Logitec, and many others. We compete in our markets on the basis of product quality, product features, price, intellectual property, and customer and consumer support. We believe that we will need to continue to introduce new and innovative products and to remain competitive and to recruit and retain competent personnel to successfully accomplish our future objectives. Certain of our competitors have significantly larger financial, technical, marketing and manufacturing resources than we do, and there can be no assurance that we will remain competitive in the future.

Engineering, Research and Development

During 2006, our engineering efforts focused on modifying existing products and technologies to improve features, to lower costs, and to develop measures to protect our proprietary technology and general know-how. In addition, we continue to regularly update our library of IR codes to include IR codes for new features and devices introduced worldwide. We also continue to explore ways to improve our software to pre-program more codes into our memory chips and to simplify the upgrading of our wireless control products.

Also during 2006, our product development efforts continued to focus on new and innovative wireless control and interface solutions resulting in the launch of new retail stock keeping units (“SKUs”) based on the Kameleon® interface technology. We also broadened our product portfolio with solutions that address

emerging technology sectors like home media distribution and home automation. These advanced technology development efforts focused on both industry-based standards as well as specific universal extensions that maximize the end user experience utilizing a set of heterogeneous protocols and technologies that exist in the modern home today. This environment is driving the need for simplification of these new protocols and devices, since they were originally engineered and targeted towards the enterprise customer. We created the Nevo® product offerings to simplify and manage the end user’s experience interacting with devices in the home — devices that may be used for a decade or more, including traditional IR based devices, and the more complex TCP/IP consumer electronic devices utilizing both open and proprietary protocols. During 2006 we also focused on developing and marketing additional products that are based on the Zigbee, Z-Wave® and other radio frequency technology.

We also developed technologies aimed at unifying traditional technologies that are encountered within a home, and emerging technologies. This allows consumers to deploy our solutions ranging from a simple IR based audio-visual stack to a modern digital media management experience allowing access to digital content such as music, pictures and videos.

Our personnel are involved with various industry organizations and bodies, which are in the process of setting standards for infrared, radio frequency, power line, telephone and cable communications and networking in the home. There can be no assurance that any of our research and development projects will be successfully completed.

Our expenditures on engineering, research and development were:

Environmental Matters

Many of our products are subject to various federal, state, local and international laws governing chemical substances in products, including laws regulating the manufacture and distribution of chemical substances and laws restricting the presence of certain substances in electronics products. We could incur substantial costs, including cleanup costs, fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third-party damage or personal injury claims, if we were to violate or become liable under environmental laws or if our products become non-compliant with environmental laws. We also face increasing complexity in our product design and procurement operations as we adjust to new and future requirements relating to the materials composition of our products, including the restrictions on lead, cadmium and certain other substances that will apply to specified electronics products put on the market in the European Union as of July 1, 2006 (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive) and the restrictions to be imposed by similar legislation in China, the labeling provisions of which went into effect March 1, 2007.

We also could face significant costs and liabilities in connection with product take-back legislation. The European Union (the “EU”) has enacted the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, which makes producers of electrical goods, including computers and printers, financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of past and future covered products. The deadline for the individual member states of the EU to enact the directive in their respective countries was August 13, 2004 (such legislation, together with the directive, the “WEEE Legislation”), although extensions were granted in some countries. Producers participating in the market became financially responsible for implementing their responsibilities under the WEEE Legislation beginning in August 2005. Requirements for implementation in certain EU member states have been delayed into 2007. Similar legislation has been or may be enacted in other jurisdictions, including in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, and Japan.

We continue to work closely with our contract manufacturing base to move these manufacturers toward becoming Sony Green Partners and we already work with several certified Green Partners. Our goal is to provide a choice of three options to our customers: Sony Green compliant, Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive compliant, and Non-Green. All Green production processes will be segregated physically from standard production processes to eliminate the possibility of contamination.

We believe that we have materially complied with all currently existing international and domestic federal, state and local statutes and regulations regarding environmental standards and occupational safety and health matters to which we are subject. During the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the amounts incurred in complying with federal, state and local statutes and regulations pertaining to environmental standards and occupational safety and health laws and regulations did not materially affect our earnings or financial condition. However, future events, such as changes in existing laws and regulations or enforcement policies, may give rise to additional compliance costs that could have a material adverse effect upon our capital expenditures, earnings or financial condition.

Employees

At December 31, 2006, we employed 392 employees, of whom 116 work in engineering and research and development, 67 in sales and marketing, 98 in consumer service and support, 39 in operations and warehousing and 72 are executive and administrative staff. None of our employees are subject to a collective bargaining agreement or represented by a union. We consider our employee relations to be good.

International Operations

Financial information relating to our international operations for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 is included in “ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA-Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements-Note 19”.

Available Information

Our Internet address is www.uei.com. We make available free of charge through the website our annual report on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practical after we electronically file such reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports can be found on our website at www.uei.com under the caption “SEC Filings” on the Investor page. Investors can also obtain copies of our SEC filings from the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Forward Looking Statements

We caution that the following important factors, among others (including but not limited to factors discussed below in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” as well as those factors discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, or in our other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission), could affect our actual results and could contribute to or cause our actual consolidated results to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. The factors included here are not exhaustive. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors, nor can we assess the impact of each such factor on the business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Therefore, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual future results.

While we believe that the forward looking statements made in this report are based on reasonable assumptions, the actual outcome of such statements is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the failure of our markets to continue growing and expanding in the manner we anticipated; the failure of our customers to grow and expand as we anticipated; the effects of natural or other events beyond our control, including the effect a war or terrorist activities may have on us or the economy; the economic environment’s effect on us or our customers; the growth of, acceptance of and the demand for our products and technologies in various markets and geographical regions, including cable, satellite, consumer electronics, retail, digital media/technology, CEDIA, interactive TV, automotive, and cellular industries not materializing or growing as we believed; our inability to add profitable complementary products which are accepted by the marketplace; our inability to continue to maintain our operating costs at acceptable levels through our cost containment efforts; our inability to realize tax benefits from various tax projects initiated from time to time; our inability to maintain the strength of our balance sheet; our inability to continue selling our products or licensing our technologies at higher or profitable margins; our inability to obtain orders or maintain our order volume with new and existing customers; the possible dilutive effect our stock option program may have on our earnings per share and stock price; our inability to continue to obtain adequate quantities of component parts or secure adequate factory production capacity on a timely basis; and other factors listed from time to time in our press releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dependence upon Key Suppliers

Most of the components used in our products are available from multiple sources. However, we have elected to purchase integrated circuits, used principally in our wireless control products, from two main sources, Freescale and Samsung.

During 2006, four sources, Computime, C.G. Development, Freescale and Jetta, each provided over ten percent (10%) of our total inventory purchases. Purchases from these suppliers collectively amounted to $82.6 million, or 60.9%, of total inventory purchases during 2006. Purchases with the same suppliers collectively amounted to $57.3 million and $41.6 million, representing 54.8% and 45.9%, of total inventory purchases in 2005 and 2004, respectively. In 2004, we had an additional supplier who provided over 10% of our inventory purchases. This supplier provided $9.5 million or 10.5% of our total inventory purchases in 2004.

We have identified alternative sources of supply for these integrated circuits, components, and finished goods; however, there can be no assurance that we will be able to continue to obtain these inventory purchases on a timely basis. We generally maintain inventories of our integrated chips, which could be used in part to mitigate, but not eliminate, delays resulting from supply interruptions. An extended interruption, shortage or termination in the supply of any of the components used in our products, or a reduction in their quality or reliability, or a significant increase in prices of components, would have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and cash flows.

Dependence on Foreign Manufacturing

Third-party manufacturers located in Asia manufacture a majority of our products. Our arrangements with our foreign manufacturers are subject to the risks of doing business abroad, such as tariffs, environmental and trade restrictions, intellectual property protection and enforcement, export license requirements, work stoppages, political and social instability, economic and labor conditions, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, and other factors, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and cash flows. We believe that the loss of any one or more of our manufacturers would not have a long-term material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and cash flows, because numerous other manufacturers are available to fulfill our requirements; however, the loss of any of our major manufacturers could adversely affect our business until alternative manufacturing arrangements are secured.

