EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON OCTOBER 20, 2008 Press release issued on October 20, 2008

Exhibit 99.1

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For Immediate Release

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Joe Greenhalgh, Vice President, Investor Relations – USA (510) 713-4430

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Logitech Posts Q2 Results

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 20, 2008 and ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland, Oct. 21, 2008 — Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) today announced financial results for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2009. Sales for Q2 were a record $665 million, up 12 percent from $595 million in the same quarter last year. Operating income was $80 million, essentially unchanged from the same quarter a year ago. Net income was $72 million ($0.39 per share) compared to Q2 FY 2008 net income of $12 million ($0.06 per share), which included an impairment loss of $67.4 million ($0.36 per share) on the value of short-term investments. Gross margin for the second quarter was 34.3 percent compared to 36.3 percent in Q2 FY 2008.

Logitech’s retail sales for Q2 grew by 5 percent year over year, increasing by 35 percent in Asia and 8 percent in EMEA and decreasing by 11 percent in the Americas. Harmony® remotes (up 17%) and pointing devices (up 16%) were the best-performing categories in retail and video sales grew for the third consecutive quarter (up 9%). OEM sales grew by 56 percent, reflecting exceptionally strong demand for microphones for console gaming.

“We are pleased to deliver double-digit revenue growth in what has become an increasingly challenging environment,” said Gerald P. Quindlen, Logitech president and chief executive officer. “The strong growth in Asia and OEM, as well as in pointing devices and Harmony remotes, underscores the resilience of our geographic and category diversification. The decline in our gross margin was primarily due to the combination of higher input costs and the mix between retail and OEM sales.

“Given the pervasive economic uncertainty, both in North America and Europe, we are tempering our outlook for growth for Fiscal 2009. We remain bullish on the opportunities across all our product categories and we believe we are well positioned to return to annual growth in the mid-teens when conditions improve.”


Outlook

For Fiscal Year 2009, ending March 31, 2009 the Company now expects growth of 6-8 percent in sales and 3-5 percent in operating income, revised from the original target of 15 percent growth for both. The Company continues to expect FY 2009 gross margin to be above its long-term target range of 32-34 percent. Logitech expects its effective tax rate for the year to be approximately 12 percent.

Earnings Teleconference

Logitech will hold an earnings teleconference on Oct. 21, 2008 at 14:30 Central European Summer Time/8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time/5:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time to discuss these results as well as the Company’s outlook. A live webcast and replay of the teleconference, including presentation slides, will be available on the Logitech corporate Web site at http://ir.logitech.com.

About Logitech

Logitech is a world leader in personal peripherals, driving innovation in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music, home-entertainment control, gaming and wireless devices. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including the statements regarding revised expected sales and operating income growth, gross margin and effective tax rate for Fiscal Year 2009, and an expected return to mid-teens annual growth when conditions improve. The forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Logitech’s actual performance and results to differ materially from that anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the depth and length of the current deterioration of general economic conditions, which could lead to significantly reduced consumer demand for our products, the financial distress or bankruptcy of a number of our suppliers and customers, and other adverse consequences, which could significantly harm our operating results; if we fail to successfully innovate in our current and emerging product categories and identify new feature or product opportunities; consumer demand for our products, particularly our newly introduced products, and our ability to accurately forecast it; if we fail to introduce new products in a timely manner at the product cost we expect; the effect of pricing, product, marketing and other initiatives by our competitors, and our reaction to them, on our sales, gross margins and profitability; the sales mix among our lower- and higher-margin products and our geographic sales mix; as well as those additional factors set forth in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, available at www.sec.gov. Logitech does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.

Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in Switzerland and other countries. 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.

