EX-99.1 2 a05-3040_2ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Zebra Technologies Corporation

333 Corporate Woods Parkway

Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061.3109 U.S.A.

Telephone +1.847.634.6700

Facsimile +1.847.913.8766

www.zebra.com

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Zebra Technologies Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results

 

Vernon Hills, IL, February 9, 2005—Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ZBRA) today announced strong growth in net sales, net income and earnings per share to record levels for the fourth quarter and year that ended December 31, 2004. Quarterly net income increased 31.0% to $31,963,000, or $0.44 per diluted share, from $24,395,000, or $0.34 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. Net sales for the fourth quarter of $174,874,000 topped the upper end of the company’s sales guidance range and were up 18.8% from $147,200,000 for the fourth quarter of 2003. Per-share figures were adjusted for a three-for-two stock split that was paid on August 25, 2004, in the form of a 50% stock dividend. Zebra also announced continued strong business momentum and a favorable outlook for the first quarter of 2005.

 

For 2004, annual net income increased 31.6% to a record $120,643,000, or $1.66 per diluted share, from 2003’s $91,696,000, or $1.28 per diluted share. Record net sales for 2004 were $663,054,000, up 23.6% from $536,397,000 for the prior year.

 

“High sales growth across all dimensions of our business – products, channels, geographic regions – helped sustain exceptional business strength throughout the year,” stated Edward Kaplan, Zebra’s chairman and chief executive officer. “Our performance is a direct result of pursuing a strategy to gain market share, extend global reach and deliver more solutions for established and high-growth specialty printing applications. We are serving international customers better with more Zebra representatives working with a more robust set of valued channel partners in strategic geographic territories. Our entire range of printer products is consistently meeting with strong market demand, as companies and organizations build infrastructure and enable enterprise mobility.”

 

Mr. Kaplan added, “We enter 2005 with positive business momentum, a stronger Zebra brand, better business execution and greatly extended competitive leadership. The trends that made for a successful 2004 will have an enduring effect this year and beyond: greater deployments of mobile and wireless printing, better coverage in high-growth international geographic regions including China, and a wider array of business improvement applications with robust thermal printer products. All of this, plus the growing opportunities in radio frequency identification and vertical market applications make us optimistic about further growth and success in building greater stockholder value in 2005.”

 

At December 31, 2004, Zebra had $557,993,000 in cash, investments and marketable securities, and no long-term debt. Inventories totaled $59,255,000 and accounts receivable were $96,881,000 to reflect the higher level of business.

 

Discussion and Analysis

For the fourth quarter of 2004, the company benefited from sales growth in all major product lines and geographic regions. All of the company’s international regions, which increased 20.6% overall, achieved record quarterly sales, with the highest percentage growth occurring in the Latin American region. The highest dollar sales growth occurred in the company’s North American region, which increased 17.2%. Gross profit margin of 52.0% increased 1.5 percentage points from the fourth quarter of 2003, primarily from higher capacity utilization related to the higher sales volume, cost reductions and favorable foreign exchange rates. Fourth quarter operating expenses increased 6.1%. Fourth quarter operating expenses reflect higher payroll and benefits from increased headcount to support sales and marketing activities and product development, including those related to RFID products, as well as higher

 



 

legal expenses related to litigation and increased work on intellectual property matters. Quarterly operating income increased 43.1% on margin expansion to 26.4% of net sales from 21.9% for the fourth quarter of 2003.

 

First Quarter Outlook

Zebra also announced its financial forecast for the first quarter of 2005. Net sales are expected within a range of $175,000,000 and $178,000,000, with earnings between $0.43 and $0.45 per diluted share.

