UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007
Commission File Number: 0-29174
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)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Name of each exchange on which registered | |
Registered Shares par value CHF 0.25 per share | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
The number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes of capital or common stock as of March 31, 2007 was 182,242,981 registered shares.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. x Yes ¨ No
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ¨ Yes x No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. x Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer
Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow. ¨ Item 17 x Item 18
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes x No
In this document, unless otherwise indicated, references to the Company or Logitech are to Logitech International S.A., its consolidated subsidiaries and predecessor entities. Unless otherwise specified, all references to U.S. dollar, dollar or $ are to the United States dollar, the legal currency of the United States of America. All references to CHF are to the Swiss franc, the legal currency of Switzerland.
Logitech, the Logitech logo, and the Logitech products referred to herein are either the trademarks or the registered trademarks of Logitech. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Annual Report on Form 20-F contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs of our management as of the filing date of this Form 20-F. These forward-looking statements include statements related to:
| our business strategy for fiscal year 2008 and beyond for new areas of growth and for building on the Companys current strengths; |
| our business and product plans for fiscal year 2008 and evolving market trends affecting our products; and |
| the sufficiency of our cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from operations, and available borrowings under our bank lines of credit to fund capital expenditures and working capital needs for the foreseeable future. |
Factors that might affect these forward-looking statements include, among other things:
| market acceptance for our products; |
| the effect of pricing, product, marketing and other initiatives by our competitors and our reaction to them on our sales, gross margins, operating expenses and profitability; |
| the impact of a failure to successfully innovate in our current and emerging product categories and identify new feature or product opportunities; |
| consumer demand for our products and our ability to accurately forecast such demand; |
| our ability to implement our business strategy; |
| our ability to match production levels with product demand and to successfully coordinate worldwide manufacturing and distribution; and |
| general economic and business conditions. |
The words anticipate, believe, could, estimate, expect, forecast, intend, may, plan, project, predict, should, will and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our views and assumptions as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 20-F. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could cause our actual results to differ are discussed more fully under Item 3 Key Information Risk Factors, as well as elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 20-F and in our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this filing. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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PART I
ITEM 1. | IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS |
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. | OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE |
Not applicable.
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ITEM 3. | KEY INFORMATION |
A. Selected Financial Data
The financial data below should be read in conjunction with Item 5 Operating and Financial Review and Prospects. These historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future.
Year ended March 31, | |||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||
(In thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||
Consolidated statements of income and cash flow data: |
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Net sales |
$ | 2,066,569 | $ | 1,796,715 | $ | 1,482,626 | $ | 1,268,470 | $ | 1,100,288 | |||||
Gross profit |
709,525 | 574,110 | 503,587 | 408,922 | 364,504 | ||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Marketing and selling |
272,264 | 221,504 | 200,350 | 156,793 | 141,194 | ||||||||||
Research and development |
108,256 | 87,953 | 73,900 | 61,289 | 56,195 | ||||||||||
General and administrative |
98,143 | 65,742 | 57,663 | 45,286 | 43,233 | ||||||||||
Total operating expenses |
478,663 | 375,199 | 331,913 | 263,368 | 240,622 | ||||||||||
Operating income |
230,862 | 198,911 | 171,674 | 145,554 | 123,882 | ||||||||||
Net income |
$ | 229,848 | $ | 181,105 | $ | 149,266 | $ | 132,153 | $ | 98,843 | |||||
Net income per share: |
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Basic |
$ | 1.26 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 0.84 | $ | 0.73 | $ | 0.54 | |||||
Diluted |
$ | 1.20 | $ | 0.92 | $ | 0.77 | $ | 0.67 | $ | 0.49 | |||||
Shares used to compute net income per share: |
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Basic |
182,635 | 181,361 | 177,008 | 181,384 | 183,955 | ||||||||||
Diluted |
190,991 | 198,769 | 198,250 | 200,640 | 205,638 | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 303,825 | $ | 152,217 | $ | 213,674 | $ | 166,460 | $ | 145,108 | |||||
March 31, | |||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |||||||||||
(In thousands) | |||||||||||||||
Consolidated balance sheet data: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 196,197 | $ | 245,014 | $ | 341,277 | $ | 294,753 | $ | 218,734 | |||||
Short-term investments |
$ | 214,625 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Total assets |
$ | 1,327,463 | $ | 1,057,064 | $ | 1,027,697 | $ | 873,920 | $ | 744,456 | |||||
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |
$ | | $ | 4 | $ | 147,788 | $ | 137,008 | $ | 131,615 | |||||
Shareholders equity |
$ | 844,524 | $ | 685,176 | $ | 526,149 | $ | 457,080 | $ | 365,562 |
Exchange Rates
Our shares traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange are denominated in Swiss francs while our shares traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market are denominated in U.S. dollars. Fluctuations in the exchange rate between the Swiss franc and the U.S. dollar will affect the U.S. dollar equivalent of the Swiss franc price of our shares on the SWX Swiss Exchange and, as a result, will likely affect the market price of our shares in the United States, and vice versa.
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The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, information concerning exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the Swiss franc based on the noon buying rate as reported by The Bank of New York, expressed in Swiss francs per U.S. dollars. The noon buying rate is the rate in New York City for cable transfers in selected currencies as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Average (1) | High | Low | Period End | |||||
Fiscal 2003 |
CHF1.469 | CHF1.674 | CHF1.325 | CHF1.354 | ||||
Fiscal 2004 |
1.311 | 1.418 | 1.219 | 1.268 | ||||
Fiscal 2005 |
1.225 | 1.320 | 1.134 | 1.195 | ||||
Fiscal 2006 |
1.270 | 1.326 | 1.179 | 1.303 | ||||
Fiscal 2007 |
1.238 | 1.304 | 1.191 | 1.213 |
(1) | Represents the average of the noon buying rate on the last business day of each month during the year. |
High | Low | |||
Monthly Highs and Lows (over the most recent six month period): |
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November 2006 |
CHF1.257 | CHF1.197 | ||
December 2006 |
CHF1.225 | CHF1.191 | ||
January 2007 |
CHF1.253 | CHF1.213 | ||
February 2007 |
CHF1.253 | CHF1.219 | ||
March 2007 |
CHF1.233 | CHF1.208 | ||
April 2007 |
CHF1.225 | CHF1.203 |
As of May 1, 2007, the noon buying rate between the U.S. dollar and the Swiss franc was CHF 1.215.
B. Capitalization and Indebtedness
Not applicable.
C. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
D. Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Our operating results are difficult to predict and fluctuations in results may cause volatility in the price of our shares.
Our revenues and profitability are difficult to predict due to the nature of the markets in which we compete and for many other reasons, including the following:
| Our operating results are highly dependent on the volume and timing of orders received during the quarter, which are difficult to forecast. Customers generally order on an as-needed basis and we typically do not obtain firm, long-term purchase commitments from our customers. As a result, our revenues in any quarter depend primarily on orders booked and shipped in that quarter. In addition, a significant portion of our quarterly retail sales can occur in the last month of each quarter, further increasing the difficulty in predicting quarterly revenues and profitability. |
| We must incur a large portion of our costs in advance of sales orders, because we must plan research and production, order components, buy tooling equipment, and enter into development, sales and marketing, and other operating commitments prior to obtaining firm commitments from our customers. This makes it difficult for us to adjust our costs in response to a revenue shortfall, which could adversely affect our operating results. |
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| Fluctuations in currency exchange rates can impact our revenues, expenses and profitability because we report our financial statements in U.S. dollars, whereas we have significant transactions in other currencies. Furthermore, fluctuations in foreign currencies impact our global pricing strategy resulting in our lowering or raising selling prices in a currency in order to avoid disparity with U.S. dollar prices and to respond to currency-driven competitive pricing actions. |
Fluctuations in our operating results may cause volatility in the price of our shares.
If we fail to successfully innovate in our current and emerging product categories, our business and operating results could suffer.
The personal peripherals industry is characterized by short product life cycles, frequent new product introductions, rapidly changing technology and evolving industry standards. As a result, we must continually innovate in our current and emerging product categories, introduce new products and technologies, and enhance existing products in order to remain competitive.
The success of our products depends on several factors, including our ability to:
| identify new feature or product opportunities; |
| anticipate technology, market trends and consumer demands; |
| develop innovative and reliable new products and enhancements in a cost-effective and timely manner; and |
| distinguish our products from those of our competitors. |
If we do not execute on these factors successfully, products that we introduce or technologies or standards that we adopt may not gain widespread commercial acceptance, and our business and operating results could suffer. In addition, if we do not continue to distinguish our products, particularly our retail products, through distinctive, technologically advanced features, designs, and services, as well as continue to build and strengthen our brand recognition and our access to distribution channels, our business could be harmed.
Our gross margins can vary significantly depending on the timing of our product introductions, market reaction to our products, product mix, geographic sales mix, customers and other factors.
Our gross margins can vary due to consumer demand, competition, product life cycle, new product introductions, unit volumes, commodity and supply chain costs, geographic sales mix, and the complexity and functionality of new product innovations. In particular, if we are not able to introduce new products in a timely manner at the product cost we expect, or if consumer demand for our products is less than we anticipate, or if there are product pricing, marketing and other initiatives by our competitors to which we need to react that lower our margins, then our overall gross margin will be less than we project.
In addition, our gross margins vary significantly by product line and customer type, as well as within product lines. When the mix of products sold shifts from higher margin product lines to lower margin product lines, or to lower-margin products within product lines, our overall gross margins and our profitability may be adversely affected. For example, our gross margins are generally lower for sales to OEM customers compared with sales to our retail customers. As a result, increases in OEM sales or decreases in retail sales relative to total sales may negatively impact our gross margins.
The impact of these factors on gross margins can create fluctuations in our operating results, which may cause volatility in the price of our shares.
If we do not compete effectively, demand for our products could decline and our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
Our industry is intensely competitive. It is characterized by short product life cycles, continual performance enhancements, and rapid adoption of technological and product advancements by competitors in our retail
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market, and a trend of declining average selling prices in the OEM market. We continue to experience aggressive price competition and other promotional activities from our primary competitors and from less-established brands, and we may choose to adjust prices or increase other promotional activities to improve our competitive position. We may also encounter more competition if any of our competitors decide to enter other markets in which we currently operate.
In addition, we have been expanding the categories of products we sell, and entering new markets, such as the market for programmable remote controls and streaming media devices. As we do so, we are confronting new competitors, many of which have more experience in the categories or markets and have greater marketing resources and brand name recognition than we have. In addition, because of the continuing convergence of the markets for computing devices and consumer electronics, we expect greater competition in the future from well-established consumer electronics companies in our developing categories, as well as future ones we might enter. Many of these companies have greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources than we have.
We expect continued competitive pressure in both our retail and OEM business, including in the terms and conditions that our competitors offer customers, which may be more favorable than our terms and conditions and may require us to take actions to increase our customer incentive programs, which could impact our revenues and operating margins.
Corded and Cordless. Microsoft is our main competitor in retail cordless (mice and desktops) and corded (mice and keyboards) categories. Microsofts offerings include a complete line of mice, keyboards and desktops. Microsoft has significantly greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources, as well as greater name recognition and a larger customer base. We are also experiencing competition and pricing pressure for corded and cordless mice and desktops from less-established brands, in the lower-price segments, which could potentially impact our market share. The emerging notebook peripheral segment is also an area where we face aggressive pricing and promotions, as well as new competitors that have broader notebook product offerings than we do.
Video. Our competitors for PC Web cameras include Creative Labs, Philips and Microsoft, whose entry into the product category made the competitive environment more intense. We are encountering aggressive pricing practices, promotions and channel marketing on a worldwide basis, which may impact our revenues and margins.
Microsoft is a leading producer of operating systems and applications with which our mice, keyboards and webcams are designed to operate. As a result, Microsoft may be able to improve the functionality of its own peripherals to correspond with ongoing enhancements to its operating systems and software applications before we are able to make such improvements. This ability could provide Microsoft with significant lead-time advantages. In addition, Microsoft may be able to offer pricing advantages on bundled hardware and software products that we may not be able to offer.
Gaming. Competitors for our interactive entertainment products include Intec, Mad Catz, Pelican Accessories and Saitek Industries. Our controllers for PlayStation® also compete against controllers offered by Sony.
Audio. Competitors in audio devices vary by product line. In the PC, mobile entertainment and communication platform speaker business, competitors include Plantronics and its Altec Lansing subsidiary, Creative Labs, and Bose Corporation. In the PC and console headset, telephony and microphone business, our main competitors include Plantronics and its Altec Lansing subsidiary. With the acquisition of Slim Devices in October 2006, we expanded our audio product portfolio to include network-based audio systems for digital music. This is an emerging market, with several small competitors, as well as larger established consumer electronics companies, like Sony and Philips.
Advanced Remote Controls. Our revenues and market share for personal peripheral devices for home entertainment systems have expanded substantially in the last year. With many companies offering universal
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remote controls, our success will likely attract more competition. Our competitors include, among others, Philips, Universal Remote, Universal Electronics, RCA and Sony.
If we do not compete effectively, demand for our products could decline, our gross margin could decrease, we could lose market share and our revenues could decline.
If we do not continue to improve our product demand forecasting, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
We use our forecasts of product demand to make decisions regarding investments of our resources and production levels of our products. Although we receive forecasts from our customers, many are not obligated to purchase the forecasted demand. Also, actual sales volumes for individual products in our retail distribution channel can be volatile due to changes in consumer preferences and other reasons. In addition, our retail products have short product life cycles, so a failure to accurately predict high demand for a product can result in lost sales that we may not recover in subsequent periods, or higher product costs if we meet demand by paying higher costs for materials, production and delivery. We could also frustrate our customers and lose shelf space. Our failure to predict low demand for a product can result in excess inventory, lower cash flows and lower margins if we are required to reduce product prices in order to reduce inventories.
Over the past few years, we have rapidly and significantly expanded the number and types of products we sell, and the geographic markets in which we sell them, and we will endeavor to further expand our product portfolio and sales reach. The growth of our product portfolio and our sales markets has increased the difficulty of accurately forecasting product demand.
We have experienced large differences between our forecasts and actual demand for our products and expect differences to arise in the future. If we do not continue to improve the accuracy of our forecasts, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
Our business depends in part on access to third-party platforms or technologies, and if the access is withdrawn, denied, or is not available on terms acceptable to us, or if the platforms or technologies change without notice to us, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
In recent years we have expanded our product portfolio to include products designed for use with third-party platforms such as the Apple iPod, Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation, and the Sony PSP. The growth of our business is in part due to sales of these products. However, our business in these categories relies on our access to the platforms of third parties, which can be withdrawn, denied or not be available on terms acceptable to us. For example, to our knowledge Microsoft has not licensed any manufacturer to produce third-party wireless peripherals for use with their Xbox 360 gaming console.
Our access to third-party platforms may require paying a royalty, which lowers our product margins, or may otherwise be on terms that are not acceptable to us. In addition, the third-party platforms or technologies used to interact with our product portfolio can change without prior notice to us, which can result in our having excess inventory or lower margins.
If we are unable to access third-party platforms or technologies, or if our access is withdrawn, denied, or is not available on terms acceptable to us, or if the platforms or technologies change without notice to us, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
Our principal manufacturing operations and third-party contract manufacturers are located in China, which exposes us to risks associated with doing business in that country.
Our principal manufacturing operations and third-party contract manufacturers are located in China. Our manufacturing operations in Suzhou, China could be severely impacted by changes in the interpretation and
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enforcement of legal standards, by strains on Chinese energy, transportation, communications, trade, public health and other infrastructures, by conflicts, embargoes, increased tensions or escalation of hostilities between China and Taiwan, and by other trade customs and practices that are dissimilar to those in the United States and Europe. Interpretation and enforcement of Chinas laws and regulations continue to evolve, for example in the area of value-added tax (VAT) and tax holidays and incentives. We expect differences in interpretation and enforcement to continue in the foreseeable future.
Our Suzhou facilities are managed by several of our key Taiwanese expatriate employees. The loss of these employees, either voluntarily or as a consequence of deterioration in relations between China and Taiwan, could diminish the productivity and effectiveness of our Suzhou manufacturing operations.
Further, we may be exposed to fluctuations in the value of the Chinese yuan renminbi (CNY), the local currency of China. Significant future appreciation of the CNY could increase our component and other raw material costs, as well as our labor costs, and could adversely affect our financial results.
We purchase key components and products from a limited number of sources, and our business and operating results could be harmed if supply were delayed or constrained or if there were shortages of required components.
We purchase certain products and key components from a limited number of sources. If the supply of these products or key components, such as micro-controllers and optical sensors, were to be delayed or constrained, we may be unable to find a new supplier on acceptable terms, or at all, or our new and existing product shipments could be delayed, any of which could harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
Lead times for materials, components and products ordered by us or by our contract manufacturers can vary significantly and depend on factors such as contract terms, demand for a component, and supplier capacity. From time to time, we have experienced component shortages. We continue to experience extended lead times on semiconductors, such as micro-controllers and optical sensors, and base metals used in our products. Shortages or interruptions in the supply of components or subcontracted products, or our inability to procure these components or products from alternate sources at acceptable prices in a timely manner, could delay shipment of our products or increase our production costs, which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
If we do not successfully coordinate the worldwide manufacturing and distribution of our products, we could lose sales.
Our business requires us to coordinate the manufacture and distribution of our products over much of the world. We increasingly rely on third parties to manufacture our products, manage centralized distribution centers, and transport our products. If we do not successfully coordinate the timely manufacture and distribution of our products, we may have insufficient supply of products to meet customer demand and we could lose sales, or we may experience a build-up in inventory.