Potential Fluctuations in Quarterly Results

Historically, our business has been influenced by the retail sales cycle, with increased sales in the last half of the year and the largest proportion of sales occurring in the last quarter. Factors such as quarterly variations in financial results could have a material adverse affect on the volatility and market price of our common stock.

We may from time to time increase our operating expenses to fund greater levels of research and development, sales and marketing activities, development of new distribution channels, improvements in our operational and financial systems and development of our customer support capabilities, and to support our efforts to comply with various government regulations. To the extent such expenses precede or are not subsequently followed by increased revenues, our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows will be adversely affected.

In addition, we may experience significant fluctuations in future quarterly operating results that may be caused by many other factors, including demand for our products, introduction or enhancement of products by us and our competitors, the loss or acquisition of any significant customers, market acceptance of new products, price reductions by us or our competitors, mix of distribution channels through which our products are sold, product or supply constraints, level of product returns, mix of customers and products sold, component pricing, mix of international and domestic revenues, foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and general economic conditions. In addition, as a strategic response to changes in the competitive environment, we may from time to time make certain pricing or marketing decisions or acquisitions that could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. As a result, we believe period-to-period comparisons of our results of operations are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.

Due to all of the foregoing factors, it is possible that in some future quarters our operating results will be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors. If this happens the price of our common stock may be materially adversely affected.

Dependence on Consumer Preference

We are susceptible to fluctuations in our business based upon consumer demand for our products. In addition, we cannot guarantee that increases in demand for our products associated with increases in the deployment of new technology will continue. We believe that our success depends on our ability to anticipate, gauge and respond to fluctuations in consumer preferences. However, it is impossible to predict with complete accuracy the occurrence and effect of fluctuations in consumer demand over a products life cycle. Moreover, we caution that any growth in revenues that we achieve may be transitory and should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance.

Demand for Consumer Service and Support

We have continually provided domestic and international consumer service and support to our customers to add overall value and to help differentiate us from our competitors. We continually review our service and support group and are marketing our expertise in this area to other potential customers. There can be no assurance that we will be able to attract new customers in the future.

In addition, Our Kameleon® and Nevo® line of products have more features and are more complex than our older products and therefore require more end-user technical support. For our Nevo® product line, we currently rely on the distributor or dealers to provide the initial level of technical support to the end-users. We provide the second level of technical support for bug fixes and other issues at no additional charge. Therefore, as the mix of our products includes Nevo® and other more complex product lines, support costs could increase, which would have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Dependence Upon Timely Product Introduction

Our ability to remain competitive in the wireless control and audio/video accessory products market will depend considerably upon our ability to successfully identify new product opportunities, as well as developing and introducing these products and enhancements on a timely and cost effective basis. There can be no assurance that we will be successful at developing and marketing new products or enhancing our existing products, or that these new or enhanced products will achieve consumer acceptance and, if achieved, will sustain that acceptance. In addition, there can be no assurance that products developed by others will not render our products non-competitive or obsolete or that we will be able to obtain or

maintain the rights to use proprietary technologies developed by others which are incorporated in our products. Any failure to anticipate or respond adequately to technological developments and customer requirements, or any significant delays in product development or introduction, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In addition, the introduction of new products may require significant expenditures for research and development, tooling, manufacturing processes, inventory and marketing. In order to achieve high volume production of any new product, we may have to make substantial investments in inventory and expand our production capabilities.

Dependence on Major Customers

The economic strength and weakness of our worldwide customers affect our performance. We sell our wireless control products, audio/video accessory products, and proprietary technologies to private label customers, original equipment manufacturers, and companies involved in the subscription broadcasting industry. We also supply our products to our wholly owned, non-U.S. subsidiaries and to independent foreign distributors, who in turn distribute our products worldwide, with Europe, Asia, South Africa, Australia, and Argentina currently representing our principal foreign markets.

In each of the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, we had sales to one customer, Comcast, that amounted to more than 10% of our net sales for the year. In addition, in each of these years, we had sales to DirecTV and its sub-contractors, that when combined, exceeded 10% of our net sales. The loss of either of these customers or of any other key customer, either in the United States or abroad or our inability to maintain order volume with these customers, may have an adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Internal Investments

We employ a small number of personnel to develop and market additional products that are part of the Nevo® platform as well as products that are based on the Zigbee, Z-Wave® and other radio frequency technology. Even after these hires, we continue to use outside resources to assist us in the development of these products. While we believe that such outside services should continue to be available to us, if they cease to be available, the development of these products could be substantially delayed.

Competition

The wireless control industry is characterized by intense competition based primarily on product availability, price, speed of delivery, ability to tailor specific solutions to customer needs, quality, and depth of product lines. Our competition is fragmented across our products, and, accordingly, we do not compete with any one company across all product lines. We compete with a variety of entities, some of which have greater financial resources. Our ability to remain competitive in this industry depends in part on our ability to successfully identify new product opportunities, develop and introduce new products and enhancements on a timely and cost effective basis, as well as our ability to successfully identify and enter into strategic alliances with entities doing business within the industries we serve. There can be no assurance that our product offerings will be, and/or remain, competitive or that strategic alliances, if any, will achieve the type, extent, and amount of success or business that we expect them to achieve. The sales of our products and technology may not occur or grow in the manner we expect, and thus we may not recoup costs incurred in the research and development of these products as quickly as we expect, if at all.

Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights

The procedures by which we identify, document and file for patent, trademark, and copyright protection are based solely on engineering and management judgment, with no assurance that a specific filing will be issued, or if issued, will deliver any lasting value to us. Because of the rapid innovation of products and technologies that is characteristic of our industry, there is no assurance that rights granted under any patent will provide competitive advantages to us or will be adequate to safeguard and maintain our proprietary rights. Moreover, the laws of certain countries in which our products are or may be manufactured or sold may not offer protection on such products and associated intellectual property to the same extent that the U.S. legal system may offer.

In our opinion, our intellectual property holdings as well as our engineering, production, and marketing skills and the experience of our personnel are of equal importance to our market position. We further believe that none of our businesses are materially dependent upon any single patent, copyright, trademark, or trade secret.

Some of our products include or use technology and/or components of third parties. While it may be necessary in the future to seek or renew licenses relating to various aspects of such products, we believe that, based upon past experience and industry practice, such licenses generally could be obtained on commercially reasonable terms; however, there is no guarantee that such licenses could be obtained on such terms or at all. Because of technological changes in the wireless and home control industry, current extensive patent coverage, and the rapid rate of issuance of new patents, it is possible certain components of our products and business methods may unknowingly infringe upon the patents of others.

Potential for Litigation

As is typical in our industry and for the nature and kind of business in which we are engaged, from time to time various claims, charges and litigation are asserted or commenced by third parties against us or by us against third parties, arising from or related to product liability, infringement of patent or other intellectual property rights, breach of warranty, contractual relations or employee relations. The amounts claimed may be substantial, but they may not bear any reasonable relationship to the merits of the claims or the extent of any real risk of court awards assessed against us or in our favor.

Risks of Conducting Business Internationally

Risks of doing business internationally could adversely affect our sales, operations, earnings and cash flows due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to:

•		changes in a country’s or region’s economic or political conditions, including inflation, recession, interest rate fluctuations and actual or anticipated military conflicts;
•		currency fluctuations affecting sales, particularly in the Euro and British Pound, which contribute to variations in sales of products and services in impacted jurisdictions and also affect our reported results expressed in U.S. dollars;
•		currency fluctuations affecting costs, particularly the Euro, British Pound and the Chinese Yuan, which contribute to variances in costs in impacted jurisdictions and also affect our reported results expressed in U.S. dollars;
•		longer accounts receivable cycles and financial instability among customers;
•		trade regulations and procedures and actions affecting production, pricing and marketing of products;
•		local labor conditions, customs, and regulations;
•		changes in the regulatory or legal environment;
•		differing technology standards or customer requirements;
•		import, export or other business licensing requirements or requirements related to making foreign direct investments, which could affect our ability to obtain favorable terms for components or lead to penalties or restrictions;
•		difficulties associated with repatriating cash generated or held abroad in a tax-efficient manner and changes in tax laws;
•		fluctuations in freight costs and disruptions at important geographic points of exit and entry.

