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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes which appear elsewhere in this Annual Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this Annual Report, particularly under the heading "Risk Factors."

Overview

We are a global leader and innovator of application-optimized high performance and high-efficiency server and storage systems for a variety of markets, including enterprise data centers, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, 5G and edge computing. Our solutions include complete servers, storage systems, modular blade servers, blades, workstations, full racks, networking devices, server management software, and server sub-systems. We also provide global support and services to help our customers install, upgrade and maintain their computing infrastructure.

We commenced operations in 1993 and have been profitable every year since inception. For fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019, our net income was $111.9 million, $84.3 million and $71.9 million, respectively. In order to increase our sales and profits, we believe that we must continue to develop flexible and application optimized server and storage solutions and be among the first to market with new features and products. We must also continue to expand our software and customer service and support offerings, particularly as we increasingly focus on larger enterprise customers. Additionally, we must focus on development of our sales partners and distribution channels to further expand our market share. We measure our financial success based on various indicators, including growth in net sales, gross profit margin and operating margin. Among the key non-financial indicators of our success is our ability to rapidly introduce new products and deliver the latest application-optimized server and storage solutions. In this regard, we work closely with microprocessor and other key component vendors to take advantage of new technologies as they are introduced. Historically, our ability to introduce new products rapidly has allowed us to benefit from technology transitions such as the introduction of new microprocessors and storage technologies, and as a result, we monitor the introduction cycles of NVIDIA Corporation, Intel Corporation, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Samsung Electronics Company Limited, Micron Technology, Inc. and others closely and carefully. This also impacts our research and development expenditures as we continue to invest more in our current and future product development efforts.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact

The global spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the various attempts to contain it have created significant volatility, uncertainty and economic disruption for many businesses worldwide. In an effort to contain COVID-19 or slow its spread, governments around the world have enacted various measures, including orders that govern the operations of businesses, require masks be worn and define shelter in place and social distancing protocols. We are an essential critical infrastructure (information technology) business under the relevant federal, state and county regulations. Accordingly, in late March 2020, we responded to the directives from Santa Clara County and the State of California regarding instructions to combat the spread of COVID-19. Our first priority is the safety of our workforce and we have implemented numerous health precautions and work practices to be in compliance with the law and to operate in a safe manner.

We quickly transitioned certain of our indirect labor forces to work from home at the earlier phase of the pandemic and continued to operate our local assembly in Taiwan and, after an initial period of disruption, in the United States and Europe. We operate in the critical industry of IT infrastructure and we assessed our customer base to identify priority customers who operate in critical industries. We continue to see ongoing demand and do not have significant direct exposure to industries such as retail, oil and gas and hospitality, which have been impacted the greatest. As time passes, we may discover greater indirect exposure to distressed industries through our channel partners and OEM customers.

We have actively managed our supply chain for potential shortage risk by building inventories of critical components required for our motherboards and other system printed circuit boards in response to the early outbreak of COVID-19 in China. Since that time, we have continued to add to our inventories of key components such as CPUs, memory, SSDs and GPUs such that customer orders can be fulfilled as they are received.

Logistics has emerged as a new challenge as globally the transportation industry restricted the frequency of departures and increased logistics costs. We experienced increased costs in freight as well as direct labor costs as we incentivized our employees to continue to work and assist us in serving our customers, many of whom are in critical industries. We expect this trend to continue for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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We monitor the credit profile and payment history of our customers to evaluate risk in specific industries or geographic areas where cash flow may be disrupted. While we believe that we are adequately capitalized, we actively manage our liquidity needs. In December 2020, our Taiwan subsidiary entered into a general credit agreement with E.SUN Bank in Taiwan. This general credit agreement provides for the issuance of loans, advances, acceptances, bills, bank guarantees, overdrafts, letters of credit, and other types of drawdown instruments up to a credit limit of $30 million. The term of this general credit agreement was through September 18, 2021. In June 2021, we negotiated an extension of our credit facility with Bank of America to extend the maturity date to June 2026. In July 2021, we replaced our prior credit facility and term loan facility with China Trust and Bank Corp ("CTBC Bank"), with a new facility for omnibus credit lines.

Our management team is focused on guiding our company through the ongoing challenges presented by COVID-19. Currently, there are positive signs with vaccine availability and reductions in infection rates; however, with the possibility of new virus strains and vaccine supply constraints, we are unable to predict the ultimate extent to which the global COVID-19 pandemic may further impact our business operations, financial performance and results of operations within the next 12 months. See also “Business–Employees and Human Capital Resources.”

Financial Highlights

The following is a summary of financial highlights of fiscal years 2021 and 2020:

•Net sales increased by 6.5% in fiscal year 2021 as compared to fiscal year 2020.

•Gross margin declined to 15.0% in fiscal year 2021 from 15.8% in fiscal year 2020, primarily due to product and customer mix and increased logistic costs.

•Operating expenses declined by 6.8% in fiscal year 2021 as compared to fiscal year 2020, primarily due to the special performance bonuses to our employees and the accrual for our settlement with the SEC incurred in fiscal year 2020.

•Net income increased to $111.9 million in fiscal year 2021 as compared to $84.3 million in fiscal year 2020, which was primarily due to the higher net sales and lower operating expenses in fiscal year 2021 as compared to fiscal year 2020.

•Our cash and cash equivalents were $232.3 million and $210.5 million at the end of fiscal years 2021 and 2020, respectively. In fiscal year 2021, we generated net cash of $21.1 million, of which $123.0 million was provided by operating activities related primarily to the increase in net income. We also invested $58.0 million in purchases of property and equipment, including construction of a new facility in San Jose, California, and used $44.4 million in financing activities primarily due to the repurchase of $130.0 million of our common stock, which was offset by the proceeds from borrowings.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

General

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis, and base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making the judgments we make about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Because these estimates can vary depending on the situation, actual results may differ from the estimates. Making estimates and judgments about future events is inherently unpredictable and is subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Should any of these estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position and statement of cash flows.

A summary of significant accounting policies is included in Part II, Item 8, Note 1, “Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our notes to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report. Management believes the following are the most critical accounting policies and reflect the significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.

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Revenue Recognition

The most critical accounting policy estimate and judgments required in applying ASC 606, Revenue Recognition of Contracts from Customers, and our revenue recognition policy relate to the determination of the transaction price, distinct performance obligations and the evaluation of the standalone selling price (the “SSP”) for each performance obligation.

We generate revenues from the sale of server and storage systems, subsystems, accessories, services, server software management solutions, and support services. Many of our customer contracts include multiple performance obligations. Judgment is required in determining whether each performance obligation within a customer contract is distinct. This assessment involves subjective determinations and requires management to make judgments about the individual promised goods or services and whether such goods or services are separable from the other aspects of the contractual relationship.

As part of determining the transaction price in contracts with customers, we may be required to estimate variable consideration when determining the amount of revenue to recognize. We estimate reserves for future sales returns based on a review of our history of actual returns. Based upon historical experience, a refund liability is recorded at the time of sale for estimated product returns and an asset is recognized for the amount expected to be recorded in inventory upon product return, less the expected recovery costs. We also estimate the costs of customer and distributor programs and incentive offerings such as price protection, rebates, as well as the estimated costs of cooperative marketing arrangements where the fair value of the benefit derived from the costs cannot be reasonably estimated. Any provision is recorded as a reduction of revenue at the time of sale based on an evaluation of the contract terms and historical experience.

We allocate the transaction price for each customer contract to each performance obligation based on the relative SSP for each performance obligation within each contract. We recognize the amount of transaction price allocated to each performance obligation within a customer contract as revenue as each performance obligation is delivered. Determining the relative SSP for contracts that contain multiple performance obligations requires significant judgement. We determine standalone selling prices based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, we apply judgment to estimate the SSP. For substantially all performance obligations, we are able to establish the SSP based on the observable prices of products or services sold separately in comparable circumstances to similar customers. We typically establish an SSP range for our products and services, which is reassessed on a periodic basis or when facts and circumstances change. SSP for our products and services can evolve over time due to changes in our pricing practices, internally approved pricing guidelines with respect to geographies, customer type, internal costs, and gross margin objectives for the related performance obligations which can also be influenced by intense competition, changes in demand for our products and services, economic and other factors.

These estimates and judgements have not fluctuated significantly for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 compared to prior fiscal years.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at lower of cost, using weighted average cost method, or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price of our products in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Inventories consist of purchased parts and raw materials (principally electronic components), work in process (principally products being assembled) and finished goods. We evaluate inventory on a quarterly basis for lower of cost or net realizable value and excess and obsolescence and, as necessary, write down the valuation of inventories based upon our inventory aging, forecasted usage and sales, anticipated selling price, product obsolescence and other factors. Once inventory is written down, its new value is maintained until it is sold or scrapped.

We receive various rebate incentives from certain suppliers based on our contractual arrangements, including volume-based rebates. The rebates earned are recognized as a reduction of cost of inventories and reduce the cost of sales in the period when the related inventory is sold. We determine the volume-based rebates to be recognized in the cost of sales on a first-in, first-out basis.

Income Taxes

As part of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are required to estimate our taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. We estimate actual current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items, such as accruals and allowances not currently deductible for tax purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets, which are included in our consolidated balance sheets. In general, deferred tax assets

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represent future tax benefits to be received when certain expenses previously recognized in our consolidated statements of income become deductible expenses under applicable income tax laws, or when loss or credit carryforwards are utilized. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. We continue to assess the need for a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets by evaluating both positive and negative evidence that may exist. Any adjustment to the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets would be recorded in the consolidated statements of income for the period that the adjustment is determined to be required.

We recognize tax liabilities for uncertain income tax positions on the income tax return based on the two-step process. The first step is to determine whether it is more likely than not that each income tax position would be sustained upon audit. The second step is to estimate and measure the tax benefit as the amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority. Estimating these amounts requires us to determine the probability of various possible outcomes. We evaluate these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on the consideration of several factors, including changes in facts or circumstances, changes in applicable tax law, settlement of issues under audit and new exposures. If we later determine that our exposure is lower or that the liability is not sufficient to cover our revised expectations, we adjust the liability and effect a related charge in our tax provision during the period in which we make such a determination.

Stock-Based Compensation

We measure and recognize compensation expense for all share-based awards made to employees and non-employees, including stock options, restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”). We recognize the grant date fair value of all share-based awards over the requisite service period and account for forfeitures as they occur. Stock option and RSU awards are recognized to expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. PRSU awards are recognized to expense using an accelerated method only when it is probable that a performance condition is met during the vesting period. If it is not probable, no expense is recognized and the previously recognized expense is reversed. We base initial accrual of compensation expense on the estimated number of PRSUs that are expected to vest over the requisite service period. That estimate is revised if subsequent information indicates that the actual number of PRSUs is likely to differ from previous estimates. The cumulative effect on current and prior periods of a change in the estimated number of PRSUs expected to vest is recognized in stock-based compensation expense in the period of the change. Previously recognized compensation expense is not reversed if vested stock options, RSUs or PRSUs for which the requisite service has been rendered and the performance condition has been met expire unexercised or are not settled.

The fair value of RSUs and PRSUs is based on the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant. We estimate the fair value of stock options granted using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model requires us to make estimates and assumptions with respect to the expected term of the option and the expected volatility of the price of our common stock. The expected term represents the period that our stock-based awards are expected to be outstanding and was determined based on our historical experience. The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of our common stock.

The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the option awards represent management’s best estimates. These estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. Our use of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions. If factors change and different assumptions are used, our stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future.

