EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED OCTOBER 22, 2007 Press Release dated October 22, 2007

Exhibit 99.1

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Zebra Technologies Announces 2007 Third Quarter Financial Results

Vernon Hills, IL, October 22, 2007—Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) today announced 16.5% growth in net sales to a record $217,218,000 for the quarter ended September 29, 2007, up from $186,386,000 for the third quarter of 2006. Net income for the period was $26,961,000, or $0.39 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $4,263,000, or $0.06 per basic and diluted share, a year ago.

“Record international and North American sales and further improvement in gross profit margin led to solid growth and financial performance,” stated Anders Gustafsson, Zebra’s chief executive officer. “Zebra continues to benefit from focused activities to accelerate sales growth through further penetration of targeted vertical markets, placing more Zebra sales representatives in high-growth regions, and building stronger relationships with channel partners and key accounts. Operational improvements are resulting in lower manufacturing variances to increase profitability. Our acquisition program is positioning the company for further growth by expanding our customer base, adding to our technology portfolio and providing additional high-value solutions to enable companies to identify, locate and track critical assets. All of these actions make Zebra a more formidable competitor and position the company for further growth and improvement as we look to 2008 and beyond.”

Discussion and Analysis

For the third quarter of 2007 compared with the third quarter of 2006:

 

   

All international territories achieved strong sales growth, with record sales in Latin America and Asia Pacific. The company’s North America territory achieved record sales with an improving growth trend. Sales from WhereNet Corp., which was acquired in January 2007, and Swecoin, which was acquired in October 2006, supplemented sales growth. Foreign currency translation also had a favorable effect on sales growth.

   

Gross profit margin of 48.2% increased from 47.1%. Profitability was positively affected by the higher sales volume and a favorable product mix, as well as improvements in manufacturing variances and movements in foreign exchange translation.

   

Consolidated expenses for sales and marketing, research and development, and general and administrative activities increased principally from the addition of personnel related to the acquisitions of WhereNet, Swecoin and proveo, which Zebra acquired in the third quarter of 2007. In addition, general and administrative expenses include $3,979,000, or $0.04 per share, in one-time charges related to the retirement of former CEO Ed Kaplan and Board of Director project activity related to the search and hiring of a new chief executive officer.

On a non-GAAP basis, excluding charges for stock-based compensation and the amortization of intangible assets, the company’s gross profit margin for the third quarter was 48.3%, compared with 47.2% for the previous year. Operating income on a non-GAAP basis was $44,726,000, or 20.6% of net sales.

For the first nine months of 2007, net sales increased 15.5% to $634,706,000 from $549,621,000 for the corresponding period a year ago. Net income totaled $79,310,000, or $1.15 per diluted share, versus $49,500,000, or $0.70 per diluted share, for the first three quarters of 2006.

At September 29, 2007, Zebra had $469,360,000 in cash and investments, and no long-term debt. Net inventories were $84,512,000, and accounts receivable, net, were $133,880,000.

 

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Fourth Quarter Outlook

Zebra also announced its financial forecast for the fourth quarter of 2007. Net sales are expected within a range of $215,000,000 and $227,000,000. Earnings are expected within a range of $0.38 and $0.45 per diluted share.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), this release includes non-GAAP financial measures stated above and in the Supplemental Information chart attached to this press release. The Supplemental Information chart reconciles these non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP financial measures. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide information useful to investors in understanding the underlying operational performance of Zebra’s business. Management uses these non-GAAP measures internally to assess Zebra’s current performance and to make strategic decisions. These non-GAAP measures should not, however, be considered a substitute for GAAP financial measures.

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 fourth quarter of 2007 stated in the paragraph above. Actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the company’s forward-looking statements. These statements represent estimates only as of the date they were made. Zebra may elect to update forward-looking statements but expressly disclaims any obligation to do so, even if the company’s estimates change.

