Logitech Delivers Strong Start to Fiscal Year 2022

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Logitech International (SIX: LOGN, Nasdaq: LOGI) reported robust Q1 FY2022 results with sales reaching $1.31 billion, a 66% increase in US dollars and 58% in constant currency year-over-year. Operating income soared by 143% to $203 million, while GAAP EPS jumped 160% to $1.09. Non-GAAP operating income and EPS also showed significant growth, rising 100% and 91%, respectively. Despite the strong start, Logitech maintained its FY2022 outlook of flat sales growth in constant currency, indicating potential market challenges ahead.

Positive

• Q1 FY2022 sales increased 66% to $1.31 billion.
• GAAP operating income rose 143% to $203 million.
• GAAP EPS grew 160% to $1.09.
• Non-GAAP operating income increased 100% to $235 million.
• Non-GAAP EPS rose 91% to $1.22.

Negative

• Guidance for FY2022 indicates flat sales growth, plus or minus five percent.

SIX Swiss Exchange Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR —

Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) today announced financial results for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2022.

• Q1 sales were $1.31 billion, up 66 percent in US dollars and 58 percent in constant currency, compared to Q1 of the prior year.
• Q1 GAAP operating income grew 143 percent to $203 million, compared to $83 million in the same quarter a year ago. Q1 GAAP earnings per share (EPS) grew 160 percent to $1.09, compared to $0.42 in the same quarter a year ago.
• Q1 non-GAAP operating income grew 100 percent to $235 million, compared to $117 million in the same quarter a year ago. Q1 non-GAAP EPS grew 91 percent to $1.22, compared to $0.64 in the same quarter a year ago.

“We’ve started strong in Fiscal Year 2022, with Q1 sales up 58% in constant currency and profits doubling versus last year,” said Bracken Darrell, Logitech president and chief executive officer. “Our key categories grew high double digits. This performance demonstrates the strength of our capabilities, excellent operational execution, and ability to capitalize on long-term trends, like gaming, streaming and creating, hybrid work and video everywhere.”

Outlook

Logitech confirmed its Fiscal Year 2022 outlook of flat sales growth in constant currency, plus or minus five percent, and $800 million to $850 million in non-GAAP operating income.

Prepared Remarks Available Online

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

Financial Results Videoconference and Webcast

Logitech will hold a financial results videoconference to discuss the results for Q1 Fiscal Year 2022 on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and 2:30 p.m. Central European Summer Time. A livestream of the event 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, acquisition-related costs, change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition, restructuring charges (credits), loss (gain) on investments, 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, a non-GAAP measure, 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 the Fiscal Year 2022 outlook.

About Logitech

Logitech helps all people pursue their passions by designing experiences so everyone can create, achieve, and enjoy more. Logitech designs and creates products that bring people together through computing, gaming, video, streaming and creating, and music. Brands of Logitech include Logitech, Logitech G, ASTRO Gaming, Streamlabs, Blue Microphones, Ultimate Ears and Jaybird. 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 months ended June 30, 2021, long-term growth trends, Logitech’s potential, and outlook for Fiscal Year 2022 operating income and sales growth. The forward-looking statements in this press 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 demand variability and supply shortages; 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 we are not able to maintain and enhance our brands; if our products and marketing strategies fail to separate our products from competitors’ products; the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact; if we do not efficiently manage our spending; 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; changes in trade regulations, policies and agreements and the imposition of tariffs that affect our products or operations and our ability to mitigate; risks associated with acquisitions; and the effect of changes to our effective income tax 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 (SEC), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 and our subsequent reports filed with the SEC, 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
		June 30,
GAAP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS		2021				2020
Net sales		$	1,312,058			$	791,894
Cost of goods sold		739,066				482,638
Amortization of intangible assets		4,066				3,523
Gross profit		568,926				305,733
Operating expenses:
Marketing and selling		252,314				133,238
Research and development		69,246				49,725
General and administrative		40,542				29,071
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related costs		5,217				4,609
Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition		(1,474)				5,716
Restructuring credits, net		—				(53)
Total operating expenses		365,845				222,306
Operating income		203,081				83,427
Interest income		316				620
Other income, net		8,435				2,029
Income before income taxes		211,832				86,076
Provision for income taxes		24,991				14,003
Net income		$	186,841			$	72,073
Net income per share:
Basic		$	1.11			$	0.43
Diluted		$	1.09			$	0.42
Weighted average shares used to compute net income per share:
Basic		168,372				167,612
Diluted		172,020				170,127

LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS*
(In thousands) - unaudited
		June 30,				March 31,
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS		2021				2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	1,497,721			$	1,750,327
Accounts receivable, net		545,907				612,225
Inventories		778,596				661,116
Other current assets		158,130				135,650
Total current assets		2,980,354				3,159,318
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net		114,693				114,060
Goodwill		449,732				429,604
Other intangible assets, net		112,229				115,148
Other assets		338,485				324,248
Total assets		$	3,995,493			$	4,142,378
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		$	709,741			$	823,233
Accrued and other current liabilities		702,589				858,617
Total current liabilities		1,412,330				1,681,850
Non-current liabilities:
Income taxes payable		62,968				59,237
Other non-current liabilities		147,704				139,502
Total liabilities		1,623,002				1,880,589
Shareholders’ equity:
Registered shares, CHF 0.25 par value:		30,148				30,148
Issued shares — 173,106 at June 30 and March 31, 2021
Additional shares that may be issued out of conditional capitals — 50,000 at June 30 and March 31, 2021
Additional shares that may be issued out of authorized capital — 17,311 at June 30 and March 31, 2021
Additional paid-in capital		74,948				129,519
Shares in treasury, at cost — 4,407 at June 30, 2021 and 4,799 at March 31, 2021		(302,606)				(279,541)
Retained earnings		2,677,419				2,490,578
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(107,418)				(108,915)
Total shareholders’ equity		2,372,491				2,261,789
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	3,995,493			$	4,142,378

LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS*
(In thousands) – unaudited
		Three Months Ended
		June 30,
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS		2021				2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$	186,841			$	72,073
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by/ (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation		20,462				11,747
Amortization of intangible assets		8,843				8,132
Gain on investments		(1,071)				(174)
Share-based compensation expense		23,651				20,115
Deferred income taxes		(4,158)				3,589
Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition		(1,474)				5,716
Other		1,045				9
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net		73,308				(102,092)
Inventories		(115,166)				(40,385)
Other assets		(30,796)				(15,770)
Accounts payable		(115,620)				168,346
Accrued and other liabilities		(160,835)				(12,459)
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities		(114,970)				118,847
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(24,514)				(12,308)
Investment in privately held companies		(501)				(30)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired		(15,586)				—
Purchases of trading investments		(1,091)				(2,424)
Proceeds from sales of trading investments		1,345				2,362
Net cash used in investing activities		(40,347)				(12,400)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchases of registered shares		(54,872)				—
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and purchase rights		2,750				9,992
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock units		(50,411)				(23,121)
Net cash used in financing activities		(102,533)				(13,129)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		5,244				511
Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(252,606)				93,829
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period		1,750,327				715,566
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period		$	1,497,721			$	809,395

LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS*
(In thousands) – unaudited
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION		Three Months Ended
		June 30,
NET SALES		2021				2020				Change
Net sales by product category:
Pointing Devices		$	182,878			$	120,469			52	%
Keyboards & Combos		218,357				145,360				50
PC Webcams		109,918				60,851				81
Tablet & Other Accessories		79,272				46,048				72
Gaming (1)		335,397				181,903				84
Video Collaboration		234,885				130,074				81
Mobile Speakers		28,484				29,009				(2)
Audio & Wearables		116,607				71,365				63
Smart Home		6,172				6,810				(9)
Other (2)		88				5				1,660
Total Sales		$	1,312,058			$	791,894			66	%

(1) Gaming includes streaming services revenue generated by Streamlabs.

(2) Other includes products that the Company currently intends to phase out, or has already phased out, because they are no longer strategic to the Company's business.

LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS*
(In thousands, except per share amounts) – unaudited
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION		Three Months Ended
		June 30,
GAAP TO NON GAAP RECONCILIATION (A)		2021				2020
Gross profit – GAAP		$	568,926			$	305,733
Share-based compensation expense		1,369				1,400
Amortization of intangible assets		4,066				3,523
Gross profit - Non-GAAP		$	574,361			$	310,656
Gross margin – GAAP		43.4		%		38.6		%
Gross margin - Non-GAAP		43.8		%		39.2		%
Operating expenses – GAAP		$	365,845			$	222,306
Less: Share-based compensation expense		22,282				18,715
Less: Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related costs		5,217				4,609
Less: Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition		(1,474)				5,716
Less: Restructuring credits, net		—				(53)
Operating expenses - Non-GAAP		$	339,820			$	193,319
% of net sales – GAAP		27.9		%		28.1		%
% of net sales - Non – GAAP		25.9		%		24.4		%
Operating income – GAAP		$	203,081			$	83,427
Share-based compensation expense		23,651				20,115
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related costs		9,283				8,132
Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition		(1,474)				5,716
Restructuring credits, net		—				(53)
Operating income - Non – GAAP		$	234,541			$	117,337
% of net sales – GAAP		15.5		%		10.5		%
% of net sales - Non – GAAP		17.9		%		14.8		%
Net income – GAAP		$	186,841			$	72,073
Share-based compensation expense		23,651				20,115
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related costs		9,283				8,132
Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition		(1,474)				5,716
Restructuring credits, net		—				(53)
Gain on investments		(1,071)				(174)
Non-GAAP income tax adjustment		(7,416)				3,048
Net income - Non – GAAP		$	209,814			$	108,857
Net income per share:
Diluted – GAAP		$	1.09			$	0.42
Diluted - Non – GAAP		$	1.22			$	0.64
Shares used to compute net income per share:
Diluted - GAAP and Non – GAAP		172,020				170,127

LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS*
(In thousands) – unaudited
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION		Three Months Ended
		June 30,
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE		2021				2020
Share-based Compensation Expense
Cost of goods sold		$	1,369			$	1,400
Marketing and selling		8,530				8,792
Research and development		5,061				3,103
General and administrative		8,691				6,820
Total share-based compensation expense		23,651				20,115
Income tax benefit		(16,594)				(8,111)
Total share-based compensation expense, net of income tax benefit		$	7,057			$	12,004

*Note: These preliminary results for the three months ended June 30, 2021 are subject to adjustments, including subsequent events that may occur through the date of filing our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

(A) Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, we use a number of financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing our overall business performance, for making operating decisions and for forecasting and planning future periods. We consider the use of non-GAAP financial measures helpful in assessing our current financial performance, ongoing operations and prospects for the future as well as understanding financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations.

