Edgar Filing: SMTC CORP

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

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

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-31051

SMTC CORPORATION

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

DELAWARE	98-0197680
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)	(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)

635 HOOD ROAD

MARKHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA L3R 4N6

(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)

(905) 479-1810

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

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As of April 26, 2013, SMTC Corporation had 16,344,193 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and one share of special voting stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding. As of April 18, 2012, SMTC Corporation’s subsidiary, SMTC Manufacturing Corporation of Canada, had 463,998 exchangeable shares outstanding, excluding 7,484,312 exchangeable shares owned by the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SMTC Nova Scotia Company, each of which is exchangeable for one share of common stock of SMTC Corporation.

SMTC CORPORATION

Table of Contents

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION		3

Item 1	Financial Statements	3

	Consolidated Balance Sheets	3

	Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income	4

	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity	5

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6

	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	7

Item 2	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	16

Item 3	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	20

Item 4	Controls and Procedures	21

PART II OTHER INFORMATION		21

Item 1A	Risk factors	21

Item 6	Exhibits	22

Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of:

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

	March 31, 2013			December 30, 2012
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	3,384		$	2,203
Accounts receivable—net (note 3)		39,998			36,301
Inventories (note 3)		58,794			54,806
Prepaid expenses		3,510			2,431
Income taxes receivable		300			357
Current portion of deferred income taxes (note 6)		2,237			2,237
		108,223			98,335
Property, plant and equipment—net (note 3)		19,395			19,410
Deferred financing costs—net (note 3)		473			564
Deferred income taxes (note 6)		3,431			3,398
	$	131,522		$	121,707
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	43,282		$	48,766
Accrued liabilities (note 3)		8,769			9,220
Income taxes payable		668			566
Revolving credit facility (note 4)		27,852			12,896
Current portion of term facility (note 4)		3,473			4,631
Current portion of capital lease obligations		1,887			1,628
		85,931			77,707
Capital lease obligations		1,617			1,292
Contingencies (note 10)


Shareholders’ equity:
Capital stock (note 5)		389			389
Additional paid-in capital		263,524			263,424
Deficit		(219,939	)		(221,105	)
		43,974			42,708
	$	131,522		$	121,707

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except number of shares and per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2013			April 1, 2012
Revenue	$	65,447		$	72,457
Cost of sales (note 11)		58,503			64,932
Gross profit		6,944			7,525
Selling, general and administrative expenses		4,514			3,969
Restructuring charges (note 9)		452			451
Operating earnings		1,978			3,105
Interest expense (note 3)		384			463
Earnings before income taxes		1,594			2,642
Income tax expense (recovery) (note 6)
Current		461			253
Deferred		(33	)		(46	)
		428			207
Net earnings, also being comprehensive income		1,166			2,435

Earnings per share of common stock:
Basic
Basic	$	0.07		$	0.15
Diluted	$	0.07		$	0.15
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (note 7)
Basic		16,344,193			16,228,666
Diluted		16,408,579			16,350,977

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Three months ended March 31, 2012 and April 1, 2012

(Unaudited)

	Capital stock		Additional paid-in capital		Deficit			Total Shareholders’ equity
Balance, December 30, 2012	$	389	$	263,424	$	(221,105	)	$	42,708
Stock-based compensation		—		100		—			100
Net income		—		—		1,166			1,166
Balance, March 31, 2013	$	389	$	263,524	$	(219,939	)	$	43,974

	Capital stock			Additional paid-in capital		Deficit			Total Shareholders’ equity
Balance, January 1, 2012	$	5,631		$	257,583	$	(228,647	)	$	34,567
Stock-based compensation		—			101		—			101
Conversion of shares from exchangeable to common stock		(766	)		766		—			—
Exercise of stock options		1			192		—			193
Net income		—			—		2,435			2,435
Balance, April 1, 2012	$	4,866		$	258,642	$	(226,212	)	$	37,296

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2013			April 1, 2012
Cash provided by (used in):
Operations:
Net earnings	$	1,166		$	2,435
Items not involving cash:
Depreciation		909			752
Unrealized gain on derivative financial instrument		(1,019	)		(462	)
Deferred income taxes		(33	)		(46	)
Non-cash interest		91			104
Stock-based compensation		100			101
Change in non-cash operating working capital:
Accounts receivable		(3,697	)		(4,562	)
Inventories		(3,988	)		(2,310	)
Prepaid expenses		(29	)		(834	)
Income taxes payable		159			(319	)
Accounts payable		(5,484	)		(4,015	)
Accrued liabilities		(191	)		(425	)
		(12,016	)		(9,581	)
Financing:
Increase in revolving debt		14,956			12,136
Repayment of term facility		(1,158	)		(1,235	)
Principal payment of capital lease obligations		(641	)		(502	)
Proceeds from sales leaseback		988			170
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		—			193
Payment of contingent consideration		(291	)		—
		13,854			10,762
Investing:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment		(657	)		(1,699	)
		(657	)		(1,699	)
Increase (decrease) in cash		1,181			(518	)
Cash, beginning of period		2,203			2,635
Cash, end of the period	$	3,384		$	2,117

Supplemental Information
Cash interest paid	$	309	$	401
Cash taxes paid – net	$	203	$	508
Property, plant and equipment acquired through capital lease	$	1,338	$	570

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Nature of the business

SMTC Corporation (the “Company”) is a worldwide provider of advanced electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers. The Company services its customers through manufacturing and technology centers located in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China. The Canada facility is expected to be closed in the second quarter of 2013. All facilities provide a full suite of integrated manufacturing services including assembly, testing, box build, final product integration, and expanded supply chain capabilities. In addition, the Company operates an international sourcing and procurement office in Hong Kong.

