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Faro Technologies Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 10/30/19, at 4:26pm ET · For: 9/30/19 · Accession #: 917491-19-78 · File #: 0-23081

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

10/30/19  Faro Technologies Inc             10-Q        9/30/19   82:9.4M

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

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 3: EX-31.B     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
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34: R1          Cover page                                          HTML     76K 
76: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    146K 
54: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     35K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
20: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML     86K 
33: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive  HTML     35K 
                Loss                                                             
75: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    118K 
53: R7          Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity     HTML     81K 
22: R8          Description of Business                             HTML    151K 
29: R9          Principles of Consolidation                         HTML     26K 
63: R10         Basis of Presentation                               HTML     28K 
70: R11         Impact of Recently Issued Accounting                HTML     33K 
                Pronouncements                                                   
48: R12         Revenues                                            HTML    103K 
18: R13         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML    119K 
64: R14         Short-term Investments                              HTML     26K 
71: R15         Accounts Receivable                                 HTML     33K 
49: R16         Inventories                                         HTML     36K 
19: R17         Loss Per Share                                      HTML     65K 
61: R18         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     49K 
72: R19         Fair Value of Financial Measurements                HTML     47K 
30: R20         Variable Interest Entity                            HTML     29K 
23: R21         Segment Reporting                                   HTML    107K 
51: R22         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     34K 
77: R23         Leases                                              HTML    162K 
32: R24         Business Combinations                               HTML     90K 
24: R25         Principles of Consolidation (Policies)              HTML     55K 
52: R26         Description of Business (Tables)                    HTML     82K 
78: R27         Revenues (Tables)                                   HTML     95K 
36: R28         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML    118K 
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16: R30         Inventories (Tables)                                HTML     37K 
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17: R38         Impact of Recently Issued Accounting                HTML     31K 
                Pronouncements - Additional Information (Details)                
45: R39         Revenues - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)      HTML     50K 
27: R40         Revenues - Narrative (Details)                      HTML     34K 
41: R41         Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML    114K 
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80: R42         Stock-Based Compensation - Assumptions Used to      HTML     46K 
                Estimate The Fair Value of Time-Based Stock                      
                Options (Details)                                                
56: R43         Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Stock        HTML     68K 
                Option Activity and Weighted Average Exercise                    
                Prices (Details)                                                 
26: R44         Stock-Based Compensation - Schedule of Restricted   HTML     49K 
                Stock Unit Activity and Weighted Average Grant                   
                Date Fair Value (Details)                                        
40: R45         Stock-Based Compensation - Expense (Details)        HTML     41K 
79: R46         Short-term Investments - Narrative (Details)        HTML     46K 
55: R47         Accounts Receivable - Additional Information        HTML     32K 
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28: R48         Inventories - Additional Information (Details)      HTML     29K 
39: R49         Inventories - Schedule of Inventory (Details)       HTML     33K 
42: R50         Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Reconciliation of       HTML     49K 
                Number of Common Shares Used in Calculation of                   
                Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Eps)                       
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12: R51         Accrued Liabilities - Summary (Details)             HTML     44K 
59: R52         Accrued Liabilities - Activity Related to Accrued   HTML     32K 
                Warranties (Details)                                             
67: R53         Fair Value of Financial Measurements - Assets and   HTML     36K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring                
                Basis (Details)                                                  
43: R54         Fair Value of Financial Measurements - Assets and   HTML     39K 
                Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring                
                Basis - Footnotes (Details)                                      
14: R55         Variable Interest Entity (Details)                  HTML     44K 
60: R56         Segment Reporting - Additional Information          HTML     26K 
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68: R57         Segment Reporting - Summary of Reportable Segment   HTML     49K 
                Information (Details)                                            
44: R58         Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML     51K 
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57: R60         Leases - Lease Cost (Details)                       HTML     34K 
81: R61         Leases Supplemental Balance Sheet Information       HTML     59K 
                Related to Leases (Details)                                      
37: R62         Leases - Supplemental Cash Flows (Details)          HTML     37K 
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58: R64         Business Combinations - Additional Information      HTML     57K 
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82: R65         Business Combinations - Purchase Price Allocation   HTML     72K 
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38: R66         Business Combinations - Summary of the Purchase     HTML     71K 
                Price Allocated to the Intangible Assets (Details)               
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Filing Submission 0000917491-19-000078 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

Faro Technologies Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 10/30/19, at 4:26pm ET · For: 9/30/19 · Accession #: 917491-19-78 · File #: 0-23081

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

‘EX-101.DEF’ — XBRL Definitions — faro-20190930_def

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Quarterly Report — Form 10-Q — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
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