We rely on commercial air freight carriers, ocean freight carriers, trucking companies and other transportation companies for the movement of our products. Consequently, our ability to ship products to our distribution centers could be adversely impacted by shortages in available cargo capacity. The logistics and supply chain infrastructure in China, where our products are manufactured, has not kept pace with the rapid expansion of Chinas economy, resulting in periodic capacity constraints in the transportation of goods. If we are unable to secure cost-effective freight resources in a timely manner, we could incur incremental costs to expedite delivery, which could adversely affect our gross margins, and we could experience delays in bringing our products to market, resulting in lost product sales or the accumulation of excess inventory. Air and ground transportation costs remain under upward pressure primarily due to high fuel costs. Further increases in the worldwide cost of fuel could result in higher transportation costs, which could adversely affect gross margins.
A significant portion of our quarterly retail orders and product deliveries generally occur in the last month of the fiscal quarter. This places pressure on our supply chain and could adversely impact our revenues and profitability if we are unable to successfully fulfill customer orders in the quarter.
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We conduct operations in a number of countries and the effect of business, legal and political risks associated with international operations could significantly harm us.
We conduct operations in a number of countries. There are risks inherent in doing business in international markets, including:
| difficulties in staffing and managing international operations; |
| compliance with laws and regulations, including environmental and tax laws, which vary from country to country and over time, increasing the costs of compliance and potential risks of non-compliance; |
| exposure to political and financial instability, leading to currency exchange losses and collection difficulties or other losses; |
| exposure to fluctuations in the value of local currencies; |
| difficulties or increased costs in establishing sales and distribution channels in unfamiliar markets, with their own market characteristics and competition, particularly in Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia; |
| changes in VAT or VAT reimbursement; |
| imposition of currency exchange controls; and |
| delays from customs brokers or government agencies. |
Any of these risks could significantly harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
We may be unable to protect our proprietary rights. Unauthorized use of our technology may result in the development of products that compete with our products.
Our future success depends in part on our proprietary technology, technical know-how and other intellectual property. We rely on a combination of patent, trade secret, copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws, and confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions such as nondisclosure terms and licenses, to protect our intellectual property.
We hold various United States patents and pending applications, together with corresponding patents and pending applications from other countries. It is possible that any patent owned by us will be invalidated, deemed unenforceable, circumvented or challenged, that the patent rights granted will not provide competitive advantages to us, or that any of our pending or future patent applications will not be issued. In addition, other intellectual property laws or our confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions may not adequately protect our intellectual property. Also, others may independently develop similar technology, duplicate our products, or design around our patents or other intellectual property rights. In addition, unauthorized parties have copied and may in the future attempt to copy aspects of our products or to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Any of these events could significantly harm our business, financial condition and operating results.
Product quality issues could adversely affect our reputation and could impact our operating results.
The market for our products is characterized by rapidly changing technology and evolving industry standards. To remain competitive, we must continually introduce new products and technologies. The products that we sell could contain defects in design or manufacture. Defects could also occur in the products or components that are supplied to us. There can be no assurance we will be able to detect and remedy all defects in the hardware and software we sell. Failure to do so could result in product recalls, product redesign efforts, lost revenue, loss of reputation, and significant warranty and other expenses to remedy.
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If we do not successfully introduce and market products for notebook PCs, our business and results of operations may suffer.
We have historically targeted peripherals for the PC platform, a market that is dynamically changing as a result of the increasing popularity of notebook and mobile products over desktop PCs. In our OEM channel, this shift has adversely affected our sales of OEM mice, which are sold with name-brand desktop PCs. Our OEM mice sales have historically made up the bulk of our OEM sales, and our OEM sales accounted for 11% and 12% of total revenues during fiscal year 2007 and 2006. If the desktop PC market continues to experience slower growth or decline, and if we do not successfully grow our non-mouse OEM business, our OEM revenues could be adversely affected.
In our retail channels, the impact of the growing popularity of notebook PCs and mobile devices is uncertain, but may result in a decreased demand by consumers for keyboards and desktops (mouse and keyboard combination). This could negatively affect our sales of these products which would adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Our effective tax rates may increase in the future, which could adversely affect our operating results.
We operate in multiple jurisdictions and our profits are taxed pursuant to the tax laws of these jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate may be affected by changes in or interpretations of tax laws in any given jurisdiction, utilization of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, changes in geographical allocation of income and expense, and changes in managements assessment of matters such as the realizability of deferred tax assets. In the past, we have experienced fluctuations in our effective income tax rate. Our effective income tax rate in a given fiscal year reflects a variety of factors that may not be present in the succeeding fiscal year or years. There is no assurance that our effective income tax rate will not change in future periods. The amount of income taxes we pay could be subject to ongoing audits in various jurisdictions and a material assessment by a governing tax authority could affect our profitability. If our effective tax rate increases in future periods, our operating results could be adversely affected.
We are exposed to significant costs and risks associated with complying with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires the management of public companies in the United States to evaluate and report on the Companys systems of internal control over financial reporting. Further, Section 404 requires the companys independent registered public accountants to attest to and report on managements evaluation of those controls. We have and will continue to incur significant expenses and management resources to comply with the requirements of Section 404 on an ongoing basis.
In addition, the Companys growth strategy, through innovation, product line expansion and the acquisition of complementary businesses, requires periodic changes and enhancements to our operational, financial, and management controls, and to our reporting systems and procedures. Our compliance with the annual internal control reporting requirements for each fiscal year will depend on the effectiveness of our financial reporting and data systems and controls across the Company, and future changes in our control environment that may affect those systems and controls. If we do not implement the required new or improved controls, if we encounter difficulties in their implementation or operation, or if we experience difficulty in the assimilation of acquired businesses into our internal control systems, our financial reporting could be negatively affected.
Inferior internal controls or the determination that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective might cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could cause volatility in the market price of our shares.
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Our expansion in streaming media systems may present risks that could adversely affect the valuation of assets acquired and impact our operating results.
In October 2006, we acquired Slim Devices, Inc., a privately held company specializing in network-based audio systems for digital music. Slim Devices products compete in the emerging market for network-based music systems. As with any emerging market, uncertainty exists concerning whether and how quickly the market will develop and evolve. Factors such as these and others could prevent us from realizing the anticipated benefits of the acquisition.
The Slim Devices acquisition resulted in the recording of goodwill, which could result in potential impairment charges that could adversely affect our operating results. Acquisitions are inherently risky, and no assurance can be given that our acquisition of Slim Devices or other future acquisitions will be successful and will not adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.
ITEM 4. | INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY |
A. History and Development of the Company
Logitech International S.A. was incorporated under the laws of Switzerland in 1981 as a company with indefinite duration. Our shares are listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange and the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Our registered office is CH-1143 Apples, Switzerland; and the telephone number is 41-(0)21-800-53-54. We have manufacturing facilities in Asia and offices in major cities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Important Events
Share for ADS Exchange
In October 2006, we exchanged our Logitech shares for our Nasdaq-listed American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on a one-for-one basis, so that the same Logitech shares trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as on the SWX Swiss Exchange. Effective February 2007, Logitech became part of the Nasdaq-100 Index® and the Nasdaq-100 Equal Weighted IndexSM. Our shares also became part of the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock®.
Sales Growth and Acquisitions
During the past few years, we have significantly broadened our product offerings and the markets in which we sell them. During the same period, our net sales have grown significantly, from $736 million in fiscal year 2001 to $2.1 billion in fiscal year 2007. Most of this growth has been organic, a result of the Companys own product development and marketing activities. However, our business has also grown as a result of a limited number of acquisitions that have expanded our activities into new product categories.
Slim Devices Streaming Media Systems. In October 2006, we acquired Slim Devices, Inc. (Slim Devices), a privately held company specializing in network-based audio systems for digital music, based in Mountain View, California. We paid $20.0 million in cash for all the outstanding shares of Slim Devices, and $0.6 million in closing and transaction costs. We also agreed to a possible performance-based payment, payable in the first calendar quarter of 2010, based on net revenues in calendar year 2009 from the sale of products and services derived from Slim Devices technology. The acquisition is part of our strategy to expand our presence in the digital music and home-entertainment control environment.
Intrigue Advanced Remote Controls. In May 2004, we acquired Intrigue Technologies, Inc. (Intrigue), a privately held provider of advanced remote controls, based in Mississauga, Canada. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, we acquired all the outstanding shares of Intrigue for $29.8 million in cash, and $1.6 million in closing and transaction costs, plus a deferred payment, estimated at March 31, 2007 to be at least $33.7 million, to Intrigues former shareholders based on the highest net sales from products incorporating Intrigues technology during any consecutive four-quarter period from April 2006 through September 2007. The acquisition was part of our strategy to pursue new opportunities in the living room environment, positioning Logitech at the convergence of consumer electronics and personal computing in the digital living room.
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Labtec Audio. In March 2001, we acquired Labtec Inc., a publicly traded provider of PC speakers, headsets and microphones for $73 million in cash and stock, and $3.3 million in closing and transaction costs. The acquisition strengthened our market presence in the audio interface space and furthered our expansion into markets such as gaming, digital music and mobile telephony. We have also expanded the Labtec brand to encompass additional product categories such as mice and webcams.
Connectix Web Cameras. In September 1998, we acquired the QuickCam® PC Web camera business of Connectix Corporation for $26.2 million in cash, including closing and other transaction costs. The acquisition allowed us to take advantage of new technologies in digital imaging and to become a world leader in Web cameras.
Principal Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment for fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $47.2 million, $54.1 million and $40.5 million. During fiscal year 2007, our investments related primarily to information system upgrades and normal expenditures for tooling costs, machinery and equipment and computer equipment and software. During fiscal years 2006 and 2005, capital expenditures were mainly for construction of a new factory in Suzhou, China as well as investments for information systems upgrades and normal expenditures for tooling costs. Our capital requirements are primarily financed through cash flow from operations.
Principal Equity Investments
As of March 31, 2007, the Companys equity investments in various technology companies were immaterial. During fiscal years 2007 and 2006, we did not make any equity investments. During fiscal year 2005, we made an investment of $0.7 million. In fiscal year 2007, we sold our investment in Anoto Group AB for $24.2 million and recognized a gain of $9.1 million. In fiscal year 2006, we sold or impaired investments amounting to $1.6 million. We did not sell or impair any investments in fiscal year 2005.
B. Business Overview
Company Overview
Logitech is a world leader in personal peripherals for personal computers and other digital platforms, developing and marketing innovative products in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music, home-entertainment control, interactive gaming and wireless devices. Our products include mice, keyboards, trackballs, 3D control devices, webcams, multimedia speakers, wireless and Internet music solutions for the home, headsets, headphones, gaming controllers, gaming accessories, and advanced remote controls for home-entertainment systems. We sell our products through a worldwide network of retail distributors and resellers, including wholesale distributors, consumer electronics retailers, mass merchandisers, specialty electronics stores, computer and telecom stores, value-added resellers, and online merchants, as well as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Our sales through our retail channels to consumers comprise the significant majority of our revenues. In fiscal year 2007, we generated net sales of $2.1 billion, operating income of $230.9 million, and net income of $229.8 million.
We design our products to be easy to install and use, and to simplify the complexity of the user interaction with technology. Often our products are the most frequent point of physical interaction between people and the digital world. Consumers buy our retail products as add-on devices to enable or improve applications that require dedicated devices, or as replacements that offer increased comfort, flexibility and functionality compared with
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the basic peripherals that come with the platform. We also have retail products that appeal to consumers who are enriching their home-entertainment experience with an easy-to-use universal remote control that allows complete control of a home-entertainment system, or with a convenient way to stream digital music from the Internet, PC or digital music player throughout the home. Our OEM products are a frequent choice among PC manufacturers, who need high-quality, affordable, and functional personal peripherals in high volumes.
Over the past 26 years, Logitech has established itself as a leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of PC navigation devices. Building on this leadership position, over the last ten years we expanded into PC webcams, speakers, headsets, gaming devices, and personal peripherals for platforms such as gaming consoles, mobile entertainment, communication devices and home-entertainment systems. Our most recent product additions include advanced remote controls that are designed to provide simple, intuitive control of even the most elaborate entertainment system, and wireless and Internet music systems that enable consumers to stream their digital music from a PC, the Internet or a digital music player directly to their stereo or home-entertainment system.
Products
Logitech operates in a single industry segment encompassing the design, development, production, marketing and support of personal peripheral products. Most of our products share certain characteristics such as common customers, common sales channels or common company infrastructure requirements.
Logitechs personal peripheral products include PC navigation devices such as corded and cordless mice, trackballs and keyboards, and 3D control devices; Internet communication devices such as webcams and headsets; digital music devices such as speakers, headphones and wireless music systems; advanced remote controls for home entertainment control; and interactive gaming devices such as joysticks, gamepads, steering wheels and keyboards for PCs, and accessories for game consoles.
Pointing Devices and Keyboards
Mice
Logitech offers many varieties of PC mice, sold through retail, OEM, and system builder channels. Most cordless pointing devices from Logitech use our 2.4 GHz or proprietary 27 MHz digital radio technology to transmit data to the host computer. Optical (Laser or LED) technology has substantially replaced the ball with a light beam that illuminates surfaces on which the mouse is traveling.
Our introduction of the Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse in 2004 marked an important milestone: the first laser-based optical system. The nearly singular wavelength of laser light reveals greater surface detail, enabling laser mice to track reliably on virtually any surface. Combining laser with Logitechs MX processing engine and Fast RFTM wireless technology, the Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse set a new performance benchmark for responsiveness and accuracy.
In fiscal year 2007, we introduced the successor to the MX1000 mouse, the Logitech® MX Revolution Cordless Laser Mouse. The MX Revolution mouse is the result of years of research and development, and addresses the multi-tasking PC environment with several new technology breakthroughs, including:
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The MicroGearTM Precision Scroll Wheel with two modes that permit users to navigate through files faster and with more precision. In free-spin mode, the machined alloy wheel can spin for up to seven seconds, scrolling through thousands of spreadsheet rows or hundreds of word-processing pages. The click-to-click scrolling mode yields tactile feedback for each small unit of distance scrolled, allowing more precise navigation. |
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Logitech SmartShiftTM Technology intelligently adjusts the scroll wheel, depending on the active application or current task, from precision click-to-click mode to free-spin mode. |
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| The One-Touch Search button does away with the need to use a browser or toolbar to perform an Internet search. |
| Document Quick-Flip quickly moves through multiple documents open within several applications, improving user efficiency. |
Our mice products also include an expanded line of gaming mice, including the G5 and G7 mice for gamers, which represent several performance breakthroughs, such as the use of full-speed USB to transmit data at faster rates, 2.4 GHz digital cordless technology for a stronger wireless connection, 2000 dpi resolution for superior speed, custom weight tuning for the G5, and swappable, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries for the G7. The notebook mouse line has been enriched with the addition of the VX Revolution mouse, the V450 Laser Cordless Mouse for Notebooks, the V350 Optical Cordless Mouse for Notebooks, and the corded V150 Laser Mouse for Notebooks and V100 Optical Mouse for Notebooks.
All of Logitechs premium retail mice are bundled with Logitech SetPoint® software, enabling users to program mouse buttons for specific tasks. We also sell both corded and cordless mice designed specifically for OEM customers.
Trackballs
We offer several trackballs for the retail channel. All corded and cordless models use Logitechs patented Marble® optical sensing technology, which enables reliable, accurate operation without the need to regularly clean the device to prevent buildup of dust or grease. The Cordless Optical TrackMan® trackball also features a cruise control scrolling feature as well as several programmable buttons to enhance usability.
3D Controllers
Our 3Dconnexion subsidiary offers 3D input devices for the growing field of 3D control. In fiscal year 2007, 3Dconnexion introduced the SpaceNavigator, intended for people using mainstream 3D applications such as Google Earth and Google SketchUp. More than 300,000 professionals use 3Dconnexion controllers, including the SpacePilot, SpaceNavigator, SpaceExplorer®, and SpaceTraveler. All 3Dconnexion controllers leverage the productivity benefits and comfort of working with two hands: one hand on the mouse to select, modify or annotate, and the other hand on the motion controller to navigate.
Keyboards, Desktops and Notebook Stands
Logitech offers a variety of corded and cordless keyboards and desktops (keyboard-and-mouse combinations) from the award-winning top-of-the-line rechargeable diNovo Edge keyboard to the basic Media Keyboard.
The most recent addition to the award-winning diNovo line is the diNovo Edge keyboard, our first rechargeable keyboard. Less then 3/4 of an inch thick, the diNovo Edge combines sleek design with advanced technology, including Bluetooth® 2.0, dynamic backlighting, a touch-sensitive volume control, an integrated TouchDisc for controlling the computers cursor, and improved key travel and resistance. The diNovo Edge is marketed separately to enable the user to select their favorite mouse complement the MX or VX Revolution.
The new Cordless Desktop® MX 3200 Laser includes several buttons designed to help people take advantage of key Windows VistaTM features, such as Flip 3D and Search. We also introduced a new category with the Alto Notebook Stand, a one-piece notebook riser with an integrated, full-size keyboard. The Logitech Alto gives people the typing experience they are accustomed to having with a desktop PC, complete with a number pad, a media panel and a standard key layout, and the easy-to-set-up platform raises the monitor to eye level.
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All premium keyboards offer Logitechs innovative SetPoint software, which enables one-touch access to a variety of common tasks, including launching music software, accessing the Internet, and starting a chat with Instant Messenger software.
Voice and Video Communications
Web Cameras
Logitechs industry-leading QuickCam® webcams make it easy for friends and family to keep in touch by seeing and talking to each other using their computers. We work closely with leading application developers to help deliver the video communications services and software that connect consumers and create demand for webcams. In addition, our Logitech Video EffectsTM avatars and face accessories software has become a favorite application for users wishing to record and post video to Web sites, with more than 12 million downloads from www.logitech.com since its introduction in 2005.
In fiscal year 2007, Logitech introduced the QuickCam Ultra Vision webcam, offering a true-to-life video calling experience by delivering twice the image clarity as that offered by typical webcams. This webcam features the new Logitech RightLight 2 Technology a system of hardware and software technologies designed to optimize video settings in low-light and uneven lighting environments.
