EX-12.1 3 dex121.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 12.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Editorial Contacts:

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

Kristen Onken, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer – USA (510) 713-4430

Garreth Hayes, Public Relations Manager – Europe +41-(0) 21-863-5111

Nancy Morrison, Director, Corporate Communications – USA (510) 713-4948

 

Logitech Continues Strong Growth with Best Quarter Ever

 

Third Quarter Sales Up 16 Percent at $410 Million; Operating Income Up 29 Percent

at $65 Million; Net Income Up 65 Percent at $67 Million

 

FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 19, 2004 and ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2004 — Logitech International (Nasdaq: LOGI) (Switzerland: LOGN) today announced the best quarterly financial performance in the Company’s history. For Logitech’s third fiscal quarter, ended December 31, 2003, sales were $410 million, up 16 percent from $352 million for the same quarter one year ago. Gross margin was 34.3 percent, up from 31.5 percent in Q2 of this fiscal year, and up from 33.3 percent in the same quarter last year. Operating income was $65.3 million, up 29 percent from $50.8 million last year. Net income for the quarter was $66.8 million ($1.35 per share), up from $40.4 million ($0.80 per share) in the prior year. Excluding a one-time favorable impact of $13.4 million from the previously announced release of a valuation allowance on specific deferred tax assets, net income was $53.5 million ($1.09 per share), an increase of 32 percent over last year.

 

Logitech’s OEM sales continued their strong growth, up 39 percent year over year, fueled by sales to Sony of products such as the EyeToy camera for the Sony® PlayStation®2. Retail sales were up 12 percent from last year, driven by compelling product line-ups in each of Logitech’s product categories. Logitech saw particularly robust retail sales of webcams, PC speakers, cordless desktops and gaming controllers.

 

“This outstanding performance during our most pivotal fiscal quarter builds on a record second quarter, and increases our confidence that Logitech will achieve the financial goals we set for ourselves at the beginning of the fiscal year,” said Guerrino De Luca, Logitech president and chief executive officer. “In addition to our strong sales growth and record profitability, we are particularly pleased by the solid sequential and year-over-year improvement in

 

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gross margin. We are pursuing the right growth strategy – our efforts to reduce product costs and increase operating efficiencies are clearly paying off, even as we continue to invest in a range of demand-generating activities.”

 

Highlights of Logitech’s third quarter include:

 

  Record retail sales for Logitech’s cordless desktop products – up 37 percent from the same quarter last year

 

  Record growth for console gaming products – sales were up 174 percent from the same quarter last year and unit shipments totaled 2.5 million, nearly twice the unit shipments for any prior quarter

 

  Continued retail sales growth for webcams, up 26 percent from last year

 

  Retail sales growth for Logitech-branded multimedia speakers of 75 percent over last year

 

  Cash flow from operations was $44 million, an increase of $11 million compared with the same quarter last year

 

  Introduction of two critically acclaimed video products – the Logitech® QuickCam® Orbit webcam and the Logitech Pocket Digital 130 camera

 

  Introduction of the Logitech diNovo Media Desktop, an award-winning, high-style product that redefines the concept of a wireless keyboard and mouse with an innovative new design and with delivery on the promise of Bluetooth® technology to provide wireless interoperability between a PC and mobile phones, PDAs and other devices

 

For the fiscal year 2004, ending March 31, 2004, the Company reaffirmed its target for 15 percent growth in operating income, over FY 2003, and now expects higher sales growth than originally anticipated. Net sales should exceed $1.24 billion, approximately 13 percent growth over FY 2003.

 

Logitech also confirmed its sustained growth prospects by providing preliminary targets of 10 percent growth in revenue and 15 percent growth in operating income, for the fiscal year 2005, ending March 31, 2005, compared to the current fiscal year.

 

To discuss its earnings results for Q3 of fiscal 2004, and its outlook for the full fiscal year ending March 31, 2004, and for the following fiscal year, Logitech will conduct a teleconference on January 20, 2004, at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time/ 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time/ 14:00 Central European Time. A live webcast of the teleconference will be accessible at http://www.logitech.com. A replay of this teleconference will be made available on the Logitech Web site. Please visit the Web site at least 10 minutes early to register for the teleconference webcast.

 

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About Logitech

 

Founded in 1981, Logitech designs, manufactures and markets personal interface products that enable people to effectively work, play, and communicate in the digital world. With corporate headquarters through its U.S. subsidiary in Fremont, California, and regional headquarters through local subsidiaries in Switzerland, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Logitech International is a Swiss public company traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange (LOGN) and in the U.S. on the Nasdaq National Market System (LOGI). The company has manufacturing facilities in Asia and offices in major cities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

 

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This press release contains forward-looking statements, including the statements regarding Logitech’s expected revenue and operating income for Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2005 and the statements of Mr. De Luca regarding Fiscal 2004 financial goals and Logitech’s growth strategy. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Logitech’s actual performance to differ materially from that anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include Logitech’s ability to continue to implement product cost improvements, the sales mix of our higher and lower margin retail and OEM products, the timing of new product introductions by Logitech and its competitors and their acceptance by the market, our ability to match production to demand and coordinate the worldwide manufacturing and distribution of our products in a timely and cost-effective manner, general economic and political conditions, the effect of fluctuations in exchange rates, as well as generally those additional factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, and subsequent filings, available from the SEC’s Edgar database at www.sec.gov and upon request from Logitech by calling (510) 713-4220. Logitech does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.

