EX-99.1 3 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED OCTOBER 21, 2003 Press Release dated October 21, 2003

Exhibit 99.1

 

Contacts:

         
     Jim Curley    Christopher Bunn
     Chief Financial Officer    Director, Investor Relations
     (510) 420-5000    (510) 420-5150

 

LeapFrog Earns $0.55 per share in Third Quarter, Net Income up 25%

Increases Sales and Earnings Guidance for Fourth Quarter and Reaffirms Full Year Guidance

 

Emeryville, Calif. – October 21, 2003 – LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:LF), a leading developer of innovative technology-based educational products, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003. The company also increased its sales and earnings guidance for the fourth quarter and reaffirmed its guidance for the full year 2003.

 

Net Income Up 25% For 3rd Quarter and Up 102% YTD

 

The company recorded increased net income for the third quarter of 2003 of $33.4 million, or $0.55 per share, up 25% from net income of $26.7 million, or $0.50 per share over the same period in 2002. In the first nine months of 2003, net income was $28.5 million, or $0.47 per share, up 102% from net income of $14.1 million, or $0.30 per share, in the first nine months of 2002.

 

Net Sales Up 12% For 3rd Quarter and Up 23% YTD

 

Net sales for the third quarter of 2003 were $203.9 million, up 12% over the same period in 2002. For the first nine months of 2003, net sales were $348.7 million, up 23% over the same period in 2002.

 

Segment Results

 

Net sales from the U.S. Consumer segment were $167.1 million in the third quarter, up 4% over the same period in 2002. Net sales from the International segment were $29.5 million in the third quarter, up 86% over the same period in 2002. Net sales from the Education and Training segment (which consists predominantly of the company’s SchoolHouse division) were $7.3 million in the third quarter, up 36% over the same period in 2002.

 

In the first nine months of 2003, net sales from the U.S. Consumer segment were $272.6 million, up 14% over the same period in 2002. Net sales from the International segment were $49.8 million in the first nine months of 2003, up 68% over the same period in 2002. Net sales from the Education and Training segment were $26.3 million in the first nine months of 2003, up 86% over the same period in 2002.

 

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“While we were satisfied with the sales growth in our International and Education and Training divisions, late building demand from our key retailers resulted in lower net sales growth for the third quarter in our U.S. Consumer business. This resulted in a shift of deliveries from the third quarter to the benefit of the fourth quarter,” said Mike Wood, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our underlying sell-through at the retail level remained very strong throughout the third quarter. The strength of our U.S. retail sell-through across all of our product lines, coupled with the anticipated fourth quarter launch of our Leapster platform product, has led us to revise our fourth quarter guidance upward and to reiterate our full year guidance.”

 

“This demand for engaging learning products remains high among children, teachers and parents, and leads us to believe we will have a strong holiday season,” Wood concluded.

 

Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and 2003

 

The company is increasing its guidance for the final quarter and reaffirming its guidance for full year 2003 as follows:

 

Fourth Quarter 2003

 

  Net sales $316 million to $334 million

 

  Net income $42 million to $47 million

 

  Diluted net income per share $0.69 to $0.76

 

Full Year 2003

 

  Net sales $665 million to $683 million

 

  Gross profit margin 51% to 52% of net sales

 

  Net income $70 million to $75 million

 

  Fully diluted share count of 61 million shares

 

  Diluted net income per share $1.17 to $1.25

 

Conference Call

 

A conference call will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, October 22 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time (6:00 a.m. Pacific time) to discuss these announcements and to provide further discussion of results for the quarter and outlook for the remainder of 2003. A live web cast of the conference call will be offered on LeapFrog’s investor relations website at www.leapfroginvestor.com and on www.ccbn.com. A replay of the web cast will be available on these websites through February 29, 2004. To participate in the call, please dial (706) 634-0183.

 

About LeapFrog

 

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: LF) is a leading designer, developer and marketer of innovative, technology-based learning products and related proprietary content, dedicated to making learning effective and engaging for all ages, at home and in schools, around the world. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Emeryville, California. LeapFrog has developed nine learning platforms that come to life with more than 90 interactive software titles, covering important subjects such as phonics, reading, math, music, geography, social studies, spelling, vocabulary and science. In addition, the

 

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company has created more than 35 stand-alone educational products for ages from six months to 16 years. LeapFrog’s award-winning U.S. consumer products are available at major retailers in more than 25 countries around the world. The LeapFrog SchoolHouse curriculum programs are currently in over 15,000 classrooms in the U.S. with over 200 interactive books and over 290 skill cards representing more than 5,500 pages of educational content. LeapFrog’s SchoolHouse products have won numerous awards from the education industry, including the Golden Lamp Award and Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers, the Award of Excellence from Technology & Learning magazine and the Teacher’s Choice Award from Learning magazine.

 

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LEAPFROG, The LeapFrog Logo, LEAPPAD, LEAPSTER, LEAPTRACK and QUANTUM PAD are trademarks of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Cautionary Statement Under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995:

 

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements, including the company’s sales, earnings and performance expectations for the quarter ending December 31, 2003, planned new product introductions such as the Leapster platform, and expected market acceptance of the company’s consumer and SchoolHouse learning products, including expected U.S. retail sales. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including the company’s ability to invent, develop, introduce, market and deliver products, the acceptance of the company’s products in U.S. schools and international markets. These and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the company’s SEC filings, including its 2002 annual report on Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2003 and its quarterly report on From 10-Q filed on August 12, 2003, could cause the company’s actual results to differ materially from those discussed in this release. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to the company on the date hereof, and the company assumes no obligation to update such statements.