Logitechs performance webcams the QuickCam Ultra Vision, QuickCam Fusion, QuickCam Orbit and QuickCam Pro 5000 products now include Logitech RightLight 2 Technology and the ability to record HD video.
Our redesigned QuickCam software is included with all new webcams, complete with a new icon-based interface allowing easier access to all of the cameras settings and features, including the popular Logitech Video Effects software.
We also expanded our line of webcams for the notebook PC market with the introduction of the QuickCam Deluxe for Notebooks and QuickCam for Notebooks.
PC Headsets, Microphones and VoIP Handsets
We offer headsets, microphones and handsets designed for applications such as PC voice communications, Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications and online gaming. The Logitech Premium Notebook Headset is designed to enhance the experience of using Internet calling applications such as Skype®, with a noise-canceling microphone, convenient in-line volume and mute controls, and the flexibility of connecting via digital USB ports or traditional analog (3.5 mm) ports.
The Logitech QuickCallTM USB Speakerphone delivers premium voice quality in a speakerphone by using a two-microphone array one on each side of the wing-shaped phone that can capture voices and sounds from a wider area in a room, transmitting even whispers from several feet away.
The Logitech Cordless Internet Handset makes using Skype on the PC as easy as using an ordinary cordless telephone, offering a crystal-clear calling experience at up to 164 feet (50 meters) from the PC. The Skype Certified handset supports the key Skype calling functions.
Audio
Speakers and Headphones
Logitech designs and manufactures a wide variety of multimedia speakers, from our flagship 5.1-channel multi-platform, 505-watt Logitech® Z-5500 Digital speakers and Z-5450 Digital speakers with convenient
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wireless rear satellite speakers both of which work with PCs, game consoles, televisions and DVD players and feature THX certification to high-volume, two-piece speaker systems. The flagship models have garnered multiple best-in-class awards, affirming the Logitech brand in the speaker market.
In fiscal year 2007, we launched the Z-10 Interactive Speaker System, which offers an interactive, tactile and visual experience. By putting touch-sensitive controls on the face of the Z-10 speakers, an industry first, we eliminated the need for people to toggle between applications to control their music on their computer monitor. Using USB technology and software, the speakers can display track information from popular media players, including iTunes®, Windows Media® Player, Winamp, and Musicmatch®. The digital display also reveals a clock, volume levels and other system information from the PC.
Logitechs product line includes premium-performance speakers optimized for the iPod® as well as a wide variety of portable platforms, from MP3 and CD players to notebook PCs. The mm50 Portable Speakers continue to be one of the Companys best-selling audio products. In fiscal year 2007, we extended our iPod speaker product line with the AudioStation and the AudioStation Express.
Logitech also offers headphones for iPod and other MP3 players, including the new Logitech FreePulse Wireless headphones. Half the size of Logitechs previous wireless headphones, these cordless headphones are flexible and durable, yet deliver the complete freedom of experiencing digital music with no strings attached.
We also offer the Logitech Noise Canceling headphones, which feature SilentSound noise canceling technology that can cancel up to 22 decibels of noise. They can be used with an iPod, PC or TV in the office, at home or on a plane.
Streaming Media
With our October 2006 acquisition of Slim Devices, Logitech added the Squeezebox and Transporter products to our streaming music systems lineup. These products let people enjoy high-quality digital music in multiple rooms of the home. Users can stream digital audio content from a PC or the Internet, and can leverage Internet audio services, such as Pandora and Rhapsody in the United States and similar services offered in other countries. The software for these products has been designed with contributions from a worldwide community of open-source developers.
In fiscal year 2007, we unveiled the Logitech Wireless DJ Music System, which connects the PC to a home-entertainment center or speaker system and plays any PC audio format, including MP3, iTunes® (AAC), WMA, Internet radio, and podcasts, without requiring a wireless network. The long-range Wireless DJ remote, with its display and scroll wheel, can navigate a music collection from anywhere in the home.
Gaming
PC Game Controllers
Logitech offers a full range of dedicated game controllers for PC gamers. The products address key game genres: joysticks for flight simulation; steering wheels for driving; gamepads for sports, action, and adventure games; mice and keyboards for strategy, RPG, and first-person gaming; and headsets for online gaming. Though the products are very different in nature due to their different target applications, they are united by Logitechs attention to quality and excellence of design. They are focused on satisfying the needs of gamers and share some core Logitech technologies, such as cordless connection, force feedback, optical sensing, and interactive LCD.
In fiscal year 2007, we extended the G-series family of products with the Logitech G25 Racing Wheel. The G-series line has been designed to deliver premium technical performance and key features that give gamers a
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competitive edge. The Logitech G25 wheel offers advanced features which, until now, could be found only in specialized or custom-made racing simulators.
Console Game Controllers and Accessories
Since entering the console market in 2001, Logitech has consistently broadened our line with popular products in strategic segments. We offer products for console platforms such as PlayStation®2, PlayStation®3, PSP (PlayStation® Portable), Xbox® and Xbox 360. We work with platform providers and game developers throughout the world to develop new applications and technologies for this market. With our expertise in vibration and force feedback, cordlessness, voice input, and video input, Logitech is enabling a broad range of new gaming experiences. To enable our hardware controllers and promote high-quality support within games, we also provide advanced software drivers and tools to game developers.
In fiscal year 2007, we introduced a line of products for the newly launched PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system that includes the new Logitech Cordless Precision controller, the Logitech ChillStream controller, the Logitech Cordless MediaBoard keyboard, the Logitech HDMI cable and the Logitech USB Headset.
Also in fiscal year 2007, we continued to build on our reputation for providing superior driving wheels with the Logitech DriveFX Wheel for Xbox 360. The DriveFX Wheel combines high-quality materials with advanced axial-feedback technology.
Remote Controls
Logitech has expanded our presence in the digital living room by offering advanced universal remote controls for home-entertainment systems. Our current line of Harmony advanced remote controls with patented Smart State Technology® provides simple, complete control of even the most elaborate entertainment system, including one-touch control of all entertainment activities. Our online database includes codes and characteristics needed to control more than 200,000 different home-entertainment device models from more than 5,000 different manufacturers. Logitechs Harmony advanced remote controls offer interactive media capabilities, allowing users to select TV shows, movies or music titles from the interactive display. The latest addition to the line is the Harmony 1000 remote, which features a 3.5-inch QVGA color touch-screen and includes radio frequency (RF) wireless technology, providing the ability to control components and systems that are hidden behind closed cabinets. We also offer high-end solutions for custom installers and high-end audio-video dealers, which can control multi-room entertainment systems and some advanced lighting systems.
Competitive Strengths
We believe our key competitive strengths include:
Product Definition, Technology and Industrial Design Excellence
We understand the balance between features and complexity, functionality and style, price and performance. Logitech believes our ability to produce world-class, user-centric industrial designs, coupled with innovative technologies that deliver true benefit to the consumer, sets us apart from our competitors. We have repeatedly received awards for design and innovation. During fiscal year 2007, our product designs received the following honors: red dot awards, iF Industrie Forum Design awards, Good Design awards and CES Innovations Design and Engineering awards. Logitechs advanced technology, evidenced by products such as the MX Revolution cordless laser mouse, the diNovo Edge keyboard, the Z-10 Interactive Speaker System, the G25 Racing Wheel, the QuickCam® Ultra Vision webcam, the Harmony® 1000 Advanced Universal Remote, the AudioStation high-performance iPod speaker system and others, garnered numerous top billings, including Editors Choice, Product of the Year, World Class Award, Top 100 Gadgets of the Year, and more, in a variety of publications
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such as Popular Mechanics, PC World, PC Magazine, CNET, Computer Shopper, Macworld, Maximum PC, and in many other media outlets worldwide.
Substantial Technical Expertise
Logitech has accumulated significant expertise in the key engineering disciplines that underlie our products. For example, our engineers have continually enhanced motion-encoding technology for control devices over several distinct generations. Their expertise in mechanical design is showcased in the award-winning MX Revolution cordless laser mouse, which includes the MicroGearPrecison Scroll Wheel that sets a new benchmark for scrolling efficiency. Logitech engineers have developed several radio transmission technologies for cordless operations, developed new applications for webcams, enabled the integration of new controllers in console gaming, and developed innovative database and Web-based systems to configure our advanced remote controls. Many of the technologies involved in these developments have applications across multiple product offerings, allowing us to leverage our accumulated investment.
We believe Logitechs future lies not only in our strong internal technical resources, but also in partnering with other industry leaders with complementary technologies that promise to make the interface more productive, natural and enjoyable.
Technological Innovation
Logitech has long been at the forefront of technological innovation, with a list of more than 90 industry firsts to our name and a patent portfolio of more than 300 patents.
We have continually embraced new connectivity technologies and standards. Logitech led in optical sensing technology with the opto-mechanical mouse in 1982. We were also among the first to market a digital still camera in 1991. We demonstrated the first working USB prototype at the Fall Comdex in 1995. In 2001, Logitech introduced the first cordless optical mouse. With the Cordless Presenter, we introduced our first Bluetooth personal peripheral and in 2004, with the MXTM1000, the first laser mouse. Also in 2004, we extended the use of our proprietary 2.4 GHz technology to our mice products, further reducing power consumption and size, and enhancing the range of operation. In 2005, Logitech included the Z-wave radio technology in our high-end advanced remote controls, to enable simple home automation tasks based on this emerging connectivity standard. In fiscal year 2007, we introduced the MX Revolution cordless laser mouse, with the MicroGear Precision Scroll Wheel, which spins freely for up to seven seconds, spanning hundreds of pages with a single flick of the finger. We also introduced an innovative stand to make using a notebook PC more comfortable: the one-piece Alto, a notebook riser with an integrated, full-size keyboard that levels the notebook screen with the users eyes and frees their hands from the constraints of a cramped notebook keypad. Logitech continues to monitor the connectivity environment to optimize the user experience when interfacing with digital information.
Retail Brand and Shelf Space
We believe the Logitech brand name and industrial designs are recognized worldwide as symbols of product quality, innovation, ease of use and price-performance value. Logitech enjoys a strong and growing brand presence in more than 100 countries. During fiscal year 2007, we sold 83 million Logitech-branded products. We believe that in the consumer market, brand identity and brand awareness are important components of the purchase decision, and that as competition intensifies, the ability to secure shelf space will increasingly become a competitive advantage. Logitechs brand has enabled us to build an extensive retail distribution network and to obtain critical shelf space. The strength of our brand is apparent in the OEM channel as well, where systems manufacturers and integrators, as well as game publishers, and other partners are choosing to bundle Logitech-branded products with their offerings.
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Volume Manufacturing Capability Resulting from Strong OEM Relationships
We believe our manufacturing capabilities are a significant competitive advantage. Over the past 11 years Logitech has built a significant manufacturing presence in Asia, where our ISO 9000-certified manufacturing facilities are currently producing more than 60 million units per year. As a result, we have been able to maintain strong quality process controls and have realized significant cost efficiencies. Our manufacturing expertise extends beyond production to include logistical support, just-in-time supply and process engineering.
Logitechs manufacturing capability has allowed us to continue our long-established relationships with large OEM customers. We currently sell to the majority of the worlds largest PC manufacturers, as well as to most of the next layer of systems manufacturers and system integrators. Because Logitechs engineering and design staffs work collaboratively with OEM customers on the specifications for future products, we believe our OEM relationships provide valuable insight into the future of the computer marketplace and technology trends. Further, we plan to extend our OEM presence with both our traditional customer base and new classes of customers, including console platform manufacturers, game publishers and mobile-technology vendors.
The combination of a strong retail brand and a high-volume manufacturing operation linked to our OEM relationships provides Logitech with a competitive advantage that we believe is unparalleled among our competitors.
Global Presence
Logitech is a global company capable of drawing upon the strengths of our global resources, global distribution system and geographical revenue mix. With manufacturing facilities in Asia, engineering teams in North America, Europe and Asia, major distribution centers in North America, Europe and Asia, as well as sales and marketing offices in major cities worldwide, we have worldwide access to leading technology, markets, personnel and ideas.
Expertise in a Broad Array of PC Peripherals
As we broaden our product portfolio beyond the PC platform, we have also continued to expand our portfolio of products for desktop and notebook PCs, offering a broader range of personal peripherals that people use every day as they work, communicate and play at their PC. Logitech personal peripherals bring together a broad variety of products that individuals business people, home users, gamers and others need to make their time on the Internet and time at the computer more productive, comfortable and enjoyable. As a result, Logitech is positioned to offer one-stop shopping for peripherals that have been designed to work seamlessly together.
Industry Overview
Increasingly affordable prices and wider availability of business, consumer, education, and communication applications have created a very large installed base of desktop and notebook personal computers. We believe that market penetration of PCs and other information access devices, already high in developed countries, is likely to increase worldwide.
In addition, continuing growth in processing power and communications bandwidth, the increased accessibility of digital content, and the pervasive access and use of the Internet, create opportunities for new applications, new users and dramatically richer interactions between users and digital information.
These developments create new demands by users who want to take full advantage of the increased processing power, new applications and new technologies in an intuitive, productive, comfortable and convenient manner.
Todays desktop and notebook PCs have evolved into affordable multimedia appliances or digital hubs capable of creating and manipulating vast amounts of graphics, sound and video. The interface devices sold with
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most new PCs can be quite limited in the functionality they provide, especially when the need to offer new personal computers at low prices dictates basic, no-frills peripherals, such as a simple mouse and an alphanumeric keyboard. Logitech believes the expanded capabilities of PCs and the large installed base present a significant opportunity for companies that provide innovative personal peripheral products for the computer, since basic input devices alone do not fully enable many of the newest applications.
Therefore, on one hand, PC manufacturers continue to require large volumes of simple personal peripherals. On the other hand, the after-market (that is, the market for peripheral upgrades and add-ons sold separately from the basic PC) grows as consumers demand more function-rich personal peripheral tools, and as the PC plays an increasing role in the new digital lifestyle.
In addition, we believe that trends established in the consumer technology market, such as brand identity, affordability, ease of installation and use as well as visual appeal, have become important aspects of a purchase decision when buying a desktop or notebook PC and personal peripherals.
We also believe that similar industry dynamics and personal peripheral device opportunities exist for non-PC platforms, such as video game consoles, mobile phones, digital music players and home-entertainment systems. As these additional platforms deliver new functionality, increased processing power and growing communications capabilities, we expect demand to increase for add-on, complementary devices connected to these platforms. The product expertise Logitech has developed around the PC platform extends to these other platforms as well and provides further opportunity for growth and leverage.
Business Strategy
Logitechs objective is to strengthen our leadership in the growing market for personal peripherals, linking people to the digital world wherever and whenever they need to access digital information to communicate, learn and play. We serve the installed base of desktop and notebook PCs by offering innovative personal peripherals to address needs for comfort and productivity as well as entertainment and communication. While PCs are being used more and more as a digital hub, other platforms such as game consoles, mobile phones, digital music players and home-entertainment systems are also becoming a rich resource for people to access information, communicate, listen to music and enjoy an expanding offering of interactive games.
To achieve our objective, the key elements of Logitechs strategy consist of the following:
Technological Innovation
To capitalize on market opportunities for personal peripherals, we recognize that continued investment in product research and development is critical to facilitating innovation of new and improved products and technologies. Beyond updating our existing line of personal peripherals, we will continue to lead the development of new technologies and to create product innovations, such as those introduced in fiscal year 2007, which include the MXTM Revolution cordless laser mouses MicroGearTM Precision Scroll Wheel, the Z-10 Interactive Speaker Systems innovative interactive display, the diNovo EdgeTM keyboards sleek, rechargeable design, and the Harmony® 1000 remotes color touch screen. Logitech is committed to meeting customer needs for personal peripheral devices and believes that innovation, value and product quality are important elements to gaining market acceptance and strengthening our market leadership.
Manufacturing
To effectively respond to rapidly changing demand and to leverage economies of scale, Logitech will continue our hybrid model of in-house manufacturing and third-party contract manufacturers to supply our products. Through our high-volume ISO 9000-certified manufacturing operations located in Suzhou, China, we believe we have been able to maintain strong quality process controls and have realized significant cost efficiencies. The expansion of our Suzhou operations, which was completed in the summer of 2005, provides for
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increased production capacity and greater flexibility in managing product demand. Further, by outsourcing the manufacturing of certain products, we seek to reduce volatility in production volumes as well as time to market.
Information Technology
Logitech has made investments to upgrade our business applications and information technology systems. Our investments in information technology are focused on positioning Logitech for future growth by improving our operational and financial processes to realize cost structure improvements and to effectively manage the increased complexity of our business through standardization and integration of our IT environments.
Geographic Expansion
We believe that the market penetration for Logitech products is particularly low in developing markets such as Latin America, Eastern Europe, India and China. We are committing resources to capitalize on the growth opportunities in these regions, including securing new channel partners, strengthening relationships with existing partners, expanding our sales force and investing in product and marketing initiatives.
Product Strategy
To capitalize on the many opportunities in the growing digital marketplace, Logitechs product strategy focuses on personal peripherals in three digital environments:
| The Office Environment Desktop and Notebook Computers |
| The Digital Home Environment Digital Music Systems, Home-Entertainment Systems, Game Consoles |
| The Mobile Environment Notebook Computers, Digital Music Players, Mobile Phones |
The Office Environment
Logitech has successfully broadened our desktop presence by introducing new, more innovative, high-performance PC navigation devices that have gained market acceptance. In addition, we have expanded beyond our traditional role as a provider of pointing devices for the desktop or notebook PC into a leading brand for video imaging products, keyboards, PC audio products and control devices for emerging 3D applications and platforms such as Google Earth and Adobe Creative Suite. We believe there is an opportunity to continue to innovate and differentiate across a broad set of essential personal peripherals that people touch and use every day.
The Digital Home Environment
We see the dramatic increase of digital content available for the home as a significant source of new opportunities for Logitech. We believe that the new digital home, with a broad and evolving selection of digital entertainment and information content available from multiple sources, and the innovation in affordably priced digital-technology equipment, will over time allow us to play a significant role in the consumer experience.