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles and methods of application disclosed in the audited consolidated financial statements within the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended December 30, 2012, (“Form 10-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 27, 2013, except as described in Note 2. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include adjustments of a normal, recurring nature that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 30, 2012.

2. Recent accounting pronouncements

a) In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, “Balance Sheet” (Topic 210) – Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities (ASU 2011-12).The amendments in this update require an entity that has financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either 1) offset in accordance with either Section 210-20-45 or Section 815-10-45 or 2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements. The amendments in this ASU will be required for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. Required disclosures should be presented retrospectively for all comparative periods. There is no material impact of the adoption of ASU 2011-11 on our consolidated financial statements.

3. Consolidated financial statement details

The following consolidated financial statement details are presented as of the period ended for the consolidated balance sheets and for the periods ended for each of the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Consolidated balance sheets

Accounts receivable – net:

	March 31, 2013			December 30, 2012
Accounts receivable	$	40,133		$	36,506
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(135	)		(205	)
Accounts receivable—net	$	39,998		$	36,301

Inventories:

	March 31, 2013		December 30, 2012
Raw materials	$	35,598	$	39,714
Work in process		14,153		9,717
Finished goods		7,542		3,894
Parts		1,501		1,481
Inventories	$	58,794	$	54,806

Property, plant and equipment – net:

	March 31, 2013			December 30, 2012
Cost:
Land	$	1,648		$	1,648
Buildings		9,878			9,878
Machinery and equipment (a)		41,714			41,050
Office furniture and equipment		2,799			2,770
Computer hardware and software (b)		10,404			10,226
Leasehold improvements (c)		3,990			3,967
		70,433			69,539

Less accumulated depreciation:
Land		—			—
Buildings		(6,428	)		(6,303	)
Machinery and equipment (a)		(29,551	)		(28,931	)
Office furniture and equipment		(2,443	)		(2,414	)
Computer hardware and software (b)		(9,436	)		(9,342	)
Leasehold improvements (c)		(3,180	)		(3,139	)
		(51,038	)		(50,129	)
Property, plant and equipment—net	$	19,395		$	19,410

(a)

Included within machinery and equipment were assets under capital leases with costs of $6,452 and $5,739 as at March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012, respectively and associated accumulated depreciation of $1,383 and $1,249 as of March 31, 2013 and of April 1, 2012, respectively. The related depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012 were $200 and $160, respectively.

(b)

Included within computer hardware and software were assets under capital leases with costs of $400 and $400 as at March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012, respectively and associated accumulated depreciation of $156 and $22 as at March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012 respectively. The related depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012 were $33 and $22, respectively.

(c)

Included within leasehold improvements were assets under capital leases with costs of $73, and associated accumulated depreciation of $16 as of March 31, 2013. The related depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $4. There were no leasehold improvements under capital lease for the three months ended April 1, 2012.

Deferred financing costs:

	March 31, 2013			December 30, 2012
Deferred financing costs	$	1,396		$	1,396
Accumulated amortization		(923	)		(832	)
	$	473		$	564

Accrued liabilities:

	March 31, 2013		December 30, 2012
Customer related	$	1,782	$	1,374
Payroll		3,891		3,968
Professional services		631		597
Restructuring (note 9)		1,704		1,727
Vendor related		—		95
Miscellaneous taxes		143		45
Acquisition related		494		785
Other		124		629
Accrued liabilities	$	8,769	$	9,220

Consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income

Interest expense:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2013		April 1, 2012
Long-term debt	$	38	$	73
Revolving credit facility		296		321
Obligations under capital leases		50		69
Interest expense	$	384	$	463

4. Debt

(a) Revolving credit facility

On September 22, 2011, the Company signed a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement with PNC Bank, National Association and its Canadian branch (collectively, “PNC”). This revolving credit facility, in both the United States and Canada (collectively, the “PNC Facility”), has a term of three years expiring in September, 2014. Advances made under the revolving credit facility will bear interest at the base commercial lending rate of PNC in the respective country plus one quarter of one percent. The base commercial lending rate of each respective country of borrowing, should approximate prime rate. At March 31, 2013 there was a Canadian dollar denominated credit balance of $355. At December 30, 2012, there was a Canadian dollar denominated debt balance of $1,245.

The maximum amount of funds available under the PNC Facility is $45 million. Availability under the revolving credit facility is subject to certain conditions, including borrowing base conditions based on the eligible inventory and accounts receivable, and certain conditions which are not objectively determinable. The Company is required to use a “lock-box” arrangement for the PNC Facility, whereby remittances from customers are swept daily to reduce the borrowings under the revolving credit facility.

