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Logitech Delivers Record Sales, Up 22%


    - Business Wire

    Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) today announced financial results for the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2018.

    • Q3 sales were an all-time record $812 million, up 22 percent in US dollars and 18 percent in constant currency, compared to Q3 of the prior year.
    • Q3 GAAP operating income amounted to $100 million, compared to $96 million in the same quarter a year ago. Q3 GAAP earnings per share (EPS) amounted to $0.48, compared to $0.59 in the same quarter a year ago. GAAP profitability was impacted by a one-time $16 million net tax expense following the reduction in the U.S. federal income tax rate and other reforms.
    • Q3 non-GAAP operating income grew 18 percent to $117 million, compared to $99 million in the same quarter a year ago. Q3 non-GAAP EPS grew 16 percent to $0.65, compared to $0.56 in the same quarter a year ago.
    • Cash flow from operations grew 27 percent to $189 million, the highest quarterly level ever.

    “This holiday quarter, we’ve delivered our highest quarterly sales ever and highest sales growth in seven years,” said Bracken Darrell, Logitech president and chief executive officer. “Video Collaboration, Gaming and Mobile Speakers all grew 25% or more, and we gained share broadly across our product categories. Our ASTRO acquisition also performed better than expected. We are raising our Fiscal Year 2018 outlook.”

    Outlook

    Logitech raised its Fiscal Year 2018 outlook to 12 to 14 percent sales growth in constant currency, up from its previous range of 10 to 12 percent sales growth in constant currency. The Company also increased its non-GAAP operating income outlook for Fiscal Year 2018 to a range of $270 million to $280 million, up from its prior range of $260 million to $270 million.

    Prepared Remarks Available Online

    Logitech has made its prepared written remarks for the financial results teleconference available online on the Logitech corporate website at http://ir.logitech.com.

    Financial Results Teleconference and Webcast

    Logitech will hold a financial results teleconference to discuss the results for Q3 FY 2018 on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time and 2:30 p.m. Central European Time. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Logitech corporate website at http://ir.logitech.com.

    Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information and Constant Currency

    To facilitate comparisons to Logitech’s historical results, Logitech has included non-GAAP adjusted measures, which exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, purchase accounting effect on inventory, acquisition-related costs, change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition, restructuring charges (credits), gain (loss) on investments in privately held companies, investigation and related expenses, non-GAAP income tax adjustment, and other items detailed under “Supplemental Financial Information” after the tables below. Logitech also presents percentage sales growth in constant currency to show performance unaffected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Percentage sales growth in constant currency is calculated by translating prior period sales in each local currency at the current period’s average exchange rate for that currency and comparing that to current period sales. Logitech believes this information, used together with the GAAP financial information, will help investors to evaluate its current period performance and trends in its business. With respect to the Company’s outlook for non-GAAP operating income, most of these excluded amounts pertain to events that have not yet occurred and are not currently possible to estimate with a reasonable degree of accuracy. Therefore, no reconciliation to the GAAP amounts has been provided for Fiscal Year 2018.

    About Logitech

    Logitech designs products that have an everyday place in people´s lives, connecting them to the digital experiences they care about. More than 35 years ago, Logitech started connecting people through computers, and now it’s a multi-brand company designing products that bring people together through music, gaming, video and computing. Brands of Logitech include Ultimate Ears, Jaybird, Logitech G and ASTRO Gaming. Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find Logitech at www.logitech.com, the company blog or @Logitech.

    This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements regarding: our preliminary financial results for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 and our outlook for Fiscal Year 2018 operating income and sales growth. The forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Logitech’s actual results and events to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: if our product offerings, marketing activities and investment prioritization decisions do not result in the sales, profitability or profitability growth we expect, or when we expect it; if we fail to innovate and develop new products in a timely and cost-effective manner for our new and existing product categories; if we do not successfully execute on our growth opportunities or our growth opportunities are more limited than 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; if our products and marketing strategies fail to separate our products from competitors’ products; if we do not fully realize our goals to lower our costs and improve our operating leverage; if there is a deterioration of business and economic conditions in one or more of our sales regions or product categories, or significant fluctuations in exchange rates. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in Logitech’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2017 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, available at www.sec.gov, under the caption Risk Factors and elsewhere. Logitech does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.

    Note that unless noted otherwise, comparisons are year over year.

    Logitech and other Logitech marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Logitech Europe S.A and/or its affiliates in the U.S. 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 website at www.logitech.com.

      LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
    PRELIMINARY RESULTS *
    (In thousands, except per share amounts) - unaudited                       Three Months Ended
    December 31,   Nine Months Ended
    December 31, GAAP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (A)   2017   2016   2017   2016                   Net sales   $ 812,021     $ 666,707     $ 1,974,437     $ 1,710,875   Cost of goods sold   533,631     418,015     1,271,127     1,083,908   Amortization of intangible assets and purchase accounting effect on inventory   2,789     1,929     6,304     4,705   Gross profit   275,601     246,763     697,006     622,262                     Operating expenses:                 Marketing and selling   116,153     102,036     325,917     279,700   Research and development   34,398     32,284     106,144     96,867   General and administrative   22,291     24,598     72,850     75,543   Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related costs   2,496     1,494     6,377     4,535   Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition   —     (9,925 )   (4,908 )   (9,925 ) Total operating expenses   175,338     150,487     506,380     446,720   Operating income   100,263     96,276     190,626     175,542   Interest income   874     202     3,097     263   Other income (expense), net   (324 )   2,634     (894 )   943   Income before income taxes   100,813     99,112     192,829     176,748   Provision for income taxes   20,040     1,647     18,691     10,297   Net income   $ 80,773     $ 97,465     $ 174,138     $ 166,451                     Net income per share:                 Basic   $ 0.49     $ 0.60     $ 1.06     $ 1.03   Diluted   $ 0.48     $ 0.59     $ 1.03     $ 1.01                     Weighted average shares used to compute net income per share:                 Basic   164,248     161,977     163,924     162,070   Diluted   169,079     165,901     168,832     165,211                     Cash dividend per share   $ —     $ —     $ 0.63     $ 0.57     LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
    PRELIMINARY RESULTS *
    (In thousands) - unaudited           CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (A)   December 31,
    2017   March 31,
    2017           Current assets:         Cash and cash equivalents   $ 564,888     $ 547,533   Accounts receivable, net   351,753     185,179   Inventories   278,979     253,401   Other current assets   57,530     41,732   Total current assets   1,253,150     1,027,845   Non-current assets:         Property, plant and equipment, net   86,901     85,408   Goodwill   275,563     249,741   Other intangible assets, net   92,371     47,564   Other assets   122,839     88,119   Total assets   $ 1,830,824     $ 1,498,677             Current liabilities:         Accounts payable   $ 429,119     $ 274,805   Accrued and other current liabilities   278,055     232,273   Total current liabilities   707,174     507,078   Non-current liabilities:         Income taxes payable   34,410     51,797   Other non-current liabilities   82,004     83,691   Total liabilities   823,588     642,566             Shareholders’ equity:         Registered shares, CHF 0.25 par value:   30,148     30,148   Issued and authorized shares — 173,106 at December 31 and March 31, 2017         Conditionally authorized shares — 50,000 at December 31 and March 31, 2017         Additional paid-in capital   38,902     26,596   Shares in treasury, at cost — 8,899 at December 31, 2017 and 10,727 at March 31, 2017   (164,559 )   (174,037 ) Retained earnings   1,197,912     1,074,110   Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (95,167 )   (100,706 ) Total shareholders’ equity   1,007,236     856,111   Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $ 1,830,824     $ 1,498,677     LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
    PRELIMINARY RESULTS *
    (In thousands) - unaudited       Three Months Ended
    December 31,   Nine Months Ended
    December 31, CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (A)   2017   2016   2017   2016                   Cash flows from operating activities:                 Net income   $ 80,773     $ 97,465     $ 174,138     $ 166,451   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                 Depreciation   10,850     8,863     30,218     32,479   Amortization of intangible assets   4,415     2,751     10,653     6,618   Gain on investments in privately held companies   (114 )   (375 )   (550 )   (547 ) Loss (gain) on disposal of property, plant and equipment   (5 )   —     7     —   Share-based compensation expense   11,556     9,387     33,239     26,354   Deferred income taxes   18,661     (88 )   6,728     (473 ) Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition   —     (9,925 )   (4,908 )   (9,925 ) Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:                 Accounts receivable, net   (72,310 )   (42,413 )   (164,028 )   (139,414 ) Inventories   52,386     13,123     (5,692 )   (15,194 ) Other assets   (10,463 )   (1,608 )   (18,953 )   (6,346 ) Accounts payable   41,575     25,419     151,711     109,095   Accrued and other liabilities   51,260     46,162     43,521     71,549   Net cash provided by operating activities   188,584     148,761     256,084     240,647   Cash flows from investing activities:                 Purchases of property, plant and equipment   (10,405 )   (8,614 )   (27,593 )   (23,372 ) Investment in privately held companies   (360 )   (160 )   (880 )   (640 ) Acquisitions, net of cash acquired   (3,323 )   —     (88,323 )   (66,987 ) Proceeds from return of investment in privately held companies   —     —     237     —   Changes in restricted cash   —     —     —     715   Purchases of short-term investments   —     —     (6,789 )   —   Sales of short-term investments   6,789     —     6,789     —   Purchases of trading investments   (1,843 )   (597 )   (2,842 )   (5,868 ) Proceeds from sales of trading investments   2,152     616     3,209     5,912   Net cash used in investing activities   (6,990 )   (8,755 )   (116,192 )   (90,240 ) Cash flows from financing activities:                 Payment of cash dividends   —     —     (104,248 )   (93,093 ) Payment of contingent consideration for business acquisition   (5,000 )   —     (5,000 )   —   Purchases of registered shares   (9,726 )   (20,870 )   (20,408 )   (63,764 ) Proceeds from exercises of stock options and purchase rights   947     5,871     30,947     20,355   Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock units   (1,799 )   (2,007 )   (25,505 )   (13,054 ) Net cash used in financing activities   (15,578 )   (17,006 )   (124,214 )   (149,556 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   24     (4,623 )   1,677     (6,468 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   166,040     118,377     17,355     (5,617 ) Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period   398,848     395,201     547,533     519,195   Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period   $