Variable Interest Entities

We determine at the inception of each arrangement whether an entity in which we hold an investment or in which we have other variable interests is considered a variable interest entity ("VIE"). We consolidate VIEs when we are the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the party that meets both of the following criteria: (1) has the power to make decisions that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that in either case could potentially be significant to the VIE. Periodically, we assess whether any changes in the interest or relationship with the entity affect the determination of whether the entity is still a VIE and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary. If we are not the primary beneficiary in a VIE, we account for the investment or other variable interest in accordance with applicable GAAP.

We have concluded that Ablecom and its affiliate, Compuware, are VIEs; however, we are not the primary beneficiary as we do not have the power to direct the activities that are most significant to the entities and therefore, we do not consolidate these entities. In performing this analysis, we considered our explicit arrangements with Ablecom and Compuware, including all contractual arrangements with these entities. Also, as a result of the substantial related party relationships between us and

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these two companies, we considered whether any implicit arrangements exist that would cause us to protect these related parties’ interests from suffering losses. We determined that no material implicit arrangements exist with Ablecom, Compuware, or their shareholders.

Our ability to assess correctly our influence or control over an entity at inception of our involvement or on a continuous basis when determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE affects the presentation of these entities in our consolidated financial statements. Subsequent evaluations of the primary beneficiary of a VIE may require the use of different assumptions that could lead to identification of a different primary beneficiary, resulting in a different consolidation conclusion than what was determined at inception of the arrangement.

Results of Operations

The following table presents certain items of our consolidated statements of operations expressed as a percentage of revenue.

Years Ended June 30,

Operating expenses:

Research and development 6.3 % 6.6 % 5.1 %

Sales and marketing 2.4 % 2.5 % 2.2 %

General and administrative 2.8 % 4.1 % 4.0 %

Income from operations 3.5 % 2.6 % 2.9 %

Other (expense) income, net (0.1) % — % — %

Interest expense (0.1) % (0.1) % (0.2) %

Income before income tax provision 3.3 % 2.5 % 2.7 %

Income tax provision (0.2) % (0.1) % (0.4) %

Share of income (loss) from equity investee, net of taxes — % 0.1 % (0.1) %

Net Sales

Net sales consist of sales of our server and storage solutions, including systems and related services and subsystems and accessories. The main factors that impact net sales of our server and storage systems are the number of compute nodes sold and the average selling prices per node. The main factors that impact net sales of our subsystems and accessories are units shipped and the average selling price per unit. The prices for our server and storage systems range widely depending upon the configuration, including the number of compute nodes in a server system as well as the level of integration of key components such as SSDs and memory. The prices for our subsystems and accessories can also vary widely based on whether a customer is purchasing power supplies, server boards, chassis or other accessories.

A compute node is an independent hardware configuration within a server system capable of having its own CPU, memory and storage and that is capable of running its own instance of a non-virtualized operating system. The number of compute nodes sold, which can vary by product, is an important metric we use to track our business. Measuring volume using compute nodes enables more consistent measurement across different server form factors and across different vendors. As with most electronics-based product life cycles, average selling prices typically are highest at the time of introduction of new products that utilize the latest technology and tend to decrease over time as such products mature in the market and are replaced by next generation products. Additionally, in order to remain competitive throughout all industry cycles, we actively change our selling price per unit in response to changes in costs for key components such as memory and SSDs.

The following table presents net sales by product type for fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):

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Percentage of total net sales 78.4 % 78.5 % 81.7 %

Percentage of total net sales 21.6 % 21.5 % 18.3 %

Fiscal Year 2021 Compared with Fiscal Year 2020

During fiscal year 2021 we experienced increased revenue from server and storage systems, particularly from our large enterprise and datacenter customers. The year-over-year increase in net sales of server and storage systems was primarily due to an increase of average selling prices per compute node by approximately 17%, offset by a decrease of approximately 9% in the number of units of compute nodes sold. We typically adjust our selling prices as component costs rise and fall. The increase in average selling prices was primarily due to significant inventory component price increases resulting from component shortages during fiscal year 2021. The year-over-year increase in net sales of subsystems and accessories was primarily due to an increase of approximately 5% in the volume of subsystems and accessories sold, mainly due to increased demand and approximately 2% increase in average selling prices due primarily to the increase in costs of the components. Our services and software revenue, included in server and storage systems revenue, increased by $0.2 million year-over-year.

Fiscal Year 2020 Compared with Fiscal Year 2019

During fiscal year 2020 we continued to experience a steady demand for server and storage systems, particularly from our large enterprise and datacenter customers. The year-over-year decrease in net sales of server and storage systems was primarily due to a decrease of average selling prices per compute node by approximately 11%, offset by a slight increase in the number of units of compute nodes sold. We typically adjust our prices as component costs rise and fall. The decline in average selling prices was primarily due to substantially lower costs for key components, specifically for memory and storage, as compared to the previous fiscal year. The year-over-year increase in net sales of subsystems and accessories was primarily due to an increase of approximately 19% in the volume of subsystems and accessories sold, mainly due to increased demand from our indirect sales channel offset by an approximately 6% decrease in average selling prices due primarily to the decrease in costs of the components. Our services and software revenue, included in server and storage systems revenue, increased by $39.8 million year-over-year.

The following table presents percentages of net sales by geographic region for fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019 (dollars in millions):

Percentage of total net sales 59.3 % 58.6 % 58.1 %

Percentage of total net sales 19.7 % 19.5 % 20.3 %

Percentage of total net sales 17.3 % 17.9 % 17.5 %

Percentage of total net sales 3.7 % 4.0 % 4.1 %

Fiscal Year 2021 Compared with Fiscal Year 2020

The year-over-year increase in net sales in the United States was primarily due to an increase in net sales of our server and storage systems. The year-over-year increase in net sales in Asia was primarily due to an increase in net sales of our server and storage systems in China, Singapore, India and Japan, partially offset by a decrease in the net sales in Taiwan. The year-over-year increase in net sales in Europe was primarily due to an increase in net sales of our server and storage systems in the Germany, UK and France, partially offset by a decrease in net sales in the Netherlands and Russia.

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Fiscal Year 2020 Compared with Fiscal Year 2019

The year-over-year decrease in net sales in the United States was primarily due to a decrease in net sales of our server and storage systems to our direct customers and OEMs. The year-over-year decrease in net sales in Asia was primarily due to a decrease in net sales of our server and storage systems to OEMs in China, India and Japan, partially offset by a slight increase in the net sales of subsystems and accessories in China and of server and storage systems in the rest of Asia region. The year-over-year decrease in net sales in Europe was primarily due to a decrease in net sales of our server and storage systems to our direct customers and OEMs in the Netherlands, partially offset by an increase in net sales of our subsystems and accessories to our indirect sales channel in Germany and an increase in sales to our indirect sales channel in France.

Cost of Sales and Gross Margin

Cost of sales primarily consists of the costs to manufacture our products, including the costs of materials, contract manufacturing, shipping, personnel expenses, including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses, equipment and facility expenses, warranty costs and inventory excess and obsolescence provisions. The primary factors that impact our cost of sales are the mix of products sold and cost of materials, which include purchased parts and material costs, shipping costs, salary and benefits and overhead costs related to production. Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales may increase over time if decreases in average selling prices are not offset by corresponding decreases in our costs. Our cost of sales as a percentage of net sales is also impacted by the extent to which we are able to efficiently utilize our expanding manufacturing capacity. Because we generally do not have long-term fixed supply agreements, our cost of sales is subject to change based on the cost of materials and market conditions. As a result, our cost of sales as a percentage of net sales in any period can increase due to significant component price increases resulting from component shortages.

We use several suppliers and contract manufacturers to design and manufacture subsystems in accordance with our specifications, with most final assembly and testing predominantly performed at our manufacturing facilities in the same region where our products are sold. During the fiscal year 2021, we continued to expand manufacturing and service operations in Taiwan primarily to support our Asian and European customers and have continued to work on improving our utilization of our overseas manufacturing capacity. We work with Ablecom, one of our key contract manufacturers and also a related party to optimize modular designs for our chassis and certain of other components. We also outsource to Compuware, also a related party, a portion of our design activities and a significant part of our manufacturing of components, particularly power supplies. Our purchases of products from Ablecom and Compuware combined represented 7.8%, 10.1% and 9.2% of our cost of sales for fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. For further details on our dealings with related parties, see Part II, Item 8, Note 13, “Related Party Transactions.”

Cost of sales and gross margin for fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019, are as follows (dollars in millions):

Fiscal Year 2021 Compared with Fiscal Year 2020

The year-over-year increase in cost of sales was primarily attributable to an increase of $244.1 million in costs of

materials and contract manufacturing expenses primarily related to the increase in net sales volume and an increase of $8.9 million of freight. This was offset by a decrease of $29.5 million in overhead costs attributable primarily to a recovery of costs paid in prior periods, a decrease of $12.4 million in the provision of excess inventory and obsolescence and a decrease of $2.6 million in personnel expenses due to a decrease in special performance bonuses in the fiscal year 2021. Warranty and repairs costs also decreased by $3.4 million in the fiscal year 2021 as compared to the fiscal year 2020.

The period-over-period decrease in the gross margin percentage was primarily due to sales prices increasing at a slower rate than the increase in the costs of components and due to the decrease in services and software revenue which have higher margins than product sales. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have experienced an increase in both logistics costs as well as direct labor costs as we incentivize our employees to continue to work and assist us in serving our customers. This increase in costs negatively impacts our gross margins, and we expect these higher costs to continue for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fiscal Year 2020 Compared with Fiscal Year 2019

The year-over-year decrease in cost of sales was primarily attributable to a decrease of $214.3 million in inventory costs related primarily to the decrease in the prices of components and a decrease of $14.6 million in the provision of excess inventory and obsolescence due to fewer excess and obsolescence items identified in the fiscal year 2020. This was offset by an increase of $19.6 million in overhead costs attributable primarily to increased tariffs and an increase of $11.3 million in personnel expenses, which included a special performance bonus of $4.1 million. Warranty and repairs costs also increased by $5.7 million in the fiscal year 2020 as compared to the fiscal year 2019.

The period-over-period increase in the gross margin percentage was primarily due to sales prices declining at a slower rate than the decline in the costs of components and due to the increase in services and software revenue which have higher margins than product sales. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have experienced an increase in both logistics costs as well as direct labor costs as we incentivize our employees to continue to work and assist us in serving our customers. This increase in costs negatively impacts our gross margins, and we expect these higher costs to continue for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Operating Expenses

Research and development expenses consist of personnel expenses, including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses, and related expenses for our research and development personnel, as well as product development costs such as materials and supplies, consulting services, third-party testing services and equipment and facility expenses related to our research and development activities. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred. We occasionally receive non-recurring engineering funding from certain suppliers and customers for joint development. Under these arrangements, we are reimbursed for certain research and development costs that we incur as part of the joint development efforts with our suppliers and customers. These amounts offset a portion of the related research and development expenses and have the effect of reducing our reported research and development expenses.

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel expenses, including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses, and related expenses for our sales and marketing personnel, costs for tradeshows, independent sales representative fees and marketing programs. From time to time, we receive cooperative marketing funding from certain suppliers. Under these arrangements, we are reimbursed for certain marketing costs that we incur as part of the joint promotion of our products and those of our suppliers. These amounts offset a portion of the related expenses and have the effect of reducing our reported sales and marketing expenses. The timing, magnitude and estimated usage of these programs can result in significant variations in reported sales and marketing expenses from period to period. Spending on cooperative marketing, reimbursed by our suppliers, typically increases in connection with new product releases by our suppliers.