The PNC Facility is jointly and severally guaranteed by the Company and secured by the assets and capital stock of each of the Company’s subsidiaries and its future subsidiaries.

The PNC agreement contains certain financial and non-financial covenants (note 4(c)).

(b) Term facility

The following table shows the classification of the term facility as at:

	March 31, 2013			December 30, 2012

Term facility	$	3,473		$	4,631

Less: Current portion of Term facility		(3,473	)		(4,631	)
Long-term portion of Term facility	$	-		$	-

The Company has a term debt facility with Export Development Canada expiring in October, 2013 (“EDC”, and the “EDC Facility”). Remaining principal repayments of the term loan to EDC consist of three quarterly installments of $1,158 until the maturity date of October 13, 2013. The EDC Facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.5% to 3.5% depending on the achievement of financial performance levels as specified in the amended debt agreement.

The EDC Facility is jointly and severally guaranteed by the Company and secured by the assets and capital stock of each of the Company’s subsidiaries and its future subsidiaries.

The PNC agreement contains certain financial and non-financial covenants, including certain cross-default provisions.

The Company violated certain covenants included in the PNC and EDC agreements as of March 31, 2013. Subsequent to March 31, 2013, the Company secured waivers and amendments from PNC and EDC covering these events of default.

Under the amended PNC Facility, the financial covenants require the Company to maintain minimum amounts of earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization and specified maximum cash conversion cycle days, and limit unfunded capital expenditures (all as defined in the PNC agreement). Market conditions have been difficult to predict and there is no assurance that the Company will achieve its forecasts. A failure to comply with covenants could result in an event of default. If an event of default occurs and is not cured or waived, it could result in all amounts outstanding, together with accrued interest, becoming immediately due and payable.

5. Capital stock

Common shares

Authorized share capital:

The authorized share capital of the Company at March 31, 2013 and December 30, 2012 consisted of:

(i)

26,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share: Holders are entitled to one vote per share and the right to share in dividends pro rata subject to any preferential dividend rights of any then outstanding preferred stock.

(ii)

5,000,000 shares of special voting stock, par value $0.01 per share: From time to time the Company may issue special voting stock in one or more series and will fix the terms of that series at the time it is created.

Issued and outstanding:

The issued and outstanding number of common shares included in shareholders’ equity consisted of the following as of March 31, 2013:

	Number of shares		$
Common Stock
Common shares:
Balance at beginning and end of the three month period		16,344,193	$	389
Special voting stock:
Balance at beginning and end of the three month period		1	$	—
Total Common stock		16,344,194	$	389

Stock options

For information regarding the Company’s stock option arrangements, see Note 6 of the consolidated financial statements within the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. There were no stock options granted during the three month period ended March 31, 2013. The Company generally issues new shares when options are exercised. A summary of stock option activity for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 is as follows:

	Number of options		Weighted average exercise price		Aggregate intrinsic value		Weighted average remaining contractual term (years)
Outstanding at December 30, 2012		1,400,807	$	2.82
Outstanding at March 31, 2013		1,400,807	$	2.82	$	133		3.5
Exercisable at March 31, 2013		454,230	$	2.39	$	133		3.0

During the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012, the Company recorded stock-based compensation expense and a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital of $100 and $101, respectively.

6. Income taxes

During the three months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012, respectively, the Company recorded a net income tax expense of $428 and $207, primarily related to minimum taxes and taxes on profits in certain jurisdictions, combined with foreign exchange revaluation.

At December 30, 2012, the Company had total net operating loss (“NOL”) carry forwards of $79,925, which will expire in the years presented below:

2013	$	2,840
2014		10,278
2015		4,154
2018		1,078
2019		60
2020		30
2023		18,338
2026-2031		43,147
	$	79,925

At March 31, 2013 and December 30, 2012, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $274 and $274, respectively, which if recognized, would favorably impact the Company’s effective tax rate in future periods. The Company does not expect any of these unrecognized tax benefits to reverse in the next twelve months.

Tax years 2008 to 2012 remain open for review by the tax authorities in Canada. Tax years 2004 and 2008 to 2012 remain open in the United States.

The Company accounts for interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense based on the likelihood of the event and its ability to reasonably estimate such amounts. The Company has approximately $67 and $64 accrued for interest and penalties as of March 31, 2013 and December 30, 2012, respectively. The change is primarily due to the recording of incremental interest on existing uncertain positions for the period.

In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of its deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, change of control limitations, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Guidance under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, “Income Taxes”, (“ASC 740”) states that forming a conclusion that a valuation allowance is not needed is difficult when there is negative evidence, such as cumulative losses in recent years in the jurisdictions to which the deferred tax assets relate. At the end of the second quarter of 2003, the Company concluded that given the weakness and uncertainly in the economic environment at that time, it was appropriate to establish a full valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets. Commencing in 2004, it was determined by management that it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets associated with the Mexican jurisdiction would be realized and no valuation allowance has been recorded against these deferred tax assets since 2004. In 2010 and 2012, it was determined by management that it was more likely than not that certain deferred tax assets associated with the U.S. jurisdiction would be realized and no valuation allowance has been recorded against these deferred tax assets. The Canadian jurisdiction continues to have a full valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax assets.

