EX-15.1 2 dex151.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 15.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

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Nancy Morrison, Director, Corporate Communications – USA (510) 713-4948

 

Logitech Reports Record Q3 Results

 

Revenue Up 18 Percent, Operating Income Up 13 Percent; Company Expects To

Exceed Original FY 2005 Goals

 

FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 19, 2005 and ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2005 — Logitech International (SWX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) today reported record Q3 results, fueled by robust retail sales. For its third fiscal quarter, ended December 31, 2004, sales were $484 million, up 18 percent from $410 million in the same quarter a year ago. Gross margin was 34.8 percent, up from 34.3 percent last year, even with significant freight costs incurred to fulfill higher-than-expected retail demand. Operating income was $73.6 million, up 13 percent from $65.3 million last year. Net income for the quarter was $64.2 million ($1.32 per share), compared with $66.8 million ($1.35 per share) in Q3 of FY 2004, which included a one-time favorable impact of $13.4 million ($.26 per share) from the release of a valuation allowance on specific deferred tax assets. Excluding this amount, net income growth was 20 percent.

 

Logitech’s retail sales in Q3 increased by 30 percent over the same quarter last year, driven by strong demand across all of the Company’s key product categories. Logitech’s OEM sales, which represented 10 percent of Q3 sales, were down by 34 percent over last year.

 

Highlights for Logitech’s third fiscal quarter of 2005 include:

 

  Retail sales of cordless mice increased by 97 percent over the same quarter last year, led by the overwhelmingly popular Logitech® MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse as well as the portfolio of Logitech cordless mice designed for notebook users.

 

  Retail sales of gaming products were up by 84 percent, led by stellar demand for Logitech’s cordless controllers for the Sony® Playstation®2 and Microsoft® Xbox® consoles.

 

  An important webcam milestone was reached – users of MSN have logged more than two billion video instant messaging sessions using Webcam for MSN Messenger in just eighteen months of service.

 

  Cash flow from operations was $63 million, up by $19 million when compared to the same quarter last year.


“Logitech’s Q3 retail sales were spectacular, and exceeded our expectations, with 35 percent growth in North America and 32 percent growth in Europe,” said Guerrino De Luca, Logitech’s president and chief executive officer. “Our retail sales growth in the all-important holiday season is a testament to the strength of our product portfolio, the multiple growth engines of our business, and the attractiveness to the customer of our innovation, design and quality.

 

“Based on the results of Q3, and entering Q4 with a retail-order backlog significantly higher than that of a year earlier, we now expect our sales growth for FY 2005 to be approximately 15 percent, exceeding the earlier stated target of 11 percent,” continued De Luca. “And, even as we continue to invest for the future, we expect that FY 2005 operating income growth will exceed our stated target of 15 percent over the prior year. For FY 2006, our goal is to deliver growth similar to that currently expected for FY 2005,” said De Luca.

 

Logitech will hold an earnings teleconference on January 20, 2005 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time/14:00 Central European Time to discuss these results. In addition, a live webcast and replay of the teleconference, including presentation slides, will be available on the Logitech corporate Web site at www.logitech.com/investors. Please visit the Web site at least 10 minutes early to register for the teleconference webcast.

 

About Logitech

 

Founded in 1981, Logitech designs, manufactures and markets personal peripherals that enable people to effectively work, play, and communicate in the digital world. Logitech International is a Swiss public company traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange (LOGN) and in the U.S. on the Nasdaq National Market System (LOGI). The company has manufacturing facilities in Asia and offices in major cities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

 

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including the statements regarding sales and operating income growth for Fiscal Year 2005 and growth for Fiscal Year 2006. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Logitech’s actual performance to differ materially from that anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include our ability to timely introduce successful products, the effect of pricing, product, marketing and other initiatives by our competitors and our reaction to them on our sales, gross margins and profitability, our ability to match production to demand and to coordinate the worldwide manufacturing and distribution of our products in a timely and cost-effective manner, our increased investment in product development, sales, marketing and infrastructure not producing the expected future returns, general economic and political conditions, the effect of fluctuations in exchange rates, as well as generally those additional factors set forth in our periodic filings with the SEC, available at www.sec.gov, including our Report on Form 6-K for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. Logitech does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.

 

Logitech, the Logitech logo and other Logitech marks are owned by Logitech and may be registered. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its products, visit the Company’s Web site at www.logitech.com.


LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share / ADS) - Unaudited

 

    

Quarter Ended

December 31


 
     2004

    2003

 

Net sales

   $ 483,816     $ 409,557  

Cost of goods sold

     315,488       269,082  
    


 


Gross profit

     168,328       140,475  
    


 


% of net sales

     34.8 %     34.3 %

Operating expenses:

                

Marketing and selling

     61,020       47,751  

Research and development

     19,160       15,582  

General and administration

     14,547       11,800  
    


 


Total operating expenses

     94,727       75,133  
    


 


Operating income

     73,601       65,342  

Interest income (expense), net

     233       (316 )

Other income, net

     1,682       1,786  
    


 


Income before income taxes

     75,516       66,812  

Provision for income taxes

     11,327       12  
    


 


Net income

   $ 64,189     $ 66,800  
    


 