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of general corporate costs, including personnel expenses such as salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses, and related expenses for our general and administrative personnel, financial reporting, information technology, corporate governance and compliance, outside legal, audit, tax fees, insurance and bad debt reserves on accounts receivable.

Operating expenses for fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows (dollars in millions):

Fiscal Year 2021 Compared with Fiscal Year 2020

The year-over-year increase in research and development expenses was primarily due to an increase of $11.6 million in costs mainly related to materials, supplies and equipment used in product development. During the fiscal year 2020, we recorded a $9.5 million net settlement fee as a reduction in the research and development expenses related to the reimbursement of previously incurred materials, supplies and equipment costs for one canceled joint product development agreement.

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Personnel expenses increased $1.7 million as a result of an increase in the number of research and development employees, These increases were partially offset by an increase of $8.8 million in research and development credits from certain suppliers and customers towards our development efforts and a $1.5 million decrease in trade shows and business travel as a result in a change in our operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The year-over-year increase in sales and marketing expenses was primarily due to an increase of $1.2 million in advertising expenses, a $1.0 million increase in other sales and marketing expenses, offset by a $1.7 million decrease in trade shows and business travel as a result in a change in our operations in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The year-over-year decrease in general and administrative expenses was due to a decrease of $41.8 million in professional fees incurred to investigate, assess and remediate the causes that led to the delay in filing our periodic reports with the SEC and the associated restatement of certain of our previously issued financial statements, a decrease of $4.1 million in other expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a $1.1 million decrease in supplies costs. These decreases were partially offset by a $12.9 million increase in personnel expenses due to increased full time personnel and bonuses.

We anticipate the above expenses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to normalize if and when the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

Fiscal Year 2020 Compared with Fiscal Year 2019

The year-over-year increase in research and development expenses was primarily due to an increase of $41.3 million in personnel expenses as a result of an increase in the number of research and development employees and a special performance bonus of $17.3 million, a decrease of $0.7 million in reimbursements received for certain research and development costs that we incurred as part of joint product development; an increase of $6.7 million in costs mainly related to materials, supplies and equipment used in product development, and an increase of $1.8 million in facilities expenses. During fiscal year 2020, we also recorded a $9.5 million net settlement fee as a reduction in the research and development expenses related to the reimbursement of previously incurred expenses for one canceled joint product development agreement.

The year-over-year increase in sales and marketing expenses was primarily due to an increase of $8.1 million in personnel expenses as a result of an increase in the number of sales and marketing personnel and a special performance bonus of $1.8 million.

The year-over-year decrease in general and administrative expenses was due to a decrease of $33.9 million in professional fees that were primarily incurred to investigate, assess and begin remediating the causes that led to the delay in filing our periodic reports with the SEC and the associated restatement of certain of our previously issued financial statements; a decrease of $10.2 million in bad debt provision expenses due to recovery of previously provisioned receivables from certain international customers, offset by an increase of $17.5 million related to an expense accrual for the settlement with the SEC; an increase of $14.1 million in personnel expenses as a result of an increase in the number of personnel and a special performance bonus of $4.5 million; an increase of $3.2 million in insurance expense; and an increase of $1.7 million related primarily to facilities expenses.

Interest and Other Expense, Net

Other (expense) income, net consists primarily of interest earned on our investment and cash balances and foreign exchange gains and losses.

Interest expense represents interest expense on our term loans and lines of credit.

Interest and other expense, net for fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows (dollars in millions):

Fiscal Year 2021 Compared with Fiscal Year 2020

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The change of $4.2 million in other (expense) income, net was attributable to a decrease of $2.4 million in interest income on our interest-bearing deposits due primarily to lower yields on investments and an increase of $1.8 million in foreign exchange loss due to unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations.

Fiscal Year 2020 Compared with Fiscal Year 2019

The year-over-year change in interest expense of $4.5 million is primarily a result of lower interest rates and reduced levels of borrowings in fiscal year 2020 as compared to fiscal year 2019. The change of $2.4 million in other (expense) income, net was attributable to an increase of $1.6 million in interest income on our interest bearing deposits and a decrease of $0.8 million in other expenses.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our income tax provision is based on our taxable income generated in the jurisdictions in which we operate, primarily the United States, Taiwan, and the Netherlands. Our effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to research and development tax credits, uncertain tax positions, tax benefits from foreign derived intangible income and stock based compensation. A reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to our effective tax rate is set forth in Part II, Item 8, Note 15, “Income Taxes” to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report.

Provision for income taxes and effective tax rates for fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019 are as follows (dollars in millions):

Effective tax rate 5.8 % 3.4 % 16.6 %

Fiscal Year 2021 Compared with Fiscal Year 2020

The year-over-year increase in the effective tax rate was primarily due to a release of reserve from uncertain tax positions in the prior year.

Fiscal Year 2020 Compared with Fiscal Year 2019

The year-over-year decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to an increase in tax benefits from research and development tax credits, stock based compensation, releases of uncertain tax positions, and U.S. sales to foreign jurisdictions, partially offset by the tax impact from the non-deductible settlement with the SEC.

Share of (Loss) from Equity Investee, Net of Taxes

Fiscal Year 2021 Compared with Fiscal Year 2020

The year-over-year decrease of $2.2 million in share of income from equity investee, net of taxes was primarily due to lower net income recognized by the Corporate Venture in the fiscal year 2021 as compared to 2020.

Fiscal Year 2020 Compared with Fiscal Year 2019

The year-over-year increase of $5.1 million from share of (loss) to income from equity investee, net of taxes was primarily due to net income recognized by the Corporate Venture in the fiscal year 2020 as compared to net loss in the fiscal year 2019.

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We have financed our growth primarily with funds generated from operations, in addition to utilizing borrowing facilities, particularly in relation to the financing of real property acquisitions as well as an increase in the need for working capital due to longer supply chain manufacturing and delivery times. Our cash and cash equivalents were $232.3 million and $210.5 million as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Our cash in foreign locations was $152.6 million and $98.0 million as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Amounts held outside of the U.S. are generally utilized to support non-U.S. liquidity needs. Repatriations generally will not be taxable from a U.S. federal tax perspective, but may be subject to state income or foreign withholding tax. Where local restrictions prevent an efficient intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is to keep cash balances outside of the U.S. and to meet liquidity needs through operating cash flows, external borrowings, or both. We do not expect restrictions or potential taxes incurred on repatriation of amounts held outside of the U.S. to have a material effect on our overall liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.

We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, borrowing capacity available from our credit facilities and internally generated cash flows will be sufficient to support our operating businesses and maturing debt and interest payments for the twelve months following the issuance of these consolidated financial statements. We expect to pay a special performance bonus of approximately $4.0 million to our CEO within the next year. During the fiscal year 2021, the target average closing price of our common stock condition for the bonus was satisfied but no determination has been made if the specified performance condition has been satisfied.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, we retired 1,333,125 shares of common stock repurchased in prior years. Additionally, we repurchased and retired 4,209,211 shares of common stock for an aggregated $130.0 million under multiple share repurchase programs. All programs were completed during the fiscal year except for the program approved on January 29, 2021 to repurchase up to an aggregate of $200.0 million of our common stock at market prices. The program is effective until July 31, 2022 or if earlier, until the maximum amount of common stock is repurchased. As of June 30, 2021, we still had $150.0 million available to be used by July 31, 2022.

Our key cash flow metrics were as follows (dollars in millions):

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $153.3 million for fiscal year 2021 as compared to fiscal year 2020. While net income increased by $27.6 million in fiscal year 2021 as compared to fiscal year 2020, the increase in cash flows from operating activities was due primarily to a decrease of cash used for net working capital requirements of $120.3 million. Non-cash charges related to stock-based compensation expense increased by $8.4 million, collection of bad debt previously reserved decreased by $2.3 million, income from equity investee decreased by $2.2 million and $5.4 million decrease in the non-cash charges related to the change in our deferred income tax assets. These increases in the cash flow from operating activities were partially offset by the decrease of $11.6 million in previously reserved excess and obsolete inventory.

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased by $292.9 million for fiscal year 2020 as compared to fiscal year 2019. While net income increased by $12.4 million in fiscal year 2020 as compared to fiscal year 2019, the decrease in cash flows from operating activities was due primarily to an increase of cash used for net working capital requirements of $281.3 million, including a $181.3 million increase in inventories to meet customer demand, support expected business growth and mitigate supply chain risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic environment. Non-cash charges related to excess and obsolete inventory decreased by $14.6 million, related to bad debt reserve decreased by $10.1 million, related to income (loss) from equity investee decreased by $5.1 million, and related to impairment of investments decreased by $2.7 million in fiscal year 2020 compared to fiscal year 2019. These decreases were offset by an increase of $8.9 million in the non-cash charges related to the change in our deferred income tax assets, unrealized losses on our foreign currency-denominated credit facilities, and depreciation and amortization expense resulting from the amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets.

Investing Activities

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Net cash used in investing activities was $58.0 million, $43.6 million and $24.8 million for the fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, as we invested in our Green Computing Park in San Jose to expand our capacity and office space we purchased and expanded our Bade Facility in Taiwan and made purchases of property, plant and equipment.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities increased by $68.2 million for fiscal year 2021 as compared to fiscal year 2020 primarily due to an increase of $130.0 million in repurchase of our common stock, partially offset by an increase of $61.9 million in proceeds from borrowings net of repayment. Net cash used in financing activities decreased by $119.6 million for fiscal year 2020 as compared to fiscal year 2019 primarily due to decreased net repayments of debt of $96.4 million, and cash receipts from exercises of stock options of $28.3 million offset by increased cash payments for withholding taxes from the vesting of restricted stock of $5.2 million.

Other Factors Affecting Liquidity and Capital Resources

2018 Bank of America Credit Facility

In April 2018, we entered into a revolving line of credit with Bank of America for up to $250.0 million (as amended from time to time, the "2018 Bank of America Credit Facility"). On June 28, 2021, the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility was amended to, among other items, extend the maturity to June 28, 2026, reduce the size of the facility from $250.0 million to $200.0 million, increase the maximum amount that we can request the facility be increased (the accordion feature) from $100.0 million to $150.0 million, and update provisions relating to erroneous payments and LIBOR replacement mechanics. In addition, the amendment reduced both the unused line fee from 0.375% per annum to 0.2% or 0.3% per annum (depending upon amount drawn under the facility) and the interest rate applicable to the facility from LIBOR plus 2.00% or 3.00% per annum (depending upon amount drawn under the facility) to LIBOR plus 1.375% or 1.625% per annum. As of June 30, 2021, we had no outstanding borrowings. Our available borrowing capacity was $200.0 million, subject to the borrowing base limitation and compliance with other applicable terms.Interest accrued on any loans under the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility is due on the first day of each month, and the loans are due and payable in full on the termination date of the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility. Voluntary prepayments are permitted without early repayment fees or penalties. The 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of Super Micro Computer’s assets, other than real property assets. In addition, we are not permitted to pay any dividends. Under the terms of the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility agreement, we are required to maintain a certain fixed charge ratio and we have been in compliance with all covenants under the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility.

