Financial Performance - Net sales for the three months ended November 29, 2019, were 272,018thousand,adecreaseof30.8393,879 thousand for the same period in 2018[15]. - Gross profit for the same period was 54,320thousand,down36.285,069 thousand year-over-year[15]. - Net income for the three months ended November 29, 2019, was 224thousand,asignificantdeclinefrom30,976 thousand in the same period of 2018[15]. - Total net revenue for the three months ended November 29, 2019, was 272.0million,comparedto393.9 million for the same period in 2018[193]. - Basic earnings per share for the three months ended November 29, 2019, was 0.01,downfrom1.37 in the prior year[188]. - Operating expenses increased to 48.4million,or1837.3 million, or 9% of net sales, in the prior year[193]. - Cash provided by operating activities was 25.3million,downfrom35.4 million in the same period last year[208]. Revenue Breakdown - Service revenue, net for the same period was 7.9million,down45.914.6 million in the prior year[47]. - Product net sales were 264.1million,adeclineof30.4379.2 million in the previous year[47]. - Brazil product sales decreased by 105.3million,or52.836.4 million, or 26.0%, mainly due to a 34% drop in average selling prices for Specialty DRAM products[194]. - Revenue from Specialty Compute and Storage Solutions (SCSS) increased by 19.8million,or36.327.5 million of revenue for the quarter[194]. Expenses and Costs - Research and development expenses increased to 14,886thousand,up26.511,816 thousand in the prior year[15]. - Cost of sales decreased by 91.1million,or29.58.1 million, or 31.8%, mainly due to higher costs associated with new SCSS businesses and acquisitions[198]. - Interest expense, net decreased by 1.4million,or23.5782,733 thousand, an increase of 11.1% from 704,137thousandasofAugust30,2019[12].−Totalliabilitiesincreasedto510,949 thousand as of November 29, 2019, compared to 430,677thousandasofAugust30,2019,reflectingariseof18.6177,303 thousand, a slight decrease from 182,450thousandasofAugust30,2019[12].−Accountsreceivableincreasedby11.3 million from 217.4millionasofAugust30,2019,to228.8 million as of November 29, 2019[48]. - Total prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased from 37,950,000onAugust30,2019to32,158,000 on November 29, 2019, a reduction of approximately 15%[119]. Acquisitions - The company incurred a total purchase price of approximately 77.7millionfortheacquisitionofSMARTEmbeddedComputing,Inc.,whichincludesabasepurchasepriceof75 million and estimated fair value of contingent consideration of 2.7million[88][92].−TheacquisitionofSMARTEmbeddedComputingresultedintherecognitionofidentifiableintangibleassetsvaluedat41.9 million, including customer relationships valued at 31.8millionandtechnologyvaluedat10.1 million[93]. - The company paid approximately 14.6millionfortheacquisitionofSMARTWirelessComputing,whichincluded3.2 million in cash and 9.1millioninordinaryshares[96].−ThetotalpurchaseconsiderationforthePenguinComputingacquisitionwas44,606,000, which included 42,316,000innetcashforthemergerand3,000,000 in estimated fair value of contingent consideration[108]. - The acquisition of Penguin Computing resulted in identifiable intangible assets valued at 27,550,000andgoodwillof5,246,000, enhancing the company's capabilities in specialty compute, storage, and networking markets[111]. Cash Flow and Investments - Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period were 111,389thousand,upfrom98,139 thousand at the end of the previous quarter, representing a 13.0% increase[24]. - Net cash used in investing activities was 5.1million,primarilyforpurchasesofpropertyandequipment[210].−ThecompanyfinancedacquisitionsofSMARTECandSMARTWirelessforapproximately77 million and 14million,respectively,usingcashfromoperationsandissuedshares[205].TaxandCompliance−Provisionforincometaxesdecreasedby7,300,000 from 7,619,000inthethreemonthsendedNovember30,2018to325,000 in the same period of 2019, a decrease of approximately 96.7%[132]. - The company has adopted U.S. GAAP for financial reporting, ensuring compliance with SEC regulations[31]. Stock and Compensation - Share-based compensation expense for the three months ended November 29, 2019, totaled 5.956million,anincreasefrom4.055 million in the same period of 2018[77]. - The total intrinsic value of employee stock options exercised in the three months ended November 29, 2019 was 1.3million,downfrom4.1 million in the same period of 2018[166]. - The fair value of options granted under the SGH Plan during the three months ended November 29, 2019 was 11.85pershare,downfrom14.41 per share in the same period of 2018[166].