 

Logitech, the Logitech logo and other Logitech marks are owned by Logitech and may be registered. 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 of U.S. dollars, except share and per share / ADS) – Unaudited

 

     Quarter Ended December 31

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


   2003

    2002

 

Net sales

   $ 409,557     $ 351,756  

Cost of goods sold

     269,082       234,744  
    


 


Gross profit

     140,475       117,012  
    


 


% of net sales

     34.3 %     33.3 %

Operating expenses :

                

Marketing and selling

     47,751       41,271  

Research and development

     15,582       14,220  

General and administration

     11,800       10,750  
    


 


Total operating expenses

     75,133       66,241  
    


 


Operating income

     65,342       50,771  

Interest expense, net

     (316 )     (239 )

Other income, net

     1,786       8  
    


 


Income before income taxes

     66,812       50,540  

Provision for income taxes

     12       10,108  
    


 


Net income

   $ 66,800     $ 40,432  
    


 


Shares used to compute net income per share and ADS:

                

Basic

     44,879,489       46,045,955  

Diluted

     49,764,195       51,168,419  

Net income per share and ADS:

                

Basic

   $ 1.49     $ 0.88  

Diluted

   $ 1.35     $ 0.80  

 

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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

 

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share / ADS) – Unaudited

 

     Nine Months Ended December 31

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


   2003

    2002

 

Net sales

   $ 921,342     $ 798,584  

Cost of goods sold

     627,767       529,327  
    


 


Gross profit

     293,575       269,257  
    


 


% of net sales

     31.9 %     33.7 %

Operating expenses :

                

Marketing and selling

     115,266       107,485  

Research and development

     44,718       40,853  

General and administration

     32,977       31,862  
    


 


Total operating expenses

     192,961       180,200  
    


 


Operating income

     100,614       89,057  

Interest expense, net

     (1,669 )     (508 )

Other income, net

     1,493       1,716  
    


 


Income before income taxes

     100,438       90,265  

Provision for income taxes

     6,737       18,044  
    


 


Net income

   $ 93,701     $ 72,221  
    


 


Shares used to compute net income per share and ADS:

                

Basic

     45,427,207       46,081,614  

Diluted

     50,175,604       51,795,923  

Net income per share and ADS:

                

Basic

   $ 2.06     $ 1.57  

Diluted

   $ 1.91     $ 1.43  

 

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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

 

(In thousands of U.S. dollars) – Unaudited

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


  

December 31,

2003


  

March 31,

2003


  

December 31,

2002


Current assets

                    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 234,778    $ 218,734    $ 169,499

Accounts receivable

     273,326      181,644      239,417

Inventories

     140,666      124,123      140,636

Other current assets

     51,266      38,762      38,344
    

  

  

Total current assets

     700,036      563,263      587,896

Investments

     16,189      1,458      1,434

Property, plant and equipment

     36,469      38,914      39,861

Intangible assets

                    

Goodwill

     108,615      108,615      108,615

Other intangible assets

     13,838      17,523      18,679

Other assets

     12,072      8,529      12,940
    

  

  

Total assets

   $ 887,219    $ 738,302    $ 769,425
    

  

  

Current liabilities

                    

Short-term debt

   $ 10,499    $ 10,102    $ 10,161

Accounts payable

     179,642      129,326      164,103

Accrued liabilities

     122,558      98,134      108,779
    

  

  

Total current liabilities

     312,699      237,562      283,043

Long term debt

     142,433      131,615      127,031

Other liabilities

     3,535      3,563      3,540
    

  

  

Total liabilities

     458,667      372,740      413,614

Shareholders’ equity

     428,552      365,562      355,811
    

  

  

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 887,219    $ 738,302    $ 769,425
    

  

  

 

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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.

 

(In thousands of U.S. dollars) – Unaudited

 

    

Quarter Ended

December 31


  

Nine months Ended

December 31


SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION


   2003

   2002

   2003

   2002

Depreciation

   $ 7,733    $ 8,273    $ 20,356    $ 20,162

Amortization of other acquisition-related intangibles

     1,273      1,261      3,945      3,791

Operating income

     65,342      50,771      100,614      89,057

Operating income before depreciation and amortization

     74,348      60,305      124,915      113,010

Capital expenditures

     5,916      9,019      17,720      24,493

A reconciliation between net income on a GAAP basis and non-GAAP basis is as follows:

GAAP net income

   $ 66,800    $ 40,432    $ 93,701    $ 72,221

Less: Release tax valuation allowance (1)

     13,350      —        13,350      —  
    

  

  

  

Non-GAAP net income

   $ 53,450    $ 40,432    $ 80,351    $ 72,221
    

  

  

  

Shares used to compute net income per share and ADS:

                           

Basic

     44,879,489      46,045,955      45,427,207      46,081,614

Diluted

     49,764,195      51,168,419      50,175,604      51,795,923

Non-GAAP net income per share and ADS:

                           

Basic

   $ 1.19    $ 0.88    $ 1.77    $ 1.57

Diluted

   $ 1.09    $ 0.80    $ 1.64    $ 1.43

 

(1) During the quarter ending December 31, 2003, the Company released a valuation allowance on specific deferred tax assets that was no longer required. As a result, taxes and net income for the quarter ending December 31, 2003, included a one-time favorable impact of $13.4 million. In order to provide investors with information comparable to historically reported data, Logitech believes it is appropriate to provide net income and basic and diluted net income per share without the favorable impact of the release of the valuation allowance.

 

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