Effectiveness of Our Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we are required to include in our Annual Report on Form 10-K our assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. Furthermore, our independent registered public accounting firm is required to audit our assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and separately report on whether it believes we maintain, in all material respects, effective internal controls over financial reporting. Although we believe that we currently have adequate internal controls procedures in place, we cannot be certain that future material changes to our internal controls over financial reporting will be effective. If we cannot adequately maintain the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, we might be subject to sanctions or investigation by regulatory authorities, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any such action could adversely affect our financial results and the market price of our common stock.

Changes in Accounting Rules

Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. These principles are subject to interpretation by various governing bodies, including the FASB and the SEC, who create and interpret appropriate accounting standards. A change from current accounting standards could have a significant adverse effect on our results of operations.

Unanticipated Changes in Tax Provisions or Income Tax Liabilities

We are subject to income taxes in the United States and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Our tax liabilities are affected by the amounts we charge for inventory and other items in intercompany transactions. From time to time, we are subject to tax audits in various jurisdictions. Tax authorities may disagree with our intercompany charges or other matters and assess additional taxes. We assess the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of the tax provision. However, there can be no assurance that we will accurately predict the outcomes of these audits, and the actual outcomes of these audits could have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In addition our effective tax rate in the future could be adversely affected by changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws and the discovery of new information in the course of our tax return preparation process. Furthermore, our tax provisions could be adversely affected as a result of any new interpretative accounting guidance related to accounting for uncertain tax positions.

General Economic Conditions

General economic conditions, both domestic and international, have an impact on our business and financial results. The global economy remains uncertain. As a result, individuals and companies may delay or reduce expenditures. Weak global economic conditions and/or softness in the consumer, subscription broadcasting, and/or OEM channels could result in lower demand for our products, resulting in lower sales, earnings and cash flows.

Environmental Matters

Many of our products are subject to various federal, state, local and international laws governing chemical substances in products, including laws regulating the manufacture and distribution of chemical substances and laws restricting the presence of certain substances in electronics products. With the passage of the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive, which makes producers of electrical goods responsible for collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of recovered products, similar restrictions in China effective March 2007 and the European Union’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive, we could face significant costs and liabilities in complying with these and new laws and regulations or enforcement policies that could have a material adverse effect upon our capital expenditures, earnings or financial condition.

Leased Property

We lease all of the properties used in our business. We can give no assurance that we will enter into new or renewal leases, or that, if entered into, the new lease terms will be similar to the existing terms or that the terms of any such new or renewal leases will not have a significant and material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Technology Changes in Wireless Control

We currently derive substantial revenue from the sale of wireless remote controls based on infrared (“IR”) technology. Other control technologies exist or could be developed that could compete with IR. In addition, we develop and maintain our own database of IR and RF codes. There are several competing IR and RF libraries offered by companies that we compete with in the marketplace. The advantage that we may have compared to our competitors is difficult to measure. If other wireless control technology gains acceptance and starts to be integrated into home electronics devices currently controlled through our IR remote controllers, demand for our products may decrease, resulting in decreased revenue, earnings and cash flow.

Failure to Recruit, Hire, and Retain Key Personnel

Our ability to achieve growth in the future will depend, in part, on our success at recruiting, hiring, and retaining highly skilled engineering, managerial, operational, sales, and marketing personnel. In addition, our corporate office, including our advance technology engineering group, is based in Southern California. The high cost of living in Southern California makes it difficult to attract talent from outside the region and may also put pressure on overall employment related expense. Additionally, our competitors seek to recruit and hire the same key personnel. Therefore, if we fail to stay competitive in salary and benefits within the industry it may negatively impact our ability to hire and retain key personnel. The inability to recruit, hire, and retain qualified personnel in a timely manner, or the loss of any key personnel, could make it difficult to meet key objectives, such as timely and effective product introductions.

Credit Facility

We amended our Credit Facility in August 2006 by extending our credit facility for an additional three years. Presently, we have no borrowings under this facility; however, we cannot make any assurances that we will not need to borrow amounts under this facility or that this facility will continue to be extended and thus available to us if we need to borrow. If this or any other credit facility is not available to us at a time when we need to borrow, we would have to use our cash reserves which could have a material adverse effect on our earnings, cash flow and financial position.

Change in Competition and Pricing

We rely on third-party manufacturers to build our universal wireless control products, based on our extensive IR code library and patented technology. Price is always an issue in winning and retaining business. If customers become increasingly price sensitive, new competition could arise from manufacturers who decide to go into direct competition with us or from current competitors who perform their own manufacturing. If such a trend develops, we could experience downward pressure on our pricing or lose sales, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Transportation Costs; Impact of Oil Prices

We ship products from our foreign manufacturers via ocean and air transport. It is sometimes difficult to forecast swings in demand or delays in production and, as a result, products may be shipped via air which is more costly than ocean shipments. Often, we typically cannot recover the increased cost of airfreight from our customers. Additionally, tariffs and other export fees may be incurred to ship products from foreign manufacturers to the customer. The inability to predict swings in demand or delays in production can increase the cost of freight which could have a material adverse effect on our product margins.

In addition, we have an exposure to oil prices in two forms. The first is in the prices of the oil-based materials that we use in our products, which are primarily the plastics and other components that we include in our finished products. The second is in the cost of delivery and freight, which would be passed on by the carriers that we use in the form of higher rates. We record freight-in as a cost of sales, and freight-out in operating expenses. Rising oil prices may have an adverse effect on cost of sales and operating expenses.

Proprietary Technologies

We produce highly complex products that incorporate leading-edge technology, including hardware, firmware, and software. Firmware and software may contain bugs that can unexpectedly interfere with operations. There can be no assurance that our testing programs will detect all defects in individual products or defects that could affect numerous shipments. The presence of defects may harm customer satisfaction, reduce sales opportunities, or increase returns. An inability to cure or repair a product defect could result in the failure of a product line, temporary or permanent withdrawal from a product or market, damage to our reputation, increased inventory costs, or product reengineering expenses, any of which could have a material impact on our revenues, margins and net income.

Strategic Business Transactions

We may, from time to time, pursue strategic alliances, joint ventures, business acquisitions, products or technologies (“strategic business transactions”) that complement or expand our existing operations, including those that could be material in size and scope. Strategic business transactions involve many risks, including the diversion of management’s attention away from day-to-day operations. There is also the risk that we will not be able to successfully integrate the strategic business transaction with our operations, personnel, customer base, products or technologies. Such strategic business transactions could also have adverse short-term effects on our operating results, and could result in dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of debt, and the loss of key employees. In addition, these strategic business transactions are generally subject to specific accounting guidelines that may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flow. For instance, business acquisitions must be accounted for as purchases and, because most technology-related acquisitions involve the purchase of significant intangible assets, these acquisitions typically result in substantial amortization charges and charges for acquired research and development projects, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. There can be no assurance that any such strategic business transactions will occur or, if such transactions do occur, that the integration will be successful or that the customer bases, products or technologies will generate sufficient revenue to offset the associated costs or effects.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

We have no unresolved staff comments as of the date of filing this Form 10-K.

Paul D. Arling is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He joined us in May 1996 as Chief Financial Officer and was named to our Board of Directors in August of 1996. He was appointed President and COO in September 1998, was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in October of 2000 and appointed as Chairman in July 2001. At the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Mr. Arling was re-elected as Chairman of the Company to serve until the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. From 1993 through May 1996, he served in various capacities at LESCO, Inc. (a manufacturer and distributor of professional turf care products). Prior to LESCO, he worked for Imperial Wall coverings (a manufacturer and distributor of wall covering products) as Director of Planning, and The Michael Allen Company (a strategic management consulting company) where he was employed as a management consultant. He obtained a BS degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Paul J.M. Bennett is our Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Europe. He has been our Managing Director and a Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Europe since July 1996 and was promoted to his current position in December 2006. Prior to joining us, he held various positions at Philips Consumer Electronics over a seven year period, first as Product Marketing Manager for the Accessories Product Group, initially set up to support Philip’s Audio division, and then as head of that division. He was educated at Terenure College and the College of Commerce in Dublin and completed his studies at University College, where he gained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree.

