Monolithic Power Systems 10-K 2020-12-31

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What changed since the 2019-12-31 10-KNew, removed and reworded risk factor headings, then every item sentence by sentence.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

or

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

Commission file number: 000-51026

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware77-0466789
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

5808 Lake Washington Blvd. NE, Kirkland, Washington 98033

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

  (425) 296-9956

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareMPWRThe NASDAQ Global Select Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes  ☒   No  ☐ 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes  ☐   No  ☒

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

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

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

Large accelerated filer ☒Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☐Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

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

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing price of the common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on June 30, 2020, was $8.1 billion.*

There were 45,621,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding as of February 22, 2021.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated.  The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.  

*Excludes 10,601,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock held by executive officers, directors and stockholders whose ownership exceeds 5% (“affiliates”) of the common stock outstanding at June 30, 2020. Exclusion of such shares should not be construed to indicate that any such person possesses the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the registrant or that such person is controlled by or under common control with the registrant.

MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
PART I
Item 1.Business5
Information about Executive Officers10
Item 1A.Risk Factors11
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments28
Item 2.Properties28
Item 3.Legal Proceedings28
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures28
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities29
Item 6.Selected Financial Data30
Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations30
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk40
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data41
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure76
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures76
Item 9B.Other Information76
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance77
Item 11.Executive Compensation77
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters77
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence77
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services77
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules78
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary80
Signatures81

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that have been made pursuant to and in reliance on the provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, among others, statements concerning:  

•the above-average industry growth of product and market areas that we have targeted,
•our plan to increase our revenue through the introduction of new products within our existing product families as well as in new product categories and families,
•our belief that we may incur significant legal expenses that vary with the level of activity in each of our current or future legal proceedings,
•the effect that liquidity of our investments has on o

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