While we use non-GAAP financial measures as a tool to enhance our understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance and to provide incremental insight into the underlying factors and trends affecting both our performance and our cash-generating potential, we do not consider these measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial measures. Consistent with this approach, we believe that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures to the readers of our financial statements provides useful supplemental data that, while not a substitute for GAAP financial measures, can offer insight in the review of our financial and operational performance and enables investors to more fully understand trends in our current and future performance. In assessing our business during the quarter ended June 30, 2021 and previous periods, we excluded items in the following general categories, each of which are described below:

Share-based compensation expense. We believe that providing non-GAAP measures excluding share-based compensation expense, in addition to the GAAP measures, allows for a more transparent comparison of our financial results from period to period. We prepare and maintain our budgets and forecasts for future periods on a basis consistent with this non-GAAP financial measure. Further, companies use a variety of types of equity awards as well as a variety of methodologies, assumptions and estimates to determine share-based compensation expense. We believe that excluding share-based compensation expense enhances our ability and the ability of investors to understand the impact of non-cash share-based compensation on our operating results and to compare our results against the results of other companies.

Amortization of intangible assets. We incur intangible asset amortization expense, primarily in connection with our acquisitions of various businesses and technologies. The amortization of purchased intangibles varies depending on the level of acquisition activity. We exclude these various charges in budgeting, planning and forecasting future periods and we believe that providing the non-GAAP measures excluding these various non-cash charges, as well as the GAAP measures, provides additional insight when comparing our gross profit, operating expenses, and financial results from period to period.

Acquisition-related costs and change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition. We incurred expenses and credits in connection with our acquisitions which we generally would not have otherwise incurred in the periods presented as a part of our continuing operations. Acquisition related costs include all incremental expenses incurred to effect a business combination. Fair value of contingent consideration is associated with our estimates of the value of earn-outs in connection with certain acquisitions. We believe that providing the non-GAAP measures excluding these costs and credits, as well as the GAAP measures, assists our investors because such costs are not reflective of our ongoing operating results.

Restructuring charges (credits). These expenses are associated with re-aligning our business strategies based on current economic conditions. We have undertaken several restructuring plans in recent years. In connection with our restructuring initiatives, we incurred restructuring charges related to employee terminations, facility closures and early cancellation of certain contracts. We believe that providing the non-GAAP measures excluding these items, as well as the GAAP measures, assists our investors because such charges (credits) are not reflective of our ongoing operating results in the current period.

Loss (gain) on investments. We recognize losses (gains) related to our investments in various companies, which vary depending on the operational and financial performance of the companies in which we invest. These amounts include our losses (earnings) on equity method investments, investment impairments and losses (gains) resulting from sales or other events related to our investments. We believe that providing the non-GAAP measures excluding these items, as well as the GAAP measures, assists our investors because such losses (gains) are not reflective of our ongoing operations.

Non-GAAP income tax adjustment. Non-GAAP income tax adjustment primarily measures the income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments excluded above and other events; the determination of which is based upon the nature of the underlying items, the mix of income and losses in jurisdictions and the relevant tax rates in which we operate.

Each of the non-GAAP financial measures described above, and used in this press release, should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, a measure of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, investors are cautioned that there are inherent limitations associated with the use of each of these non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. In particular, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and many of the adjustments to the GAAP financial measures reflect the exclusion of items that are recurring and may be reflected in the Company’s financial results for the foreseeable future. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information in the reconciliation included in this press release regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures. In addition, as noted above, we evaluate the non-GAAP financial measures together with the most directly comparable GAAP financial information.

Additional Supplemental Financial Information - Constant Currency

In addition, Logitech 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.

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FAQ

What were Logitech's Q1 FY2022 sales figures?

Logitech reported Q1 FY2022 sales of $1.31 billion, a 66% increase compared to the previous year.

How much did Logitech's GAAP EPS grow in Q1 FY2022?

Logitech's GAAP EPS grew by 160% to $1.09 in Q1 FY2022.

What is Logitech's outlook for FY2022?

Logitech confirmed a flat sales growth outlook in constant currency for FY2022, with a range of plus or minus five percent.

What were the non-GAAP figures for Logitech in Q1 FY2022?

In Q1 FY2022, Logitech's non-GAAP operating income was $235 million, and non-GAAP EPS was $1.22.

When will Logitech discuss its Q1 FY2022 results?

Logitech will hold a financial results videoconference on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.