These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions and are subject to the risks and uncertainties inherent in Zebra’s industry, market conditions, general domestic and international economic conditions, and other factors. These factors include market conditions in North America and other geographic regions and market acceptance of Zebra’s printer and software products and competitors’ product offerings and the potential effects of technological changes. Other factors include U.S. and foreign regulations that pertain to electrical and electronic equipment, including European Union and other country directives relating to the collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of products and the reduction or elimination of certain specified materials in such products. Zebra’s failure to comply with these regulations may subject Zebra to penalties, prevent Zebra from selling its products in a certain country, or increase the cost of supplying the products. Profits and profitability will be affected by the company’s ability to control manufacturing and operating costs. Because of a large investment portfolio, interest rates and financial market conditions will also have an impact on results. Foreign exchange rates will have an effect on financial results because of the large percentage of our international sales. The outcome of litigation in which Zebra is involved, and particularly litigation or claims related to alleged infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, is another factor. In addition, the acquisitions of WhereNet, which was completed in January 2007, and proveo, which was completed in the third quarter of 2007, have risks relating to integrating these companies’ businesses and operations with Zebra’s. These and other factors could have an adverse effect on Zebra’s revenues, gross profit margins and results of operations and increase the volatility of our financial results. When used in this release and documents referenced, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” 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, 2006.

Zebra Technologies Corporation helps companies identify, locate and track assets, transactions and people with on-demand specialty digital printing and automatic identification solutions in more than 100 countries around the world. More than 90% of Fortune 500 companies use innovative and reliable Zebra printers, supplies, RFID products and software to increase productivity, improve quality, lower costs, and deliver better customer service. Information about Zebra and Zebra-brand 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 third quarter of 2007. The conference call will be held at 11:00 Eastern Time today. To listen to the call, visit the company’s Web site at http://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)

(Unaudited)

 

     September 29,
2007
    December 31,
2006
 
ASSETS    (Unaudited)        

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 33,031     $ 41,014  

Investments and marketable securities

     161,599       219,930  

Accounts receivable, net

     133,880       122,540  

Inventories, net

     84,512       81,190  

Deferred income taxes

     13,526       9,464  

Prepaid expenses

     5,975       5,552  
                

Total current assets

     432,523       479,690  
                

Property and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     62,616       57,431  

Long-term deferred income taxes

     31,903       11,917  

Goodwill

     161,877       70,714  

Other intangibles, net

     62,235       34,025  

Long-term investments and marketable securities

     274,730       298,245  

Other assets

     12,184       11,120  
                

Total assets

   $ 1,038,068     $ 963,142  
                
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY             

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 33,815     $ 28,980  

Accrued liabilities

     58,932       43,191  

Income taxes payable

     510       2,683  
                

Total current liabilities

     93,257       74,854  

Deferred rent

     782       638  

Other long-term liabilities

     11,473       9,969  
                

Total liabilities

     105,512       85,461  
                

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred Stock

     —         —    

Class A Common Stock

     722       722  

Additional paid-in capital

     141,468       139,083  

Treasury stock

     (146,360 )     (119,335 )

Retained earnings

     929,709       850,399  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     7,017       6,812  
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     932,556       877,681  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,038,068     $ 963,142  
                

 


ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (LOSS)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     September 29,
2007
    September 30,
2006
    September 29,
2007
    September 30,
2006
 

Net sales

   $ 217,218     $ 186,386     $ 634,706     $ 549,621  

Cost of sales

     112,590       98,600       330,886       289,611  
                                

Gross profit

     104,628       87,786       303,820       260,010  

Operating expenses:

        

Selling and marketing

     29,080       23,467       86,313       69,086  

Research and development

     13,904       11,774       41,958       36,191  

General and administrative

     21,694       14,642       59,502       44,372  

Amortization of intangible assets

     2,928       789       7,871       2,259  

Litigation settlement

     —         53,392       —         53,392  

Acquired in-process research and development

     —         —         1,853       —    
                                

Total operating expenses

     67,606       104,064       197,497       205,300  
                                

Operating income (loss)

     37,022       (16,278 )     106,323       54,710  
                                

Other income (expense):

        

Investment income

     4,393       6,008       15,421       16,202  

Interest expense

     (73 )     (5 )     (92 )     (236 )