 

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LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     September 30,

  

December 31,

2002


     2003

   2002

  
     (Unaudited)         (1)

ASSETS

                    

Current assets:

                    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 84,728    $ 57,848    $ 73,327

Short term investments

     13,115      —        —  

Accounts receivable, net

     155,447      130,137      169,670

Inventories, net

     119,508      92,337      84,460

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     9,847      8,976      4,065

Notes receivable due from related parties

     —        595      595

Deferred income taxes

     26,121      10,201      16,783
    

  

  

Total current assets

     408,766      300,094      348,900

Property and equipment, net

     22,028      20,449      20,239

Other long term assets

     185      631      484

Deferred income taxes

     9,332      5,889      4,867

Intangible assets, net

     25,359      23,353      23,192
    

  

  

Total assets

   $ 465,670    $ 350,416    $ 397,682
    

  

  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                    

Current liabilities:

                    

Accounts payable

   $ 64,230    $ 68,031    $ 58,844

Accrued liabilities

     32,700      26,106      40,533

Deferred revenue

     1,027      3,853      3,006

Income taxes payable

     2,440      13,730      21,832
    

  

  

Total current liabilities

     100,397      111,720      124,215

Long term debt

     —        —        —  

Deferred rent and other long term liabilities

     575      478      550

Deferred income taxes

     3,595      4,390      4,119

Commitments and contingencies

                    

Redeemable convertible series A preferred stock

     —        24,139      —  

Total stockholders’ equity

     361,103      209,689      268,798
    

  

  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 465,670    $ 350,416    $ 397,682
    

  

  

 

(1) Derived from audited financial statements.

 

 

 

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LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months

Ended Sep 30,


   

Nine Months

Ended Sep 30,


 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

Net sales

   $ 203,888     $ 182,127     $ 348,651     $ 283,325  

Cost of sales

     99,066       87,071       167,367       140,050  
    


 


 


 


Gross profit

     104,822       95,056       181,284       143,275  

Operating expenses:

                                

Selling, general and administrative

     22,750       22,865       66,175       53,958  

Research and development

     14,003       14,137       41,679       39,810  

Advertising

     13,545       11,925       26,230       20,953  

Depreciation and amortization

     1,943       1,751       6,103       4,804  
    


 


 


 


Total operating expenses

     52,241       50,678       140,187       119,525  
    


 


 


 


Income from operations

     52,581       44,378       41,097       23,750  

Interest expense

     (3 )     (127 )     (8 )     (822 )

Interest income

     250       259       958       459  

Other income (expense)

     412       (38 )     3,034       85  
    


 


 


 


Income before provision for income taxes

     53,240       44,472       45,081       23,472  

Provision for income taxes

     19,836       17,789       16,572       9,389  
    


 


 


 


Net Income

   $ 33,404     $ 26,683     $ 28,509     $ 14,083  
    


 


 


 


Net income per common share—basic

   $ 0.58     $ 0.65     $ 0.50     $ 0.39  
    


 


 


 


Net income per common share—diluted

   $ 0.55     $ 0.50     $ 0.47     $ 0.30  
    


 


 


 


Shares used in calculating net income per share—basic

     58,045,325       41,274,608       56,691,770       36,275,667  
    


 


 


 


Shares used in calculating net income per share—diluted

     61,086,489       53,384,455       60,168,609       47,221,080  
    


 


 


 


 

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LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,


 
     2003

    2002

 

Net income

   $ 28,509     $ 14,083  

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

                

Depreciation and Amortization

     12,208       8,245  

Other noncash items

     32,411       10,744  

Other changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivable

     3,556       (24,619 )

Inventory

     (35,048 )     (46,234 )

Prepaid and other current assets

     (5,782 )     (6,918 )

Notes receivable due from related parties

     595       94  

Other assets

     99       (283 )

Accounts payable

     5,386       33,620  

Accrued liabilities

     (7,833 )     12,317  

Income taxes payable

     (19,392 )     4,096  
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     14,709       5,145  
    


 


Investing activities:

                

Purchases of property and equipment

     (13,183 )     (11,368 )

Purchase of intangible assets

     (3,000 )     (250 )

Purchases of short term investments

     (19,738 )     —    

Sale of short term investments

     6,510       —    

Investment in related party

     181       —    
    


 


Net cash used for investing activities

     (29,230 )     (11,618 )
    


 


Financing activities:

                

Borrowings under credit agreement

     —         182,000  

Repayments under credit agreement

     —         (243,163 )

Proceeds from the payment of notes receivable from stockholders

     2,624       505  

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan

     23,199       1,501  

Proceeds from the issuance of common stock

     —         115,116  
    


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

     25,823       55,959  
    


 


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     99       93  
    


 


Increase in cash and cash equivalents

     11,401       49,579  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     73,327       8,269  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 84,728     $ 57,848  
    


 


 

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