Mark S. Kopaskie is our Executive Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Operations. He rejoined us in September 2006 as our Senior Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Operations and was promoted to his current position in December 2006. He was our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 1997. From 2003 until November, 2005, Mr. Kopaskie was President and Chief Executive Officer of Packaging Advantage Corporation (PAC), a personal care and household products manufacturer, which was acquired by Marietta Corporation in November 2005. Following the acquisition, he served as Senior Vice President, Business Development for Marietta Corporation. From 1997 to 2003, he held senior management positions at Birdair Inc., a world leader in the engineering, manufacturing, and construction of tensioned membrane structures, and OK International, a manufacturer and marketer of fluid dispensing equipment, solder and de-solder systems, and wire wrap products. Prior to joining us in 1995, Mr. Kopaskie was Senior Vice President of Operations at Mr. Coffee Inc. He obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering with High Honors from Clarkson University.

Richard A. Firehammer, Jr., Esq. has been our Senior Vice President since February 1999. He has been our General Counsel since October 1993 and Secretary since February 1994. He was our Vice President from May 1997 until August 1998. He was outside counsel to us from September 1998 until being rehired in February 1999. From November 1992 to September 1993, he was associated with the Chicago, Illinois law firm, Shefsky & Froelich, Ltd. From 1987 to 1992, he was with the law firm, Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz in Chicago, Illinois. He is admitted to the Bars in the State of Illinois and the State of Ohio. He is also a certified public accountant. He received a BS degree from Indiana University and a JD degree from Whittier College School of Law.

Bryan M. Hackworth is our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He was promoted from Chief Accounting Officer in August 2006. Mr. Hackworth joined us in June 2004 as Corporate Controller and subsequently assumed the role of Chief Accounting Officer in May 2006. Before joining us in 2004, he spent five years at Mars, Inc., a privately held international manufacturer and distributor of consumer products and served in several financial and strategic roles (Controller — Ice Cream Division; Strategic Planning Manager for the WHISKAS ^® Brand) and various other financial management positions. Prior to joining Mars Inc., Mr. Hackworth spent six years at Deloitte & Touche LLP as an audit manager, specializing in the manufacturing and retail industries. He obtained a B.A. degree in Economics from U.C. Irvine and is a Certified Public Accountant.

PART II

market. The program expired on August 30, 2006; however, during 2006, we repurchased 30,726 shares under the program.

Effective August 31, 2006, we amended our original Credit Facility with Comerica, extending our line of credit through August 31, 2009. Under the amended Credit Facility, we have authority to acquire up to an additional 2.0 million shares of our common stock in the open market. During the year ended December 31, 2006, we repurchased 96,600 shares, under the new program.

Accordingly, during 2006 we repurchased a total of 127,326 shares of our common stock in the open market.

ITEM 6. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected historical consolidated financial information as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and for each of the three years ended December 31, 2006 have been derived from and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. The selected historical consolidated financial information as of December 31, 2004, December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 and for the two years ended December 31, 2003 have been derived from our audited financial statements, which are not included in this report.

The comparability of information between 2005 and 2004 with prior years is affected by the acquisition of SimpleDevices Inc. in the fourth quarter of 2004.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We have developed a broad line of pre-programmed universal wireless control products and audio-video accessories that are marketed to enhance home entertainment systems. Our channels of distribution include international retail, U.S. retail, private label, OEMs, cable and satellite service providers, CEDIA, and companies in the computing industry. We believe that our universal remote control database contains device codes that are capable of controlling virtually all infrared remote (“IR”) controlled TVs, VCRs, DVD players, cable converters, CD players, audio components and satellite receivers, as well as most other infrared remote controlled devices worldwide.

Beginning in 1986 and continuing today, we have compiled an extensive library that covers nearly 302,000 individual device functions and over 3,100 individual consumer electronic equipment brand names. Our library is regularly updated with new IR codes used in newly introduced video and audio devices. All such IR codes are captured from the original manufacturer’s remote control devices or manufacturer’s specifications to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the database. We have also developed patented technologies that provide the capability to easily upgrade the memory of the wireless control device by adding IR codes from the library that were not originally included. In the second quarter of 2005, we introduced a new product named “NevoSL”®. NevoSL® is a universal controller that delivers complete audio, visual and Wi-Fi digital media control for the networked home. In 2006, we continued to enhance our product lines by introducing NevoStudio 2.0, an update to our software suite for NevoSL®.

From October 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004, we acquired over 99% of the outstanding shares of SimpleDevices, Inc. (“SimpleDevices”) for approximately $12.8 million in cash, including direct acquisition costs, plus a performance-based payment of our unregistered common stock to be paid in the first quarter of 2007 if certain financial objectives were achieved. The performance-based payment was not reflected as part of the purchase price as of December 31, 2006, since the performance metrics were not met.

The value we received from this acquisition relates primarily to SimpleDevices’ unique capabilities, as well as its complete and in-process technology. SimpleDevices has developed connected-device technology solutions that link the home computer and the Internet to existing consumer electronic devices in the home and car. The company provides UPnP-compatible software to transform common home devices into “connected” devices — that is, devices that can find, control and share entertainment media across a home network. UPnP is an architecture for pervasive peer-to-peer network connectivity of intelligent appliances, wireless devices and PCs of all form factors. It is designed to bring standards-based connectivity to ad hoc or unmanaged networks, whether in the home, in a small business, in public spaces or attached to the Internet. UPnP is a distributed, open networking architecture that leverages TCP/IP and Web technologies to enable seamless proximity networking in addition to control and data transfer among networked devices in the home, office and public spaces.

Since acquiring SimpleDevices, we have integrated, and in certain respects improved upon, SimpleDevices’ technologies with and into our own technology, resulting in the creation of new wireless control devices that will allow for media control. Moreover, through this integration of technologies, we have improved and expanded our relationships with our customers and with SimpleDevices’ customers, resulting in more cross-selling of products and technology. In addition, we have integrated SimpleDevices’ sales, engineering and administrative functions into our own, resulting in both operational efficiencies and cost savings.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, allowance for sales returns and doubtful accounts, warranties, inventory valuation, business combination purchase price allocations, our review for impairment of long-lived assets and intangible assets, impairment of goodwill, income taxes and stock-based compensation expense. Actual results may differ from the estimates, and these estimates may be adjusted as more information becomes available and any adjustment could be significant.

An accounting policy is deemed to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, if different estimates reasonably could have been used, or if changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur could materially impact the financial statements. Management believes the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue recognition

We recognize revenue on the sale of products when delivery has occurred, there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured.

We record a provision for estimated sales returns on product sales in the same period as the related revenues are recorded. These estimates are based on historical sales returns, analysis of credit memo data and other known factors. The provision recorded for estimated sales returns and allowances is deducted from gross sales to arrive at net sales in the period the related revenue is recorded.

We accrue for discounts and rebates on product sales in the same period as the related revenues are recorded based on historical experience. Changes in such accruals may be required if future rebates and incentives differ from our estimates. Rebates and incentives are recognized as a reduction of sales if distributed in cash or customer account credits. Rebates and incentives are recognized as cost of sales if we provide products or services for payment.

Sales allowances reduce gross accounts receivable to arrive at accounts receivable, net in the same period the related receivable is recorded. We have no obligations after delivery of our products other than the associated warranties. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of our customers to make payments for products sold or services rendered. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on a variety of factors, including historical experience, length of time receivables are past due, current economic trends and changes in customer payment behavior. Also, we record specific provisions for individual accounts when we become aware of a customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations to us, such as in the case of bankruptcy filings or deterioration in the customer’s operating results or financial position. If circumstances related to a customer change, our estimates of the recoverability of the receivables would be further adjusted, either upward or downward.

We generate service revenue, which is paid monthly, as a result of providing consumer support programs to some of our customers through our call centers. These service revenues are recognized when services are performed, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured.

We also license our intellectual property (including our patented technologies), trade secrets, trademarks, and database of infrared codes. We record license revenue when our customers ship products incorporating our intellectual property, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exist, the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectibility is reasonably assured.

When a sales arrangement contains multiple elements, such as software products, licenses and/or services, we allocate revenue to each element based on its relative fair value. The fair values for the multiple elements are determined based on vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”), or the price charged when the element is sold separately. The residual method is utilized when VSOE exists for all the undelivered elements, but not for the delivered element. This is performed by allocating revenue to the undelivered elements (that have VSOE) and the residual revenue to the delivered elements. When the fair value for an undelivered element cannot be determined, we defer revenue for the delivered elements until the undelivered elements are delivered. We limit the amount of revenue recognition for delivered elements to the amount that is not contingent on the future delivery of products or services or subject to customer-specified return or refund privileges.