Foreign exchange gains

     (23 )     457       (30 )     187  

Other, net

     (157 )     (287 )     (438 )     (912 )
                                

Total other income

     4,140       6,173       14,861       15,421  
                                

Income (loss) before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change

     41,162       (10,105 )     121,184       69,951  

Income tax (benefit)

     14,201       (5,842 )     41,874       21,770  
                                

Income (loss) before cumulative effect of accounting change

     26,961       (4,263 )     79,310       48,181  

Cumulative effect of accounting change (net of tax effect of $694)

     —         —         —         1,319  
                                

Net income (loss)

   $ 26,961     $ (4,263 )   $ 79,310     $ 49,500  
                                

Basic earnings (loss) per share before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 0.39     $ (0.06 )   $ 1.15     $ 0.68  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share before cumulative effect of accounting change

   $ 0.39     $ (0.06 )   $ 1.15     $ 0.68  

Basic earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.39     $ (0.06 )   $ 1.15     $ 0.70  

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

   $ 0.39     $ (0.06 )   $ 1.15     $ 0.70  

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     68,580       70,802       68,814       70,702  

Diluted weighted average and equivalent shares outstanding

     69,005       70,802       69,259       71,152  


ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     September 29,
2007
    September 30,
2006
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 79,310     $ 49,500  

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     19,184       11,338  

Stock-based compensation

     11,333       5,272  

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation

     (797 )     (1,437 )

Cumulative effect of accounting change (net of tax)

     —         (1,319 )

Acquired in-process research and development

     1,853       —    

Deferred income taxes

     (4,862 )     (1,345 )

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     (1,050 )     (1,146 )

Inventories

     257       (16,746 )

Other assets

     248       (1,157 )

Accounts payable

     (6,016 )     (1,387 )

Accrued liabilities

     13,978       7,527  

Income taxes payable

     (1,614 )     (6,149 )

Other operating activities

     (2,001 )     (2,063 )
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     109,823       40,888  
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment

     (15,702 )     (14,640 )

Acquisition of businesses acquired, net of cash acquired

     (141,277 )     —    

Acquisition of intangible assets

     (2,800 )     (18,091 )

Purchases of investments and marketable securities

     (645,843 )     (860,250 )

Maturities of investments and marketable securities

     538,025       583,582  

Sales of investments and marketable securities

     190,393       275,601  
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (77,204 )     (33,798 )
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Purchase of treasury stock

     (48,913 )     (4,069 )

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and stock purchase plan purchases

     7,593       9,050  

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation

     797       1,437  
                

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (40,523 )     6,418  
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (79 )     428  
                

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (7,983 )     13,936  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     41,014       25,621  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 33,031     $ 39,557  
                

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

    

Interest paid

   $ 92     $ 236  

Income taxes paid

     45,063       29,402  


ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Effect of Share Based Compensation and Acquisition-Related Non-Cash Charges on Gross Profit and Operating Income

 

     Three Months Ended  
     As Reported--GAAP     Adjustments     As Adjusted  
     Sept. 29,     Sept. 30,     Sept. 29,     Sept. 30,     Sept. 29,     Sept. 30,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Net Sales

   $ 217,218     $ 186,386         $ 217,218     $ 186,386  

Cost of Sales

     112,590       98,600     (385 )   (163 )     112,205       98,437  
                                            

Gross Profit

     104,628       87,786     385     163       105,013       87,949  

Gross Margin

     48.2 %     47.1 %         48.3 %     47.2 %

Operating Expenses

            

Selling and marketing

     29,080       23,467     (732 )   (445 )     28,348       23,022  

Research and development

     13,904       11,774     (510 )   (276 )     13,394       11,498  

General and administrative

     21,694       14,642     (3,149 )   (903 )     18,545       13,739  

Litigation settlement

     —         53,392     —       —         —         53,392  

Amortization of intangible assets

     2,928       789     (2,928 )   (789 )     —         —    
                                            

Total operating expenses

     67,606       104,064     (7,319 )   (2,413 )     60,287       101,651  
                                            

Operating income (loss)

