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The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable and accounts payable. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with high credit quality institutions. At times such balances may be in excess of the FDIC insurance limit. Revenue from one customer represented approximately 42% of the Company’s revenue for the year ended December 31, 2011. At December 31, 2011, the Company had trade accounts receivables due from this customer totaling $40,314. Sales to this customer are affected by the customer’s resale of these products to the consumer. Due to low consumer acceptance of the Array products at their current price points, sales to this customer were not significant in 2012.
A portion of the Company’s LEDs and LED lighting products and systems are manufactured by select contract manufacturers. While the Company believes alternative manufacturers for the production of these products are available, the Company has selected these particular manufacturers based on their ability to consistently produce these products per the Company’s specifications ensuring the best quality product at the most cost effective price. The Company depends on these manufacturers to satisfy performance and quality specifications and to dedicate sufficient production capacity for finished products within scheduled delivery times. Accordingly, the loss of one or more of these manufacturers or delays in obtaining shipments could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations until such time as an alternative manufacturer could be found. On October 11, 2011, the Company was informed that one of its contract manufacturers in China had ceased operations. The contract manufacturer originally produced certain components for the Company’s PAR38 lamp and had begun manufacturing the Company’s PAR20 and PAR30 lamps, among other products. As a result of the closure, the Company expensed $85,137 of net equipment, $5,947 of product certifications and $20,042 of working capital related to the contract manufacturer in the year ended December 31, 2011. The delay in shifting production to another manufacturer did not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business. |