We account for revenue under software licensing arrangements involving significant production, modification or customization of software in accordance with SOP 81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts. We recognize revenue and profit as work progresses on long-term, fixed price contracts using the percentage-of-completion method. When applying the percentage-of-completion method, we rely on estimates of total expected contract revenue and labor hours which are provided by our project managers. We follow this method because reasonably dependable estimates of the revenue and labor applicable to various stages of a contract can be made. Recognized revenue and profit are subject to revisions as the contract progresses to completion. Revisions to revenue and profit estimates are charged to income in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become known, and losses are accrued when identified.

Warranty

We warrant our products against defects in materials and workmanship arising during normal use. We service warranty claims directly through our customer service department or contracted third-party warranty repair facilities. Our warranty period ranges up to three years. We provide for estimated product warranty expenses, which are included in cost of sales, as we sell the related products. Because warranty expense is a forecast based on the best available information, primarily historical claims experience, actual claim costs may differ from the amounts provided. If a significant product defect were to be discovered on a high volume product, our financial statements could be materially impacted. Historically, product defects have been less than 0.5% of net sales units. Each 0.1% change in the ratio of product defects to net sales units impacts the warranty reserve and cost of sales by approximately $50 thousand.

Inventories

Our inventories consist of wireless control devices, including but not limited to universal remote controls, antennas and integrated circuits and are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method. We carry inventory in amounts necessary to satisfy our customers’ inventory requirements on a timely basis. New product innovations and technological advances may shorten a given product’s life cycle. We continually monitor our inventory status to control inventory levels and dispose of any excess or obsolete inventories on hand. We write down our inventory for estimated obsolescence and unmarketable inventory equal to the difference between the inventory’s cost and its estimated market value based upon our best estimates about future demand and market conditions. If

actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, new technology is developed that renders our products obsolete or significant price decreases occur in component parts, such as integrated circuits, additional inventory write-downs may be required, which could have a material impact on our financial statements. Our total excess and obsolete inventory reserve as of December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was approximately $2.2 million and $2.3 million, respectively, or 7.6% and 7.8% of total inventory. Each 1% change in the ratio of excess and obsolete inventory reserve to inventory would impact cost of sales by approximately $300 thousand.

Business Combinations

We are required to allocate the purchase price of acquired companies to the tangible and intangible assets and the liabilities assumed, as well as in-process research and development (“IPR&D”), based on their estimated fair values. In October 2004, we purchased SimpleDevices, for approximately $12.8 million, including direct acquisition costs; the purchase price has been allocated to the net assets acquired based on estimated fair values. Such valuations require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. The significant purchased intangible assets recorded by us include customer contracts, developed and core technology and trade names.

Critical estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include but are not limited to:

	•		future free cash flow from customer contracts, customer lists, distribution agreements, acquired developed technologies and patents;
	•		expected costs to develop IPR&D into commercially viable products and cash flows from the products once they are completed;
	•		brand awareness and market position, as well as assumptions about the period of time the brand will continue to be used in our product portfolio; and
	•		discount rates utilized in discounted cash flow models.

Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates.

Valuation of long-lived assets and intangible assets

We assess long-lived and intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors considered important which could trigger an impairment review if significant include the following:

	•		underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results;
	•		changes in the manner of use of the assets;
	•		changes in the strategy of our overall business;
	•		negative industry or economic trends;
	•		a decline in our stock price for a sustained period; and
	•		a variance between our market capitalization relative to net book value.

When we determine that the carrying value of a long-lived asset or an intangible asset may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment we perform an impairment review. If the carrying value of the asset is larger than the undiscounted cash flows, the

asset is impaired. We measure an impairment based on the projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by our management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in our current business model. In assessing the recoverability, we must make assumptions regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair value of the respective assets. If these estimates or their related assumptions change in the future, we may be required to record impairment charges.

Goodwill

We evaluate the carrying value of goodwill as of December 31 of each year and between annual evaluations if events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit below its carrying amount. Such circumstances could include, but are not limited to: (1) a significant adverse change in legal factors or in business climate, (2) unanticipated competition, or (3) an adverse action or assessment by a regulator.

When performing the impairment review, we determine the carrying amount of each reporting unit by assigning assets and liabilities, including the existing goodwill, to those reporting units. A reporting unit is defined as an operating segment or one level below an operating segment (referred to as a component). A component of an operating segment is deemed a reporting unit if the component constitutes a business for which discrete financial information is available, and segment management regularly reviews the operating results of that component. Our domestic and international operations represent components of the Core Business Segment.

To evaluate whether goodwill is impaired, we compare the fair value of the reporting unit to which the goodwill is assigned to the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill. We determine the fair value of each reporting unit using the present value of expected future cash flows for that reporting unit. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the amount of the impairment loss must be measured.

The impairment loss would be calculated by comparing the implied fair value of goodwill to its carrying amount. In calculating the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill, the fair value is allocated to all of the other assets and liabilities of that unit based on their fair values. The excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the amount assigned to its other assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. An impairment loss would be recognized when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.

Income Taxes

As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we estimate our income taxes in each of the taxing jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating our actual current tax expense together with assessing any temporary differences resulting from the different treatment of certain items, such as the timing for recognizing expenses for tax and financial reporting purposes. These differences may result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in our consolidated balance sheet.

We are required to assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets, which include net operating loss carryforwards and temporary differences that are expected to be deductible in future years, will be recoverable from future taxable income or other tax planning strategies. If recovery is not likely, we must provide a valuation allowance based on our estimates of future taxable income in the various taxing jurisdictions and the amount of deferred taxes that are ultimately realizable.

The provision for tax liabilities involves evaluations and judgments of uncertainties in the interpretation of complex tax regulations by various taxing authorities. In situations involving tax related uncertainties, we provide for tax liabilities when we believe such liabilities are probable under SFAS 5, Accounting for Contingent Liabilities . Actual results could differ from our estimates.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123R, using the modified-prospective transition method, and therefore we have not restated prior periods’ results. Under this method, we recognize compensation expense for all share-based awards granted after January 1, 2006 or granted prior to but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, in accordance with SFAS 123R. Under the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123R, we recognize such compensation expense net of estimated forfeitures, but only for those shares expected to vest on a straight-line basis over the service period of the award, which is generally the option vesting term of three to four years. In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB 107”) regarding the SEC’s interpretation of SFAS 123R and the valuation of share-based compensation for public companies. We have applied the provisions of SAB 107 in our adoption of SFAS 123R.

Prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for options granted under these plans using the recognition and measurement provisions of Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees , (“APB 25”) and related interpretations, as permitted by SFAS 123. Under the intrinsic-value method of APB 25, compensation cost is the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the stock at the grant date over the amount an employee must pay to acquire the stock. We grant options with an exercise price equal to the market value of the common stock on the date of grant; therefore no compensation expense was recognized related to those options for the 2005 and 2004 fiscal years.

We issue restricted stock awards to the outside directors for services performed. Under both APB No. 25 and SFAS No. 123R, compensation expense related to restricted stock awards is based on the fair value of the shares awarded as of the grant date. Compensation expense for the restricted stock awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of one year. The fair value of nonvested shares is determined based on the closing trade price of the Company’s shares on the grant date.

Under the provisions of SFAS No. 123R, companies may no longer account for unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock awards as deferred compensation. SFAS No. 123R requires that any existing balance of deferred compensation as of the adoption date be reclassified to additional paid-in capital. Because the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R on the modified prospective basis, results from prior periods have not been restated to conform to the current presentation. During the year ended 2006, 2005 and 2004, restricted shares totaling 19,375, 20,000 and 9,077 were issued, respectively.

Stock-based compensation expense is presented in the same income statement line as cash compensation paid to the same employees or directors. During the year ended December 31, 2006, we recorded $3.1 million in pre-tax stock-based compensation expense. Included in SG&A stock-based compensation expense is $0.3 million in pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to restricted stock.

The stock-based compensation expense was attributable to the following:

The total amount of stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested awards not yet recognized as of December 31, 2006 was $4.0 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average life of 2.0 years. Additionally, the total amount of compensation expense related to non-vested restricted awards not yet recognized as of December 31, 2006 was $0.2 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average life of 6 months.

