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Cyanotech Corp – ‘10-K’ for 3/31/19 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Monday, 7/1/19, at 4:04pm ET · For: 3/31/19 · Accession #: 1437749-19-13217 · File #: 0-14602

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 7/01/19  Cyanotech Corp                    10-K        3/31/19   93:8.1M                                   RDG Filings/FA

Annual Report — Form 10-K — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML    810K 
 2: EX-23.1     Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     30K 
 6: EX-99.1     Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     86K 
 3: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     34K 
 4: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     33K 
 5: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     29K 
13: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML     63K 
14: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    109K 
15: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     48K 
16: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML     85K 
17: R5          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity     HTML     78K 
18: R6          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    127K 
19: R7          Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation     HTML     48K 
20: R8          Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies            HTML    167K 
21: R9          Note 3 - Inventories                                HTML     43K 
22: R10         Note 4 - Equipment and Leasehold Improvements       HTML     46K 
23: R11         Note 5 - Short-term Contract Obligations            HTML     36K 
24: R12         Note 6 - Line of Credit and Long-term Debt          HTML     83K 
25: R13         Note 7 - Accrued Expenses                           HTML     39K 
26: R14         Note 8 - Operating Leases                           HTML     44K 
27: R15         Note 9 - Other Commitments and Contingencies        HTML     32K 
28: R16         Note 10 - Share-based Compensation                  HTML    179K 
29: R17         Note 11 - Common and Preferred Stock                HTML     33K 
30: R18         Note 12 - (Loss) Earnings Per Share                 HTML     52K 
31: R19         Note 13 - Profit Sharing Plan and 401k Plan         HTML     34K 
32: R20         Note 14 - Product Line and Geographic Information   HTML     81K 
33: R21         Note 15 - Income Taxes                              HTML    153K 
34: R22         Note 16 - Related-party Transactions and Balances   HTML     32K 
35: R23         Note 17 - Subsequent Events                         HTML     33K 
36: R24         Note 18 - Selected Quarterly Financial Data         HTML     69K 
                (Unaudited)                                                      
37: R25         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     50K 
38: R26         Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)          HTML    180K 
39: R27         Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)   HTML     47K 
40: R28         Note 3 - Inventories (Tables)                       HTML     40K 
41: R29         Note 4 - Equipment and Leasehold Improvements       HTML     42K 
                (Tables)                                                         
42: R30         Note 6 - Line of Credit and Long-term Debt          HTML     54K 
                (Tables)                                                         
43: R31         Note 7 - Accrued Expenses (Tables)                  HTML     37K 
44: R32         Note 8 - Operating Leases (Tables)                  HTML     36K 
45: R33         Note 10 - Share-based Compensation (Tables)         HTML    164K 
46: R34         Note 12 - (Loss) Earnings Per Share (Tables)        HTML     48K 
47: R35         Note 14 - Product Line and Geographic Information   HTML     80K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R36         Note 15 - Income Taxes (Tables)                     HTML    147K 
49: R37         Note 18 - Selected Quarterly Financial Data         HTML     68K 
                (Unaudited) (Tables)                                             
50: R38         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts     HTML     47K 
                (Tables)                                                         
51: R39         Note 1 - Organization and Basis of Presentation     HTML     62K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
52: R40         Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies (Details   HTML     65K 
                Textual)                                                         
53: R41         Note 2 - Significant Accounting Polices -           HTML     40K 
                Reconciliation of Cash and Restricted Cash                       
                (Details)                                                        
54: R42         Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies -          HTML     36K 
                Estimated Useful Lives (Details)                                 
55: R43         Note 3 - Inventories (Details Textual)              HTML     30K 
56: R44         Note 3 - Inventories - Components of Inventory      HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R45         Note 4 - Equipment and Leasehold Improvements       HTML     32K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
58: R46         Note 4 - Equipment and Leasehold Improvements, Net  HTML     44K 
                - Components of Equipment and Leasehold                          
                Improvements (Details)                                           
59: R47         Note 5 - Short-term Contract Obligations (Details   HTML     60K 
                Textual)                                                         
60: R48         Note 6 - Line of Credit and Long-term Debt          HTML    133K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