CTBC Bank

2020 CTBC Credit Facility

In August 2020, we entered into a credit agreement with CTBC Bank in Taiwan that provides for term loans of up to $50.0 million (the "2020 CTBC Credit Facility"), which had a maturity date of August 2021. As of June 30, 2021, the outstanding borrowings under the CTBC Credit Facility revolving line of credit were $18.0 million and the interest rates for these loans were 0.98% per annum. The total outstanding borrowings under the CTBC Credit Facility term loan were denominated in NTD and remeasured into U.S. dollars of $25.1 million at June 30, 2021 and the interest rates for these loans were 0.75% per annum. The amount available for future borrowing under the CTBC Credit Facility was $6.9 million as of June 30, 2021. The term loans are secured by certain of our assets, including certain property, plant, and land. There are no financial covenants under the 2020 CTBC Credit Facility.

2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility due June 4, 2030

In May 2020, we entered into a ten-year, non-revolving term loan facility (the “2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility”) to obtain up to NTD 1.2 billion ($40.7 million in U.S. dollar equivalents) in financing for use in the expansion and renovation of our Bade Manufacturing Facility located in Taiwan. Draw downs on the 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility are based on 80% of balances owed on commercial invoices from the contractor and are drawn according to the progress of the renovations. Borrowings under the 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility are available through June 2022. We are required to pay against total outstanding principal and interest in equal monthly installments starting June 2023 and continuing through the maturity date of June 2030. The 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility is secured by the Bade Manufacturing Facility, including any expansion. Fees paid to the lender as debt issuance costs were immaterial. We borrowed $29.0 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 with a rate of 0.45% per annum. As of June 30, 2021, the amount outstanding under the 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility was $34.7 million and the net book value of the property serving as collateral was $45.9 million. We have financial covenants

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requiring our current ratio, debt service coverage ratio, and financial debt ratio, to be maintained at certain levels. As of June 30, 2021, we were in compliance with all financial covenants under the 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility.

2021 CTBC Credit Lines

On July 20, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), we entered into a general agreement for omnibus credit lines with CTBC Bank, which replaced the 2020 CTBC Credit Facility and 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility (the “Prior CTBC Credit Lines”) in their entirety and permits borrowings, from time to time, of (i) a term loan facility of up to NTD1,550.0 million ($55.4 million in U.S. dollar equivalents) and (ii) a line of credit facility of up to US$105.0 million (the “2021 CTBC Credit Lines”). Interest rates are to be established according to individual credit arrangements established pursuant to the 2021 CTBC Credit Lines, which interest rates shall be subject to adjustment depending on the satisfaction of certain conditions. Term loans made pursuant to the 2021 CTBC Credit Lines are secured by certain of our assets, including certain property, land, plant, and equipment located in Bade, Taiwan. We are subject to various financial covenants under the 2021 CTBC Credit Lines, including current ratio, debt service coverage ratio, and financial debt ratio requirements. Amounts outstanding under the Prior CTBC Credit Lines on the Effective Date were assumed by the 2021 CTBC Credit Lines.

E.SUN Credit Facility

In December 2020, Super Micro Computer Inc, Taiwan, our wholly-owned Taiwan subsidiary, entered into a General Credit Agreement (the “E.SUN Credit Facility”) with E.SUN Bank in Taiwan. The E.SUN Credit Facility provides for the issuance of loans, advances, acceptances, bills, bank guarantees, overdrafts, letters of credit, and other types of drawdown instruments up to a credit limit of $30.0 million. Terms for specific drawdowns are set forth in separate Notification and Confirmation of Credit Conditions by and between us and E.SUN Bank. The E.SUN Credit Facility expires September 18, 2021. There are no financial covenants associated with the E.SUN Credit Facility. A Notification and Confirmation Agreement was entered into on December 2, 2020 for a $30.0 million import loan (the “Import Loan”) under the E. SUN Credit Facility with a tenor of 120 days bearing interest at a rate based on LIBOR or TAIFX plus a fixed margin. As of June 30, 2021, the amounts outstanding under the E.SUN Credit Facility were $20.4 million and the interest rates for these loans ranged from approximately .0% to1.29% per annum. As of June 30, 2021, the amount available for future borrowing under the E.SUN Credit Facility was $9.6 million.

Refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 10, “Short-term and Long-term Debt” in our notes to consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on our outstanding debt.

Capital Expenditure Requirements

We anticipate our capital expenditures in fiscal year 2022 will be approximately $21.4 million, relating primarily to costs associated in our manufacturing capabilities, including tooling for new products, new information technology investments, and facilities upgrades. We will continue to evaluate new business opportunities and new markets. As a result, our future growth within the existing business or new opportunities and markets may dictate the need for additional facilities and capital expenditures to support that growth. We evaluate capital expenditure projects based on a variety of factors, including expected strategic impacts (such as forecasted impact on revenue growth, productivity, expenses, service levels and customer retention) and our expected return on investment.

We intend to continue to focus our capital expenditures in fiscal year 2022 to support the growth of our operations. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including our growth rate, the timing and extent of spending to support development efforts, the expansion of sales and marketing activities, the introduction of new and enhanced software and services offerings, the investments in our office facilities and our systems infrastructure, the continuing market acceptance of our offerings and our planned investments, particularly in our product development efforts, applications or technologies.

Contractual Obligations

Our estimated future obligations as of June 30, 2021 include both current and long term obligations. For our long-term debt as noted in Part I, Item 1, Note 10, “Short-term and Long-term Debt”, we have a current obligation of $63.5 million and a long-term obligation of $34.7 million. Under our operating leases as noted in Note 12, "Leases", we have a current obligation of $6.3 million and a long-term obligation of $14.5 million. As noted in Note 16, "Commitments and Contingencies", we have current obligations related to noncancelable purchase commitments of $569.8 million.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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For a description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects, if any, on our consolidated financial statements, see Part II, Item 8, Note 1, “Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the consolidated financial statements in this Annual Report.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

The primary objectives of our investment activities are to preserve principal, provide liquidity and maximize income without significantly increasing the risk. Some of the securities we invest in are subject to market risk. This means that a change in prevailing interest rates may cause the fair value of the investment to fluctuate. To minimize this risk, we maintain our portfolio of cash equivalents and short-term investments in money market funds and certificates of deposit. Our investment in an auction rate security has been classified as non-current due to the lack of a liquid market for these securities. Since our results of operations are not dependent on investments, the risk associated with fluctuating interest rates is limited to our investment portfolio, and we believe that a 10% change in interest rates would not have a significant impact on our results of operations. As of June 30, 2021, our investments were in money market funds, certificates of deposits and auction rate securities.

We are exposed to changes in interest rates as a result of our borrowings under our term loan and revolving lines of credit. The interest rates for the term loans and the revolving lines of credit ranged from 0.45% to 1.5% at June 30, 2021. Based on the outstanding principal indebtedness of $98.2 million under our credit facilities as of June 30, 2021, we believe that a 10% change in interest rates would not have a significant impact on our results of operations.

Foreign Currency Risk

To date, our international customer and supplier agreements have been denominated primarily in U.S. dollars and accordingly, we have limited exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations from customer agreements, and do not currently engage in foreign currency hedging transactions. The functional currency of our subsidiaries in the Netherlands and Taiwan is the U.S. dollar. However, certain loans and transactions in these entities are denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar, and thus we are subject to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations associated with re-measurement to U.S. dollars. Such fluctuations have not been significant historically. Foreign exchange (loss) gain for fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $(3.2) million, $(1.4) million and $0.5 million, respectively.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Page

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 50

Consolidated Balance Sheets 52

Consolidated Statements of Operations 53

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income 54

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity 55

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 56

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 57

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Super Micro Computer, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of June 30,2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated August 27, 2021, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Inventories - Excess and Obsolescence Reserve — Refer to Notes 1 and 5 to the financial statements

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Company’s inventories are stated at lower of cost, using weighted average cost method, or net realizable value. The Company evaluates inventory on a quarterly basis for excess and obsolescence and lower of cost or net realizable value and, as necessary, writes down the valuation of inventory based upon inventory aging, forecasted usage and sales, anticipated selling price, product obsolescence and other factors.

We identified the excess and obsolescence reserve as a critical audit matter because of judgments made by management in determining the reserve rates applied by inventory aging category to estimate the Company’s excess and obsolescence reserve. This required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort when performing audit procedures to evaluate the reasonableness of the Company’s reserve rates within its estimation of the inventory excess and obsolescence reserve.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

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Our audit procedures related to the reserve rates applied to the inventory aging categories to estimate the Company’s excess and obsolescence reserve included the following procedures, among others:

a.We tested the effectiveness of controls over the review of the calculation of excess and obsolescence reserve based on the Company’s reserve methodology, including management’s evaluation of the reserve rates by inventory aging category using historical data.

b.To understand and evaluate the Company’s methodology for determining inventory that is excess or obsolete and the key assumptions and judgments made as part of the process, including the reserve rates, we made inquiries of various personnel in the Company including but not limited to finance and operations personnel about the expected product lifecycles and product development plans.

c.We involved data specialists to assess management’s estimate on reserve rates by recalculating historical reserve rates across multiple fiscal periods. We compared our independently developed historical reserve rates with the reserve rates used by management.

d.We tested the accuracy and completeness of the underlying data utilized in management’s excess and obsolescence reserve, including the classification of inventory by aging category. Then, selected a sample of inventory products and verified the items were properly included in the correct aging category for determination of the reserve rate.

e.We considered the existence of contradictory evidence based on reading of internal communications to management, Company press releases, and industry reports, as well as our observations and inquires as to changes within the business.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

San Jose, California

August 27, 2021

We have served as the Company's auditor since fiscal 2003.

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SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

ASSETS

Current assets:

Investment in equity investee 4,578 2,703

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.001 par value

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 453 (152)

Total Super Micro Computer, Inc. stockholders’ equity 1,096,225 1,065,540

Noncontrolling interest 173 167

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Years Ended June 30,

Operating expenses:

Share of income (loss) from equity investee, net of taxes 173 2,402 (2,721)

Net income per common share:

Weighted-average shares used in calculation of net income per common share:

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)

Years Ended June 30,

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

Foreign currency translation gain (loss) 605 (72) (245)

Total other comprehensive income (loss) 605 (72) (245)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands, except share amounts)

Shares Amount Shares Amount

Foreign currency translation loss — — — — (245) — — (245)

Foreign currency translation loss — — — — (72) — — (72)

Foreign currency translation gain — — — — 605 — — 605

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

Years Ended June 30,

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

(Recoveries of) Allowance for doubtful accounts (820) (3,081) 7,058

Impairment of investments — — 2,661

Share of (income) loss from equity investee (173) (2,402) 2,721

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Proceeds from sale of investment in a privately-held company — 750 —

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Payment of other fees for debt financing (561) (650) (625)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options 28,387 28,343 —

Changes in obligations under capital leases 25 (138) (267)

Stock repurchases (130,000) — —

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (44,440) 23,796 (95,828)

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash 560 376 (119)

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

Equipment purchased under capital leases $ 3,258 $ — $ —

Contribution of certain technology rights to equity investee $ — $ — $ 3,000

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (“Super Micro Computer”) was incorporated in 1993. Super Micro Computer is a global leader in server technology and green computing innovation. Super Micro Computer develops and provides high performance server and storage solutions based upon an innovative, modular and open-standard architecture. Super Micro Computer has operations primarily in the United States, the Netherlands, Taiwan, China and Japan.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements of Super Micro Computer include the accounts of Super Micro Computer and entities consolidated under the variable interest model or the voting interest model. Noncontrolling interests are not presented separately in the consolidated statements of operations, and consolidated statements of comprehensive income as the amounts are immaterial. All intercompany accounts and transactions of Super Micro Computer and its consolidated entities (collectively, the "Company") have been eliminated in consolidation. For equity investments over which the Company is able to exercise significant influence over the investee but does not control the investee, and is not the primary beneficiary of the investee’s activities are accounted for using the equity method. Investments in equity securities which do not have readily determinable fair values and for which the Company is not able to exercise significant influence over the investee are accounted for under the measurement alternative which is the cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar securities of the same investee.