Determining the appropriate fair value model and calculating the fair value of share-based payment awards requires the utilization of highly subjective assumptions, including with respect to the expected life of the share-based payment awards and stock price volatility. Management determined that historical volatility calculated based on our actively traded common stock is a better indicator of expected volatility and future stock price trends than implied volatility. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of share-based payment awards represent management’s best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. As a result, if factors change and we use different assumptions, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future. In addition, we are required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize expense for those shares expected to vest. If our actual forfeiture rate is materially different from our estimate, the amount of stock-based compensation expense could be significantly different from the amount recorded. If the forfeiture rate decreased by 1%, stock-based compensation expense would have increased by approximately $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. In 2006, we granted 46,000 stock options to employees. Due to the minimal amount of stock options granted in 2006, our stock-based compensation expense relating to these stock options will not be materially affected by changes in our assumptions.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our results of operations expressed as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated.

Net sales in our Business lines (subscription broadcasting, OEM, and computing companies) were approximately 76% of net sales for 2006 compared to approximately 70% for 2005. Net sales in our business lines for 2006 increased by 42% to $178.8 million from $126.2 million in 2005. This increase in sales resulted primarily from an increase in the volume of remote control sales, which was partially offset by lower prices. The increase in remote control sales volume was attributable to the continued deployment of advanced function set-top boxes by the service operators and market share gains with a few key subscription broadcasting customers. These advanced functions include digital video recording (“DVR”), video-on-demand (“VOD”), and high definition television (“HDTV”). We expect that the

deployment of the advanced function set-top boxes by the service operators will continue into the foreseeable future as penetration for each of the functions cited continues to increase. As a result, we expect Business category revenue to range between $195 and $205 million in 2007.

Net sales in our Consumer lines ( One For All® retail, private label, custom installers, and direct import) were approximately 24% of net sales for 2006 compared to approximately 30% for 2005. Net sales in our consumer lines for 2006 increased by 4% to $57.0 million, from $55.1 million in 2005. Retail sales outside North America and Europe increased by $1.2 million compared to 2005 due to a new distributor in Australia and strong sales in Argentina, Brazil and New Zealand. The increase in consumer lines net sales was also driven by the strengthening of both the Euro and the British Pound compared to the U.S. Dollar, which resulted in an increase in net sales of approximately $1.0 million. However, excluding the positive foreign exchange impact, the dollar amount of European Retail sales was constant, compared to the prior year. This increase in consumer lines net sales was also driven by our entry into the custom electronic design & installation association (“CEDIA”) market in the second quarter of 2005, as CEDIA sales increased by $0.8 million from 2005. Partially offsetting these increases was Private Label sales, which decreased by $0.5 million, or 12%, to $3.5 million in 2006 from $4.0 million in 2005. This was due to a decline in the volume of Kameleon sales in the United States. Additionally, United States direct import licensing and product revenues for 2006 decreased by $0.4 million or 16%, to $2.1 million in 2006 from $2.5 million in 2005, due to a decline in royalty revenue. We expect Consumer category revenue to range between $60 and $70 million in 2007.

Gross profit for 2006 was $85.9 million compared to $67.1 million for 2005. Gross profit as a percent of sales for 2006 was 36.4% compared to 37.0% for 2005. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily attributable to subscription broadcast sales, which generally have a lower gross profit rate as compared to our other sales, representing a larger percentage of our total business. The impact of this change in mix was a 3.3% reduction in the gross profit rate. Partially offsetting this decrease in the gross profit rate was a reduction of $1.4 million of freight expense recorded in 2006 as compared to 2005. In 2006, there was a decrease in the percentage of units that were shipped by air. Lower freight expense contributed to a 1.2% increase in the gross profit rate. A reduction in inventory scrap expense of $0.9 million added 0.7% to the gross profit rate. Scrap expense has declined as inventory management has improved. Royalty expense increased $41 thousand, but added 0.5% to the gross profit rate. Royalty expense is tied to Consumer sales, which have declined as a percentage of our total business. Warranty expense decreased by $0.2 million, which added 0.2% to the profit rate. Gross profit was also favorably impacted by the strengthening of both the Euro and British Pound compared to the U.S. Dollar, which resulted in an increase in gross profit of approximately $0.9 million and an increase of 0.2% in the gross profit rate.

Research and development expenses increased 13% from $6.6 million in 2005 to $7.4 million in 2006. The expensing of stock options, which was adopted on January 1, 2006 (SFAS 123R), accounted for $0.4 million of the increase. The remainder of the increase is related to development efforts with radio frequency technology using the Z-Wave platform, continued expansion of the Nevo® platform and development efforts taking place at our San Mateo location. We expect research and development expenses to remain near current levels for the full year 2007.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 23% from $48.9 million in 2005 to $59.9 million in 2006. Employee performance-based bonuses increased by $4.0 million, payroll and benefits increased by $3.5 million due to the growth of our company, expensing of stock options, which was adopted on January 1, 2006 (SFAS 123R), amounted to $2.4 million, travel increased $0.8 million, delivery and freight costs increased by $0.5 million due to the increase in sales volume, advertising increased by $0.5 million, $0.4 million is attributable to tradeshows and $0.4 million due to the strengthening of both the Euro and British Pound compared to the U.S. Dollar. These items were partially offset by lower bad debt expense, which decreased by $1.9 million. Fiscal 2005 bad debt expense included a $1.6 million write-down for a receivable due from a former European distributor. We expect that selling, general, and administrative expenses will range between $63.6 and $67.6 million for the full year 2007.

In 2006, we recorded $1.4 million of interest income compared to $0.8 million for 2005. This increase is due to higher money market rates and a higher average cash balance. Net interest income will range between $1.5 and $2.0 million in 2007.

In 2006, other expense, net was $0.5 million as compared to $2.2 million of other income, net for 2005. Approximately $0.5 million of other expense in 2006 resulted from foreign currency losses, and approximately $2.1 million of other income in 2005 resulted from foreign currency gains.

We recorded income tax expense of $5.9 million in 2006 compared to $5.0 million in 2005. Our effective tax rate was 30.4% in 2006 compared to 33.9% in 2005. The decrease in our effective tax rate is due primarily to the Netherlands’ statutory tax rate decreasing from 31.5% in 2005 to 29.6% in 2006. We estimate that our effective tax rate will range between 30.0% and 32.0% for the full year 2007.

Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2004

Consolidated

Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2005 were $181.3 million, an increase of 15% compared to $158.4 million for the same period last year. Net income for 2005 was $9.7 million or $0.72 per share (basic) and $0.69 per share (diluted) compared to $9.1 million or $0.67 per share (basic) and $0.65 per share (diluted) for 2004.

Net sales in our Business lines (subscription broadcasting, OEM, and computing companies) were approximately 70% of net sales for 2005 compared to 62% for 2004. Net sales in our business lines for 2005 increased by 29% to $126.2 million from $97.6 million in 2004. This increase in sales resulted primarily from an increase in the volume of remote control sales, which was partially offset by lower prices. The increase in remote control sales volume was attributable to the continued deployment of advanced function set-top boxes by the service operators and market share gains with a few key subscription broadcasting customers. These advanced functions include digital video recording (“DVR”), video-on-demand (“VOD”), and high definition television (“HDTV”). Royalty revenue (revenue earned through licensing of intellectual property) recognized in 2005 attributable to agreements signed in the fourth quarter of 2004 of $1.5 million and the acquisition of SimpleDevices also contributed to the increase in net sales. The acquisition of SimpleDevices added net sales of $0.7 million and 1% to the Business category net sales growth.

Net sales in our Consumer lines ( One For All® retail, private label, custom installers, and direct import) were approximately 30% of net sales for 2005 compared to 38% for 2004. Net sales in our consumer lines for 2005 decreased by 9% to $55.1 million, from $60.8 million in 2004. The decrease in sales resulted primarily from a decrease in European retail sales, which were down 11% to $43.0 million in 2005 from $47.6 million in 2004. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower volumes in the U.K. market and the weakening of both the Euro and the British Pound compared to the U.S. Dollar. The impact of the weakening currencies resulted in a decrease in net sales of approximately $0.6 million. Excluding the negative foreign exchange impact, European retail sales decreased $4.0 million compared to 2004. Private label sales decreased by 41% to $4.0 million in 2005 from $6.8 million in 2004. This was due to a decline in the volume of Kameleon® sales. Kameleon® sales declined during 2005 compared to 2004 as a result of fewer new product introductions. United States direct import licensing and product revenues for 2005 decreased by 21% to $2.5 million from $3.2 million in 2004 due to a decline in the volume of Kameleon® sales. Partially offsetting these decreases was our entry into the CEDIA market, in the second quarter of 2005. This added net sales of $2.5 million and 5% to the Consumer category net sales growth as compared to 2004.