7. Earnings per common share

The following table details the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the purposes of computing basic and diluted earnings per common share for the following periods:

	Three months ended
(Number of common shares)	March 31, 2013		April 1, 2012
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		16,344,193		16,228,666
Dilutive stock options (a)		64,386		122,311
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		16,408,579		16,350,977

(a)

For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012, as a result of net earnings from continuing operations, dilutive options were determined using the treasury stock method, using an average share price of $2.48 and $3.16 per share, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012, the calculation did not include 927,000 and 590,600 stock options, respectively, as the effect would have been anti-dilutive.

8. Segmented information

General description

The Company derives its revenue from one dominant industry segment, the electronics manufacturing services industry. The Company is operated and managed geographically and has facilities in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Asia. The Company monitors the performance of its geographic operating segments based on adjusted EBITDA (earnings before restructuring charges, loss on extinguishment of debt, acquisition costs, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). Intersegment adjustments reflect intersegment sales that are generally recorded at prices that approximate arm’s-length transactions. In assessing the performance of the operating segments management attributes revenue to the operating segment which ships the product to the customer. Information about the operating segments is as follows:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2013			April 1, 2012
Revenues
Mexico	$	48,868		$	42,102
Asia		11,782			11,387
Canada		5,980			8,492
U.S.		10,504			13,376
Total	$	77,134		$	75,357

Intersegment revenue
Mexico	$	(4,861	)	$	(969	)
Asia		(2,419	)		(755	)
Canada		(1,124	)		(745	)
U.S.		(3,283	)		(431	)
Total	$	(11,687	)	$	(2,900	)

Net external revenue
Mexico	$	44,007		$	41,133
Asia		9,363			10,632
Canada		4,856			7,747
U.S.		7,221			12,945
Total	$	65,447		$	72,457

Adjusted EBITDA
Mexico	$	2,530		$	4,035
Asia		535			686
Canada		18			(1,012	)
U.S.		256			599
Total	$	3,334		$	4,308

Interest		384			463
Restructuring charges		452			451
Depreciation		909			752
Earnings before income taxes	$	1,594		$	2,642

Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment

The following table contains additions, including those acquired through capital leases, to property, plant and equipment for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2013		April 1, 2012
Mexico	$	411	$	1,269
Asia		343		3
Canada		74		501
U.S.		66		326
Total	$	894	$	2,099

Long-lived assets (a)

	March 31, 2013		December 30, 2012
Mexico	$	10,704	$	10,725
Asia		3,891		3,690
Canada		2,631		2,730
U.S.		2,169		2,265
Total	$	19,395	$	19,410

(a)

Long-lived assets information is based on the principal location of the asset.

Geographic revenues

The following table contains geographic revenues based on the product shipment destination, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012:

	Three months ended
	March 31, 2013		April 1, 2012
U.S.	$	50,066	$	50,212
Canada		11,686		17,487
Europe		1,427		4,510
Asia		2,247		207
Mexico		21		41
Total	$	65,447	$	72,457

Significant customers and concentration of credit risk:

Sales of the Company’s products are concentrated in certain cases among specific customers in the same industry. The Company is subject to concentrations of credit risk in trade receivables. The Company considers concentrations of credit risk in establishing the allowance for doubtful accounts and believes the recorded allowances are adequate.

The Company expects to continue to depend upon a relatively small number of customers for a significant percentage of its revenue. In addition to having a limited number of customers, the Company manufactures a limited number of products for each customer. If the Company loses any of its larger customers or any product line manufactured for one of its larger customers, it could experience a significant reduction in revenue. Also, the insolvency of one or more of its larger customers or the inability of one or more of its larger customers to pay for its orders could decrease revenue. As many costs and operating expenses are relatively fixed, a reduction in net revenue can decrease profit margins and adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations.

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, two customers individually comprised 37.5% and 10.2% (April 1, 2012– 34.3% and 12.6%) of total revenue across all geographic segments. As of March 31, 2013, these customers represented 34% and 8%, respectively, (December 30, 2012, 30%, and 10%, respectively) of the Company’s trade accounts receivable.

9. Restructuring charges

During the first quarter of 2012 the Company executed its 2012 Plan to combine the operations of the San Jose and ZF Array Technologies (“ZF Array”) facilities into one facility. The Company recorded restructuring charges of $451, consisting of severance costs of $196 and facility exit costs of $255. Staff levels were reduced by approximately 16 full-time equivalents (“FTEs”).

During the first quarter of 2013, the restructuring accrual related to the closure of the Markham facility was increased by $452, impacting approximately 7 FTEs.

The following table details the change in restructuring accrual for the period from December 30, 2012 to March 31, 2013, relating to the 2012 Plan:

	Severance			Facility exit costs		Total
2012 Plan
Balance as at December 30, 2012	$	1,472		$	255	$	1,727
Charges		452			—		452
Payments		(475	)		—		(475	)

Balance as at March 31, 2013	$	1,449		$	255	$	1,704

Remaining accrued amounts relating to the 2012 Plan in the United States and Markham are expected to be paid out by the end of the second quarter of 2014 through a drawdown on the revolving credit facilities.

10. Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company may be subject to litigation and claims from customers, suppliers and former employees. Management believes that adequate provisions have been recorded in the financial statements, as required. Although it is not possible to estimate the extent of potential costs, if any, management believes that ultimate resolution of such contingencies would not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company.

11. Derivative financial instruments

The Company entered into forward foreign exchange contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign exchange currency rate fluctuations related to forecasted Canadian dollar denominated payroll, rent and utility cash flows in the fiscal 2013 and the first two months of fiscal 2014, and Mexican peso denominated payroll, rent and utility cash flows for fiscal 2013 and the first two months of 2014. These contracts were effective as hedges from an economic perspective, but did not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under ASC 815” Derivatives and Hedging”. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these contracts were recognized into net income in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. The Company does not enter into forward foreign exchange contracts for trading or speculative purposes.

The following table presents a summary of the outstanding foreign currency forward contracts as at March 31, 2013:

Currency	Buy/Sell	Foreign Currency Amount	Notional Contract Value in USD
Canadian Dollar	Buy	CAD 18,000	$	17,728
Mexican Peso	Buy	MXN 302,754	$	23,000

The unrealized gain recognized in earnings as a result of revaluing the instruments to fair value on March 31, 2013 was $1019 (April 1, 2012 – $462) which was included in cost of sales in the statement of operations and comprehensive income. The realized gain on these contracts was $280 (April 1, 2012 - $387), and is included as a component of cost of sales, in the consolidated statement of operations. Fair value was determined using the market approach with valuation based on market observables (Level 2 quantitative inputs in the hierarchy set forth under ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements”).

The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments located on the consolidated balance sheet as at March 31, 2013:

	March 31, 2013			December 30, 2012
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets	$	1,597		$	547
Accrued Liabilities		(31	)		—
Net fair value of derivative financial instruments	$	1,566		$	547

Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Where we say “we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company” or “SMTC”, we mean SMTC Corporation or SMTC Corporation and its subsidiaries, as it may apply. Where we refer to the “industry”, we mean the electronics manufacturing services industry.

You should read this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) in combination with the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes as well as the audited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) included within the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2013. The forward-looking statements in this discussion regarding the electronics manufacturing services industry, our expectations regarding our future performance, liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements in this discussion include numerous risks and uncertainties, some of which are as described in the “Risk Factors That May Affect Future Results” section in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2013, as updated by Item 1A in Part II of this quarterly report. Certain statements in this MD&A contain words such as “could”, “expects”, “may”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “plans”, “envisions”, “seeks” and other similar language and are considered forward looking statements or information under applicable securities laws. These statements are based on our current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the operating environment, economies and markets in which we operate. These statements are subject to important assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and the actual outcome may be materially different. Although we believe expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable based upon the assumptions in this MD&A, they may prove to be inaccurate and consequently our actual results could differ materially from our expectations set out in this MD&A. We may not update these forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-Q, even though our situation may change in the future. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

This MD&A contains discussion in U.S. dollars unless specifically stated otherwise.

Background

SMTC Corporation is a mid-tier provider of end-to-end electronics manufacturing services, or EMS, including product design and sustaining engineering services, printed circuit board assembly, or PCBA, production, enclosure fabrication, systems integration and comprehensive testing services. SMTC facilities span a broad footprint in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and China, with approximately 2,300 full-time employees. SMTC’s services extend over the entire electronic product life cycle from the development and introduction of new products through to growth, maturity and end-of-life phases. SMTC offers fully integrated contract manufacturing services with a distinctive approach to global original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, and technology companies primarily within the industrial, computing and networking, communications, and medical market segments.

Developments in 2013

Revenue decreased by $7.0 million, from $72.5 million for the first quarter of 2012 to $65.5 million for the first quarter of 2013 mainly due to a decrease in revenue from one disengaging customer, combined with decreases in three larger customers due to decreases in end customer demand. The decreases were slightly offset by increases in two existing customers and new customer revenue.

During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company announced that the manufacturing operations of the Markham facility will discontinue in the second quarter of 2013 and recorded severance restructuring charges. During the first quarter of 2013, the restructuring accrual related to the closure of the Markham facility was increased by $452, impacting approximately 7 full time equivalents.

The Company violated certain of its bank covenants as of March 31, 2013. Subsequent to March 31, 2013, the Company secured waivers and amendments to these lending agreements covering these events of default. Continued compliance with its covenants is dependent on the Company achieving certain forecasts. Market conditions have been difficult to predict and there is no assurance that the Company will achieve its forecasts.

Debt increased by $14.3 million from the prior quarter, bringing debt up to $34.8 million. The increase in debt was primarily due to the following: the timing of revenue in the quarter as a large portion of revenue was generated in the third month of the quarter, resulting in cash not being collectible until the second quarter; an effort to pay vendors quicker; an increase in inventory related to customer push outs from the first quarter to the second quarter; and purchase of equipment.

