File Number: 0-29174
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: January 19, 2006
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrants name into English)
Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Logitech International S.A.
Apples, Switzerland
c/o Logitech Inc.
6505 Kaiser Drive
Fremont, California 94555
(510) 795-8500
(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices)
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Logitech International S.A.
Form 6-K
On January 18, 2006, Logitech International S.A. issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 15.1. The information in the press release is incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
Logitech International S.A.
/s/ Guerrino De Luca
/s/ Kristen M. Onken
January 19, 2006
By:
Guerrino De Luca
President and Chief Executive Officer
By:
Kristen M. Onken
Chief Finance Officer,
Chief Accounting Officer,
and U.S. Representative
Exhibit 15.1
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Logitech Delivers Record Q3 Results
Strong growth in audio, video, remotes propels quarterly revenue past half billion dollar
mark for the first time in the Companys history
FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 18, 2006 and ROMANEL-SUR-MORGES, Switzerland, Jan. 19, 2006 Logitech International (SWX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) today posted record financial results for the third quarter of FY 2006, its twenty-ninth consecutive quarter of double-digit sales growth.
For Logitechs third quarter of FY 2006, ended December 31, 2005, sales were $574 million, up 19 percent from $484 million in the same quarter last year. Operating income was $80.7 million, up 10 percent from $73.6 million last year. Net income for the quarter was $71.3 million ($.71 per share), up 11 percent from $64.2 million ($.66 per share) in the prior year. Gross margin was 32.3 percent, down from 34.8 percent in Q3 FY 2005, and up sequentially from 31.4 percent in Q2 FY 2006.
Logitechs retail sales in the third quarter were up 19 percent over the prior year, driven by strong demand for audio, video and remote-control products. Retail sales growth was 15 percent in EMEA, 26 percent in the Americas and 20 percent in Asia Pacific. The Companys OEM sales were up 15 percent over last year, primarily due to sales of mice.
Our strong sales growth during the important holiday-buying season confirms that Logitech is successfully executing our strategy to ride the wave of key consumer trends the popularity of digital music, the pervasiveness of broadband connectivity, and the evolving role of the PC as an entertainment and communication platform, said Guerrino De Luca, Logitech president and chief executive officer. Our audio and video products continue to be key growth drivers. And the Harmony remotes product line has established itself as an additional driver, with significant future opportunities.
Even with audio representing a higher proportion of the retail product mix compared to the previous two quarters, we still achieved a sequential increase in gross margin of nearly 100 basis points, due in part to continued improvements in the audio category.
Highlights for Logitechs Q3 FY 2006
| | Retail sales of Logitechs video products grew 44 percent year-over-year, reflecting the increasing use of video communications over the Internet and demand across the full line of Logitechs webcams, including the new QuickCam® Fusion. |
| | Fueled by the growing popularity among consumers of audio communications over the Internet, using services such as Skypes, Logitechs retail sales of PC headsets grew by 90 percent year-over-year. |
| | Retail sales of Logitech speakers grew by 144 percent compared to the same quarter last year. The mm50 portable speakers for iPod® were a significant growth driver for the Companys booming speaker business, achieving the highest-ever revenue for any Logitech speaker product in a single quarter. |
| | Retail sales momentum continued to accelerate across the range of Logitech® Harmony® universal remote controls, with the Harmony 880 remaining the strongest performer. |
| | Enthusiastic market response to the Logitech G7 Laser Cordless Mouse and the G5 Laser Mouse resulted in retail sales of Logitechs gaming mice nearly doubling, compared to the same quarter last year. |
Outlook
For the current fiscal year, ending March 31, 2006, the Company targets sales growth of at least 20 percent for the full fiscal year, compared to its previous target of 18-20 percent. The Company continues to expect operating income growth for the full fiscal year to exceed 15 percent and gross margin to be at the low end of the companys long-term target range of 32 to 34 percent.
The company also provided preliminary financial targets for Fiscal Year 2007, ending March 31, 2007, of 15 percent year-over-year growth in sales and operating income, excluding the impact of new accounting for expensing stock-related compensation.
Earnings Teleconference
Logitech will hold an earnings teleconference on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006 at 14:00 Central European Time/8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time/5:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. A live webcast and replay of the teleconference, including presentation slides, will be available at http://ir.logitech.com. Please visit the Web site at least 10 minutes early to register for the teleconference webcast.
About Logitech
Founded in 1981, Logitech designs, manufactures and markets personal peripherals that enable people to effectively work, play, and communicate in the digital world. Logitech International is a Swiss public company traded on the SWX Swiss 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 regarding expected sales, operating income and gross margin for Fiscal Year 2006, long-term gross margin target range and sales and operating income growth for Fiscal Year 2007. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Logitechs actual performance to differ materially from that anticipated in these
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include our ability to introduce successful products in a timely manner, the effect of pricing, product, marketing and other initiatives by our competitors and our reaction to them on our sales, gross margins and profitability, our ability to match production to demand and to coordinate the worldwide manufacturing and distribution of our products in a timely and cost-effective manner, the sales mix between our lower- and higher-margin products, consumer demand for our products and our ability to accurately forecast it, as well as those additional factors set forth in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, and our quarterly reports on Form 6-K, available at www.sec.gov . Logitech does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.