Use of Estimates

U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Such estimates include, but are not limited to revenue recognition, allowances for doubtful accounts and sales returns, inventory valuation, useful lives of property, plant and equipment, product warranty accruals, stock-based compensation, impairment of investments and long-lived assets, and income taxes. The Company’s estimates are evaluated on an ongoing basis and changes in the estimates are recognized prospectively. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company considered estimates of the economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on its critical and significant accounting estimates, including an assessment of the collectability of each customer contract as part of the revenue recognition process, assessment of the valuation of accounts receivable, assessment of provision for excess and obsolete inventory and an impairment of long-lived assets.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company accounts for certain assets and liabilities at fair value, which is the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly arms-length transaction between market participants. When measuring fair value, the Company takes into account the characteristics of the asset or liability that a market participant would consider when pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. The Company considers one or more techniques for measuring fair value: market approach, income approach, and cost approach. The valuation techniques include inputs that are based on three different levels of observability to the market. The Company categorizes each of its fair value measurements in one of these three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:

•Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

•Level 2 - Quoted prices in markets that are not active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly; and

•Level 3 - Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Accounts receivable and accounts payable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments. Cash equivalents, certificates of deposit and the investment in an auction rate security are carried at fair value. Short-term and long-term debt is carried at amortized cost, which approximates its fair value based on borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less from the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist primarily of money market funds and certificates of deposit with original maturities of less than three months.

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Restricted cash is comprised of amounts held in bank accounts which are controlled by the lenders pursuant to the terms of certain debt agreements, certificates of deposit primarily related to leases and customs requirements, and money market accounts held in escrow pursuant to the Company’s workers’ compensation program. These restricted cash balances have been excluded from the Company's cash and cash equivalents balance.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at lower of cost, using weighted average cost method, or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price of the Company's products in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Inventories consist of purchased parts and raw materials (principally electronic components), work in process (principally products being assembled) and finished goods. The Company evaluates inventory on a quarterly basis for excess and obsolescence and lower of cost or net realizable value and, as necessary, writes down the valuation of inventories based upon the Company's inventory aging, forecasted usage and sales, anticipated selling price, product obsolescence and other factors. Once inventory is written down, its new value is maintained until it is sold or scrapped.

The Company receives various rebate incentives from certain suppliers based on its contractual arrangements, including volume-based rebates. The rebates earned are recognized as a reduction of cost of inventories and reduce the cost of sales in the period when the related inventory is sold.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows:

Software 3 to 5 years

Machinery and equipment 3 to 7 years

Furniture and fixtures 5 years

Buildings 39 years

Building improvements Up to 20 years

Land improvements 15 years

Leasehold improvements Shorter of lease term or estimated useful life

Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When the sum of the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss would be measured based on the fair value of the asset compared to the carrying amount.No impairment charge for long-lived assets has been recorded in any of the periods presented.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Revenue Recognition

The Company generates revenues from the sale of server and storage systems, subsystems, accessories, services, server software management solutions, and support services.

Product sales. The Company recognizes revenue from sales of products as control is transferred to customers, which generally happens at the point of shipment or upon delivery, unless customer acceptance is uncertain. Products sold by the Company are delivered via shipment from the Company’s facilities or drop shipment directly to its customers from a Company vendor. The Company may use distributors to sell products to end customers. Revenue from distributors is recognized when the distributor obtains control of the product, which generally happens at the point of shipment or upon delivery.

The Company applies judgment in determining the transaction price as the Company may be required to estimate variable consideration when determining the amount of revenue to recognize. As part of determining the transaction price in contracts with customers, the Company estimates reserves for future sales returns based on a review of its history of actual returns for each major product line. Based upon historical experience, a refund liability is recorded at the time of sale for estimated product returns and an asset is recognized for the amount expected to be recorded in inventory upon product return, less the expected recovery costs. The Company also reduces revenue for the estimated costs of customer and distributor programs and incentive offerings such as price protection and rebates as well as the estimated costs of cooperative marketing arrangements where the fair value of the benefit derived from the costs cannot be reasonably estimated. Any provision for customer and distributor programs and other discounts is recorded as a reduction of revenue at the time of sale based on an evaluation of the contract terms and historical experience.

Services sales. The Company’s sale of services mainly consists of extended warranty and on-site services. Revenue related to extended warranty commences upon the expiration of the standard warranty period and is recognized ratably over the contractual period as the Company stands ready to perform any required warranty service. Revenue related to on-site services commences upon recognition of the product sale and is recognized ratably over the contractual period as the on-site services are made available to the customer. These service contracts are typically one to five years in length. Service revenue has been less than 10% of net sales for all periods presented and is not separately disclosed.

Contracts with multiple promised goods and services. Certain of the Company’s contracts contain multiple promised goods and services. The Company assesses whether each promised good or service is distinct for the purpose of identifying the performance obligations in the contract. This assessment involves subjective determinations and requires management to make judgments about the individual promised goods or services and whether such goods or services are separable from the other aspects of the contractual relationship. Performance obligations in a contract are identified based on the promised goods or services that will be transferred to the customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the service either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available from third parties or from the Company, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the services is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. If these criteria are not met, the promised goods and services are accounted for as a combined performance obligation. Revenue allocated to each performance obligation is recognized at the time the related performance obligation is satisfied by transferring control of the promised good or service to a customer.

If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each performance obligation based on a relative standalone selling price basis. The Company determines standalone selling prices based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, the Company applies judgment to estimate the standalone selling price taking into account available information, such as internally approved pricing guidelines with respect to geographies, customer type, internal costs, and gross margin objectives, for the related performance obligations.

When the Company receives consideration from a customer prior to transferring goods or services to the customer, the Company records a contract liability (deferred revenue). The Company also recognizes deferred revenue when it has an unconditional right to consideration (i.e., a receivable) before transfer of control of goods or services to a customer.

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The Company considers shipping & handling activities as costs to fulfill the sales of products. Shipping revenue is included in net sales when control of the product is transferred to the customer, and the related shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales. Taxes imposed by governmental authorities on the Company's revenue producing activities with customers, such as sales taxes and value added taxes, are excluded from net sales and included in operating expenses.

Allowances for Doubtful Accounts

Customers are subjected to a credit review process that evaluates each customer’s financial position and ability and intent to pay. On a quarterly basis, the Company makes estimates of its uncollectible accounts receivable by analyzing the aging of accounts receivable, history of bad debts, customer concentrations, customer-credit-worthiness, and current economic trends to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company's (recovery of) provision for bad debt was $(0.8) million, $(3.1) million, and $7.1 million in fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales primarily consists of the costs of materials, contract manufacturing, in-bound shipping, personnel and related expenses including stock-based compensation, equipment and facility expenses, warranty costs and provision for lower of cost or net realizable value and excess and obsolete inventory.

Product Warranties

The Company offers product warranties typically ranging from 15 to 39 months against any defective products. These standard warranties are assurance type warranties and the Company does not offer any services beyond the assurance that the product will continue working as specified. Therefore, these warranties are not considered separate performance obligations in the arrangement. Based on historical experience, the Company accrues for estimated returns of defective products at the time revenue is recognized. The Company monitors warranty obligations and may make revisions to its warranty reserve if actual costs of product repair and replacement are significantly higher or lower than estimated. Accruals for anticipated future warranty costs are recorded to cost of sales and included in accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities. Warranty accruals are based on estimates that are updated on an ongoing basis taking into consideration inputs such as new product introductions, changes in the volume of claims compared with the Company's historical experience, and the changes in the cost of servicing warranty claims. The Company accounts for the effect of such changes in estimates prospectively.The following table presents for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the reconciliation of the changes in accrued warranty costs which is included as a component of accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities (in thousands):

Years Ended June 30,

Change in estimated liability for pre-existing warranties 1,421 (115) 4,440

Research and Development

Research and development expenses consist of personnel expenses including salaries, benefits, stock-based compensation and incentive bonuses, and related expenses for the Company's research and development personnel, as well as materials and supplies, consulting services, third-party testing services and equipment and facility expenses related to the Company's research and development activities. All research and development costs are expensed as incurred. The Company occasionally receives funding from certain suppliers and customers towards its development efforts. Such amounts are recorded as a reduction of research and development expenses and were $10.9 million, $2.1 million, and $2.8 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, the Company also recorded a

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$9.5 million net settlement fee as a reduction in the research and development expenses related to the reimbursement of previously incurred expenses for one canceled joint product development agreement.

Software development costs, including costs to develop software sold, leased, or otherwise marketed, that are incurred subsequent to the establishment of technological feasibility are capitalized if significant. Costs incurred during the application development stage for internal-use software are capitalized if significant. Capitalized software development costs are amortized using the straight-line amortization method over the estimated useful life of the applicable software. Such software development costs required to be capitalized have not been material to date.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs, net of reimbursements received under the cooperative marketing arrangements with the Company's vendors, are expensed as incurred. Total advertising and promotional expenses were $4.1 million, $3.0 million and $2.4 million for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all share-based awards made to employees and non-employees, including stock options, restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance-based restricted stock units (“PRSUs”). The Company recognizes the grant date fair value of all share-based awards over the requisite service period and accounts for forfeitures as they occur. Stock option and RSU awards are recognized to expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. PRSU awards are recognized to expense using an accelerated method only when it is probable that a performance condition is met during the vesting period. If it is not probable, no expense is recognized and the previously recognized expense is reversed.The Company bases initial accrual of compensation expense on the estimated number of PRSUs that are expected to vest over the requisite service period. That estimate is revised if subsequent information indicates that the actual number of PRSUs is likely to differ from previous estimates. The cumulative effect on current and prior periods of a change in the estimated number of PRSUs expected to vest is recognized in stock-based compensation expense in the period of the change. Previously recognized compensation expense is not reversed if vested stock options, RSUs or PRSUs for which the requisite service has been rendered and the performance condition has been met expire unexercised or are not settled.

The fair value of RSUs and PRSUs is based on the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. This model requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions with respect to the expected term of the option and the expected volatility of the price of the Company's common stock. The expected term represents the period that the Company’s stock-based awards are expected to be outstanding and was determined based on the Company's historical experience. The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock. The fair value is then amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally the vesting period.

Leases

The Company has arrangements for the right to use certain of its office, warehouse spaces and other premises, and equipment. The Company determines at inception if an arrangement is or contains a lease. When the terms of a lease effectively transfer control of the underlying asset to the Company, it is classified as a finance lease. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

Operating Leases

For operating leases with lease terms of more than 12 months, operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets are recorded in long-term other assets, and lease liabilities are recorded in accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company's lease term includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option. The Company elected to apply the short-term lease recognition exemption and does not recognize ROU asset and lease liabilities for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less and recognizes as expense the payments under such leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company's leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are immaterial.