 

Forward-looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, the statements regarding the company’s financial forecast for the first quarter of 2005 stated in the paragraph directly above. These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions and are subject to the risks and uncertainties inherent in general industry and market conditions, of general domestic and international economic conditions, and other factors. Specifically, these factors include market acceptance of the company’s products and product lines and competitors’ product offerings, as well as the speed of adoption of the company’s printing technologies and competing technologies. When used in this release and documents referenced, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “forecast,” and “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to the company or its management are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying these statements. Descriptions of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that could affect the company’s future operations and results can be found in Zebra’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, readers are referred to Zebra’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

 

Zebra Technologies Corp. delivers innovative and reliable on-demand printing solutions for business improvement and security applications in 90 countries around the world. More than 90 percent of Fortune 500 companies use Zebra-brand printers. A broad range of applications benefit from Zebra-brand thermal bar code, “smart” label, receipt, and card printers, resulting in enhanced security, increased productivity, improved quality, lower costs, and better customer service. The company has sold more than four million printers, including RFID printer/encoders and wireless mobile solutions, and also offers software, connectivity solutions and printing supplies. Information about Zebra bar code and RFID products can be found at http://www.zebra.com.

 

Investors are invited to listen to a live Internet broadcast of Zebra’s conference call discussing the company’s financial results for the fourth quarter of 2004. The conference call will be held at 11:00 Eastern Time today. To listen to the call, visit the company’s Web site at www.zebra.com.

 

For Information, Contact:

Charles R. Whitchurch

Chief Financial Officer

Phone: 847.634.6700

Fax: 847.821.2545

 



 

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands)

 

 

 

December 31,
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

17,983

 

$

14,266

 

Investments and marketable securities

 

540,010

 

433,582

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

96,881

 

81,867

 

Inventories

 

59,255

 

42,781

 

Deferred income taxes

 

6,625

 

4,507

 

Prepaid expenses

 

3,884

 

4,415

 

Total current assets

 

724,638

 

581,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

46,283

 

39,286

 

Goodwill

 

61,793

 

61,150

 

Other intangibles, net

 

6,517

 

9,031

 

Other assets

 

22,991

 

10,726

 

Total assets

 

$

862,222

 

$

701,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

24,130

 

$

16,238

 

Accrued liabilities

 

29,248

 

26,938

 

Current portion of obligation under capital lease

 

54

 

153

 

Income taxes payable

 

6,144

 

2,273

 

Total current liabilities

 

59,576

 

45,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obligation under capital lease, less current portion

 

117

 

452

 

Deferred income taxes

 

417

 

723

 

Deferred rent

 

564

 

518

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

3,894

 

2,401

 

Total liabilities

 

64,568

 

49,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

¾

 

¾

 

Class A Common Stock

 

718

 

711

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

84,180

 

61,929

 

Retained earnings

 

706,489

 

585,846

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

6,267

 

3,429

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

797,654

 

651,915

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

862,222

 

$

701,611

 

 



 

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

December 31,
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

Net sales

 

$

174,874

 

$

147,200

 

$

663,054

 

$

536,397

 

Cost of sales

 

83,979

 

72,803

 

319,895

 

263,320

 

Gross profit

 

90,895

 

74,397

 

343,159

 

273,077

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and marketing

 

22,615

 

19,506

 

77,062

 

66,635

 

Research and development

 

9,368

 

8,722

 

37,093

 

31,759

 

General and administrative

 

11,959

 

11,456

 

49,097

 

41,892

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

647

 

527

 

2,569

 

1,640

 

Acquired in-process technology

 

¾

 

692

 

22

 

692

 

Exit costs

 

146

 

1,232

 

2,100

 

1,232

 

Merger costs

 

¾

 

9

 

46

 

9

 

Total operating expenses

 

44,735

 

42,144

 

167,989

 

143,859

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

46,160

 

32,253

 

175,170

 

129,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

2,949

 

4,079

 

10,628

 

8,553

 

Interest expense

 

(5

)

(38

)

(44

)

(154

)

Foreign exchange gains (losses)

 

(9

)

(304

)

485

 

(552

)

Other, net

 

(457

)

(524

)

(1,691

)

(1,073

)

Total other income

 

2,478

 

3,213

 

9,378

 

6,774

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

48,638

 

35,466

 

184,548

 

135,992

 

Income taxes

 

16,675

 

11,071

 

63,905

 

44,296

 

Net income

 

$

31,963

 

$

24,395

 

$

120,643

 

$

91,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.45

 

$

0.34

 

$

1.69

 

$

1.30

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.44

 

$

0.34

 

$

1.66

 

$

1.28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

71,773

 

70,990

 

71,556

 

70,647

 

Diluted weighted average and equivalent shares outstanding

 

72,719

 

71,993

 

72,539

 

71,495

 

 

Note: Share and per-share figures were adjusted for a three-for-two stock split that was paid in the form of a 50% stock dividend on August 25, 2004.