The operating income target for Fiscal Year 2007 excluding stock-related compensation is a non-GAAP financial measure under new accounting rules that require the expensing of stock-related compensation effective for Logitech beginning with its next fiscal year, starting April 1, 2006. Under these rules, the Company is required to determine the appropriate fair value model to be used to value share-based payments, the amortization method for compensation cost and the transition method to be used at the date of adoption. Logitech is in the process of making these determinations and as a result at this time management is unable to provide a non-GAAP to GAAP reconciliation of its Fiscal Year 2007 operating income target.
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 Companys Web site at www.logitech.com .
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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
(In thousands, except per share / ADS) - Unaudited
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Net sales
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
% of net sales
Operating expenses:
Marketing and selling
Research and development
General and administration
Total operating expenses
Operating income
Interest income, net
Other income, net
Income before income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net income
Shares used to compute net income per share and ADS:
Basic
Diluted
Net income per share and ADS:
Basic
Diluted
Note:
Share and per-share data for all periods presented have been adjusted to give effect to the
two-for-one stock split that took effect on June 30, 2005.
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
(In thousands, except per share / ADS) - Unaudited
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Net sales
Cost of goods sold
Gross profit
% of net sales
Operating expenses :
Marketing and selling
Research and development
General and administration
Total operating expenses
Operating income
Interest income (expense), net
Other income, net
Income before income taxes
Provision for income taxes
Net income
Shares used to compute net income per share and ADS:
Basic
Diluted
Net income per share and ADS:
Basic
Diluted
Note:
Share and per-share data for all periods presented have been adjusted to give effect to the
two-for-one stock split that took effect on June 30, 2005.
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
(In thousands) - Unaudited
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Other current assets
Total current assets
Investments
Property, plant and equipment
Intangible assets
Goodwill
Other intangible assets
Other assets
Total assets
Current liabilities
Short-term debt
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Total current liabilities
Long-term debt
Other liabilities
Total liabilities
Shareholders equity
Total liabilities and shareholders equity
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
(In thousands) - Unaudited
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Depreciation
Amortization of other acquisition-related intangibles
Operating income
Operating income before depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditures
Net sales by channel:
Retail
OEM
Total net sales
Net sales by product family:
Retail - Cordless
Retail - Corded
Retail - Video
Retail - Audio
Retail - Gaming
Retail - Other
OEM
Total net sales
Quarter Ended December 31,
2005
2004
$
573,856
$
483,816
388,349
315,488
185,507
168,328
32.3
%
34.8
%
66,380
61,020
22,380
19,160
16,074
14,547
104,834
94,727
80,673
73,601
1,182
233
1,108
1,682
82,963
75,516
11,615
11,327
$
71,348
$
64,189
92,897
87,657
100,190
98,353
$
0.77
$
0.73
$
0.71
$
0.66
Nine Months Ended December 31,
2005
2004
$
1,330,659
$
1,079,978
905,418
711,515
425,241
368,463
32.0
%
34.1
%
170,376
149,822
64,889
53,342
45,836
40,575
281,101
243,739
144,140
124,724
2,460
(282
)
4,545
3,831
151,145
128,273
21,163
19,240
$
129,982
$
109,033
90,267
88,521
100,040
99,035
$
1.44
$
1.23
$
1.31
$
1.12
December 31, 2005
March 31, 2005
December 31, 2004
$
276,872
$
341,277
$
245,967
370,048
229,234
295,816
257,577
175,986
186,003
49,631
50,364
46,229
954,128
796,861
774,015
16,703
16,793
16,715
68,886
52,656
47,674
135,399
134,286
134,807
12,335
15,816
17,504
1,856
2,460
3,275
$
1,189,307
$
1,018,872
$
993,990
$
14,061
$
9,875
$
10,283
242,641
177,748
189,063
174,864
156,575
157,362
431,566
344,198
356,708
16
147,788
155,485
949
737
876
432,531
492,723
513,069
756,776
526,149
480,921
$
1,189,307
$
1,018,872
$
993,990
Quarter Ended
December 31,
Nine Months Ended
December 31,
2005
2004
2005
2004
$
7,720
$
6,702
$
23,475
$
18,858
1,160
1,654
3,481
4,635
80,673
73,601
144,140
124,724
89,553
81,957
171,096
148,217
13,531
9,194
37,617
27,522
$
516,575
$
433,840
$
1,169,645
$
942,235
57,281
49,976
161,014
137,743
$
573,856
$
483,816
$
1,330,659
$
1,079,978
$
148,336
$
158,625
$
333,706
$
336,275
86,821
91,000
233,126
220,201
82,401
57,309
192,238
151,188
117,602
51,405
247,000
106,011
56,552
66,639
108,136
107,823
24,863
8,862
55,439
20,737
57,281
49,976
161,014
137,743
$
573,856
$
483,816
$
1,330,659
$
1,079,978