Our product portfolio includes a line of advanced remote controls for home entertainment and a variety of speaker and headphone products, as well as the Squeezebox and the SqueezeNetwork, which allow people to enjoy digital music in any room of the house. These are parts of our strategy to pursue new opportunities in the digital home environment, positioning Logitech at the convergence of consumer electronics and personal computing in the digital living room.
Also for the digital home, Logitech offers a broad spectrum of products for gaming consoles and PCs. With our expertise in force and vibration feedback, cordless connectivity, voice input and video input, Logitech is
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enabling a broad range of gaming experiences for console platforms. With many of our products, we can efficiently leverage our investment for the desktop PC into other platforms such gaming consoles.
The Mobile Environment
As digital information and communication are evolving into the mobile environment, the opportunity exists for Logitech to support an even broader set of platforms. We believe that the growing number of mobile phones, notebook computers and mobile entertainment and communication platforms, such as portable digital music players and gaming devices, will bring additional demand for complementary personal peripherals. Wherever and whenever people want to access, create or consume digital information, the need exists for devices that allow users to conveniently access the digital world in an intuitive and personal way. Logitech plans to support this need in mobile environments, as we do in the office and home.
Technology
Logitech products are sophisticated systems that combine multiple engineering disciplines lightweight radio frequency transmission, optical, mechanical, electrical, acoustical and software in user-centric industrial designs. These systems share common design elements, including: sensors to detect and encode motion, images, sound or other analog data into electrical signals; custom ASICs; microcontrollers to convert and process signals received from the sensor; a communications subsystem to exchange signals with an attached computer or other intelligent host; and a suite of driver, utility and user interface software modules and Web sites. We believe the software modules and Web support complete a seamless user-centric solution for information input, access and control. Logitechs products incorporate the following principal technologies:
RF Technologies and Cordless Product Design
Logitech is a leader in the development of low-power radio frequency (RF) technologies for use over short distances. We are focusing our current cordless development efforts primarily in three RF technology areas: Fast RF cordless technology, proprietary and non-proprietary 2.4 GHz-based cordless technologies, and Bluetooth® wireless technology, a communications standard with a broad range of applications. Fast RF cordless technology is designed to provide excellent performance for everyday computing applications with a very long battery life and mass market price points. 2.4 GHz technology, designed by Logitech especially for game controllers, satisfies gamers who value high-speed performance. Logitechs cordless gaming devices on PC, PS®2, PS®3, and Xbox® platforms have generated frequent industry and media accolades. Logitechs proprietary 2.4 GHz technology is also the technology of choice for mice products that need to achieve small size and high range of operation. We believe Bluetooth® wireless technology is an enabler of a much wider acceptance of cordless products in the marketplace. For our wireless music products, we use Bluetooth wireless technology with the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), an emerging standard for high-quality wireless stereo sound.
Motion Sensing
Logitechs sensors transform analog motion and images into electronic signals. Logitech, with the patented Marble® technology, was the first company to introduce optical sensing in pointing devices. Optical motion sensors are developed in partnership with technology suppliers, allowing us to improve the optical sensing quality, lower the cost, and increase the reliability of our optical mouse products. Similarly, Logitechs Web cameras use optical sensors to detect colors, shapes and other image attributes, and to convert these attributes into electronic signals.
3Dconnexions line of 3D input devices are the industrys leading 6 degrees of freedom (6DOF) devices with the ability to move 3D objects forward/backward, up/down, left/right and rotate around all 3 axes simultaneously. The patented technology built into each 3D mouse consists of 6 LEDs and 6 Position Sensing Detectors (PSDs) placed in a precise 3D geometric configuration to detect movement in all axes simultaneously. Connected to the computer via the USB, the 6DOF sensor sends multiple threads of navigation
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data to 3D applications. A software development kit is available for integration into 3D applications to capture this navigation data and process 3D movements within the application.
Signal Processing Algorithms
Logitech engineers employ sophisticated signal processing algorithms across many product lines to compute spatial displacements, enhance color image quality and compress or format data for transmission. For example, in our Internet Web cameras, signal-processing algorithms are used for color extraction, image enhancement and data compression.
Power Management
Logitechs products use advanced power management, including techniques to reduce power consumption when needed. Cables connected to separate power supplies are inconvenient in the case of products such as corded pointing devices, and impossible in the case of cordless devices. Consequently, we believe low power consumption is an essential product attribute for the consumer marketplace.
Force Feedback
Force feedback adds a real physical sensation to computer and console systems, enabling users to feel surfaces, bumps, vibrations, textures, inertia, springs, and many other physical phenomena. This licensed technology is primarily used in joysticks and steering wheels where game players can experience the actual physical sensation of being at the controls of a fighter jet or at the wheel of a racing car.
Software
We are focusing our software development efforts on enabling efficient PC navigation, simplifying the control of content and devices in the digital home, expanding gaming functionality, and providing real-time video communication products and services such as video calling and video instant messaging. Also, Logitech has developed software development kits, or SDKs, to enable support for a variety of peripherals on gaming consoles. These include SDKs for force feedback joysticks and wheels, mice, keyboards, cameras and headsets. The SDKs are used in many of the top-selling console and PC games and make it easy for users to leverage the latest features of Logitechs gaming peripherals. Logitechs line of Harmony advanced universal remote controls is powered by Web-based software that minimizes the amount of technical knowledge required for users to program and use their remote controls.
With the acquisition of Slim Devices, we acquired SlimServer, the open source software that powers the Squeezebox and Transporter, as well as any streaming MP3 player on the users network. SlimServer runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD and Solaris. This software was created with the contributions of a worldwide community of developers. The efforts of the Slim Devices open source community results in rapid development and a rich set of features, evolving in response to user feedback. SlimServer also powers SqueezeNetwork, an always-on hosted service that provides access to a large number of Internet radio stations, podcasts, and music services.
Database
Our acquisition, in 2004, of Intrigue Technologies, Inc. brought a large and growing database of information about consumer technology devices. Information contained in the Harmony database includes rich sets of characteristics for a large number of consumer devices, ranging from older devices to the latest offerings. This information helps give users full control of their devices, even if they are not aware of the intricacies of their home-entertainment devices.
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Audio
The Companys audio development resources cover a wide range of audio technologies. In speaker systems, Logitech uses advanced computer-aided design and simulation tools for amplifier and printed circuit board design. Sophisticated laser and PC-based technologies support speaker transducer design. For headsets, in-house engineering and testing technology ensure high-resolution voice recognition microphones. Computer-aided design and in-house rapid prototyping technology speed the overall process and help ensure that products meet design and performance goals.
Research and Development
We believe that continued investment in product research and development is critical to Logitechs success. We believe that our international structure provides advantages and synergies to our overall product development efforts. Our product research and development activities are conducted mainly at the following engineering centers.
Switzerland. Logitechs Swiss engineering center in Romanel-sur-Morges provides us with advanced sensing and cordless technologies. In addition, the center is a convenient point for gaining access to leading European technologies. We have been successful in recruiting and retaining top engineering graduates from leading Swiss universities because we are one of the few personal computer technology companies with research and development activities in Switzerland. In February 2007, Logitech, in collaboration with Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), created the Logitech EPFL incubator, which will offer a select number of students and researchers financial, educational and functional support to develop their ideas into the technologies and personal peripherals of the future.
Taiwan. Through our engineering center in Hsinchu, Taiwan, we have established access to key Asian markets, engineering resources and high-tech manufacturing. Taiwan is a world leader in manufacturing and engineering, particularly in the design and manufacture of semiconductors, notebook computers, scanners, monitors and related products. Moreover, the common language of Taiwan and China facilitates the transfer of products from Logitechs engineering launch site in Taiwan to our high-volume manufacturing site in China.
U.S.A. Our Fremont and Mountain View, California locations allow Logitech access to Silicon Valleys talent pool, particularly important in the development of Internet applications, software and video technologies, and wireless networking. In addition, locations in the midst of the worlds leading technology market enable us to compile market intelligence to define and position products and develop key strategic alliances.
Logitechs Vancouver, Washington engineering center designs and develops our audio products. The facility specializes in acoustic research and development, including model and simulation work. Areas of development include cordless audio applications, demanding applications for audio input such as voice recognition, and audio output for PC speakers.
Canada. Logitechs Mississauga, Canada engineering center designs and develops our Web-connected advanced remote control products. In addition, our Canadian engineering center develops and maintains Logitechs on-line Smart State database of infrared codes and device characteristics used in programming the Web-connected advanced remotes.
Germany. Our 3Dconnexion subsidiary, whose research and development facility is located in Seefeld, Germany, provides Logitech with ongoing research in 3D controller devices. The location of the facility provides access to Germanys leading automotive manufacturers, who are important 3Dconnexion customers and to the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics (DLR), a leading research center in robotics from which we have licensed some of our 3D technology.
Our research and development expenses for fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $108.3 million, $88.0 million and $73.9 million. We expect to continue to devote significant resources to research and development to sustain our competitive position.
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Marketing, Sales and Distribution
Principal Markets
Logitech operates as one business segment, which is the design, development, production, marketing and support of personal interface devices.
Net sales to unaffiliated customers by geographic region were as follows (in thousands):
Year ended March 31, | |||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Europe |
$ | 1,027,852 | $ | 887,736 | $ | 733,667 | |||
North America |
729,207 | 617,942 | 503,356 | ||||||
Asia Pacific |
309,510 | 291,037 | 245,603 | ||||||
Total net sales |
$ | 2,066,569 | $ | 1,796,715 | $ | 1,482,626 | |||
Marketing
Logitech builds awareness of our products and recognition of our brand through targeted advertising, public relations efforts, distinct packaging of our retail products, in-store promotions and merchandising, a Worldwide Web site and other efforts. We also acquire knowledge of our users through customer feedback and market research, including focus groups, product registrations, user questionnaires, primary and multi-client surveys and other techniques. In addition, manufacturers of PCs and other products also receive customer feedback and perform user market research, which sometimes result in specific requests to Logitech for specific products, features or enhancements.
Sales and Distribution Channels
Logitech sells through many distribution channels, including distributors, OEMs and regional and national retail chains, including online retailers. We support these retail channels with third-party distribution centers located in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. These centers perform final configuration of products and product localization with local language manuals, packaging, software CDs and power plugs. In addition, Logitechs distribution mix includes e-commerce in the U.S. as well as e-commerce capabilities in several European countries.
In retail channels, Logitechs direct sales force sells to distributors and large retailers. Our distributor customers typically resell products to retailers, value-added resellers, and systems integrators with whom Logitech does not have a direct relationship. These distributors in the U.S. include D&H Distributing, Ingram Micro Inc. and Tech Data Corporation, and in Europe include Tech Data Corporation, Ingram Micro, Actebis and many national distributors such as Banque Magnetique in France, GEM in the United Kingdom and Also-ABC in Switzerland.
Logitechs products can be found in major retail chains, where they typically enjoy access to significant shelf space. These chains in the U.S. include Best Buy, Circuit City, Office Depot, Staples, Target and Wal-Mart, and in Europe include MediaMarkt/Saturn, Carrefour, KESA Group, FNAC, Dixons Stores Group PLC and most key national consumer electronics chains. Logitech products also can be found at the top online e-tailers, which include Amazon.com, Buy.com, CDW, Insight, and others.
Logitechs OEM products are sold to large OEM customers through a direct sales force, and we support smaller OEM customers through distributors. We count the majority of the worlds largest PC manufacturers among our customers.
Through our operating subsidiaries, we maintain sales offices or sales representatives in 37 countries.
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Customer Service and Technical Support
Logitech maintains customer service and technical support operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Customer service and technical personnel provide support services to retail purchasers of products through telephone, email, facsimile and the Logitech Web site. This site is designed to expedite overall response time while minimizing the resources required for effective customer support. In general, OEMs provide customer service and technical support for their products, including components purchased from suppliers such as Logitech. Logitech provides warranties on our branded products which range from one to five years.
Manufacturing
Logitechs manufacturing operations consist principally of final assembly and testing. Our high-volume manufacturing is located in Suzhou, China. We expanded our Suzhou operations in 2005 with the construction of a new factory to provide for additional production capacity to meet future demand. This facility has 30% greater capacity than our first factory with the potential to double beyond that. The Suzhou facilities are designed to allow production growth as well as flexibility in responding to changing demands for Logitechs products. We continue to focus on ensuring the efficiency of the Suzhou facilities, through the implementation of quality management and employee involvement programs.
New product launches, process engineering, commodities management, logistics, quality assurance, operations management and management of Logitechs contract manufacturers occur in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Suzhou, China and Hong Kong, China. Certain components are manufactured to Logitechs specifications by vendors in Asia, the United States and Europe. We also use contract manufacturers to supplement internal capacity and to reduce volatility in production volumes. In addition, some products, including most keyboards, certain gaming devices and audio products, are manufactured by third-party suppliers to Logitechs specifications. Retail product localization with local language manuals, packaging, software CDs and power plugs is performed at distribution centers in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Competition
Our industry is intensely competitive. It is characterized by short product life cycles, continual performance enhancements, and rapid adoption of technological and product advancements by competitors in our retail market and a trend of declining average selling prices in the OEM market. We continue to experience aggressive price competition and other promotional activities from our primary competitors and from less-established brands, and we may choose to adjust prices or increase other promotional activities to improve our competitive position. We may also encounter more competition if any of our competitors decide to enter other markets in which we currently operate.
In addition, we have been expanding the categories of products we sell, and entering new markets, such as the market for programmable remote controls and streaming media devices. As we do so, we are confronting new competitors, many of which have more experience in the categories or markets and have greater marketing resources and brand name-recognition than we have. In addition, because of the continuing convergence of the markets for computing devices and consumer electronics, we expect greater competition in the future from well-established consumer electronics companies in our developing categories, as well as future ones we might enter. Many of these companies have greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources than we have.
We expect continued competitive pressure in both our retail and OEM business, including in the terms and conditions that our competitors offer customers, which may be more favorable than our terms and conditions and require us to take actions to increase our customer incentive programs, which could impact our revenues and operating margins.
Corded and Cordless. Microsoft is our main competitor in retail cordless (mice and desktops) and corded (mice and keyboards) categories. Microsofts offerings include a complete line of mice, keyboards and desktops.
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Microsoft has significantly greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources, as well as greater name recognition and a larger customer base. We are also experiencing competition and pricing pressure for corded and cordless mice and desktops from less-established brands, in the lower-price segments, which could potentially impact our market share. The emerging notebook peripheral segment is also an area where we face aggressive pricing and promotions, as well as new competitors that have broader notebook product offerings than we do.
Video. Our competitors for PC Web cameras include Creative Labs, Philips and Microsoft, whose entry into the product category made the competitive environment more intense. We are encountering aggressive pricing practices, promotions and channel marketing on a worldwide basis, which may impact our revenues and margins.
Microsoft is a leading producer of operating systems and applications with which our mice, keyboards and webcams are designed to operate. As a result, Microsoft may be able to improve the functionality of its own peripherals to correspond with ongoing enhancements to its operating systems and software applications before we are able to make such improvements. This ability could provide Microsoft with significant lead-time advantages. In addition, Microsoft may be able to offer pricing advantages on bundled hardware and software products that we may not be able to offer.
Audio. Competitors in audio devices vary by product line. In the PC, mobile entertainment and communication platform speaker business, competitors include Plantronics and its Altec Lansing subsidiary, Creative Labs, and Bose Corporation. In the PC and console headset, telephony and microphone business, our main competitors include Plantronics and its Altec Lansing subsidiary. With the acquisition of Slim Devices in October 2006, we expanded our audio product portfolio to include network-based audio systems for digital music. This is an emerging market, with several small competitors, as well as larger established consumer electronics companies, like Sony and Philips.
Advanced Remote Controls. Our revenues and market share for personal peripheral devices for home entertainment systems have expanded substantially in the last year. With many companies offering universal remote controls, our success will likely attract more competition. Our competitors include, among others, Philips, Universal Remote, Universal Electronics, RCA and Sony.
Gaming. Competitors for our interactive entertainment products include Intec, Mad Catz, Pelican Accessories and Saitek Industries. Our controllers for PlayStation® also compete against controllers offered by Sony.
Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights
Intellectual property rights that apply to Logitechs products and services include patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
We hold various United States patents and pending applications, together with corresponding patents and pending applications from other countries. While we believe that patent protection is important, we also believe that patents are of less competitive significance than factors such as technological expertise and innovation, ease of use, and quality design. No single patent is in itself essential to Logitech as a whole. From time to time we receive claims that we may be infringing on patents or other intellectual property rights of others. Claims are referred to counsel, and current claims are in various stages of evaluation and negotiation. If necessary or desirable, we may seek licenses for certain intellectual property rights. Refer also to the discussion in Item 3D Risk Factors We may be unable to protect our proprietary rights. Unauthorized use of our technology may result in the development of products that compete with our products.
To distinguish genuine Logitech products from competing products and counterfeit products, Logitech has used, registered, or applied to register certain trademarks and trade names in the U.S. and in foreign countries and
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jurisdictions. Logitech enforces its trademark and trade name rights in the U.S. and abroad. In addition, the software for Logitechs products and services is entitled to copyright protection, and we generally require our customers to obtain a software license before providing them with that software. We also protect details about our products and services as trade secrets through employee training, license and non-disclosure agreements and technical measures.
Governmental Regulation
The European Union (EU) has adopted the Directive on the Restriction of Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronics Equipment (RoHS). This directive restricts the placement into the EU market of electrical and electronic equipment containing certain hazardous materials including lead, mercury, cadmium, chromium, and halogenated flame-retardants. RoHS became effective in July 2006 with a limited number of exceptions. Most Logitech products are covered by the directive and have been modified, if necessary, to be RoHS compliant. Logitech has an active program to ensure compliance with the RoHS directive and continues to source and introduce the use of RoHS compliant components and manufacturing methods in order to comply with the requirements of the directive.