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Operating lease ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments over the lease term. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at lease commencement based on the present value of the remaining lease payments discounted using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate as the interest rate implicit in the lease arrangements is not readily determinable. The incremental borrowing rate is estimated to be the interest rate on a fully collateralized basis with similar terms and payments and in the economic environment where the leased asset is located. Operating lease ROU assets also include initial direct costs incurred, prepaid lease payments, minus any lease incentives. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company accounts for fixed payments for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component which increases the amount of ROU assets and liabilities. Non-lease components that are variable costs, such as common area maintenance, are expensed as incurred and not included in the ROU assets and lease liabilities.

Finance Leases

Assets under finance leases are recorded in property, plant and equipment, net and lease liabilities are included in accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Finance lease interest expense is recognized based on an effective interest method and depreciation of assets is recorded on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term and useful life of the asset. The Company's finance leases are immaterial.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under an asset and liability approach. Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and such amounts recognized for income tax reporting purposes, net of operating loss carry-forwards and other tax credits measured by applying enacted tax laws related to the financial statement periods. Valuation allowances are provided when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized.

The Company recognizes tax liabilities for uncertain income tax positions on the income tax return based on the two-step process. The first step is to determine whether it is more likely than not that each income tax position would be sustained upon audit. The second step is to estimate and measure the tax benefit as the amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the tax authority. Estimating these amounts requires the Company to determine the probability of various possible outcomes. The Company evaluates these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on the consideration of several factors, including changes in facts or circumstances, changes in applicable tax law, settlement of issues under audit and new exposures. If the Company later determines that its exposure is lower or that the liability is not sufficient to cover its revised expectations, the Company adjusts the liability and effects a related charge in its tax provision during the period in which the Company makes such a determination.

Variable Interest Entities

The Company determines at the inception of each arrangement whether an entity in which the Company holds an investment or in which the Company has other variable interests is considered a variable interest entity ("VIE"). The Company consolidates VIEs when it is the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the party that meets both of the following criteria: (1) has the power to make decisions that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE and (2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that in either case could potentially be significant to the VIE. Periodically, the Company assesses whether any changes in the interest or relationship with the entity affect the determination of whether the entity is still a VIE and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary. If the Company is not the primary beneficiary in a VIE, the Company accounts for the investment or other variable interest in accordance with applicable GAAP.

The Company has concluded that Ablecom Technology, Inc. (“Ablecom”) and its affiliate, Compuware Technology, Inc. ("Compuware"), are VIEs; however, the Company is not the primary beneficiary as it does not have the power to direct the activities that are most significant to the entities and therefore, the Company does not consolidate these entities. In performing its analysis, the Company considered its explicit arrangements with Ablecom and Compuware, all contractual arrangements with these entities. Also, as a result of the substantial related party relationships between the Company and these entities, the Company considered whether any implicit arrangements exist that would cause the Company to protect these related parties’

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interests from suffering losses. The Company determined it has no material implicit arrangements with Ablecom, Compuware or their shareholders.

The Company and Ablecom jointly established Super Micro Asia Science and Technology Park, Inc. (the "Management Company") in Taiwan to manage the common areas shared by the Company and Ablecom for its separately constructed manufacturing facilities. In fiscal year 2012, each party contributed $0.2 million for a 50% ownership interest of the Management Company. The Company has concluded that the Management Company is a VIE, and the Company is the primary beneficiary as it has the power to direct the activities that are most significant to the Management Company. For the fiscal years ended 2021, 2020 and 2019, the accounts of the Management Company were consolidated with the accounts of Super Micro Computer, and a noncontrolling interest was recorded for Ablecom's interest in the net assets and operations of the Management Company. Net income (loss) attributable to Ablecom's interest was not material for the periods presented and was included in general and administrative expenses in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.

Foreign Currency Transactions

The functional currency of the Company’s international subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar, with the exception of Super Micro Asia and Technology Park, Inc., a consolidated variable interest entity. Monetary assets and liabilities of the Company's international subsidiaries that are denominated in foreign currency are remeasured into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates. Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in the foreign currency are remeasured into U.S. dollars at the historical rates. Revenue and expenses that are denominated in the foreign currency are remeasured into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rates during the period. Remeasurement of foreign currency accounts and resulting foreign exchange transaction gains and losses, which have not been material, are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations in other expense, net.

The functional currency of Super Micro Asia and Technology Park, Inc. is New Taiwanese Dollar (“NTD”). Assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars at the period-end exchange rate. Revenues and expenses are translated using the average exchange rate for the period. The effects of foreign currency translation are included in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and periodic movements are summarized as a line item in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

The Company has an investment in a privately-held company that is accounted for under the equity method (the "Corporate Venture"). The functional currency of the Corporate Venture is the Chinese Yuan. Adjustments for the Company's share of the effects of foreign currency translation from local currency to U.S. dollars are recorded as increases or decreases to the carrying value of the investment and included in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and periodic movements are summarized as a line item in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Net Income Per Common Share

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if the potentially dilutive securities had been issued. Potentially dilutive securities include outstanding stock options and unvested RSUs and PRSUs. Contingently issuable shares are included in computing basic net income per common share as of the date that all necessary conditions, including service vesting conditions have been satisfied. Contingently issuable shares are considered for computing diluted net income per common share as of the beginning of the period in which all necessary conditions have been satisfied and the only remaining vesting condition is a service vesting condition.

Under the treasury stock method, an increase in the fair market value of the Company's common stock results in a greater dilutive effect from outstanding stock options and RSUs and PRSUs. Additionally, the exercise of stock options and the vesting of RSUs results in a further dilutive effect on net income per share.

The computation of basic and diluted net income per common share is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

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Numerator:

Denominator:

Basic net income per common share $ 2.19 $ 1.65 $ 1.44

Diluted net income per common share $ 2.09 $ 1.60 $ 1.39

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company had stock options, RSUs and PRSUs outstanding that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future, but were excluded from the computation of diluted net income per share in the periods presented, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The anti-dilutive common share equivalents resulting from outstanding equity awards were 670,179, 2,208,000, and 3,758,000 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Concentration of Supplier Risk

Certain materials used by the Company in the manufacturing of its products are available from a limited number of suppliers. Shortages could occur in these materials due to an interruption of supply or increased demand in the industry. One supplier accounted for 20.3%, 26.8%, and 21.8% of total purchases for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Purchases from Ablecom and Compuware, related parties of the Company as noted in Note 13, "Related Party Transactions," accounted for a combined 7.8%, 10.1%, and 9.2% of total cost of sales for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, investment in an auction rate security and accounts receivable. No single customer accounted for 10% or more of the net sales in fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019. One customer accounted for 13.5% and 10.1% of accounts receivable, net as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Treasury Stock

The Company accounts for treasury stock under the cost method. Upon the retirement of treasury shares, the Company deducts the par value of the retired treasury shares from common stock and allocates the excess of cost over par as a deduction to additional paid-in capital based on the pro-rata portion of additional paid-in-capital, and the remaining excess as a deduction to retained earnings. Retired treasury shares revert to the status of authorized but unissued shares.

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued authoritative guidance, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. Under this new guidance, a company is required to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments using an expected-loss model, replacing the current incurred-loss model, and record the estimate through an allowance for credit losses, which results in more timely recognition of credit losses. The Company adopted this guidance on July 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective transition method, which requires a cumulative-effect adjustment, if any, to the opening balance of retained earnings to be recognized on the date of adoption with prior periods not restated. The adoption of the guidance had no material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of July 1, 2020.

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The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable and the investment in an auction rate security. The allowance for credit losses is estimated using a loss rate method, considering factors such as customers’ credit risk, historical loss experience, current conditions, and forecasts. The allowance for credit losses is measured on a collective (pool) basis by aggregating customer balances with similar risk characteristics. The Company also records a specific allowance based on an analysis of individual past due balances or customer-specific information, such as a decline in creditworthiness or bankruptcy. The new guidance has no material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2021.

In August 2018, the FASB issued amended guidance, Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, to modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements based on the concepts in the FASB Concepts Statements, including the consideration of costs and benefits. The Company adopted this guidance on July 1, 2020. As of June 30, 2021, the Company’s investment in an auction rate security is the only Level 3 investment measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Changes to the disclosures in the consolidated financial statements were immaterial. See Note 2, "Fair Value Disclosure".

In August 2018, the FASB issued authoritative guidance, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract, to align the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract as well as hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. The accounting for the service element of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract is not affected by the new guidance. The Company adopted this guidance on July 1, 2020, prospectively. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In December 2019, the FASB issued amended guidance, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, to remove certain exceptions to the general principles from ASC 740 - Income Taxes, and to improve consistent application of U.S. GAAP for other areas of ASC 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The guidance is effective for the Company from July 1, 2021; early adoption is permitted. The Company determined that the adoption of the guidance will not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In March 2020, the FASB issued authoritative guidance, Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The guidance also establishes (1) a general contract modification principle that entities can apply in other areas that may be affected by reference rate reform and (2) certain elective hedge accounting expedients. The amendment is effective for all entities through December 31, 2022. In January 2021, the FASB issued further guidance on this topic, which clarified the scope and application of the original guidance. LIBOR is used to calculate the interest on borrowings under the Company's 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility and E.SUN Credit Facility. The 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility was amended on June 28, 2021 with a new maturity date of June 28, 2026 and fallback terms related to LIBOR replacement mechanics. As the amendment has changes not related to LIBOR replacement, optional expedients under this guidance cannot be elected. E.SUN Credit Facility will terminate on September 18, 2021 before the phase out of LIBOR. Therefore, the Company does not expect the adoption of the guidance to have an impact on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

Note 2. Fair Value Disclosure

The financial instruments of the Company measured at fair value on a recurring basis are included in cash equivalents, other assets and accrued liabilities. The Company classifies its financial instruments, except for its investment in an auction rate security, within Level 1 or Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy because the Company uses quoted prices in active markets or alternative pricing sources and models using market observable inputs to determine their fair value.

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The Company’s investment in an auction rate security is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as the determination of its fair value was not based on observable inputs as of June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020. See Note 1, "Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," for a discussion of the Company’s policies regarding the fair value hierarchy. The Company is using the discounted cash flow method to estimate the fair value of the auction rate security at each period end and the following assumptions: (i) the expected yield based on observable market rate of similar securities, (ii) the security coupon rate that is reset monthly, (iii) the estimated holding period and (iv) a liquidity discount. The liquidity discount assumption is based on the management estimate of lack of marketability discount of similar securities and is determined based on the analysis of financial market trends over time, recent redemptions of securities and other market activities. The Company performed a sensitivity analysis and applying a change of either plus or minus 100 basis points in the liquidity discount does not result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement of the auction rate security as of June 30, 2021.

Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured on a Recurring Basis

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial instruments as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy. These are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement (in thousands):

June 30, 2021 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Asset atFair Value

Assets

Money market funds(1) $ 151 $ — $ — $ 151

Certificates of deposit(2) — 863 — 863

June 30, 2020 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Asset atFair Value

Assets

Certificates of deposit(2) — 836 — 836

Liabilities

Performance awards liability(3) $ — $ 2,100 $ — $ 2,100

Total liabilities measured at fair value $ — $ 2,100 $ — $ 2,100

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(1) $0.0 million and $0.4 million in money market funds are included in cash and cash equivalents and $0.2 million and $0.8 million in money market funds are included in restricted cash, non-current in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(2) $0.2 million and $0.2 million in certificates of deposit are included in cash and cash equivalents, $0.3 million and $0.3 million in certificates of deposit are included in prepaid expenses and other assets, and $0.4 million and $0.3 million in certificates of deposit are included in restricted cash, non-current in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(3) As of June 30, 2021, the Company no longer measures performance awards liability at fair value because the Company trued up the performance awards liability to the cash payment value. As of June 30, 2020, the current portion of the performance awards liability of $1.5 million is included in accrued liabilities and the noncurrent portion of $0.6 million is included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

On a quarterly basis, the Company also evaluates the current expected credit loss by considering factors such as historical experience, market data, issuer-specific factors, and current economic conditions. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the credit losses related to the Company’s investments was not significant.