 



 

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

120,643

 

$

91,696

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

12,255

 

11,580

 

Tax benefit from exercise of options

 

6,965

 

4,987

 

Acquired in-process technology

 

22

 

692

 

Deferred income taxes

 

(2,358

)

(697

)

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(11,491

)

(5,141

)

Inventories

 

(15,456

)

(1,659

)

Other assets

 

(11,492

)

350

 

Accounts payable

 

6,420

 

(3,156

)

Accrued liabilities

 

1,974

 

6,909

 

Income taxes payable

 

3,720

 

(962

)

Other operating activities

 

54

 

(2,196

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

111,256

 

102,403

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(16,243

)

(8,407

)

Acquisition of Atlantek, Inc., net of cash acquired

 

¾

 

(13,680

)

Purchases of investments and marketable securities

 

(1,287,388

)

(1,055,125

)

Sales of investments and marketable securities

 

1,180,960

 

951,702

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(122,671

)

(125,510

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and stock purchase plan purchases

 

15,531

 

17,762

 

Payments for obligation under capital lease

 

(434

)

(200

)

Other financing activities

 

(238

)

(142

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

14,859

 

17,420

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

273

 

1,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

3,717

 

(4,152

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

14,266

 

18,418

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

 

$

17,983

 

$

14,266

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

$

44

 

$

154

 

Income taxes paid

 

56,055

 

38,779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion of Class B Common Stock to Class A Common Stock

 

 

87

 

 



 

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL SALES INFORMATION

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

Sales by Product Category

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

Percent
Change

 

Percent of
Total Sales

 

Hardware

 

$

137,529

 

$

113,263

 

21.4

 

78.6

 

Supplies

 

30,895

 

26,738

 

15.5

 

17.7

 

Service and software

 

6,083

 

6,165

 

(1.3

)

3.5

 

Shipping and handling

 

1,444

 

1,184

 

22.0

 

0.8

 

Cash flow from hedging activities

 

(1,077

)

(150

)

¾

 

(0.6

)

Total sales

 

$

174,874

 

$

147,200

 

18.8

 

100.0

 

 

Sales by Geographic Region

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

Percent
Change

 

Percent of
Total Sales

 

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

$

59,398

 

$

47,893

 

24.0

 

34.0

 

Latin America

 

10,597

 

7,978

 

32.8

 

6.1

 

Asia-Pacific

 

14,534

 

14,215

 

2.2

 

8.3

 

Total international

 

84,529

 

70,086

 

20.6

 

48.4

 

North America

 

90,345

 

77,114

 

17.2

 

51.6

 

Total sales

 

$

174,874

 

$

147,200

 

18.8

 

100.0

 

 

Sales by Product Category

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

Percent
Change

 

Percent of
Total Sales

 

Hardware

 

$

518,556

 

$

409,144

 

26.7

 

78.2

 

Supplies

 

116,849

 

98,519

 

18.6

 

17.6

 

Service and software

 

24,338

 

24,355

 

(0.1

)

3.7

 

Shipping and handling

 

4,950

 

4,113

 

20.4

 

0.7

 

Cash flow from hedging activities

 

(1,639

)

266

 

¾

 

(0.2

)

Total sales

 

$

663,054

 

$

536,397

 

23.6

 

100.0

 

 

Sales by Geographic Region

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,
2004

 

December 31,
2003

 

Percent
Change

 

Percent of
Total Sales

 

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

$

213,559

 

$

170,544

 

25.2

 

32.2

 

Latin America

 

38,119

 

29,406

 

29.6

 

5.7

 

Asia-Pacific

 

52,302

 

43,904

 

19.1

 

7.9

 

Total international

 

303,980

 

243,854

 

24.7

 

45.8

 

North America

 

359,074

 

292,543

 

22.7

 

54.2

 

Total sales

 

$

663,054

 

$

536,397

 

23.6

 

100.0