Further, all Logitech products are subject to the EUs Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE). This directive requires producers of electrical goods to be financially responsible for specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of covered products. Producer obligations also include specified collection, recycling, treatment and disposal of equipment that had been placed in the EU marketplace prior to August 2005, and has reached its end of life. To date, specific legal requirements have not been finalized by all member states, with certain member states delaying implementation until 2007 or beyond. In those countries where legislation is not in effect, we have concluded that the costs of managing and recycling historical and future waste equipment are not reasonably estimable, and no liability has been recognized. In those countries which have enacted legislation, we have provided for the costs of managing and recycling historical and future waste equipment. These costs, which are not material, are based on Logitechs estimated market share of the total cost, which depends on a number of factors, including administration and treatment costs as well as the commercial cost of recycling.
On March 1, 2007, Chinas Management Methods on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products (China RoHS) entered into effect. This is substantially similar to the EU RoHS directive and as such, Logitech products are already compliant. It is expected although not yet officially confirmed that exclusions listed in EU RoHS will be carried into China RoHS legislation. China RoHS requires additional labelling of product that will be shipped in China and Logitech has already taken steps to help ensure we comply with these requirements.
In the U.S., Appliance Efficiency Regulations were adopted by the California Energy Commission. The regulations set out standards for the energy consumption performance of products within the scope of the regulations, which includes some of Logitechs products. The standards apply to appliances sold or offered for sale in California, and Logitech has redesigned or changed some products to comply with these regulations.
Similar environmental legislation may be enacted in other geographies, the cumulative impact of which could be significant. If such legislation is enacted in other countries, Logitech intends to develop compliance programs as necessary. However, until that time, we are not able to estimate any possible impact.
The effects on Logitechs business of complying with other government regulations are limited to the cost of allocation of the appropriate resources for agency fees and testing as well as the time required to obtain agency approvals. The costs and schedule requirements are industry requirements and therefore do not represent an undue burden relative to Logitechs competitive position. As regulations change, we will seek to modify our products or processes to address those changes.
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Seasonality
Our retail product sales are seasonal. Sales are typically highest during the third fiscal quarter (October to December), due primarily to the increased demand for our products during the year-end holiday buying season, and to a lesser extent in the fourth fiscal quarter (January to March). Our sales in the first and second quarters can vary significantly as a result of new product introductions and other factors. Accordingly, year-over-year comparisons are more indicative of variability in our results of operations than quarter-over-quarter comparisons.
Materials
We purchase some of our products and the key components used in our products from a limited number of sources. Refer to the discussion in Item 3D Risk Factors We purchase key components and products from a limited number of sources, and our business and operating results could be harmed if supply were delayed or constrained or if there were shortages of required components.
C. Organizational Structure
The following lists the Companys significant subsidiaries:
Name |
Country of Incorporation |
Ownership Interest |
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Logitech Inc. |
U.S. | 100 | % | ||
Logitech Asia Pacific Limited |
Hong Kong | 100 | % | ||
Logitech Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. |
China | 100 | % | ||
Logitech Europe S.A. |
Switzerland | 100 | % |
D. Property, plant and equipment
Logitechs Europe headquarters are in Romanel-sur-Morges, Switzerland, in a Company-owned facility comprising 33,300 square feet, occupied by research and development, product marketing, technical support, administration and certain Logitech group activities including finance. We lease two additional facilities of 8,700 and 8,400 square feet in Morges, Switzerland. These leases expire in June 2007 and July 2007. Sales and marketing, including sales management, are located in these facilities. We have signed a lease on a new facility in Morges, comprising approximately 51,000 square feet, which we began occupying in April 2007. This facility is occupied by sales and marketing management, technical support, administration and certain Logitech group activities, including finance, legal and human resources. The lease began in January 2007 and will continue for 10 years, with the option for Logitech to terminate the lease after 5 years.
In North America, our headquarters in Fremont, California consist of four leased buildings comprising approximately 172,000 square feet. These facilities are occupied by Logitechs Americas headquarters, including research and development, product marketing, sales management, technical support and administration. The Fremont lease expires in March 2013. The audio business unit is located in 36,000 square feet of leased office space in Vancouver, Washington. This lease expires in April 2009. We also lease approximately 18,000 square feet in Mountain View, California, occupied by our streaming media group, on a lease which expires in May 2011. In addition, we sublease approximately 20,000 square feet in Mississauga, Canada for our remote controls group, on a lease which expires in September 2009.
Our 3Dconnexion subsidiary has subleased a 5,500 square foot office in San Jose, California through December 2007. In Seefeld, Germany, 3Dconnexion has leased 15,000 square feet through the year 2010 for its European headquarters, research and development, and manufacturing.
Worldwide operations and engineering occupy a Logitech-owned 112,000 square foot facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan, which includes mechanical engineering, new product launches, process engineering, commodities management, logistics, quality assurance, and administration. Personnel in Hsinchu manage distribution of
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product throughout Asia through the use of externally administered warehouses in Taiwan, China and Singapore. Logitechs high-volume manufacturing is located in Suzhou, China, in two Company-owned buildings totaling 600,000 and 253,700 square feet. We also leased a 91,500 square foot building for molding operations, on a lease which terminates in April 2007. We are negotiating a lease on a new facility of approximately 53,750 square feet for the molding operations. We have also signed a lease on a new facility in Suzhou, comprising approximately 143,000 square feet, which is expected to be available for occupation in June 2007. The lease expires in May 2012 and the facility will be used for production and manufacturing.
In addition to the distribution centers in Asia, Logitech has major distribution centers in Southaven, Mississippi and in the Netherlands. The 550,000-square foot facility in Southaven is contracted with a third-party logistics company that leases and manages the distribution center for Logitech. The arrangement with the management company is through December 2007 with an option to renew annually. We have two distribution centers in the Netherlands; the main European distribution location in Venray, Netherlands and a smaller facility in Venlo, Netherlands. Both facilities are contracted with warehouse management companies that lease and manage the distribution centers for Logitech. The Venray warehouse is approximately 183,400 square feet and the arrangement with the management company was originally through December 2006 and has been extended to December 2009. The Venlo facility is approximately 80,000 square feet, and the arrangement with the management company is through December 2007. Additionally, we have a 45,500-square foot distribution center in Zalaegerzeg, Hungary, which is also contracted with a warehouse management company. Logitech also contracts with various distribution services throughout the world for additional warehouses in which we store inventory.
We also have leased sales offices in more than 55 locations in 37 countries, with various expiration dates from 2007 to 2015.
We believe that Logitechs manufacturing and distribution facilities are adequate for our ongoing needs and we continue to evaluate the need for additional facilities to meet anticipated future requirements.
ITEM 4A. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. | OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS |
The following Operating and Financial Review and Prospects contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Companys actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth above in Item 3D Risk Factors, and below in Item 11 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk.
Overview
Logitech is a world leader in personal peripherals for personal computers and other digital platforms, developing and marketing innovative products in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music, home-entertainment control, interactive gaming and wireless devices. Our products include mice, keyboards, trackballs, 3D control devices, webcams, multimedia speakers, wireless and Internet music solutions for the home, headsets, headphones, gaming controllers, gaming accessories and advanced remote controls for home entertainment systems.
We sell our products to a network of distributors and resellers (retail) and to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Our worldwide retail network includes wholesale distributors, consumer electronics retailers, mass merchandisers, specialty electronics stores, computer and telecommunications stores, value-added resellers and online merchants.
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We have historically targeted peripherals for the PC platform, a market that is dynamically changing as a result of consumer trends toward notebooks and other mobile devices. We remain focused on strengthening our leadership in the PC peripherals market through the introduction of products that support the continued growth of the notebook market segment. We have also expanded into peripherals for other platforms, including video game consoles, mobile phones, home entertainment systems and mobile entertainment and digital music systems.
Logitechs markets are extremely competitive and are characterized by short product life cycles, rapidly changing technology, evolving customer demands, and aggressive promotional and pricing practices. In order to remain competitive, we believe continued investment in product research and development is critical to driving innovation with new and improved products and technologies. We are committed to meeting customer needs for personal peripheral devices and believe innovation and product quality are important to gaining market acceptance and strengthening market leadership.
Over the last several years, Logitech has created a foundation for long-term growth, by expanding and improving our supply chain operations, investing in product development and marketing, delivering innovative new products and pursuing new market opportunities. We have significantly broadened our product offerings and the markets in which we sell. Our expansion has been primarily organic, but we have also grown as a result of a limited number of acquisitions that expanded our business into new product categories.
In fiscal year 2007, revenues increased 15% to $2.1 billion and net income increased 27% to $229.8 million, reflecting our 2007 focus on capturing growth opportunities and improving profitability. We achieved continued growth in all major product categories, an indication of the strength of our product portfolio. Cordless mice and desktops, audio and Harmony remote control retail sales were key growth categories contributing to the Companys fiscal 2007 financial performance. We also achieved strong gross margin improvements through our emphasis on driving product innovation and controlling and reducing our product cost structure. We also invested in business applications and information technology to improve our operational and financial processes.
Our strategy for fiscal year 2008 remains to position Logitech as a premium supplier in our product categories, offering affordable luxury to the consumer while continuing to compete aggressively in all market segments, from the entry level through the high-end. To implement this strategy, our focus will include continued growth through innovative new products and enhanced scalability of operations. We plan to expand our successful line of peripherals for the notebook platform, particularly with new cordless mice and products similar to the Logitech Alto notebook stand. We have a number of innovative keyboards and desktops planned for desktop PC users. We will also introduce major navigation innovation in the pointing device category. In the digital music arena, we plan to introduce new PC and iPod® speakers for all major price points, and leverage the opportunities provided by our Slim Devices acquisition in the wireless streaming of digital content. Innovative new gaming products and the continued expansion of the Harmony remote control product line are also in our plans for fiscal year 2008. To support our planned growth, we intend to scale our processes to handle the increased complexity of our product line and improve the product life cycle management process. We also intend to manage our operating expenses in line with our gross profit growth for the year.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and in compliance with relevant Swiss law requires the Company to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.
We consider an accounting estimate critical if it: (i) requires management to make judgments and estimates about matters that are inherently uncertain; and (ii) is important to an understanding of Logitechs financial condition and operating results.
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We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Although these estimates are based on managements best knowledge of current events and actions that may impact the Company in the future, actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has discussed the development, selection and disclosure of these critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
We believe the following accounting estimates are most critical to our business operations and to an understanding of our financial condition and results of operations, and reflect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Customer Programs
We record accruals for product returns, cooperative marketing arrangements, customer incentive programs and price protection. The estimated cost of these programs is accrued in the period the Company sells the product or commits to the program as a reduction of revenue or as an operating expense, if we receive an identifiable benefit from the customer and can reasonably estimate the fair value of that benefit. Significant management judgments and estimates must be used to determine the cost of these programs in any accounting period.
The Company grants limited rights to return product. Return rights vary by customer, and range from just the right to return defective product to the right to return a limited percentage of the previous quarters purchases, if the customer places an offsetting order for the amount they returned. Estimates of expected future product returns are recognized at the time of sale based on analyses of historical return trends by customer and by product, inventories owned by and located at distributors and retailers, current customer demand, current operating conditions, and other relevant customer and product information, such as stage of product life-cycle. Return trends are influenced by the timing of the sale, the type of customer, operational policies and procedures, product sell-through, product quality issues, sales levels, market acceptance of products, competitive pressures, new product introductions, product life cycle status, and other factors. Return rates can fluctuate over time, but are sufficiently predictable to allow us to estimate expected future product returns.
The Companys cooperative marketing arrangements include contractual customer marketing and sales incentive programs. We enter into customer marketing programs with most of our distribution and retail customers allowing customers to receive a credit equal to a set percentage of their purchases of the Companys products for various marketing programs. The objective of these programs is to encourage advertising and promotional events to increase sales of our products. Accruals for the estimated costs of these marketing programs are recorded based on the contractual percentage of product purchased in the period we recognize revenue. The Company also offers rebates and discounts for certain types of sell-through programs. Accruals for these sales incentive programs are recorded at the time of sale based on negotiated terms, historical experience and inventory levels in the channel.
Customer incentive programs include volume and consumer rebates. We offer volume rebates to our distribution and retail customers related to purchase volumes or sales of specific products by distributors to specified retailers. Reserves for volume rebates are recognized as a reduction of the sale price at the time of sale. Estimates of required reserves are determined based on negotiated terms, consideration of historical experience, anticipated volume of future purchases, and inventory levels in the channel. Consumer rebates are offered from time to time at the Companys discretion directly to end-users. Estimated costs of consumer rebates and similar incentives are recorded at the time the incentive is offered, based on the specific terms and conditions. Certain incentive programs, including consumer rebates, require management to estimate the number of customers who will actually redeem the incentive based on historical experience and the specific terms and conditions of particular programs.
We have contractual agreements with certain of our customers that contain terms allowing price protection credits to be issued in the event of a subsequent price reduction (contractual price protection). Our decision to
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make price reductions is influenced by channel inventory levels, product life cycle stage, market acceptance of products, the competitive environment, new product introductions and other factors. Credits are issued for units that customers have on hand or in transit at the date of the price reduction. Reserves for the estimated amounts to be reimbursed to qualifying customers are established quarterly based on planned price reductions, analyses of qualified inventories on hand with distributors and retailers and historical trends by customer and by product.
We regularly evaluate the adequacy of our accruals for product returns, cooperative marketing arrangements, customer incentive programs and price protection. Future market conditions and product transitions may require the Company to take action to increase such programs. In addition, when the variables used to estimate these costs change, or if actual costs differ significantly from the estimates, we would be required to record incremental reductions to revenue or increased operating expenses. If, at any future time, the Company becomes unable to reasonably estimate these costs, recognition of revenue might be deferred until products are sold to end-users, which would adversely impact revenue in the period of transition.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
We sell our products through a worldwide network of distributors, retailers and OEM customers. Logitech generally does not require any collateral from its customers. However, we seek to control our credit risk through ongoing credit evaluations of our customers financial condition.
We regularly evaluate the collectibility of our accounts receivable and maintain allowances for doubtful accounts. The allowances are based on managements assessment of the collectibility of specific customer accounts, including their credit worthiness and financial condition, as well as the Companys historical experience with bad debts and customer deductions, receivables aging, current economic trends and geographic or country-specific risks and the financial condition of its distribution channel.
As of March 31, 2007, one customer represented 16% of total accounts receivable. The customers comprising the ten highest outstanding trade receivable balances accounted for approximately 52% of total accounts receivable as of March 31, 2007. A deterioration of a significant customers financial condition could cause actual write-offs to be materially different from the estimated allowance. If any of these customers receivable balances should be deemed uncollectible or if actual write-offs are higher than historical experience, we would have to make adjustments to our allowance for doubtful accounts, which could result in an increase in the Companys operating expenses.
Inventory Valuation
The Company must order components for its products and build inventory in advance of customer orders. Further, our industry is characterized by rapid technological change, short-term customer commitments and rapid changes in demand.
We record inventories at the lower of cost or market value and record write-downs of inventories which are obsolete or in excess of anticipated demand or market value. A review of inventory is performed each fiscal quarter that considers factors including the marketability and product life cycle stage, product development plans, component cost trends, demand forecasts and current sales levels. We identify inventory exposures by comparing inventory on hand, in the channel and on order to historical and forecasted sales over six month periods. Inventory on hand which is not expected to be sold or utilized based on review of forecasted sales and utilization is considered excess, and we recognize the write-off in cost of sales at the time of such determination. At the time of loss recognition, a new, lower-cost basis for that inventory is established and subsequent changes in facts and circumstances would not result in an increase in the cost basis. If there were an abrupt and substantial decline in demand for Logitechs products or an unanticipated change in technological or customer requirements, we may be required to record additional write-downs which could adversely affect gross margins in the period when the write-downs are recorded.
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Share-Based Compensation Expense
We adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payments (SFAS 123R), effective April 1, 2006, using the modified prospective transition method. Therefore, results for periods prior to April 1, 2006 have not been restated to include share-based compensation expense calculated in accordance with SFAS 123R. Share-based compensation expense for fiscal year 2007 also includes compensation expense, reduced for estimated forfeitures, for awards granted after April 1, 2006 based on the grant-date fair value estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing valuation model, recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period of the award. For share-based compensation awards granted prior to but not yet vested as of April 1, 2006, share-based compensation expense for fiscal year 2007 was based on the grant-date fair value estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing valuation model and reduced for estimated forfeitures recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period for each separately vesting portion of the award. See Note 4Share-Based Compensation in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of share-based compensation.
Our estimates of share-based compensation expense require a number of complex and subjective assumptions including our stock price volatility, employee exercise patterns, future forfeitures, dividend yield, related tax effects and the selection of an appropriate fair value model. We estimate expected share price volatility based on historical volatility using daily prices over the term of past options or purchase offerings, as we consider historical share price volatility as most representative of future stock option volatility. We estimate expected life based on historical settlement rates, which we believe are most representative of future exercise and post-vesting termination behaviors. We use historical data to estimate pre-vesting option forfeitures, and we record share-based compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest. The dividend yield assumption is based on the Companys history and future expectations of dividend payouts.
The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of share-based compensation expense and related tax effects represent managements best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, if factors change and we use different assumptions, or if we decide to use a different valuation model, our share-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future from what we have recorded in the current period, which could materially affect our results of operations.
Accounting for Income Taxes
Logitech operates in multiple jurisdictions and its profits are taxed pursuant to the tax laws of these jurisdictions. The Companys effective tax rate may be affected by the changes in or interpretations of tax laws in any given jurisdiction, utilization of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, changes in geographical mix of income and expense, and changes in managements assessment of matters such as the ability to realize deferred tax assets. As a result of these considerations, we must estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves estimating actual current tax exposure together with assessing temporary differences resulting from different treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are included in the consolidated balance sheet.
We assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, considering all available evidence such as historical levels of income, expectations and risks associated with estimates of future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax strategies. We believe it is more likely than not that such assets will be realized; however, ultimate realization could be negatively impacted by market conditions and other variables not known or anticipated at this time. In the event we determine that we would not be able to realize all or part of our deferred tax assets, an adjustment would be charged to earnings in the period such determination is made. Likewise, if we later determine that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets would be realized, the previously provided valuation allowance would be reversed.
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In addition, the Company is subject to examination by various taxing authorities. We believe we have adequately provided in the financial statements for additional taxes that we estimate may be required to be paid as a result of such examinations. If the payment ultimately proves to be unnecessary, the reversal of the tax liabilities would result in tax benefits being recognized in the period we determine the liabilities are no longer necessary. If a final tax assessment exceeds our estimate of tax liabilities, an additional charge to expense will result. See Note 14 Income Taxes in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets
We review long-lived assets, such as investments, property, plant and equipment, and goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment whenever events indicate that the carrying amount of these assets might not be recoverable. Factors considered important which could require us to review an asset for impairment include the following:
| significant underperformance relative to historical or projected future operating results; |
| significant changes in the manner of use of the assets or the strategy for the Companys overall business; |
| significant negative industry or economic trends; |
| significant decline in the Companys stock price for a sustained period; and |
| market capitalization relative to net book value. |
Recoverability of investments, property, plant and equipment, and other intangible assets is measured by comparing the projected undiscounted cash flows the asset is expected to generate with its carrying amount. If an asset is considered impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its fair value.
We evaluate goodwill for impairment on an annual basis and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable from our estimated future cash flows. Recoverability of goodwill is measured at the reporting unit level by comparing the reporting units carrying amount, including goodwill, to the fair value of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is considered impaired, and a second test is performed to measure the amount of impairment loss. While the Company has fully integrated all of its acquired companies, it continues to maintain discrete financial information for 3Dconnexion and accordingly determines impairment for the goodwill acquired with the 3Dconnexion acquisition at the entity level. All other acquired goodwill is evaluated for impairment at a total enterprise level.
In determining fair value, we consider various factors including estimates of future market growth and trends, forecasted revenue and costs, expected periods over which our assets will be utilized, and other variables. We calculate the Companys fair value based on the present value of projected cash flows using a discount rate determined by management to be commensurate to the risk inherent in the Companys current business model. To date, we have not recognized any impairment of goodwill. Logitech bases its fair value estimates on assumptions it believes to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as more-likely-than-not to be sustained by the taxing authority and provides guidance on the derecognition, measurement and classification of income tax uncertainties, along with any related interest and penalties. FIN 48 also includes guidance concerning accounting for income tax uncertainties in interim periods and increases the level of
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disclosures associated with any recorded income tax uncertainties. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is required to be adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. The cumulative effects, if any, of applying FIN 48 will be recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. We are evaluating the financial statement and disclosure impact of adopting FIN 48. In May 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FIN 48-1, Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FSP FIN 48-1). FSP FIN 48-1 provides guidance on how a company should determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits. FSP FIN 48-1 is effective upon initial adoption of FIN 48, which we will adopt in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 affects other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements where the FASB has previously concluded that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, but may change current practice in some instances. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We will adopt SFAS 157 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, and we are evaluating the financial statement and disclosure impact.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities including an amendment of FAS 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 allows companies to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible financial assets and liabilities at fair value that are not otherwise required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses shall be reported on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and is required to be adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. SFAS 159 will be applied prospectively. We are currently determining whether fair value accounting is appropriate for any of our eligible items and cannot estimate the financial statement and disclosure impact which SFAS 159 would have, if any.
Results of Operations
Year Ended March 31, 2007 Compared with Year Ended March 31, 2006
Net Sales
Net sales by channel and product family for fiscal years 2007 and 2006 were as follows (in thousands):
2007 | 2006 | Change % | |||||||
Net sales by channel: |
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Retail |
$ | 1,844,395 | $ | 1,588,033 | 16 | % | |||
OEM |
222,174 | 208,682 | 6 | % | |||||
Total net sales |
$ | 2,066,569 | $ | 1,796,715 | 15 | % | |||
Net sales by product family: |
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Retail Cordless |
$ | 525,885 | $ | 448,358 | 17 | % | |||
Retail Corded |
332,129 | 314,695 | 6 | % | |||||
Retail Video |
313,932 | 273,340 | 15 | % | |||||
Retail Audio |
404,069 | 334,496 | 21 | % | |||||
Retail Gaming |
145,784 | 136,944 | 6 | % | |||||
Retail Remote Controls |
91,739 | 57,227 | 60 | % | |||||
Retail Other |
30,857 | 22,973 | 34 | % | |||||
OEM |
222,174 | 208,682 | 6 | % | |||||
Total net sales |
$ | 2,066,569 | $ | 1,796,715 | 15 | % | |||
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Logitechs cordless and corded product families include our mice, trackballs, keyboards and desktops; video is comprised of PC webcams; audio includes multimedia speakers and headset products for the PC, and mobile entertainment and communication platforms; gaming includes console and PC peripherals; remote controls includes our advanced remote controls for home-entertainment systems; and other is comprised of our 3D input device offerings and Slim Devices wireless music systems.
Net sales in fiscal year 2007 increased significantly from the prior year due to continued growth in demand for the Companys retail and OEM products. Retail sales growth was largely attributable to strong demand for desktops and keyboards, cordless mice, video, speakers and remote control products. OEM sales also returned to growth based on strong demand for embedded video. Approximately 55% of the Companys sales were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar in fiscal year 2007. Although the Euro continued to strengthen in fiscal year 2007, any potential benefit does not consider the impact that currency fluctuations had on our pricing strategy, resulting in lowering or raising selling prices in one currency to avoid disparity with U.S. dollar prices and to respond to currency-driven competitive pricing actions. We believe that currency fluctuations did not have a material impact on our revenue growth in fiscal year 2007.
Retail Cordless. Sales of the Companys retail cordless products in fiscal year 2007 increased 17% compared with fiscal year 2006, while units sold increased 15%. The growth was led by sales of cordless mice, which increased 25% in dollars and 18% in units, based on the success of new launches such as the MXTM Revolution cordless laser mouse, the VX RevolutionTM cordless laser mouse for notebooks and the V450 laser cordless mouse for notebooks. Cordless desktop and keyboard sales grew 11% while units increased 12%, anchored by the new ultra-high-end diNovo EdgeTM keyboard.
Retail Corded. Desktops and keyboards also boosted sales of corded products by 6% with units increasing 7% compared with the prior year. The Logitech Alto, our portable notebook stand with an integrated keyboard, made a significant contribution to the growth in the category. Sales of corded mice declined 1% while units increased 3%, primarily due to a decline in gaming mice sales.
Retail Video. Retail video sales and units increased 15% compared with the prior year. Demand for webcams was strong in the first three quarters of the fiscal year, but faltered in the fourth quarter due to significantly slower market growth and loss in market share.
Retail Audio. Retail audio sales increased 21% and units increased 20% compared with the prior year. The growth came primarily from speakers, with sales increasing 35% and units increasing 38%, reflecting strength in both PC speakers and digital music speakers, including our portable speakers for iPod and the X-540 and X-230 PC speakers. Sales of headsets increased 24% and units grew 27%.
Retail Gaming. Sales in retail gaming grew 6% while units sold declined 11% compared with the prior year. Sales of PC gaming peripherals returned to growth, increasing 63% while units increased 24%. Demand was particularly strong for the G25 Racing Wheel and the G15 Gaming Keyboard. Sales of console peripherals decreased 38% in dollars and 36% in units, as consumers waited for the transition to Playstation 3 which occurred late in the fiscal year. Our peripherals for Playstation 3 were ready for the transition, resulting in an increase of 9% in console gaming sales in the fourth quarter.
Retail Remote Controls. Sales increased 60% and units sold increased 67% compared with the prior year, due to growth in demand, particularly for the touch-screen Harmony 1000.
Retail Other. Sales in the other retail category increased 34% compared with the prior year, primarily due to sales of Slim Devices products, which were acquired in fiscal year 2007. Other retail includes sales of 3D control devices and Slim Devices wireless music systems.
Retail Regional Performance. Retail sales in the Americas region increased 18%, with strong performance in the cordless product line and in Harmony remote controls. European retail sales increased 16%, due to strong
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sales growth in audio, video and cordless products. In Asia Pacific, retail sales grew 6%, with the largest growth occurring in audio products. The growth in Asia Pacific was constrained by weakness in Japan, where we are implementing a management transition.
OEM. OEM revenues increased 6% compared with fiscal year 2006 and represented 11% of total sales in fiscal year 2007, compared with 12% in the prior fiscal year. OEM units decreased 1%, reflecting a change in product mix from mice to video. The decline in OEM mice sales was more than offset by sales of embedded webcams and cordless desktops and keyboards.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for fiscal years 2007 and 2006 was as follows (in thousands):
2007 | 2006 | Change % | |||||||||
Net sales |
$ | 2,066,569 | $ | 1,796,715 | 15 | % | |||||
Cost of goods sold |
1,357,044 | 1,222,605 | 11 | % | |||||||
Gross profit |
$ | 709,525 | $ | 574,110 | 24 | % | |||||
Gross margin |
34.3 | % | 32.0 | % |
Gross profit consists of net sales, less cost of goods sold which includes materials, direct labor and related overhead costs, costs of manufacturing facilities, costs of purchasing components from outside suppliers, distribution costs and write-down of inventories.
The increase in gross profit and improvement in gross margin resulted from the net sales increase over the prior year combined with improved product margins and reductions in distribution costs. The relative mix of product categories was consistent with the prior year. Due to product innovation and cost improvements, margins on new products launched in fiscal year 2007 were generally higher than the products replaced. In addition, distribution costs increased at a rate less than one-half the rate of net sales increase, due to the Companys successful supply chain improvements in fiscal year 2007.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for fiscal years 2007 and 2006 were as follows (in thousands):
2007 | 2006 | Change % | |||||||||
Marketing and selling |
$ | 272,264 | $ | 221,504 | 23 | % | |||||
% of net sales |
13.2 | % | 12.3 | % | |||||||
Research and development |
108,256 | 87,953 | 23 | % | |||||||
% of net sales |
5.2 | % | 4.9 | % | |||||||
General and administrative |
98,143 | 65,742 | 49 | % | |||||||
% of net sales |
4.7 | % | 3.7 | % | |||||||
Total operating expenses |
$ | 478,663 | $ | 375,199 | 28 | % | |||||
Marketing and Selling
Marketing and selling expense consists of personnel and related overhead costs, corporate and product marketing, promotions, advertising, trade shows, customer and technical support and facilities costs.
Marketing and selling expense in fiscal year 2007 was higher than fiscal year 2006 primarily due to increased advertising and customer marketing programs to stimulate sales and higher personnel costs from headcount growth in support of increased retail business, including our continued expansion in Latin America,
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Eastern Europe and China. Costs also increased due to product design and marketing expenses for new product launches. In addition, personnel costs included $7.2 million of share-based compensation cost resulting from the adoption of SFAS 123R on April 1, 2006. No share-based compensation expense was recognized in fiscal year 2006. Operating expenses also increased as a result of exchange rate changes on translation to the U.S. dollar financial statements, due to the weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to the Euro and Swiss franc.
Research and Development
Research and development expense consists of personnel and related overhead costs, contractors and outside consultants, supplies and materials, equipment depreciation and facilities costs, all associated with the design and development of new products and enhancements of existing products.
Headcount increases in product research and development related to the audio, video and remote control product lines were the primary contributor to the increase in research and development costs. Personnel costs also increased due to $3.2 million of share-based compensation cost resulting from the adoption of SFAS 123R. No share-based compensation expense was recognized in fiscal year 2006. The impact of exchange rate changes on translation to the Companys U.S. dollar financial statements was not material.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expense consists primarily of personnel and related overhead and facilities costs for the finance, information systems, executive, human resources and legal functions.
General and administrative expense increased due to headcount additions to support business growth, costs incurred for Sarbanes-Oxley-related activity, increased costs associated with our implementation of Oracle 11i enterprise resource planning software, and increased occupancy costs related to infrastructure expansion. Personnel costs in fiscal year 2007 also include $7.1 million of share-based compensation expense resulting from the adoption of SFAS 123R. No share-based compensation expense was recognized in fiscal year 2006. The impact of exchange rates on translation to the Companys U.S. dollar financial statements was not material.
Interest Income, Net
Interest income and expense for fiscal years 2007 and 2006 were as follows (in thousands):
2007 | 2006 | Change % | |||||||||
Interest income |
$ | 9,083 | $ | 5,512 | 65 | % | |||||
Interest expense |
(350 | ) | (1,921 | ) | (82 | )% | |||||
Interest income, net |
$ | 8,733 | $ | 3,591 | 143 | % | |||||
Interest income increased over the prior year as a result of higher invested balances in cash and short-term investments, and higher returns earned on invested amounts. Interest expense was lower compared with fiscal year 2006 because of the conversion of the Companys convertible bonds during the third quarter of fiscal year 2006.
Other Income, Net
Other income and expense for fiscal years 2007 and 2006 were as follows (in thousands):
2007 | 2006 | Change % | ||||||||
Foreign currency exchange gains, net |
$ | 6,190 | $ | 7,580 | (18 | )% | ||||
Gain on sale of investments, net |
9,048 | 560 | 1516 | % | ||||||
Write-off of investments |
| (1,168 | ) | (100 | )% | |||||
Other, net |
724 | 380 | (91 | )% | ||||||
Other income, net |
$ | 15,962 | $ | 7,352 | 117 | % | ||||
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The decrease in net foreign currency exchange gains for fiscal year 2007 resulted from fluctuations in exchange rates. The Company does not speculate in currency positions, but is alert to opportunities to maximize our foreign exchange gains. During fiscal year 2007, we sold our investment in Anoto Group AB and recognized a gain of $9.1 million. In fiscal year 2006, we recorded a gain on another investment and a $1.2 million impairment of our investment in A4Vision, Inc.
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes and effective tax rate for fiscal years 2007 and 2006 were as follows (in thousands):
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Provision for income taxes |
$ | 25,709 | $ | 28,749 | ||||
Effective income tax rate |
10.1 | % | 13.7 | % |
The provision for income taxes consists of income and withholding taxes. The decrease in effective tax rate is primarily due to changes in the geographic mix of income, the effect of implementation of SFAS 123R and the tax benefits recognized from discrete events, including the reinstatement of a research and development tax credit in the United States.
Year Ended March 31, 2006 Compared with Year Ended March 31, 2005
Net Sales
Net sales by channel and product family for fiscal years 2006 and 2005 were as follows (in thousands):
2006 | 2005 | Change % | |||||||
Net sales by channel: |
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Retail |
$ | 1,588,033 | $ | 1,294,404 | 23 | % | |||
OEM |
208,682 | 188,222 | 11 | % | |||||
Total net sales |
$ | 1,796,715 | $ | 1,482,626 | 21 | % | |||
Net sales by product family: |
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Retail Cordless |
$ | 448,358 | $ | 453,519 | (1 | )% | |||
Retail Corded |
314,695 | 296,346 | 6 | % | |||||
Retail Video |
273,340 | 201,626 | 36 | % | |||||
Retail Audio |
334,496 | 158,134 | 112 | % | |||||
Retail Gaming |
136,944 | 146,517 | (7 | )% | |||||
Retail Remote Controls |
57,227 | 19,320 | 196 | % | |||||
Retail Other |
22,973 | 18,942 | 21 | % | |||||
OEM |
208,682 | 188,222 | 11 | % | |||||
Total net sales |
$ | 1,796,715 | $ | 1,482,626 | 21 | % | |||
Net sales in fiscal year 2006 increased from the prior year due to continued growth in demand for the Companys retail and OEM products. Retail sales growth was largely attributable to strong demand for the audio product line and increased demand for video and remote control products. OEM sales also returned to growth due to increased demand for mice. Approximately 50% of the Companys sales were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar in fiscal year 2006. Any benefit from the strengthening of the Euro in fiscal year 2006 does not consider the impact that currency fluctuations had on our pricing strategy, which may lower or raise selling prices in one currency to avoid disparity with U.S. dollar prices and to respond to currency-driven competitive pricing actions. We believe that currency fluctuations did not have a material impact on our revenue growth in fiscal year 2006.
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Retail Cordless. Sales of the Companys retail cordless products in fiscal year 2006 decreased 1% compared with fiscal year 2005, while units sold increased 14%. New cordless optical and notebook mice products launched during the year, including the V200 cordless notebook mouse, generated higher sales and units sold, increasing cordless mice sales by 8% and units by 21%. Cordless desktop sales declined 9% while units increased 5%, due to lower sales in the mid-range and high-end segments of the product line, offset by strong growth in the mass-market segment.
Retail Corded. Sales of corded products increased 6% while units grew 13% compared with the prior year. Sales of corded mice increased 4% and units increased 11%, driven largely by the popularity of the MX518 gaming mouse and the G5 laser mouse. In addition, sales of corded desktops increased by 63% with units growing 64% due to the growth in sales of low-end corded desktops.
Retail Video. Reflecting the increased use of video communications over the Internet, retail video sales grew 36% and units increased 53% compared with the prior year. Demand was strong across all categories, especially for lower-priced mass-market webcam products and certain high-end products, such as the QuickCam Fusion webcam.
Retail Audio. Retail audio sales increased 112% and units increased 85% compared with the prior year. The significant growth came primarily from higher sales of speakers and PC headsets during fiscal year 2006. The Companys speakers were the most significant contributors to the growth, with sales increasing 116% and units increasing 111%, reflecting continued strength in PC speakers throughout the year, as well as the success of the portable speakers for iPod. Sales of headsets for iPod and MP3 also contributed to the significant growth, with sales more than doubling and unit sales increasing 76%.