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As of June 30, 2020, the Company estimated the fair value of performance awards using the Monte-Carlo simulation model and classified them within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as estimates are based on the observable inputs. The significant inputs used in estimating the fair value of the awards as of June 30, 2020 are as follows:

There was no movement in the balances of the Company's financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, consisting of investment in an auction rate security, using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for fiscal years 2021 and 2020.

There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 financial instruments in fiscal years 2021 and 2020.

The following is a summary of the Company’s investment in an auction rate security as of June 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands):

Cost Basis GrossUnrealizedHoldingGains GrossUnrealizedHoldingLosses Fair Value

Cost Basis GrossUnrealizedHoldingGains GrossUnrealizedHoldingLosses Fair Value

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the Company's loss recognized in other comprehensive income for the auction rate security was immaterial. No gain or loss was recognized in other comprehensive income for the auction rate security for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.

The Company measures the fair value of outstanding debt for disclosure purposes on a recurring basis. As of June 30, 2021 and 2020, total debt of $98.2 million and $29.4 million, respectively, is reported at amortized cost. This outstanding debt is classified as Level 2 as it is not actively traded. The amortized cost of the outstanding debt approximates the fair value.

Other Financial Assets - Investments into Non-Marketable Equity Securities

The Company's non-marketable equity securities are investments in privately held companies without readily determinable fair values in the amount of $0.1 million as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company accounts for these investments at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar investments by the same issuer. During the years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company did not record any upward or downward adjustments to the carrying values of the non-marketable equity securities related to observable price changes. The Company also did not record any impairment to the carrying values of the non-marketable equity securities during fiscal year 2021 and 2020. During fiscal year 2019, the Company recorded impairment charges of $2.7 million for its non-marketable equity securities which had an initial cost basis of $2.7 million as it was determined the carrying value of the investments were not recoverable.

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Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company disaggregates revenue by type of product and geographical market in order to depict the nature, amount, and timing of revenue and cash flows. Service revenues, which are less than 10%, are not a significant component of total revenue and are aggregated within the respective categories.

The following is a summary of net sales by product type (in thousands):

Years Ended June 30,

Server and storage systems constitute an assembly and integration of subsystems and accessories, and related services.

Subsystems and accessories are comprised of serverboards, chassis and accessories.

International net sales are based on the country and geographical region to which the products were shipped. The following is a summary of net sales by geographic region (in thousands):

Years Ended June 30,

Starting July 1, 2020, the Company does not separately disclose revenue by products sold to indirect sales channel partners or direct customers and original equipment manufacturers because management does not make business operational decisions based on this set of disaggregation so the disclosure is no longer material to investors.

Contract Balances

Generally, the payment terms of the Company’s offerings range from 30 to 60 days. In certain instances, customers may prepay for products and services in advance of delivery. Receivables relate to the Company’s unconditional right to consideration for performance obligations either partially or fully completed.

Contract assets are rights to consideration in exchange for goods or services that the Company has transferred to a customer when such right is conditional on something other than the passage of time. Such contract assets are insignificant to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue and relate to amounts invoiced to or advance consideration received from customers, which precede the Company’s satisfaction of the associated performance obligation(s). The Company’s deferred revenue primarily results from customer payments received upfront for extended warranties and on-site services because these performance obligations are satisfied over time. Revenue recognized during fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, which was included in the opening deferred revenue balance as of June 30, 2020 of $203.8 million, was $101.6 million.

Deferred revenue decreased $1.5 million during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 mainly due to the recognition of revenue from contracts entered into in prior periods exceeding the value of the transaction price allocated for service contract performance obligations during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021.

Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations

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Remaining performance obligations represent the aggregate the amount of transaction price that is allocated to performance obligations not delivered, or only partially undelivered, as of the end of the reporting period. The Company applies the exemption to not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that are part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less. These performance obligations generally consist of services, such as on-site services, including integration services and extended warranty services. that are contracted for one year or less, and products for which control has not yet been transferred. The value of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations as of June 30, 2021 was approximately $202.3 million. The Company expects to recognize approximately 50% of remaining performance obligations as revenue in the next 12 months, and the remainder thereafter.

Capitalized Contract Acquisition Costs and Fulfillment Cost

Contract acquisition costs are those incremental costs that the Company incurs to obtain a contract with a customer that it would not have incurred if the contract had not been obtained. Contract acquisition costs consist primarily of incentive bonuses. Contract acquisition costs are considered incremental and recoverable costs of obtaining and fulfilling a contract with a customer and are therefore capitalizable. The Company applies the practical expedient to expense incentive bonus costs as incurred if the amortization period would be one year or less, generally upon delivery of the associated server and storage systems or components. Where the amortization period of the contract cost would be more than a year, the Company applies judgment in the allocation of the incentive bonus cost asset between hardware and service performance obligations and expenses the cost allocated to the hardware performance obligations upon delivery of associated server and storage systems or components and amortizes the cost allocated to service performance obligations over the period the services are expected to be provided. Contract acquisition costs allocated to service performance obligations that are subject to capitalization are insignificant to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Contract fulfillment costs consist of costs paid in advance for outsourced services provided by third parties to the extent they are not in the scope of other guidance. Fulfillment costs paid in advance for outsourced services provided by third parties are capitalized and amortized over the period the services are expected to be provided. Such fulfillment costs are insignificant to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Note 4. Accounts Receivable Allowances

The Company has established an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based upon the age of outstanding receivables, credit risk of specific customers, historical trends related to past losses and other relevant factors. Accounts receivable allowances as of June 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):

Allowance for doubtful accounts:

Note 5. Inventories

Inventories as of June 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

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During fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded a net provision for excess and obsolete inventory to cost of sales totaling $6.8 million, $18.4 million and $32.9 million, respectively. The Company classifies subsystems and accessories that may be sold separately or incorporated into systems as finished goods.

Note 6. Property, Plant, and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of June 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

Accumulated depreciation and amortization (145,822) (126,746)

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(1) Primarily relates to the development and construction costs associated with the Company’s Green Computing Park located in San Jose, California and a new building in Taiwan.

Note 7. Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets as of June 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

Total prepaid expenses and other current assets $ 130,195 $ 126,985

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(1) Includes other receivables from contract manufacturers based on certain buy-sell arrangements of $76.2 million and $83.8 million as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Other assets as of June 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

Operating lease right-of-use asset $ 20,047 $ 23,784

Deferred service costs, non-current 5,421 4,632

Investment in auction rate security 1,556 1,571

Restricted cash, non-current 932 1,607

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of June 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets 251 250

Restricted cash included in other assets 932 1,607

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 233,449 $ 212,390

Note 8. Investment in a Corporate Venture

In October 2016, the Company entered into agreements pursuant to which the Company contributed certain technology rights in connection with an investment in the Corporate Venture to expand the Company's presence in China. The Corporate Venture is 30% owned by the Company and 70% owned by another company in China. The transaction was closed in the third fiscal quarter of 2017 and the investment has been accounted for using the equity method. As such, the Corporate Venture is also a related party.

The Company recorded a deferred gain related to the contribution of certain technology rights. As of June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company had unamortized deferred gain balance of $1.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively, in accrued liabilities and $0.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively, in other long-term liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The Company monitors the investment for events or circumstances indicative of potential impairment and makes appropriate reductions in carrying values if it determines that an impairment charge is required. In June 2020, the third-party parent company that controls the Corporate Venture was placed on a U.S. government export control list, along with

several of such third-party parent's related entities and a separate listing for one of its subsidiaries. The Corporate Venture is not itself a restricted party. The Company has concluded that the Corporate Venture is in compliance with the new restrictions. The Company does not believe that the equity investment carrying value is impacted as of June 30, 2021. No impairment charge was recorded for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

The Company sold products worth $51.2 million, $61.9 million, $52.2 million to the Corporate Venture in the fiscal years 2021, 2020, 2019, respectively, and the Company's share of intra-entity profits on the products that remained unsold by the Corporate Venture as of June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 have been eliminated and have reduced the carrying value of the Company's investment in the Corporate Venture. To the extent that the elimination of intra-entity profits reduces the investment balance below zero, such amounts are recorded within accrued liabilities. The Company had $8.5 million and $7.8 million due from the Corporate Venture in accounts receivable, net as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Note 9. Accrued Liabilities

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Accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

Accrued payroll and related expenses $ 45,770 $ 33,577

Accrued cooperative marketing expenses 5,652 5,925

Accrued legal liabilities — 18,114

Performance Awards Liability

In March 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved performance bonuses for the Chief Executive Officer, a senior executive and two members of the Board, which payments will be earned when specified market and performance conditions are achieved.

The Chief Executive Officer’s aggregate cash bonuses of up to $8.1 million are earned in two tranches. The first 50% is payable if the average closing price for the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $31.61 for any period of 20 consecutive trading days following the date of the agreement and ending prior to September 30, 2021 and the Chief Executive Officer remains employed with the Company through the date that such common stock price goal is determined to have been achieved. This payment can be reduced at the discretion of the Board to the extent the Company has not made adequate progress in remediating its material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting as determined by the Board. The second 50% is payable if the average closing price for the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $32.99 for any period of 20 consecutive trading days following the date of the agreement and ending prior to June 30, 2022 and the Chief Executive Officer remains employed with the Company through the date that such common stock price goal is achieved. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the target average closing prices for both tranches were met but no determination has been made if there has been adequate progress in remediating the Company’s internal weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. The cash payment under the second tranche has been made as of June 30, 2021, but no cash payment had been made for the first tranche as the Board has to approve this payment.

Performance bonuses for a senior executive and two members of the Board are earned based on achieving a specified target average closing price for the Company’s common stock over the specified period as determined by the Board at the grant dates and continuous services through the payment dates. A senior executive earned an aggregate cash payment of $0.1 million when the target average closing price was met in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020. The two members of the Board can earn aggregate cash payments of $0.3 million in two tranches if the target average closing price reaches $31.61 for the first tranche and $32.99 per share for the second tranche. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the target average closing prices for both tranches were met and the cash payment for both tranches was made to the two Board members.

The Company accounts for the outstanding performance bonuses as liabilities and estimates fair value of payable amounts using a Monte-Carlo simulation model. The awards are re-measured at each period end with changes in fair value recorded in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations in operating expenses. The cumulative recorded expense at each period end is trued-up to the expected payable amount vested through the period end. The requisite service periods over which expenses are recognized are derived from the Monte-Carlo model for all performance awards, except for the first 50% of the Chief Executive Officer’s award that includes a performance condition. The Company estimates if it is probable that the performance condition will be met prior to the expiration date of this award. If at the measurement date it is determined to be probable, the Company estimates the requisite period as the longer of the service period derived by the Monte-Carlo model and the implicit service period when the Company expects to make adequate progress in remediating its material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting, as reported by the Company's Audit Committee. If it is determined to not be probable,

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then the Company will reverse any previously recognized expense for this award in the period when it is no longer probable that the performance condition will be achieved.