61: R49         Note 6 - Line of Credit and Long-term Debt -        HTML     42K 
                Summary of Line of Credit and Long-term Debt                     
                (Details)                                                        
62: R50         Note 6 - Line of Credit and Long-term Debt -        HTML     40K 
                Future Payments (Details)                                        
63: R51         Note 7 - Accrued Expenses - Components of Accrued   HTML     37K 
                Expenses (Details)                                               
64: R52         Note 8 - Operating Leases (Details Textual)         HTML     42K 
65: R53         Note 8 - Operating Leases - Summary of Future       HTML     47K 
                Minimum Lease Payments Under Non-cancelable                      
                Operating Leases (Details)                                       
66: R54         Note 9 - Other Commitments and Contingencies        HTML     27K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
67: R55         Note 10 - Share-based Compensation (Details         HTML     93K 
                Textual)                                                         
68: R56         Note 10 - Share-based Compensation - Shares         HTML     45K 
                Authorized, Available for Future Grant and                       
                Outstanding Under Each Plan (Details)                            
69: R57         Note 10 - Share-based Compensation - Summary of     HTML     70K 
                Option Activity Under Stock Plans (Details)                      
70: R58         Note 10 - Share-based Compensation - Summary of     HTML     40K 
                Non-vested Options (Details)                                     
71: R59         Note 10 - Share-based Compensation - Summary of     HTML     61K 
                the Weighted-average Characteristics of                          
                Outstanding Stock Options (Details)                              
72: R60         Note 10 - Share-based Compensation - Summary of     HTML     44K 
                Valuation Assumptions Related to Options Granted                 
                (Details)                                                        
73: R61         Note 10 - Share-based Compensation - Restricted     HTML     52K 
                Stock Units (Details)                                            
74: R62         Note 11 - Common and Preferred Stock (Details       HTML     37K 
                Textual)                                                         
75: R63         Note 12 - (Loss) Earnings Per Share (Details        HTML     33K 
                Textual)                                                         
76: R64         Note 12 - (Loss) Earnings Per Share - Summary of    HTML     65K 
                Reconciliations Between the Numerator and the                    
                Denominator of the Basic and Diluted Earnings Per                
                Share Computations (Details)                                     
77: R65         Note 13 - Profit Sharing Plan and 401k Plan         HTML     34K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
78: R66         Note 14 - Product Line and Geographic Information   HTML     42K 
                - Net Sales by Product Line (Details)                            
79: R67         Note 14 - Product Line and Geographic Information   HTML     43K 
                - Sales by Geographic Region (Details)                           
80: R68         Note 15 - Income Taxes (Details Textual)            HTML     54K 
81: R69         Note 15 - Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax   HTML     49K 
                Benefit (Expense) (Details)                                      
82: R70         Note 15 - Income Taxes - Reconciliation of the      HTML     54K 
                Amount of Income Taxes Computed at the Federal                   
                Statutory Rate to the Amount Reflected in                        
                Consolidated Statements of Operations (Details)                  
83: R71         Note 15 - Income Taxes - Effects of Temporary       HTML     57K 
                Differences Related to Various Assets, Liabilities               
                and Carry Forwards That Give Rise to Deferred Tax                
                Assets and Liabilities (Details)                                 
84: R72         Note 15 - Income Taxes - Net Operating Loss Carry   HTML     59K 
                Forwards and Tax Credit Carry Forwards Available                 
                to Offset Future Federal Income Tax (Details)                    
85: R73         Note 15 - Income Taxes - Refundable Alternative     HTML     35K 
                Minimum Tax Credit Carryforwards (Details)                       
86: R74         Note 15 - Income Taxes - Open Tax Years and         HTML     39K 
                Jurisdictions That the Company Used In Its                       
                Evaluation of Tax Positions (Details)                            
87: R75         Note 16 - Related-party Transactions and Balances   HTML     31K 
                (Details Textual)                                                
88: R76         Note 17 - Subsequent Events (Details Textual)       HTML     34K 
89: R77         Note 18 - Selected Quarterly Financial Data         HTML     46K 
                (Unaudited) - Quarterly Financial Information                    
                (Unaudited) (Details)                                            
90: R78         Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts -   HTML     37K 
                Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details)                      
92: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    178K 
91: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     88K 
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