Gross profit for 2005 was $67.1 million compared to $61.6 million for 2004. Gross profit as a percent of sales for 2005 was 37.0% compared to 38.9% for 2004. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily attributable to subscription broadcast sales, which generally have a lower gross profit rate as compared to our other sales, representing a larger percentage of our total business. The impact of this change in mix was a 1.8% reduction in the gross profit rate. Gross profit was also negatively impacted by an additional $1.9 million of freight expense recorded in 2005 as compared to 2004. A portion of this increase in freight relates to sales volume; however, the majority of the increase is due to a change in rate. In 2005, there was an increase in the percentage of units that were shipped by air versus ocean as well as a mix shift towards subscription broadcast sales. Freight contributed to a 0.8% reduction in the gross profit rate. Duties increased $0.6 million, as a larger percentage of units were imported. The increase in duty expense contributed to a 0.3% reduction in the gross profit rate. Gross profit was also negatively impacted by the weakening of both the Euro and British Pound compared to the U.S. Dollar, which resulted in a decrease in gross profit of approximately $0.6 million and a reduction of 0.2% in the gross profit rate. All other product costs, which include warranty expense, quality assurance expense, and component costs, increased $0.7 million and reduced the gross profit rate by 0.4%. Partially offsetting these decreases in the gross profit rate was a reduction in inventory scrap expense of $1.1 million. This reduction added 0.9% to the gross profit rate. In addition, royalty expense declined $0.7 million due to the decline in the volume of Kameleon ^® sales, which added 0.7% to the gross profit rate.

Research and development expenses increased 12% from $5.9 million in 2004 to $6.6 million in 2005. The increase is related to our continued expansion of the Nevo ^® platform and development efforts taking place at SimpleDevices. Partially offsetting these increases was a reduction in the development of audio-video accessories for sale in our retail channel.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 16% from $42.2 million in 2004 to $48.9 million in 2005. Approximately $2.8 million of this increase was attributable to the acquisition of SimpleDevices, $2.0 million to payroll and benefits, $1.9 million to bad debt expense, which included a $1.6 million reserve for a receivable due from a former European distributor, $1.2 million to delivery and freight costs caused by the increase in volume, $0.7 million to increased tax and audit fees, $0.6 million to sales commissions, $0.5 million to travel, $0.3 million to trade shows, $0.3 million to temporary clerical and warehouse staff, and $0.6 million to all other selling, general, and administrative costs. These items were partially offset by lower employee bonus expense, which decreased by $2.8 million, temporary professional staff, which decreased by $0.9 million, outside legal fees, which decreased by $0.4 million, and employment and recruiting costs, which decreased $0.3 million.

In 2005, we recorded $0.8 million of interest income compared to $0.7 million for 2004. This increase is due to higher money market rates.

In 2005, other income, net was $2.2 million as compared to $0.5 million of other expense, net for 2004. Approximately $2.1 million of other income in 2005 resulted from foreign currency transaction gains reflecting the strengthening of the US Dollar. The results for 2004 included foreign currency exchange losses of $0.2 million. An additional $0.4 million of other expense in 2004 was the result of our write-down of an investment in a private company.

We recorded income tax expense of $5.0 million in 2005 compared to $4.6 million in 2004. Our effective tax rate was 33.9% in 2005, and 33.6% in 2004.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

(In thousands)

Cash provided by operating activities

Our principal sources of funds are from operations. Cash provided by operating activities for 2006 was $17.2 million, compared to $14.1 million and $4.0 million during 2005 and 2004, respectively. The increase in cash flows from operations in 2006 compared to 2005 is primarily due to an increase in net sales, which resulted in an increase in net income of 39% from $9.7 million in 2005 to $13.5 million in 2006, as well as improvement in our days sales outstanding and overall inventory management. Our days sales outstanding improved from approximately 76 days at December 31, 2005 to approximately 67 days at December 31, 2006, due primarily to strong collections from our significant customers. In addition, despite an increase in net sales of approximately 30% from 2005 to 2006, inventory levels remained relatively constant with the prior year.

The increase in cash flow from operations in 2005 compared to 2004 was primarily due to lower income tax payments in 2005, increased cash collections resulting from higher net sales offset partially by an increase in our days sales outstanding (“DSO”) and accounts payable and accrued expenses increasing by a greater amount in 2005 versus 2004.

Cash used for investing activities

Cash used for investing activities during 2006 was $5.1 million as compared to $4.0 million and $16.6 million during 2005 and 2004, respectively. The decrease in cash used for investing activities in 2005 compared to 2004 was primarily caused by the purchase of SimpleDevices in 2004 for $12.8 million.

Capital expenditures in 2006, 2005, and 2004 were $4.1 million, $3.1 million, and $2.7 million, respectively. Capital expenditures relate primarily to acquiring product tooling each year and we anticipate this trend will continue in 2007. In order to accommodate the growth of our company, we plan to renovate and expand our corporate headquarters in early 2007. Costs of this renovation are estimated to be approximately $1.0 million and will be financed through our current operations as well as a $0.4 million tenant improvement allowance. We are currently evaluating our existing and future information system requirements, and we may make a significant investment to upgrade our systems in 2007.

Cash provided by (used for) financing activities

Cash provided by financing activities during 2006 was $5.2 million as compared to cash used for financing activities of $3.2 million and $4.8 million during 2005 and 2004, respectively. Proceeds from stock option exercises were $7.5 million during 2006, compared to proceeds of $2.9 million and $1.9 million during 2005 and 2004, respectively. We purchased 127,326 shares of our common stock at a cost of $2.6 million during 2006, compared to 356,285 and 494,998 shares at a cost of $6.1 million and $6.7 million during 2005 and 2004, respectively. We hold these shares as treasury stock, and they are

available for reissue. Presently, except for using a minimal number of these treasury shares to compensate our outside board members, we have no plans to distribute these shares, although we may change these plans if necessary to fulfill our on-going business objectives.

Effective August 31, 2006, we amended our original Credit Facility with Comerica, extending our line of credit through August 31, 2009. Under the amended Credit Facility, we have authority to acquire up to an additional 2.0 million shares of our common stock in the open market. From August 31, 2006, through December 31, 2006, we purchased 96,600 shares of our common stock, leaving 1,903,400 shares available for purchase under the Credit Facility. During 2007 we may continue to purchase shares of our common stock if we believe conditions are favorable or to offset the dilutive effect of stock option exercises.

The amended Credit Facility provides a $15 million unsecured revolving credit agreement with Comerica for an additional three years, expiring on August 31, 2009. Under the Credit Facility, the interest payable is variable and is based on the bank’s cost of funds or the LIBOR rate plus a fixed margin of 1.25%. The interest rate in effect as of December 31, 2006 using the LIBOR Rate option plus a fixed margin of 1.25% was 6.58%. We pay a commitment fee ranging from zero to a maximum rate of 1/4 of 1% per year on the unused portion of the credit line depending on the amount of cash investment retained with Comerica during each quarter. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, dividend payments are allowed for up to 100% of the prior fiscal year’s net income, to be paid within 90 days of this period’s year end. We are subject to certain financial covenants related to our net worth, quick ratio, and net income. Amounts available for borrowing under the Credit Facility are reduced by the outstanding balance of import letters of credit. As of December 31, 2006, we did not have any amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility or any outstanding import letters of credit. Furthermore, as of December 31, 2006, we were in compliance with all financial covenants required by the Credit Facility.

Historically, our working capital needs have typically been greatest during the third and fourth quarters when accounts receivable and inventories increase in connection with the fourth quarter holiday selling season. At December 31, 2006, we had $106.2 million of working capital as compared to $77.2 at December 31, 2005. The increase in working capital during these periods is principally due to higher cash and accounts receivable balances at December 31, 2006 compared to December 31, 2005.

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at December 31, 2006 and the effect these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods.

At December 31, 2006, we did not have any bank guarantees that provide for the bank to make payment on our behalf in the event of our non-payment for transactions with suppliers in the ordinary course of business.