Results of Operations

The consolidated financial statements of SMTC are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Quarter ended March 31, 2013 compared with the quarter ended April 1, 2012:

The following table sets forth summarized operating results in millions of US$ for the periods indicated:

	Three months ended March 31, 2013					Three months ended April 1, 2012					Change 2013 to 2012
	$		%			$		%			$			%
Revenue	$	65.5		100.0	%	$	72.5		100.0	%	$	(7.0	)		(9.6	%)
Cost of sales		58.5		89.4	%		64.9		89.5	%		(6.4	)		(9.9	%)
Gross profit		7.0		10.6	%		7.6		10.5	%		(0.6	)		(7.9	%)
Selling, general and administrative expenses		4.5		6.9	%		4.0		5.5	%		0.5			12.5	%
Restructuring charges		0.5		0.7	%		0.5		0.7	%		—			—
Operating earnings		2.0		3.0	%		3.1		4.3	%		(1.1	)		(35.5	%)
Interest expense		0.4		0.6	%		0.5		0.7	%		(0.1	)		(20.0	%)
Earnings before income taxes		1.6		2.4	%		2.6		3.6	%		(1.0	)		(38.5	%)
Income tax expense
Current		0.4		0.6	%		0.2		0.3	%		0.2			100	%
Deferred		—		0.0	%		—		0.0	%		—			—
		0.4		0.6	%		0.2		0.3	%		0.2			100	%
Net earnings	$	1.2		1.8	%	$	2.4		3.3	%	$	(1.2	)		(50.0	%)

Revenue

Revenue decreased by $7.0 million, or 9.6%, from $72.5 million for the first quarter of 2012 to $65.5 million for the first quarter of 2013 mainly due to a decrease in revenue from one disengaging customer, combined with decreases in three larger customers due to decreases in end customer demand. The decreases were slightly offset by increases in two existing customers and new customer revenue.

During the first quarter of 2013, revenue from the industrial sector decreased by $6.9 million to $51.6 million for the first quarter of 2013 compared with $58.5 million for the same period in 2012, mainly due to the decreases from a disengaging customer and two large customers. Revenue from the industrial sector as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 78.8% in the first quarter of 2013 compared with 80.8% in the first quarter of 2012.

Revenue from the communications sector decreased compared with the same quarter of 2012; $4.2 million for the first quarter of 2013 compared with $7.0 million in 2012, which represented 6.5% of revenue in the first quarter of 2013, compared with 9.7% of revenue in the first quarter of 2012. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in demand of one customer.

Revenue from the networking and enterprise computing sector increased to $6.0 million for the first quarter of 2013 compared with $3.8 million in 2012, which represented 9.2% of revenue in the first quarter of 2013, up from 5.2% of revenue in the first quarter of 2012. The increase was mainly due to increased orders from one customer.

Revenue for the medical sector increased by $0.5 million to $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2012 due to the increase in demand from one customer. Revenue from the medical sector as a percentage of total revenue increased to 5.5% in the first quarter of 2013 compared with 4.3% in the first quarter of 2012.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company recorded approximately $1.7 million of sales of raw materials inventory to customers, which carried no margin, compared with $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2012. The Company purchases raw materials based on customer purchase orders. When a customer requires an order to be altered or changed, the customer is generally obligated to purchase the original on-order raw material at cost, to the extent the materials are not consumed within a specified period.

Due to changes in market conditions, the life cycle of products, the nature of specific programs and other factors, revenues from a particular customer typically varies from quarter to quarter and year to year. The Company’s ten largest customers represented 89.0% of revenue from continuing operations during the first quarter of 2013, compared with 86.9% in the first quarter of 2012. Revenue from the two largest customers during the first quarter of 2013 was $24.5 million and $6.7 million, representing 37.5%, and 10.2% of total revenue, respectively. This compares with revenue from the two largest customers during the first quarter of 2012 was $24.8 million and $9.1 million, representing 34.3% and 12.6% of total revenue, respectively. No other customers represented more than 10% of revenue in either period.

During the first quarter of 2013, 67.3% of our revenue was attributable to production from our operations in Mexico, 11.0% in the U.S., 14.3% in Asia and 7.4% in Canada. During the first quarter of 2012, 56.7% of our revenue was attributable to production from our operations in Mexico, 17.9% in the U.S., 14.7% in Asia and 10.7% in Canada.

The Company operates in a highly competitive and dynamic marketplace in which current and prospective customers from time to time seek to lower their costs through a competitive bidding process among EMS providers. This process creates an opportunity to increase revenue to the extent we are successful in the bidding process, however, there is also the potential for revenue to decline to the extent we are unsuccessful in this process. Furthermore, even if we are successful, there is potential for our margins to decline. If we lose any of our larger product lines manufactured for any one of our customers, we could experience declines in revenue.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the first quarter of 2013 decreased by $0.6 million to $7.0 million or 10.6% of revenue compared with 10.5% of revenue for the same period in 2012. This was due to a decrease of revenue levels and the inability to cover fixed costs and increased labor cost, slightly offset by foreign exchange gains on favorable forward contracts on the Canadian dollar and Mexican Peso in the quarter.

The Company adjusts for estimated obsolete or excess inventory for the difference between the cost of inventory and estimated realizable value based upon customer forecasts, shrinkage, the aging and future demand of the inventory, past experience with specific customers and the ability to sell back inventory to customers or suppliers. If these estimates change, additional write-downs may be required.