Retail Gaming. Sales in retail gaming declined 7% while units sold grew 21% compared with the prior year. Sales of console gaming peripherals were down 9%. Last year, the Company achieved significant sales and unit shipments from cordless controllers for the Playstation®2 and Xbox platforms and from console steering wheels, reflecting the popularity of a newly-launched racing game. In fiscal 2006, sales of console peripherals decreased due to the anticipated transition to new console platforms and, in particular for wheels, by the lack of popular new driving games. Units sold for console gaming peripherals grew 45%, driven by accessories for the Playstation Portable (PSP). The market demand for PC gaming products remained stagnant and, as a result, sales of PC gaming peripherals declined 3% with units sold decreasing 3%.
Retail Remote Controls. Sales increased 196% compared with fiscal year 2005, which was our first year of sales for Harmony remotes.
Retail Other. Sales in the other retail category increased 21% compared with the prior year. Retail other in fiscal years 2006 and 2005 primarily included the Companys 3D control devices.
Retail Regional Performance. The Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific regions all achieved strong retail sales growth in fiscal year 2006. Retail sales in the Americas region grew 27%, driven by the significant growth in the audio category, as well as strong sales in video and remote control products. European retail sales increased 21%, largely due to strong sales growth in audio and video products. Remote controls also ramped up strongly in Europe. In Asia Pacific, retail sales grew 21%, led by strong sales of corded and audio products.
OEM. OEM revenues increased 11% compared with fiscal year 2005 and represented 12% of total sales in fiscal year 2006, the same proportion as last year. OEM units increased 16%, mainly driven by strong growth in corded mice sales to PC manufacturers, supported by increased OEM sales of gaming products. The timing and size of the opportunities for Logitechs OEM gaming products are difficult to predict, as they are sensitive to trends in these industries, including customer preferences, the popularity and nature of games introduced, and the products with which our products may be bundled.
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Gross Profit
Gross profit for fiscal years 2006 and 2005 was as follows (in thousands):
2006 | 2005 | Change % | |||||||||
Net sales |
$ | 1,796,715 | $ | 1,482,626 | 21 | % | |||||
Cost of goods sold |
1,222,605 | 979,039 | 25 | % | |||||||
Gross profit |
$ | 574,110 | $ | 503,587 | 14 | % | |||||
Gross margin |
32.0 | % | 34.0 | % |
The increase in gross profit resulted from the net sales increase over the prior year. The decline in the Companys gross margin is primarily due to the higher percentage of audio sales in fiscal year 2006, representing 19% of total net sales compared with 11% in fiscal year 2005. Margins in the audio category, although improved from the prior year, are lower than the Companys other product categories.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses for fiscal years 2006 and 2005 were as follows (in thousands):
2006 | 2005 | Change % | |||||||||
Marketing and selling |
$ | 221,504 | $ | 200,350 | 11 | % | |||||
% of net sales |
12.3 | % | 13.5 | % | |||||||
Research and development |
87,953 | 73,900 | 19 | % | |||||||
% of net sales |
4.9 | % | 5.0 | % | |||||||
General and administrative |
65,742 | 57,663 | 14 | % | |||||||
% of net sales |
3.7 | % | 3.9 | % | |||||||
Total operating expenses |
$ | 375,199 | $ | 331,913 | 13 | % | |||||
Marketing and Selling
Higher marketing and selling expense in absolute dollars and as a percentage of sales compared with the prior year reflects increased customer marketing development initiatives, higher personnel costs and higher outside commission expenses to support higher retail sales levels and expanded territorial coverage. The Company increased its market penetration in developing markets, such as Latin America, Eastern Europe and China, by securing new channel partners, strengthening relationships with existing partners, and investing in additional marketing initiatives. In addition, the Companys operating expenses benefited from the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the Euro and Swiss franc due to exchange rate changes on translation to the U.S. dollar financial statements.
Research and Development
The increase in research and development expense reflects the Companys commitment to continued investments in research and product development efforts. Investments in audio, video and remote control groups were the most significant contributors to the increase, driven by higher headcount and related personnel costs, as well as higher prototyping expenses. The impact of exchange rate changes on translation to the Companys U.S. dollar financial statements was not material.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expense increased primarily as a result of increased headcount to support the business growth. In addition, costs incurred for Sarbanes-Oxley consultation and implementation and for process changes occurring in the Company contributed to the higher general and administrative expense. The Companys operating expenses also benefited from the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to the Euro and Swiss franc due to exchange rate changes on translation to the U.S. dollar financial statements.
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Interest Income, Net
Interest income and expense for fiscal years 2006 and 2005 were as follows (in thousands):
2006 | 2005 | Change % | |||||||||
Interest income |
$ | 5,512 | $ | 3,771 | 46 | % | |||||
Interest expense |
(1,921 | ) | (3,630 | ) | (47 | )% | |||||
Interest income, net |
$ | 3,591 | $ | 141 | 2447 | % | |||||
Interest income was higher compared with the prior year due to higher invested cash balances and higher returns earned on invested amounts. Interest expense decreased due to lower interest, including lower amortization of the accreted redemption premium, as a result of conversion of the convertible bonds during the third quarter of fiscal year 2006.
Other Income, Net
Other income and expense for fiscal years 2006 and 2005 were as follows (in thousands):
2006 | 2005 | Change % | ||||||||
Foreign currency exchange gains, net |
$ | 7,580 | $ | 3,522 | 115 | % | ||||
Gain on sale of investments |
560 | | | |||||||
Write-off of investments |
(1,168 | ) | | | ||||||
Other, net |
380 | 269 | (41 | )% | ||||||
Other income, net |
$ | 7,352 | $ | 3,791 | 94 | % | ||||
The increase in net foreign currency exchange gains in fiscal year 2006 primarily resulted from a one-time gain of $3.1 million related to an exchange of the Companys Euro currency for U.S. dollars. The Company does not speculate in currency positions, but is alert to opportunities to maximize its foreign exchange gains. The Company also impaired an investment and recorded a gain on the sale of another investment.
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes and effective tax rate for fiscal years 2006 and 2005 were as follows (in thousands):
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Provision for income taxes |
$ | 28,749 | $ | 26,340 | ||||
Effective income tax rate |
13.7 | % | 15.0 | % |
The provision for income taxes consists of income and withholding taxes. The decrease in effective tax rate is primarily due to changes in the geographic mix of income.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Balances, Available Borrowings, and Capital Resources
At March 31, 2007, net working capital was $542.4 million, compared with $407.9 million at March 31, 2006. The increase in working capital was primarily due to a significant increase in cash flow from operations, partially offset by an increase in accrued liabilities.
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments totaled $410.8 million at March 31, 2007, an increase of $165.8 million from March 31, 2006. Operating activities provided $303.8 million in cash. We used $138.1 million to repurchase shares under the share buyback program and $47.2 million for capital expenditures, including investments for information system upgrades, manufacturing equipment and tooling costs. We also had net purchases of short-term investments of $214.6 million, and used $20.6 for an acquisition.
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The Companys normal short-term liquidity and long-term capital resource requirements are provided from three sources: cash flow generated from operations, cash and cash equivalents on hand and borrowings, as needed, under our credit facilities. We have lines of credit with several European and Asian banks totaling $126.2 million as of March 31, 2007. As is common for businesses in European and Asian countries, these credit lines are uncommitted and unsecured. Despite the lack of formal commitments from our banks, we believe these lines of credit will continue to be made available because of our long-standing relationships with these banks. As of March 31, 2007, $112.0 million was available under these facilities. There are no financial covenants under these lines of credit with which the Company must comply.
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
The following table presents selected financial information and statistics for fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in thousands):
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Accounts receivable, net |
$ | 310,377 | $ | 289,849 | $ | 229,234 | |||
Inventories |
$ | 217,964 | $ | 196,864 | $ | 175,986 | |||
Working capital |
$ | 542,356 | $ | 407,923 | $ | 452,663 | |||
Days sales in accounts receivable (DSO) (1) |
54 days | 56 days | 51 days | ||||||
Inventory turnover (ITO) (2) |
6.2x | 6.4x | 6.1x | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 303,825 | $ | 152,217 | $ | 213,674 |
(1) | DSO is determined using ending accounts receivable as of the most recent quarter-end and net sales for the most recent quarter. |
(2) | ITO is determined using ending inventories and annualized cost of goods sold (based on the most recent quarterly cost of goods sold). |
During fiscal year 2007, the Companys operating activities generated net cash of $303.8 million compared with $152.2 million in the prior year. Higher accounts receivable and inventory balances reflected increased sales levels, but were more than offset by increased accounts payable and accrued liabilities balances. Accounts receivable increased 7% in fiscal year 2007 compared with the 15% increase in net sales. Combined with higher collections of accounts receivable, DSO improved by 2 days as of March 31, 2007 compared with 2006. The higher levels of accounts payable and accrued liabilities reflected more effective working capital management.
During fiscal year 2006, our operating activities generated net cash of $152.2 million compared with $213.7 million in the prior year. Stronger business results were offset by increased accounts receivable balances, resulting from significantly higher sales in fiscal year 2006 and an increase in DSO. Although partially offset by higher collections, accounts receivable increased to $289.8 million at March 31, 2006, compared with $229.2 million at March 31, 2005. In addition, we increased our inventory levels and purchases to respond to the sales increases in fiscal year 2006. At March 31, 2006, inventory was $196.9 million compared with $176.0 million at March 31, 2005. The increase was predominantly in finished goods, intended to ensure sufficient supply on hand to meet demand. Increased operating expenses also affected cash flow from operating activities in fiscal year 2006.
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Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Cash flows from investing activities during fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005 were as follows (in thousands):
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
$ | (47,246 | ) | $ | (54,102 | ) | $ | (40,541 | ) | |||
Purchases of short-term investments |
(416,475 | ) | | | ||||||||
Sales of short-term investments |
201,850 | | | |||||||||
Sale of investment |
12,874 | | | |||||||||
Premiums paid on cash surrender value life insurance policies |
(537 | ) | (1,464 | ) | | |||||||
Acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired |
(20,524 | ) | 860 | (30,494 | ) | |||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
$ | (270,058 | ) | $ | (54,706 | ) | $ | (71,035 | ) | |||
During fiscal year 2007, we invested in $214.6 million of U.S. Government Guaranteed Student Loan Issues, which increased interest income with minimal additional principal risk. We sold our investment in Anoto Group, AB for $24.2 million, and received $12.9 million in fiscal year 2007 and $11.3 million in April 2007. We acquired Slim Devices Inc. in October 2006 for $20.4 million, net of $0.2 million cash acquired and including $0.6 million in transaction costs. We also invested participant deferrals of $0.5 million from the management deferred compensation plan in life insurance contracts.
During fiscal year 2006, the Companys purchases of property, plant and equipment were primarily for construction of the new factory in Suzhou, China, information system upgrades, and normal expenditures for tooling. The Company also invested participant deferrals of $1.5 million from its management deferred compensation plan in life insurance contracts. In addition, the Company received proceeds from the sale of an investment.
The Companys purchases of property, plant and equipment in fiscal year 2005 were primarily normal expenditures for tooling costs, machinery and equipment, and computer equipment and software. Capital expenditures also included the cost of information system upgrades and construction of a new factory in Suzhou, China. In connection with the acquisition of Intrigue Technologies in May 2004, the Company paid net cash of $29.8 million, acquiring all of Intrigues outstanding shares. Also, the Company made other equity investments of $0.6 million, primarily for funding in A4Vision, Inc., a privately held company from which Logitech licensed face tracking software used in its PC webcams.
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
The following tables present information on our cash flows from financing activities, including information on our share repurchases during fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005 (in thousands except per share amounts):
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||
Borrowings (repayments) of short-term debt |
$ | (2,181 | ) | $ | 5,235 | $ | (4,073 | ) | ||||
Repayments of long-term debt |
| (43 | ) | (475 | ) | |||||||
Purchases of treasury shares |
(138,095 | ) | (241,352 | ) | (134,525 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares upon exercise of options and purchase rights |
44,706 | 49,206 | 45,985 | |||||||||
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation |
13,076 | | | |||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
$ | (82,494 | ) | $ | (186,954 | ) | $ | (93,088 | ) | |||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||
Number of shares repurchased |
5,610 | 12,276 | 11,100 | |||||||||
Value of shares repurchased |
$ | 138,095 | $ | 241,352 | $ | 134,525 | ||||||
Average price per share |
$ | 24.62 | $ | 19.66 | $ | 12.12 |
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During fiscal year 2007, we used $138.1 million for share repurchases of approximately 5.6 million shares pursuant to the Companys buyback programs announced in June 2005 and May 2006. The buyback program announced in May 2006 authorizes the purchase of up to $250.0 million in Logitech shares. The buyback program announced in June 2005 authorized the purchase of up to CHF 300.0 million (approximately $235.0 million based on exchange rates at the date of announcement) in Logitech shares. Cash flow from financing activities included $44.7 million in proceeds from the sale of 5.2 million shares under the Companys employee option and share purchase plans, and $13.1 million related to tax benefits recognized on the exercise of share-based payment awards. Short-term debt was reduced by $2.2 million.
Cash used in financing activities during fiscal year 2006 included share repurchases of 12.3 million shares, totaling $241.4 million pursuant to the Companys buyback programs announced in April 2004 and June 2005. Proceeds also included $49.2 million from the sale of 7.1 million shares under the Companys employee option and share purchase plans and $5.2 million from short-term borrowing in Japanese yen, to benefit from low interest rates and to offset exposures in yen-denominated assets. During fiscal year 2006, all of the Companys convertible bonds were converted into a total of 10,897,386 Logitech registered shares through delivery of treasury shares which had no cash impact on financing activities.
Cash used in financing activities during fiscal year 2005 included share repurchases of 11.1 million shares, totaling $134.5 million pursuant to the Companys buyback program announced in April 2004. Debt repayments totaling $4.5 million primarily related to the Swiss mortgage loan that matured in April 2004. Proceeds totaling $46.0 million were realized from the sales of shares pursuant to the Companys employee option and share purchase plans.
Cash Outlook
Our working capital requirements and capital expenditures may increase to support future expansion of Logitech operations. Future acquisitions or expansion of our operations may be significant and may require the use of cash.
In May 2006, we announced the approval by our board of directors of a new share buyback program authorizing the repurchase of up to $250 million of our shares. The program expires at the Companys 2009 Annual General Meeting at the latest. Under this program, we repurchased 2.7 million shares for $76.6 million during the year ended March 31, 2007. The approved amount remaining under this program at March 31, 2007 is $173.4 million. We plan to continue repurchasing shares in fiscal year 2007 under this program.
In June 2005, we announced the approval by our board of directors of a buyback program of up to CHF 300.0 million (approximately $235.0 million based on exchange rates at the date of announcement). Under this program, which was completed in the quarter ended December 31, 2006, we repurchased 2.9 million shares for $61.5 million in fiscal year 2007, and a total of 11.3 million shares for $236.1 million.
Also in fiscal year 2008, the Company plans to continue investing in leasehold improvements, tooling and other manufacturing and operating infrastructure.
In October 2006, we acquired Slim Devices, Inc. (Slim Devices), a privately held company specializing in network-based audio systems for digital music. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, we acquired all of the outstanding shares of Slim Devices for $20.6 million in cash, plus a possible performance-based payment, payable in the first calendar quarter of 2010. The performance-based payment is based on net revenues from the sale of products and services in calendar year 2009 derived from Slim Devices technology. No payment is due if the applicable net revenues total $40 million or less. The maximum performance-based payment is $89.5 million. The total performance-based payment amount, if any, will be recorded in goodwill and will not be known until the end of calendar year 2009.
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In May 2004, we acquired Intrigue Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of advanced remote controls. The purchase agreement provides for deferred payments to Intrigues former shareholders based on the highest net sales from products incorporating Intrigues technology during the revenue measurement period, defined as any consecutive four-quarter period beginning in April 2006 through September 2007. The total deferred payment amount will vary with net sales in the revenue measurement period. The payment amount would approximate 27% of such net sales at the highest net sales level, although the percentage could be higher at lower net sales levels. Based on the net sales of remote controls for fiscal year 2007, the Company will be obligated to make a deferred payment of at least $33.7 million. The total deferred payment amount could be higher, and will not be known until the end of the revenue measurement period. The total deferred payment will be paid by December 31, 2007. As of March 31, 2007, a deferred payment of $33.7 million has been recorded as an adjustment to goodwill.
The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents, cash flow generated from operations, and available borrowings under its bank lines of credit will be sufficient to fund capital expenditures and working capital needs for the foreseeable future.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
As of March 31, 2007, the Companys outstanding contractual obligations and commitments included: (i) amounts drawn on our credit lines, (ii) equipment financed under capital leases, (iii) facilities leased under operating lease commitments, and (iv) purchase commitments and obligations. The following summarizes our contractual obligations and commitments at March 31, 2007 (in thousands):
Payments Due by Period | |||||||||||||||
Total | Less than 1 year |
1-3 years | 3-5 years | More than 5 years | |||||||||||
Lines of credit |
$ | 11,900 | $ | 11,900 | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||
Capital leases |
4 | 4 | | | | ||||||||||
Operating leases |
62,878 | 12,060 | 20,422 | 15,159 | 15,237 | ||||||||||
Deferred payment on Intrigue Technologies, Inc. acquisition |
33,685 | 33,685 | | | | ||||||||||
Purchase commitments inventory |
124,144 | 124,144 | | | | ||||||||||
Purchase obligations capital expenditures |
21,432 | 21,432 | | | | ||||||||||
Purchase obligations operating expenses |
28,286 | 28,286 | | | | ||||||||||
Total contractual obligations and commitments |
$ | 282,329 | $ | 231,511 | $ | 20,422 | $ | 15,159 | $ | 15,237 | |||||
For additional information on the Companys outstanding debt obligations, see Note 10 Financing Arrangements in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Lines of Credit
The Companys line of credit is denominated in Japanese yen and is due on demand.
Operating and Capital Leases
The remaining terms on our non-cancelable operating leases expire in various years through 2015. We had minimal commitments on capital leases as of March 31, 2007.