     37,022       (16,278 )   7,704     2,576       44,726       (13,702 )

Operating Margin

     17.1 %     NM           20.6 %     NM  

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     As Reported--GAAP     Adjustments     As Adjusted  
     Sept. 29,     Sept. 30,     Sept. 29,     Sept. 30,     Sept. 29,     Sept. 30,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Net Sales

   $ 634,706     $ 549,621         $ 634,706     $ 549,621  

Cost of Sales

     330,886       289,611     (1,227 )   (489 )     329,659       289,122  
                                            

Gross Profit

     303,820       260,010     1,227     489       305,047       260,499  

Gross Margin

     47.9 %     47.3 %         48.1 %     47.4 %

Operating Expenses

            

Selling and marketing

     86,313       69,086     (1,847 )   (1,307 )     84,466       67,779  

Research and development

     41,958       36,191     (1,701 )   (803 )     40,257       35,388  

General and administrative

     59,502       44,372     (6,557 )   (2,674 )     52,945       41,698  

Amortization of intangible assets

     7,871       2,259     (7,871 )   (2,259 )     —         —    

Litigation settlement

     —         53,392     —       —         —         53,392  

Acquired in-process technology

     1,853       —       (1,853 )   —         —         —    
                                            

Total operating expenses

     197,497       205,300     (19,829 )   (7,043 )     177,668       198,257  
                                            

Operating income

     106,323       54,710     21,056     7,532       127,379       62,242  

Operating Margin

     16.8 %     10.0 %         20.1 %     11.3 %

Adjustments consist of the following:

  1. All share-based compensation expense
  2. Amortization of intangible assets and in-process technology related to the company’s acquisitions

 


ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

SUPPLEMENTAL SALES INFORMATION

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

Sales by Product Category

 

     Three Months Ended        
     Sept. 29,     Sept. 30,     Percent    Percent of  
     2007     2006     Change    Total Sales  

Hardware

   $ 164,756     $ 140,892     16.9    75.8  

Supplies

     41,731       38,408     8.7    19.2  

Service and software

     9,728       6,280     54.9    4.5  

Shipping and handling

     1,708       1,527     11.9    0.8  

Cash flow from hedging activities

     (705 )     (721 )   NM    (0.3 )
                         

Total sales

   $ 217,218     $ 186,386     16.5    100.0  

Sales by Geographic Region

 

     Three Months Ended          
     Sept. 29,    Sept. 30,    Percent    Percent of
     2007    2006    Change    Total Sales

Europe, Middle East and Africa

   $ 74,200    $ 59,250    25.2    34.2

Latin America

     16,703      13,589    22.9    7.7

Asia-Pacific

     21,221      16,776    26.5    9.8
                     

Total international

     112,124      89,615    25.1    51.7

North America

     105,094      96,771    8.6    48.3
                     

Total sales

   $ 217,218    $ 186,386    16.5    100.0

Sales by Product Category

 

     Nine Months Ended        
     Sept. 29,     Sept. 30,     Percent    Percent of  
     2007     2006     Change    Total Sales  

Hardware

   $ 482,640     $ 414,921     16.3    76.1  

Supplies

     120,098       112,130     7.1    18.9  

Service and software

     28,681       18,710     53.3    4.5  

Shipping and handling

     5,082       4,413     15.2    0.8  

Cash flow from hedging activities

     (1,795 )     (553 )   NM    (0.3 )
                         

Total sales

   $ 634,706     $ 549,621     15.5    100.0  

Sales by Geographic Region

 

     Nine Months Ended     
     Sept. 29,    Sept. 30,    Percent    Percent of
     2007    2006    Change    Total Sales

Europe, Middle East and Africa

   $ 226,330    $ 190,272    19.0    35.7

Latin America

     44,638      39,765    12.3    7.0

Asia-Pacific

     55,771      44,651    24.9    8.8
                     

Total international

     326,739      274,688    18.9    51.5

North America

     307,967      274,933    12.0    48.5
                     

Total sales

   $ 634,706    $ 549,621    15.5    100.0