Starting in the third quarter of 2011, the Company entered into forward foreign exchange contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign exchange currency rate fluctuations related to forecasted Canadian dollar and Mexican peso expenditures. These contracts were effective as hedges from an economic perspective, but did not meet the requirements for hedge accounting under ASC Topic 815 “Derivatives and Hedging”. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these contracts were recognized into net income in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. Included in cost of sales for the first quarter of 2013 was an unrealized gain recognized as a result of revaluing the instruments to fair value of $1.0 million, and a realized gain of $0.3 million. Included in cost of sales for the first quarter of 2012 was an unrealized gain recognized as a result of revaluing the instruments to fair value of $0.5 million, and a realized gain of $0.4 million.

Selling, General & Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $0.5 million during the first quarter of 2013 to $4.5 million The increase was mainly due to an increase in sales and marketing expenses, business trip expenses and professional fees.

Restructuring Charges

During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company announced that the Markham facility will close in the second quarter of 2013 and recorded severance restructuring charges. During the first quarter of 2013, the restructuring accrual related to the closure of the Markham facility was increased by $452, impacting approximately 7 FTEs.

During the first quarter of 2012, the Company executed its 2012 Plan to combine the operations of the San Jose and ZF Array Technologies facilities into one facility. The Company recorded restructuring charges of $451, consisting of severance costs of $196 and facility exit costs of $255. Staff levels were reduced by approximated 16 full-time equivalents.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased from $0.5 million in the first quarter of 2012 to $0.4 million for the first quarter of 2013. The decrease of $0.1 million primarily resulted from lower average debt levels. The weighted average interest rates with respect to the debt were 3.4% and 3.3% for each of the first quarters of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Income Tax Expense

During the three months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012, respectively, the Company recorded a net income tax expense of $0.4 million and $0.2 million, primarily related to minimum taxes and taxes on profits in certain jurisdictions.

At March 31, 2013, the Company had total net operating loss carry forwards of $79.9 million, of which $2.8 million will expire in 2013, $10.3 million will expire in 2014, $4.2 million will expire in 2015, $1.1 million will expire in 2018, $0.1 million will expire in 2019, $0.1 million will expire in 2020, $18.3 million will expire in 2023, and the remainder will expire between 2026 and 2031.

Liquidity

Net cash used in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $12.0 million driven by working capital changes, partially offset by the net income generated by the Company. Net working capital increased by $13.2 million mainly due to increases in accounts receivable and inventory, along with a decrease in accounts payable. Accounts receivable days sales outstanding were 56 and 53 days for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012, respectively. Inventory turnover, on an annualized basis declined to 4 times for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to 5 times for the three months ended April 1, 2012 due to an increase in inventory levels and decrease in revenue. Accounts payable days outstanding were 67 days at the end of the first three months of 2013 compared to 59 days for the same period in 2012.

Net cash provided by financing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2013 was $12.0 million compared to $10.8 million for the three months ended April 1, 2012. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company increased revolving debt by $15.0 million to fund additional working capital requirements compared to increased revolving debt of $12.1 million for the same period in 2012. The Company violated certain of its bank covenants as of March 31, 2013. Subsequent to March 31, 2013, the Company secured waivers and amendments to these lending agreements covering these events of default. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company repaid $1.2 million on the term facility, received proceeds from sales leasebacks of $1.0 million and made capital lease payments of $0.6 million. During the three months ended April 1, 2012, the Company repaid $1.2 million on the term facility, generated $0.2 million in proceeds from the issuance of stock from executive option exercises, received proceeds from sales leasebacks of $0.2 million and made capital lease payments of $0.5 million.

Net cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012 was $0.7 million and $1.7 million, respectively, consisting of additions of property, plant and equipment.

Capital Resources

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash provided from operations and borrowings under the PNC and EDC Facilities which expire in September, 2014 and October, 2013, respectively. The Company violated certain of its bank covenants as of March 31, 2013. Subsequent to March 31, 2013, the Company secured waivers and amendments to these lending agreements covering these events of default. We have also previously relied on our access to the capital markets. Our principal uses of cash have been to meet debt service requirements, pay down debt, invest in capital expenditures and to finance working capital requirements. In the future, cash may also be used for strategic purposes.

During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company acquired machinery and equipment with a value of $1.3 million via capital leases.

We anticipate that our cash and cash equivalents, as well as available our revolving credit facility and additional financing sources will be sufficient to fund our anticipated cash requirements for working capital, contractual commitments, and capital expenditures for the next 12 months. Market conditions have been difficult to predict and there is no assurance that the Company will achieve its forecasts.

Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Our credit facilities bear interest at floating rates. The weighted average interest rate incurred on debt for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 was 3.4%. At March 31, 2013, the interest rate on our U.S. revolving credit facility is 3.25% based on the U.S. prime rate and our U.S. term debt bore interest at 3.49% based on LIBOR.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

Most of our sales and component purchases are denominated in U.S. dollars. Our Canadian, Mexican and Asian payroll, Euro based component purchases and other various expenses are denominated in local currencies. As a result, in fiscal 2011 the Company entered into forward foreign exchange contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign exchange currency rate fluctuations related to forecasted Canadian dollar and Mexican peso. The strengthening of the Canadian dollar and Mexican Peso results in an increase in costs to the organization and may lead to a reduction in reported earnings.