Shares used to compute net income per share and ADS:

                

Basic

     43,829       44,879  

Diluted

     49,176       49,764  

Net income per share and ADS:

                

Basic

   $ 1.46     $ 1.49  

Diluted

   $ 1.32     $ 1.35  


LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share / ADS) - Unaudited

 

    

Nine Months Ended

December 31


 
     2004

    2003

 

Net sales

   $ 1,079,978     $ 921,342  

Cost of goods sold

     711,515       627,767  
    


 


Gross profit

     368,463       293,575  
    


 


% of net sales

     34.1 %     31.9 %

Operating expenses:

                

Marketing and selling

     149,822       115,266  

Research and development

     53,342       44,718  

General and administration

     40,575       32,977  
    


 


Total operating expenses

     243,739       192,961  
    


 


Operating income

     124,724       100,614  

Interest expense, net

     (282 )     (1,669 )

Other income, net

     3,831       1,493  
    


 


Income before income taxes

     128,273       100,438  

Provision for income taxes

     19,240       6,737  
    


 


Net income

   $ 109,033     $ 93,701  
    


 


Shares used to compute net income per share and ADS:

                

Basic

     44,260       45,427  

Diluted

     49,518       50,176  

Net income per share and ADS:

                

Basic

   $ 2.46     $ 2.06  

Diluted

   $ 2.25     $ 1.91  


LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands) - Unaudited

 

    

December 31,

2004


  

March 31,

2004


  

December 31,

2003


Current assets

                    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 245,967    $ 294,753    $ 234,778

Accounts receivable

     295,816      206,187      273,326

Inventories

     186,003      135,561      140,666

Other current assets

     46,229      45,304      51,266
    

  

  

Total current assets

     774,015      681,805      700,036

Investments

     16,715      16,172      16,189

Property, plant and equipment

     47,674      37,308      36,469

Intangible assets

                    

Goodwill

     134,807      108,615      108,615

Other intangible assets

     17,504      12,543      13,838

Other assets

     3,275      9,473      12,072
    

  

  

Total assets

   $ 993,990    $ 865,916    $ 887,219
    

  

  

Current liabilities

                    

Short-term debt

   $ 10,283    $ 14,129    $ 10,499

Accounts payable

     189,063      143,016      179,642

Accrued liabilities

     157,362      113,752      122,558
    

  

  

Total current liabilities

     356,708      270,897      312,699

Long-term debt

     155,485      137,008      142,433

Other liabilities

     876      931      3,535
    

  

  

Total liabilities

     513,069      408,836      458,667

Shareholders’ equity

     480,921      457,080      428,552
    

  

  

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 993,990    $ 865,916    $ 887,219
    

  

  


LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(In thousands) - Unaudited

 

    

Quarter Ended

December 31


  

Nine Months Ended

December 31


     2004

   2003

   2004

   2003

Depreciation

   $ 6,702    $ 7,733    $ 18,858    $ 20,356

Amortization of other acquisition-related intangibles

     1,654      1,273      4,635      3,945

Operating income

     73,601      65,342      124,724      100,614

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

     81,957      74,348      148,217      124,915

Capital expenditures

     9,194      5,916      27,522      17,720

Net sales by channel:

                           

Retail

   $ 433,840    $ 333,997    $ 942,235    $ 738,300

OEM

     49,976      75,560      137,743      183,042
    

  

  

  

Total net sales

   $ 483,816    $ 409,557    $ 1,079,978    $ 921,342
    

  

  

  

Net sales by product family:

                           

Retail - Cordless

   $ 158,625    $ 113,106    $ 336,275    $ 241,554

Retail - Corded

     91,000      82,573      220,201      219,051

Retail - Video

     57,309      53,600      151,188      112,022

Retail - Audio

     51,405      42,937      106,011      90,668

Retail - Gaming

     66,639      36,233      107,823      60,669

Retail - Other

     8,862      5,548      20,737      14,336

OEM

     49,976      75,560      137,743      183,042
    

  

  

  

Total net sales

   $ 483,816    $ 409,557    $ 1,079,978    $ 921,342
    

  

  

  

A reconciliation between net income on a GAAP basis and non-GAAP basis is as follows:

GAAP net income

   $ 64,189    $ 66,800    $ 109,033    $ 93,701

Less: Release tax valuation allowance (1)

     —        13,350      —        13,350
    

  

  

  

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 64,189    $ 53,450    $ 109,033    $ 80,351
    

  

  

  

Shares used to compute net income per share and ADS:

                           

Basic

     43,829      44,879      44,260      45,427

Diluted

     49,176      49,764      49,518      50,176

Non-GAAP net income per share and ADS:

                           

Basic

   $ 1.46    $ 1.19    $ 2.46    $ 1.77

Diluted

   $ 1.32    $ 1.09    $ 2.25    $ 1.64

(1) During the quarter ended December 31, 2003, the Company released a valuation allowance on specific deferred tax assets that was no longer required. As a result, the income tax provision and net income for the quarter ended December 31, 2003, included a one-time favorable impact of $13.4 million. In order to provide investors with information comparable to historically reported data, Logitech believes it is appropriate to provide net income and net income per share excluding the favorable impact of the release of the valuation allowance.