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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

(In thousands, except per share amounts) - Unaudited

 

     Quarter Ended September 30,  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

   2008     2007  

Net sales

   $ 664,707     $ 595,490  

Cost of goods sold

     436,633       379,536  
                

Gross profit

     228,074       215,954  
                

% of net sales

     34.3 %     36.3 %

Operating expenses:

    

Marketing and selling

     84,740       76,463  

Research and development

     33,351       30,939  

General and administrative

     29,620       28,149  
                

Total operating expenses

     147,711       135,551  
                

Operating income

     80,363       80,403  

Interest income, net

     2,775       3,925  

Other income, net

     (853 )     (65,023 )
                

Income before income taxes

     82,285       19,305  

Provision for income taxes

     9,974       7,743  
                

Net income

   $ 72,311     $ 11,562  
                

Shares used to compute net income per share:

    

Basic

     178,630       181,459  

Diluted

     183,509       188,293  

Net income per share:

    

Basic

   $ 0.41     $ 0.06  

Diluted

   $ 0.39     $ 0.06  


LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

(In thousands, except per share amounts) - Unaudited

 

     Six Months Ended September 30,  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

   2008     2007  

Net sales

   $ 1,173,418     $ 1,025,027  

Cost of goods sold

     771,772       664,287  
                

Gross profit

     401,646       360,740  
                

% of net sales

     34.2 %     35.2 %

Operating expenses:

    

Marketing and selling

     162,020       141,250  

Research and development

     66,610       59,704  

General and administrative

     62,929       55,471  
                

Total operating expenses

     291,559       256,425  
                

Operating income

     110,087       104,315  

Interest income, net

     5,327       7,463  

Other income, net

     (292 )     (63,704 )
                

Income before income taxes

     115,122       48,074  

Provision for income taxes

     13,505       10,958  
                

Net income

   $ 101,617     $ 37,116  
                

Shares used to compute net income per share:

    

Basic

     178,835       181,630  

Diluted

     184,154       188,699  

Net income per share:

    

Basic

   $ 0.57     $ 0.20  

Diluted

   $ 0.55     $ 0.20  


LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

(In thousands) - Unaudited

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   September 30, 2008    March 31, 2008    September 30, 2007

Current assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 455,231    $ 482,352    $ 265,388

Short term investments

     3,418      3,940      101,181

Accounts receivable

     467,499      373,619      425,052

Inventories

     323,673      245,737      263,396

Other current assets

     68,138      60,668      62,437
                    

Total current assets

     1,317,959      1,166,316      1,117,454

Property, plant and equipment

     105,244      104,461      97,414

Intangible assets

        

Goodwill

     218,776      194,383      186,577

Other intangible assets

     31,460      21,730      16,484

Other assets

     39,072      40,042      32,946
                    

Total assets

   $ 1,712,511    $ 1,526,932    $ 1,450,875
                    

Current liabilities

        

Accounts payable

   $ 404,356    $ 287,001    $ 340,786

Accrued liabilities

     168,627      156,094      161,613
                    

Total current liabilities

     572,983      443,095      502,399

Other liabilities

     126,345      123,793      99,505
                    

Total liabilities

     699,328      566,888      601,904

Shareholders’ equity

     1,013,183      960,044      848,971
                    

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,712,511    $ 1,526,932    $ 1,450,875
                    


LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

(In thousands) - Unaudited

 

      Six Months Ended September 30,  

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   2008     2007  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 101,617     $ 37,116  

Non-cash items included in net income:

    

Depreciation

     22,501       20,002  

Amortization of other intangible assets

     3,470       2,437  

Share-based compensation expense related to options and purchase rights

     11,710       9,935  

Write-down of investments

     978       67,419  

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

     (6,032 )     (8,285 )

Loss (gain) on cash surrender value of life insurance policies

     363       (567 )

Deferred income taxes and other

     3,434       (824 )

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

    

Accounts receivable

     (98,604 )     (103,992 )

Inventories

     (82,846 )     (40,810 )

Other assets

     (15,298 )     (4,938 )

Accounts payable

     120,004       120,026  

Accrued liabilities

     22,110       15,297  
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     83,407       112,816  
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (25,047 )     (29,917 )

Purchases of short-term investments

     —         (379,793 )

Sales of short-term investments

     —         425,879  

Proceeds from sale of investment

     —         11,308  

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (31,832 )     —    

Premiums paid on cash surrender value life insurance policies

     (427 )     (238 )
                

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     (57,306 )     27,239  
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Repayment of short-term debt