Item 4 Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have conducted an evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and the Company’s Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls and Procedures

There was no change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect these controls identified in connection with the most recent evaluation of these controls by the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.

Part II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A Risk Factors

Other than with respect to the risk factors below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 30, 2012. The two risk factors below were disclosed on the Form 10-K and have been revised to provide updated information as of March 31, 2013.

A majority of our revenue comes from a small number of customers; if we lose any of our larger customers, our revenue could decline significantly.

We operate in a highly competitive and dynamic marketplace in which current and prospective customers often seek to lower their costs through a competitive bidding process among EMS providers. This process creates an opportunity to increase revenue to the extent we are successful in the bidding process, however, there is also the potential for revenue decline to the extent we are unsuccessful in the process. Furthermore, even if we are successful, there is the potential for our margins to decrease.

Our two largest customers represented 37.5% and 10.2% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2013. For the first three months of 2013, our top ten largest customers collectively represented 89.0% of our total revenue. We expect to continue to depend upon a relatively small number of customers for a significant percentage of our revenue. In addition to having a limited number of customers, we manufacture a limited number of products for each of our customers. If we lose any of our largest customers or any product line manufactured for one of our largest customers, we could experience a significant reduction in our revenue. Also, the insolvency of one or more of our largest customers or the inability of one or more of our largest customers to pay for its orders could decrease revenue. As many of our costs and operating expenses are relatively fixed, a reduction in net revenue can decrease our profit margins and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health and severely limit our ability to plan for or respond to changes in our business.

On September 22, 2011, the Company signed a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement with PNC Bank, National Association and its Canadian branch (collectively, “PNC”). This revolving credit facility (the “PNC Facility”) replaced the previous revolving loan agreement with Wells Fargo Capital Finance Corporation (“Wells Fargo”) and has a term of three years. The Company continues to have a term debt facility with Export Development Canada (“EDC”, and the “EDC Facility”), and on September 22, 2011 signed an amendment to its agreement with EDC to accommodate the change in revolving credit lender, but is otherwise largely unchanged from the existing agreement. Advances made under the revolving credit facility will bear interest at the base commercial lending rate of PNC in the respective country plus one quarter of one percent. The base commercial lending rate of each respective country of borrowing, should approximate prime rate. The EDC Facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.5% to 3.5% depending on the achievement of financial performance levels as specified in the amended debt agreement. The Company violated certain of its bank covenants as of March 31, 2013. Subsequent to March 31, 2013, the Company secured waivers and amendments to these lending agreements covering these events of default. Continued compliance with its covenants is dependent on the Company achieving certain forecasts. Market conditions have been difficult to predict and there is no assurance that the Company will achieve its forecasts.

Our debt under the PNC and EDC Facilities could have adverse consequences for our business, including:

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We will be more vulnerable to adverse general economic conditions.

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We will be required to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to repayment of debt, limiting the availability of cash for other purposes.

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We may have difficulty obtaining financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, general corporate purposes or other purposes.

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We may have limited flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry.

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We could be limited in our borrowing of additional funds and making strategic investments by restrictive covenants and the borrowing base formula in our credit arrangements.

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We may fail to comply with covenants under which we borrowed our indebtedness, including various financial covenants under our PNC Facility. These covenants, include (i) maximum capital expenditures, (ii) minimum four quarter rolling EBITDA and (iii) maximum cash conversion cycle. Our failure to comply with covenants could result in an event of default. If an event of default occurs and is not cured or waived, it could result in all amounts outstanding, together with accrued interest, becoming immediately due and payable. If we were unable to repay such amounts, our lenders could proceed against any collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. There can be no assurance that we will maintain compliance with the covenants under the PNC and EDC Facility.

There can be no assurance that our leverage and such restrictions will not materially adversely affect our ability to finance our future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities. In addition, our ability to pay principal and interest on our indebtedness to meet our financial and restrictive covenants and to satisfy our other debt obligations will depend upon our future operating performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors, certain of which are beyond our control, as well as the availability of revolving credit borrowings under the PNC and EDC Facilities or successor facilities.

Item 6 Exhibits

31.1	Certification of Alex Walker pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013.

31.2	Certification of Claude Germain pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013.

31.3	Certification of Alex Walker pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013.

32.1	Certification of Alex Walker, pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013.

32.2	Certification of Claude Germain, pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013.

32.3	Certification of Alex Walker, pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013. 101.INS XBRL Instance 101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema 101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation 101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition 101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels 101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation ** XBRL information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, SMTC Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereto duly authorized.

	SMTC CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ Alex Walker
	Name:	Alex Walker
	Title:	Co-Chief Executive Officer

	By	/s/ Claude Germain
	Name:	Claude Germain
	Title:	Co-Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 10, 2013

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31.1	Certification of Alex Walker pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013.

31.2	Certification of Claude Germain pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013.

31.3	Certification of Alex Walker pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013.

32.1	Certification of Alex Walker, pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013.

32.2	Certification of Claude Germain, pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013.

32.3	Certification of Alex Walker, pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 10, 2013.

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