With the satisfaction of the target average closing price conditions in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, the Company trued up all the unpaid performance bonuses to the cash payment value. As of June 30, 2021, the full cash value of the bonuses were paid, except the Chief Executive Officer's first tranche performance bonus which was recorded as an accrued liability on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. The Company has completed the remediation of its material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting, and anticipates that the Board will conclude that there has been adequate progress in remediating the Company's material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting by October 31, 2021. Therefore, as of June 30, 2021, the Company trued up the accrued liability for the Chief Executive Officer’s first tranche award to the expected payable amount vested through the period end and the unrecognized cash value will be recorded over the remaining service period.

Based on the cash payment value and estimated fair value of these performance bonuses as of June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a $3.6 million and $2.1 million liability, respectively, of which $3.6 million and $1.5 million, respectively, was recorded within accrued liabilities and $0.0 million and $0.6 million, respectively, was recorded within other long-term liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheet. An unrecognized compensation expense of $0.5 million will be recorded over the remaining service periods of 0.18 years. The expense recognized during fiscal years 2021 and 2020 was $5.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively.

Note 10. Short-term and Long-term Debt

Short-term and long-term debt obligations as of June 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

Line of credit:

Total line of credit 38,400 —

Term loans:

Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt 63,490 23,704

Activities under Revolving Lines of Credit and Term Loans

Bank of America

2018 Bank of America Credit Facility

In April 2018, the Company entered into a revolving line of credit with Bank of America for up to $250.0 million (as amended from time to time, the "2018 Bank of America Credit Facility"). On June 28, 2021, the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility was amended to, among other items, extend the maturity to June 28, 2026, reduce the size of the facility from $250.0 million to $200.0 million, increase the maximum amount that the Company can request the facility be increased (the accordion feature) from $100.0 million to $150.0 million, and update provisions relating to erroneous payments and LIBOR replacement mechanics. In addition, the amendment reduced both the unused line fee from 0.375% per annum to 0.2% or 0.3% per annum (depending upon amount drawn under the facility) and the interest rate applicable to the facility from LIBOR plus 2.00% or 3.00% per annum (depending upon amount drawn under the facility) to LIBOR plus 1.375% or 1.625% per annum.

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The amendment was accounted for as a modification and the impact was immaterial to the consolidated financial statements. Interest accrued on any loans under the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility is due on the first day of each month, and the loans are due and payable in full on the termination date of the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility. Voluntary prepayments are permitted without early repayment fees or penalties. Subject to customary exceptions, the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of Super Micro Computer’s assets, other than real property assets. Under the terms of the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility, the Company is not permitted to pay any dividends. The 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants applicable to the Company and its subsidiaries and contains a financial covenant, which requires that the Company maintain a certain fixed charge coverage ratio, for each twelve-month period while in a Trigger Period, as defined in the agreement, is in effect.

As of June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility. The interest rates under the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility as of June 30, 2021 and 2020 were 1.50% and 3.00%, respectively. In October 2018, a $3.2 million letter of credit was issued under the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility and in October 2019, the letter of credit amount was increased to $6.4 million. No amount was drawn under the standby letter of credit. In May 2021, the letter of credit was cancelled. The balance of debt issuance costs outstanding were $0.5 million and $0.6 million as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company has been in compliance with all the covenants under the 2018 Bank of America Credit Facility, and as of June 30, 2021, the Company's available borrowing capacity was $200.0 million, subject to the borrowing base limitation and compliance with other applicable terms.

CTBC Bank

CTBC Credit Facility

In June 2019, the Company entered into a credit agreement with CTBC Bank, which was amended in August 2020, (collectively, the "CTBC Credit Facility"). The amended credit agreement with CTBC Bank that provides for (i) a 12-month NTD 700.0 million ($24.0 million U.S. dollar equivalent) term loan facility secured by the land and building located in Bade, Taiwan with an interest rate equal to the lender's established NTD interest rate plus 0.25% per annum which is adjusted monthly, which term loan facility also includes a 12-month guarantee of up to NTD 100.0 million ($3.4 million U.S. dollar equivalent) with an annual fee equal to 0.50% per annum, (ii) a 180-day NTD 1,500.0 million ($51.5 million U.S. dollar equivalent) term loan facility up to 100% of eligible accounts receivable in an aggregate amount with an interest rate equal to the lender's established NTD interest rate plus an interest rate ranging from 0.30% to 0.50% per annum which is adjusted monthly, and (iii) a 12-month revolving line of credit of up to 100% of eligible accounts receivable in an aggregate amount of up to $50.0 million with an interest rate equal to the lender's established USD interest rate plus 0.80% per annum which is adjusted monthly, or equal to the lender’s established NTD interest rate plus an interest rate ranging from 0.30% to 0.50% per annum which is adjusted monthly if the borrowing is in NTD. In February 2021, CTBC Bank amended the USD interest rate to be the lender's established USD interest rate plus 0.70% to 0.75% per annum which is adjusted monthly. The total borrowings allowed under the CTBC Credit Facility was capped at $50.0 million. There are no financial covenants associated with the CTBC Credit Facility.

The total outstanding borrowings under the CTBC Credit Facility term loan were denominated in NTD and remeasured into U.S. dollars of $25.1 million and $23.7 million at June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The interest rate for these loans were 0.75% per annum as of June 30, 2021 and 0.63% per annum as of June 30, 2020. As of June 30, 2021 and 2020, the outstanding borrowings under the CTBC Credit Facility revolving line of credit were $18.0 million and $0.0 million, respectively. The interest rate was 0.98% per annum as of June 30, 2021. As of June 30, 2021, the amount available for future borrowing under the CTBC Credit Facility was $6.9 million. As of June 30, 2021, the net book value of land and building located in Bade, Taiwan, collateralizing the CTBC Credit Facility term loan was $24.8 million.

2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility due June 4, 2030

In May 2020, the Company entered into a ten-year, non-revolving term loan facility (“2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility”) to obtain up to NTD 1.2 billion ($40.7 million in U.S. dollar equivalents) in financing for use in the expansion and renovation of the Company’s Bade Manufacturing Facility located in Taiwan. Drawdowns on the 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility are based on 80% of balances owed on commercial invoices from the contractor and shall be drawn according to the progress of the renovations. Borrowings under the 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility are available through June 2022. The Company is required to pay against total outstanding principal and interest in equal monthly installments starting June 2023 and continuing through the maturity date of June 2030. Interest under the 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility is the two-year term

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floating rate of postal saving interest rate plus 0.105% and is established on the date of the drawdown application. If no interest rate is agreed upon, interest shall accrue at the annual base rate for CTBC plus 4.00%. The 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility is secured by the Bade Manufacturing Facility and its expansion. Fees paid to the lender as debt issuance costs were immaterial. The Company has financial covenants requiring the Company's current ratio, debt service coverage ratio, and financial debt ratio, as defined in the agreement, to be maintained at certain levels under the 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility.

As of June 30, 2021 and 2020, the amounts outstanding under the 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility were $34.7 million and $5.7 million, respectively. The interest rates for these loans were 0.45% per annum as of June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020. The net book value of the property serving as collateral as of June 30, 2021 was $45.9 million. As of June 30, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility.

2021 CTBC Credit Lines

On July 20, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), the Company entered into a general agreement for omnibus credit lines with CTBC Bank, which replaced the CTBC Credit Facility and 2020 CTBC Term Loan Facility (the “Prior CTBC Credit Lines”) in their entirety and permit borrowings, from time to time, of (i) a term loan facility of up to NTD 1,550.0 million ($55.4 million in U.S. dollar equivalents) and (ii) a line of credit facility of up to US$105.0 million (the “2021 CTBC Credit Lines”). Interest rates are to be established according to individual credit arrangements established pursuant to the 2021 CTBC Credit Lines, which interest rates shall be subject to adjustment depending on the satisfaction of certain conditions. Term loans made pursuant to the 2021 CTBC Credit Lines are secured by certain of the Company’s assets, including certain property, land, plant, and equipment. As of June 30, 2021, the net book value of land and building located in Bade, Taiwan, collateralizing the New CTBC Credit Facility term loan was $70.7 million. The Company is subject to various financial covenants under the 2021 CTBC Credit Lines, including current ratio, debt service coverage ratio, and financial debt ratio requirements. Amounts outstanding under the Prior CTBC Credit Lines on the Effective Date were assumed by the 2021 CTBC Credit Lines.

E.SUN Bank Credit Facility

In December 2020, Super Micro Computer Inc, Taiwan, a wholly-owned Taiwan subsidiary of the Company, entered into a General Credit Agreement (the “E.SUN Credit Facility”) with E.SUN Bank in Taiwan. The E.SUN Credit Facility provides for the issuance of loans, advances, acceptances, bills, bank guarantees, overdrafts, letters of credit, and other types of drawdown instruments up to a credit limit of $30.0 million. The E.SUN Credit Facility expires on September 18, 2021.

Generally, the interest for base rate loans made under the E.SUN Credit Facility is based upon an average interbank overnight call loan rate in the finance industry (such as LIBOR or TAIFX) plus a fixed margin, and is subject to occasional adjustment.Interest for adjustable loan rate loans made under the E.SUN Credit Facility is based upon an average one-year fixed rate time saving deposit rate of a selected reference bank which shall be a well-known domestic bank in Taiwan, and is subject to occasional adjustment. The E.SUN Credit Facility has customary default provisions permitting E.SUN Bank to terminate or reduce the credit limit, shorten the credit period, or deem all liabilities due and payable, including in the event such Taiwan subsidiary of the Company has an overdue liability at another financial organization. There are no financial covenants associated with the E.SUN Credit Facility.

Terms for specific drawdown instruments issued under the E.SUN Credit Facility, such as credit amount, term of use, mode of drawdown, specific lending rate, and other relevant terms, are to be set forth in Notifications and Confirmation of Credit Conditions by and between the Company and E.SUN Bank. A Notification and Confirmation of Credit Conditions agreement under the E.SUN Credit Facility was entered into on December 2, 2020 for a $30.0 million import loan (the “Import Loan”) with a tenor of 120 days. In June 2021, the Import Loan was amended to, among other items, bearing interest at a rate based on the higher of LIBOR plus 1.00% then divided by 0.946 or TAIFX plus 0.80% then divided by 0.946. As of June 30, 2021, the amounts outstanding under the E.SUN Credit Facility was $20.4 million and the interest rates for these loans ranged from approximately 1.0% to 1.29% per annum. As of June 30, 2021, the amount available for future borrowing under the E.SUN Credit Facility was $9.6 million.

Principal payments on short-term and long-term debt obligations are due as follows (in thousands):

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Fiscal Year: Principal Payments

Total short-term and long-term debt $ 98,190

Note 11. Other Long-term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities as of June 30, 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

Operating lease liability, non-current 14,539 18,102

Accrued warranty costs, non-current 2,678 2,395

Total other long-term liabilities $ 41,132 $ 41,995

Note 12. Leases

The Company leases offices, warehouses and other premises, vehicles and certain equipment leased under non-cancelable operating leases. Operating lease expense recognized and supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases for the years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows (in thousands):

Years Ended June 30,

During the years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company's costs related to short-term lease arrangements for real estate and non-real estate assets were immaterial. Non-lease variable payments expensed in the years ended June 30, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were $1.8 million, $1.3 million and $0.0 million, respectively.

As of June 30, 2021, the weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases was 3.8 years and the weighted average discount rate was 3.4%. Maturities of operating lease liabilities under noncancelable operating lease arrangements as of June 30, 2021 were as follows (in thousands):

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