At December 31, 2006, we had approximately $6.1 million and $60.0 million of cash and cash equivalents in the United States and Europe, respectively. At December 31, 2005, we had approximately $1.0 million and $42.6 million of cash and cash equivalents in the United States and Europe, respectively.

It is our policy to carefully monitor the state of our business, cash requirements, and capital structure. We believe that funds generated from our operations and available from our credit facility will be sufficient to fund current business operations as well as anticipated growth at least through the end of 2007; however, there can be no assurance that such funds will be adequate for that purpose.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not participate in any off balance sheet arrangements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (“SAB 108”), Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements . In SAB 108, the SEC provides guidance on considering the effects of prior year misstatements in quantifying current year misstatements for the purpose of materiality assessment. SAB 108 is effective for the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The adoption of SAB 108 had no effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements for assets and liabilities. SFAS 157 applies when other accounting pronouncements require or permit assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. Accordingly, SFAS 157 does not require new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 . Interpretation 48, which clarifies Statement 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, establishes the criterion that an individual tax position has to meet for some or all of the benefits of that position to be recognized in the Company’s financial statements. On initial application, Interpretation 48 will be applied to all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remains open. Only tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the adoption date will be recognized or continue to be recognized. The cumulative effect of applying Interpretation 48 will be reported as an adjustment to retained earnings at the beginning of the period in which it is adopted.

Interpretation 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006, and will be adopted by us on January 1, 2007. We have not been able to complete our evaluation of the impact of adopting Interpretation 48 and as a result, are not able to estimate the effect the adoption will have on our financial position and results of operations, including our ability to comply with current debt covenants.

In March 2006, the Task Force of the FASB issued EITF No. 06-3, How Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to the Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement (That is Gross versus Net Presentation). EITF 06-3 provides guidance on the presentation of taxes remitted to governmental authorities on the income statement. The Task Force reached the conclusion that the presentation of taxes on either a gross (included in revenue and costs) or a net (excluded from revenues) basis is an accounting policy decision that should be disclosed pursuant to APB Opinion No. 22, Disclosures of Accounting Policies. Any such taxes that are reported on a gross basis should be disclosed if amounts are significant. EITF 06-3 is effective for years beginning after December 15, 2006. We record revenue net of sales tax and VAT. At the time we record revenue, sales tax and VAT charged to customers are recorded as a liability in other accrued expenses. The liability is reduced when the sales tax or VAT is remitted to the local government.

Outlook

Our focus is to build technology and products that make the consumer’s interaction with devices and content within the home easier and more enjoyable. The pace of change in the home is increasing. The growth of new devices, such as DVD players, PVR/DVR technologies, HDTV and home theater solutions, to name only a few, has transformed control of the home entertainment center into a complex challenge for the consumer. The more recent introduction and projected growth of digital media technologies in the consumer’s life will further increase this complexity. We have set out to create the interface for the connected home, building a bridge between the home devices of today and the networked home of the future. We intend to invest in new products and technology, particularly in the connected home space, which will expand our business beyond the control of devices to the control of and access to content, such as digital media, to enrich the entertainment experience.

We will continue enhancing our leadership position in our core business by developing custom products for our subscription broadcasting, OEM, retail and computing customers, growing our capture expertise in infrared technology and radio frequency standards, adding to our portfolio of patented or patent pending technologies and developing new platform products. We are also developing new ways to enhance remote controls and other accessory products.

Throughout 2007, we are continuing development of our Nevo ^® technology, an embedded solution that transforms an electronic display into a sophisticated and easy-to-use wireless home control and automation device. New Nevo products will help us to increase the strength we have built in our custom installation business worldwide. We are continuing to seek ways to use our technology to make the set-up and use of control products, and the access to and control of digital entertainment within the home entertainment network, easier and more affordable. In addition, we are working on product line extensions to our One For All ^® branded products which include digital antennas, signal boosters, and other A/V accessories.

We are also seeking ways to increase our customer base worldwide, particularly in the areas of subscription broadcasting, OEM and One For All ^® international retail. We will continue to work on strengthening existing relationships by working with customers to understand how to make the consumer interaction with products and services within the home easier and more enjoyable. We intend to invest in new products and technology to meet our customer needs now and into the future.

We will continue developing software and firmware solutions that can enable devices such as TVs, set-top boxes, stereos, automotive audio systems and other consumer electronic products to wirelessly connect and interact with home networks and interactive services to deliver digital entertainment and information. This “smart device” category is emerging, and in the remainder of 2007 we look to continue to build relationships with our customers in this category.

Throughout 2007, we will continue to evaluate acceptable acquisition targets and strategic partnership opportunities in our core business lines as well as in the networked home marketplace. We caution, however, that no assurance can be made that any suitable acquisition target or partnership opportunity will be identified and, if identified, that a transaction can be consummated. Moreover, if consummated, no assurance can be made that any such acquisition or partnership will profitably add to our operations.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to various market risks, including interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We have established policies, procedures and internal processes governing our management of these risks and the use of financial instruments to mitigate our risk exposure.

On August 31, 2006, we amended our credit facility to extend for an additional three years, expiring on August 31, 2009. The interest payable under our revolving Credit Facility with our bank is variable and based on either (i) the bank’s cost of funds or (ii) the LIBOR rate plus a fixed margin of 1.25%; the rate is affected by changes in market interest rates. At December 31, 2006, we had no borrowings on our credit facility. The interest rate in effect on the credit facility as of December 31, 2006 using the LIBOR Rate option plus a fixed margin of 1.25% was 6.58%.

At December 31, 2006 we had wholly owned subsidiaries in The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Argentina, Spain and Italy. Sales from these operations are typically denominated in local currencies including Euros, British Pounds and Argentine Pesos, thereby creating exposure to changes in exchange rates. Changes in local currency exchange rates relative to the U.S. Dollar and, in some cases, to each other, may positively or negatively affect our sales, gross margins and net income. From time to time, we enter into foreign currency exchange agreements to manage our exposure arising from fluctuating exchange rates that affect cash flows and our reported income. Contract terms for the foreign currency exchange agreements normally last less than nine months. We do not enter into any derivative transactions for speculative purposes.

The value of our net balance sheet positions held in foreign currency can also be impacted by fluctuating exchange rates, as can the value of the income generated by our European subsidiaries. It is difficult to estimate the impact of fluctuations on reported income, as it depends on the opening and closing rates, the average net balance sheet positions held in a foreign currency and the amount of income generated in local currency. We routinely forecast what these balance sheet positions and income generated in local currency may be, and we take steps to minimize exposure as we deem appropriate.

The sensitivity of earnings and cash flows to the variability in exchange rates is assessed by applying an approximate range of potential rate fluctuations to our assets, obligations and projected results of operations denominated in foreign currency. Based on our overall foreign currency rate exposure at December 31, 2006, we believe that movements in foreign currency rates could have a material affect on our financial position. We estimate that if the exchange rates for the Euro and the British Pound relative to the U.S. Dollar fluctuate 10% from December 31, 2006, net income and cash flows in the first quarter of 2007 would fluctuate by approximately $0.1 million and $4.4 million, respectively.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — Grant Thornton LLP			38
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP			39
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2006 and 2005			40
Consolidated Income Statements for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004			41
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004			42
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004			43
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			44
Financial Statement Schedule:
Schedule II — Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004			72

All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Shareholders
Universal Electronics Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Universal Electronics Inc. as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Universal Electronics Inc. as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the consolidated results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2006 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Note 2 and Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for stock-based compensation as a result of adopting Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, effective January 1, 2006.

Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion of the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The Schedule II is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of Universal Electronics Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated March 9, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Irvine, California
March 9, 2007

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Universal Electronics Inc.:

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2004, present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows of Universal Electronics Inc. and its subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule as of and for the year ended December 31, 2004 presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Orange County, California
March 16, 2005, except for Note 18,
as to which the date is March 9, 2007

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

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

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

Supplemental Cash Flow Information — Income taxes paid were $8.7 million, $0.3 million, and $4.5 million in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities:

In 2004 we purchased over 99% of the outstanding shares of SimpleDevices, Inc. for $12.8 million, net of cash acquired (See Note 22 to the consolidated financial statements). In conjunction with the acquisition, assets acquired and liabilities assumed were as follows:

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

UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS INC.