     —         (11,739 )

Purchases of treasury shares

     (76,017 )     (93,562 )

Proceeds from sale of shares upon exercise of options and purchase rights

     22,355       25,324  

Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation

     6,032       8,285  
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (47,630 )     (71,692 )
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (5,592 )     828  
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (27,121 )     69,191  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     482,352       196,197  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 455,231     $ 265,388  
                


LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

(In thousands, except per share amounts) - Unaudited

 

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION    Quarter Ended
September 30,
   Six Months Ended
September 30,

Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP Financial Measures

   2008    2007    2008    2007

GAAP net income

   $ 72,311    $ 11,562    $ 101,617    $ 37,116

Adjustments:

           

Impairment loss on short-term investments

     403      67,419      978      67,419
                           

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 72,714    $ 78,981    $ 102,595    $ 104,535
                           

GAAP net income per share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.41    $ 0.06    $ 0.57    $ 0.20

Diluted

   $ 0.39    $ 0.06    $ 0.55    $ 0.20

Impairment loss on short-term investments, net of realized gain per share

           

Basic

   $ 0.00    $ 0.38    $ 0.01    $ 0.38

Diluted

   $ 0.00    $ 0.36    $ 0.01    $ 0.36

Non-GAAP net income per share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.41    $ 0.44    $ 0.58    $ 0.58

Diluted

   $ 0.39    $ 0.42    $ 0.56    $ 0.56

We sometimes use information derived from consolidated financial information but not presented in our financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Certain of these data are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission rules. The adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures presented above consist of the impact on Other Income of the impairment loss related to other-than-temporary declines in fair value of short-term investments during the three and six months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. Our management uses these non-GAAP measures in its financial and operational decision-making. Our management believes these non-GAAP measures, when considered in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, facilitate better comparison by our investors of our current period results with corresponding prior periods.


LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

(In thousands, except per share amounts) - Unaudited

 

     Quarter Ended
September 30,
    Six Months Ended
September 30,
 

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

   2008     2007     2008     2007  

Depreciation

   $ 11,906     $ 11,176     $ 22,501     $ 20,002  

Amortization of other acquisition-related intangibles

     1,865       1,219       3,470       2,437  

Operating income

     80,363       80,403       110,087       104,315  

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

     94,134       92,798       136,058       126,754  

Capital expenditures

     14,419       9,945       25,047       29,917  

Net sales by channel:

        

Retail

   $ 544,216     $ 518,441     $ 983,384     $ 887,668  

OEM

     120,491       77,049       190,034       137,359  
                                

Total net sales

   $ 664,707     $ 595,490     $ 1,173,418     $ 1,025,027  
                                

Net sales by product family:

        

Retail - Pointing Devices

   $ 180,466     $ 155,490     $ 327,845     $ 265,143  

Retail - Keyboards & Desktops

     108,694       114,500       202,628       196,089  

Retail - Audio

     116,812       123,628       200,030       216,694  

Retail - Video

     70,290       64,469       127,478       111,744  

Retail - Gaming

     39,030       35,726       69,540       57,928  

Retail - Remotes

     28,924       24,628       55,863       40,070  

OEM

     120,491       77,049       190,034       137,359  
                                

Total net sales

   $ 664,707     $ 595,490     $ 1,173,418     $ 1,025,027  
                                
     Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
Stock-based Compensation Expense for    September 30,     September 30,  

Employee Stock Options and Employee Stock Purchases

   2008     2007     2008     2007  

Cost of goods sold

   $ 669     $ 636     $ 1,400     $ 1,340  

Marketing and selling

     1,989       1,699       3,838       3,645  

Research and development

     1,147       741       2,109       1,507  

General and administration

     2,018       1,415       4,364       3,443  

Income tax benefit

     (1,241 )     (1,662 )     (2,198 )     (2,631 )
                                

Total stock-based compensation expense after income taxes

   $ 4,582     $ 2,829     $ 9,513     $ 7,304  
                                

Stock-based compensation expense for employee stock options and employee stock purchases, net of tax, per share (diluted)

   $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.05     $ 0.04