Purchase Commitments Inventory
We had fixed purchase commitments for inventory of $124.1 million as of March 31, 2007. Inventory purchase commitments are made in the normal course of business and are to original design manufacturers, contract manufacturers and other suppliers. Although open purchase commitments are considered enforceable and legally binding, the terms generally allow us the option to reschedule and adjust our requirements based on business needs prior to the delivery of the purchases. The purchase commitments for inventory are expected to be fulfilled within the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2007.
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Purchase Obligations
Purchase obligations represent an estimate of all open purchase orders and contractual obligations for capital and other expenditures, for which the goods or services are not yet received. We had purchase obligations for manufacturing equipment, tooling and leasehold improvements of $21.4 million as of March 31, 2007. We also had other commitments of $28.3 million for consulting, information technology services, marketing arrangements and advertising. Although open purchase orders are considered enforceable and legally binding, the terms generally allow the Company the option to reschedule and adjust our requirements based on business needs prior to delivery of goods or performance of services.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company has not entered into any transactions with unconsolidated entities whereby we have financial guarantees, subordinated retained interests, derivative instruments or other contingent arrangements that expose us to material continuing risks, contingent liabilities, or any other obligation under a variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to the Company.
Guarantees
The Company has guaranteed the purchase obligations of some of its contract manufacturers to certain component suppliers. These guarantees have a term of one year and are automatically extended for one or more additional years as long as a liability exists. The amount of the purchase obligations of these manufacturers varies over time, and therefore the amounts subject to Logitechs guarantees similarly varies. At March 31, 2007, the amount of these outstanding guaranteed purchase obligations was approximately $3.1 million. We do not believe, based on historical experience and information currently available, that it is probable that any amounts will be required to be paid under these guarantee arrangements.
Indemnifications
The Company indemnifies certain of its suppliers and customers for losses arising from matters such as intellectual property rights and safety defects, subject to certain restrictions. The scope of these indemnities varies and may include indemnification for damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees. No amounts have been accrued for indemnification provisions as of March 31, 2007. We do not believe, based on historical experience and information currently available, that it is probable that any amounts will be required to be paid under these indemnification arrangements.
Research and Development
For a discussion of the Companys research and development activities, patents and licenses, please refer to Item 4B Business Overview.
Trend Information
For a discussion of significant trends in the Companys financial condition and results of operations, please refer to Item 5 Results of Operations and Liquidity and Capital Resources.
ITEM 6. | DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES |
A. Directors and Senior Management
Information concerning Directors and Senior Management of Logitech appears in Section 3 The Board of Directors and Section 4 Senior Management in Exhibit 15.1 to the Form 20-F and is incorporated herein by reference.
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B. Compensation of Executive Officers and Directors
Information concerning the compensation of Executive Officers and Directors of Logitech appears in Section 5.2 Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers in Exhibit 15.1 to the Form 20-F and is incorporated herein by reference.
C. Board Practices
Information concerning Logitechs board practices appears in Section 3 The Board of Directors in Exhibit 15.1 to the Form 20-F and is incorporated herein by reference.
D. Employees
The number of people employed worldwide by Logitech was as follows:
As of March 31, | ||||||
Category |
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||
Research and development |
853 | 807 | 645 | |||
Manufacturing and distribution |
5,071 | 5,081 | 5,108 | |||
Marketing, sales and support |
769 | 678 | 639 | |||
Administrative |
738 | 642 | 506 | |||
Total |
7,431 | 7,208 | 6,898 | |||
Of the total number of employees as of March 31, 2007, 1,181 were in North America, 679 were in Europe and 5,571 were in Asia. None of Logitechs U.S. employees are represented by a labor union or are subject to a collective bargaining agreement. Certain foreign countries, such as China, provide by law for employee rights, which include requirements similar to collective bargaining agreements. We believe that our employee relations are good.
E. | Share Ownership |
Share and option ownership of Logitechs Directors and Executive Officers appears in Section 5.5 Share Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers and Section 5.6 Option Ownership of Directors and Executive Officers in Exhibit 15.1 to the Form 20-F and is incorporated herein by reference.
Information concerning Logitechs employee share-based compensation arrangements including stock option plans and employee share purchase plans is disclosed in Note 4 Share-Based Compensation of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 18 Financial Statements.
ITEM 7. | MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
A. | Major Shareholders |
The following table sets forth certain beneficial ownership information as of March 31, 2007 of each shareholder known by Logitech to beneficially own 5% or more of the Companys shares. Logitech does not believe it is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by any corporation or by any foreign government. The voting rights of Logitech shares held by major shareholders are the same as the voting rights of shares held by all other shareholders. The Company is unaware of any arrangement that might result in a change in its control.
Name of Beneficial Owner |
Shares Beneficially Owned (1) |
Percentage (2) | |||
Daniel Borel |
11,000,000 | 5.7 | % |
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(1) | Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with rules of the SEC that deem shares to be beneficially owned by any person who has voting or investment power with respect to such shares. The beneficial owner has furnished this information. The person named in the table has sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable. Shares subject to options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days after March 31, 2007 are deemed to be issued and beneficially owned by the person holding such options for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of such person but are not treated as issued for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. |
(2) | Percentage ownership is calculated based on 191,606,620 shares issued as of March 31, 2007. |
On May 4, 2007, we announced in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce that Logitechs ownership of its own shares in treasury had exceeded 5% of total shares issued. As of May 10, 2007, we held approximately 5.2% of total shares issued.
B. Related Party Transactions
In connection with our investment in the Anoto Group AB, a Logitech executive was elected to the Anoto board of directors. Anoto is a publicly traded Swedish high technology company from which Logitech licenses digital pen technology. During fiscal year 2007, the Company sold its investment in Anoto. The license agreement requires Logitech to pay a license fee for the rights to use the Anoto technology and a license fee on the sales value of digital pen solutions sold by Logitech. Also, the agreement includes non-recurring engineering (NRE) service fees primarily for specific development and maintenance of Anotos licensed technology. During fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005 expenses incurred for license fees to Anoto were $0.3 million, $0.5 million and $0.7 million.
Also, in connection with the Companys investment in A4Vision, Inc. a Logitech executive was appointed to the A4Vision board of directors until March 2007, when A4vision was acquired. A4Vision was a privately held company from which Logitech licensed face tracking software. The license agreement required Logitech to pay a license fee based on the number of its products sold with A4Visions licensed software. We did not pay any license fees to A4Vision during fiscal year 2007. During fiscal year 2006, expenses incurred for license fees to A4Vision were immaterial. Expenses incurred for license fees to A4Vision amounted to $0.2 million in fiscal year 2005.
C. Interests of Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information
Please refer to Item 18 Financial Statements and pages F-1 through F-30 of our Consolidated Financial Statements. In addition, for more information regarding our results of operations, please refer to Item 5 Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, Logitech becomes involved in claims and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. The Company is currently subject to several such claims and legal proceedings and intends to defend against them vigorously. However, there can be no assurance that our defenses will be successful, or that any judgment or settlement in any of these lawsuits or claims would not have a material adverse impact on the Companys business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Further, because of technological changes in the computer and consumer electronics industries, current extensive patent coverage granted to third parties, and the rapid rate of issuance of new patents, it is possible certain components of our products or our business methods may unknowingly infringe existing patents of third parties. The Company has from time to time been notified that it may be infringing certain patents or other intellectual property rights of others. Pending and future litigation and disputes arising over patent infringement claims, or over commercial matters, or other litigation involving us, whether as plaintiff or defendant, regardless of outcome, may result in significant diversion of our management and technical resources, result in costly litigation, cause product shipment delays, or require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
Dividends
Under Swiss law, a corporation pays dividends upon a vote of its shareholders. This vote typically follows the recommendation of the corporations board of directors. Logitech has not paid dividends since 1996 in order to retain earnings for use in the operation and expansion of the business and, in more recent years, to repurchase its shares.
B. Significant Changes
None.
ITEM 9. | THE OFFER AND LISTING |
A. Offer and Listing Details
Stock Price Information
Shares
Logitechs shares are listed and traded on both the SWX Swiss Exchange, where the share price is denominated in Swiss francs, and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, where the share price is denominated in U.S. dollars.
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SWX Swiss Exchange
The following table sets forth certain historical share price information for the Companys shares traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange. The information presented is based on (i) the high and low closing sales prices quoted in Swiss francs for the shares on the SWX Swiss Exchange, and (ii) the U.S. dollar equivalent based on the noon buying rate on the trading day of the month in which the high or low closing sales price occurred. The noon buying rate is the rate in New York City for cable transfers in selected currencies as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Share prices have been adjusted to reflect two-for-one share splits in June 2005 and July 2006.
Price per Registered Share on the Swiss Exchange | ||||||||
High | Low | High | Low | |||||
CHF | CHF | $ | $ | |||||
Annual Highs and Lows: |
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Fiscal 2003 |
20.82 | 7.88 | 13.15 | 5.25 | ||||
Fiscal 2004 |
16.00 | 9.62 | 12.94 | 7.07 | ||||
Fiscal 2005 |
19.23 | 13.19 | 16.06 | 10.74 | ||||
Fiscal 2006 |
32.50 | 17.10 | 25.28 | 14.37 | ||||
Fiscal 2007 |
37.50 | 21.15 | 30.04 | 16.88 | ||||
Quarterly Highs and Lows: |
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Fiscal 2006: |
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First quarter |
20.93 | 17.10 | 16.36 | 14.37 | ||||
Second quarter |
26.18 | 20.60 | 20.31 | 15.80 | ||||
Third quarter |
31.50 | 23.88 | 23.87 | 18.45 | ||||
Fourth quarter |
32.50 | 25.45 | 25.28 | 19.74 | ||||
Fiscal 2007: |
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First quarter |
27.10 | 22.50 | 21.25 | 18.67 | ||||
Second quarter |
27.75 | 21.15 | 22.29 | 16.88 | ||||
Third quarter |
36.85 | 26.30 | 30.83 | 21.12 | ||||
Fourth quarter |
37.50 | 30.55 | 30.04 | 25.17 | ||||
Monthly Highs and Lows (over the most recent six month period): |
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October 2006 |
33.20 | 26.30 | 26.57 | 21.12 | ||||
November 2006 |
36.00 | 32.70 | 28.88 | 26.24 | ||||
December 2006 |
36.85 | 34.35 | 30.83 | 28.55 | ||||
January 2007 |
37.50 | 34.10 | 30.04 | 27.21 | ||||
February 2007 |
36.50 | 31.95 | 29.24 | 26.21 | ||||
March 2007 |
34.05 | 30.55 | 28.04 | 25.17 |
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Nasdaq Global Select Market
The following table sets forth certain historical share price information for the Companys shares traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Prior to October 2006, Logitechs American Depositary Shares (ADSs) traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, with each ADS representing one registered share. In October 2006, we exchanged Logitech shares for ADSs on a one-for-one basis, so that the same Logitech shares trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as on the SWX Swiss Exchange. The information presented below is based on the high and low closing sales prices quoted in U.S. dollars for Logitech shares or ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Share prices have been adjusted to reflect two-for-one splits in June 2005 and July 2006.
Price per share on Nasdaq | ||||
High | Low | |||
$ | $ | |||
Annual Highs and Lows: |
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Fiscal 2003 |
13.32 | 5.47 | ||
Fiscal 2004 |
12.83 | 6.99 | ||
Fiscal 2005 |
16.48 | 10.50 | ||
Fiscal 2006 |
25.66 | 14.28 | ||
Fiscal 2007 |
30.56 | 17.17 | ||
Quarterly Highs and Lows: |
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Fiscal 2006: |
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First quarter |
16.44 | 14.28 | ||
Second quarter |
20.38 | 16.20 | ||
Third quarter |
24.24 | 18.55 | ||
Fourth quarter |
25.66 | 19.61 | ||
Fiscal 2007: |
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First quarter |
22.00 | 18.62 | ||
Second quarter |
22.51 | 17.17 | ||
Third quarter |
30.56 | 21.26 | ||
Fourth quarter |
29.40 | 25.53 | ||
Monthly Highs and Lows (over the most recent six month period): |
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October 2006 |
26.50 | 21.26 | ||
November 2006 |
29.56 | 26.15 | ||
December 2006 |
30.56 | 28.07 | ||
January 2007 |
29.40 | 27.35 | ||
February 2007 |
29.37 | 25.94 | ||
March 2007 |
28.37 | 25.53 |
B. Plan of Distribution
Not applicable.
C. Markets
Logitech Shares
Since 1988 Logitechs shares have traded on the SWX Swiss Exchange. Prior to October 2006, Logitechs American Depositary Shares (ADSs) traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, with each ADS representing one registered share. In October 2006, we exchanged Logitech shares for our ADSs on a one-for-one basis, so that the same Logitech shares trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as on the SWX Swiss Exchange. The trading symbol for Logitech shares is LOGI on Nasdaq and LOGN on SWX. As of March 31, 2007, there were 191,606,620 shares issued (including 9,363,639 shares held as treasury stock) held by 11,787 holders of record.
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D. Selling Shareholders
Not applicable.
E. Dilution
Not applicable.
F. Expenses of the Issue
Not applicable.
ITEM 10. | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
A. Share Capital
Not applicable.
B. Memorandum and Articles of Incorporation
Set forth below is certain information and references to information concerning Logitechs share capital, material provisions of applicable Swiss law and the Companys Articles of Incorporation and Organizational Regulations (bylaws). Logitech incorporates by reference an English translation of the Companys Articles of Incorporation as set forth in Exhibit 1.1 to its Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on August 4, 2006 and its Organizational Regulations, as amended and set forth in Exhibit 15.1 to the Companys Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on November 3, 2006. The information below and information incorporated by reference are a summary which does not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Articles of Incorporation, the Organizational Regulations, and Swiss law.
Purpose
Article 2 of the Companys Articles of Incorporation establishes the principal objective of the Company as the coordination of the activity of its Swiss and foreign subsidiaries.
Board of Directors
Information concerning directors power under the Companys bylaws and Swiss law appears in Section 3 Board of Directors in Exhibit 15.1 to this Form 20-F and is incorporated herein by reference.
Rights, Preferences and Restrictions
Information concerning the rights, preferences and restrictions attaching to each of the Companys share categories appears in Section 2 Capital Structure and Section 6 Shareholders Participation Rights in Exhibit 15.1 to this Form 20-F and is incorporated herein by reference.
General Meeting of Shareholders
Information concerning the conditions governing the manner in which the Companys Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is convoked and conditions for admission appears in Section 6.3 Convocation of the General Meeting of Shareholders in Exhibit 15.1 to this Form 20-F and is incorporated herein by reference.
Change of Control Provisions
Information concerning the provisions relating to a change of control of the Company appears in Section 7 Mandatory Offer and Change of Control Provisions in Exhibit 15.1 to this Form 20-F and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Disclosure of Shareholder Ownership
Information concerning ownership thresholds above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed appears in Section 1.2 Significant Shareholders in Exhibit 15.1 to this Form 20-F and is incorporated herein by reference.
C. | Material Contracts |
There were no material contracts entered into other than in the ordinary course of business during the previous two years immediately preceding filing of this Annual Report on Form 20-F.
D. | Exchange Controls |
As a Swiss corporation, Logitech is subject to requirements not generally applicable to United States corporations. Among other things, Logitechs issuances of capital stock generally must be submitted for approval at a general meeting of shareholders. In addition, under Swiss law, the issuance of capital stock is generally subject to shareholder preemptive rights, except to the extent that these preemptive rights have been excluded or limited by the shareholders.
There are no legislative or other legal provisions currently in effect in Switzerland or arising under Logitechs Articles of Incorporation restricting the export or import of capital, or that affect the remittance of dividends, interest or other payments to non-resident holders of Logitech securities. Cash dividends payable in Swiss francs on shares may be officially transferred from Switzerland and converted into any other convertible currency. There are no limitations imposed by Swiss laws or Logitechs Articles of Incorporation on the right of non-Swiss residents to hold or vote Logitech shares.
E. | Taxation |
The following is a summary of certain Swiss tax matters that may be relevant with respect to the acquisition, ownership and disposition of shares.
This summary addresses laws in Switzerland currently in effect, as well as the 1997 Convention (entered into force on December 1997) between the United States of America and the Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income (the Treaty), both of which are subject to change (or changes in interpretation), possibly with retroactive effect.
For purposes of the Treaty and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), the Swiss tax consequences discussed below also generally apply to United States shareholders.
Swiss Taxation
Gain on Sale
Under Swiss law, a holder of shares who (i) is a non-resident of Switzerland, (ii) during the taxable year has not engaged in a trade or business through a permanent establishment within Switzerland and (iii) is not subject to taxation by Switzerland for any other reason, will be exempted from any Swiss federal, cantonal or municipal income or other tax on gains realized during the year on the sale of shares.
Stamp, Issue and Other Taxes
Switzerland generally does not impose stamp, registration or similar taxes on the sale of shares by a holder thereof unless such sale or transfer occurs through or with a Swiss securities dealer (as defined in the Swiss Stamp Duty Law).
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Withholding Tax
Under Swiss law, any dividends paid in respect of shares will be subject to the Swiss Anticipatory Tax at the rate of 35%, and the Company will be required to withhold tax at this rate from any dividends paid to a holder of registered shares. Such dividend payments may qualify for refund of the Swiss Anticipatory Tax by reason of the provisions of a double tax treaty between Switzerland and the country of residence or incorporation of a holder, and in such cases such holder will be entitled to claim a refund of all or a portion of such tax in accordance with such treaty.
The Swiss-U.S. tax treaty provides for a mechanism whereby a United States resident or United States corporations can generally seek a refund of the Swiss Anticipatory Tax paid on dividends in respect of registered shares, to the extent such withholding exceeds 15%.
F. | Dividends and Paying Agents |
Not applicable.
G. | Statement by Experts |
Not applicable.
H. Documents on Display
Whenever a reference is made in this Form 20-F to any contract, agreement or other document, the reference may not be complete and you should refer to the copy of that contract, agreement or other document filed as an exhibit to one of our previous SEC filings. We file annual and special reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy all or any portion of this Form 20-F and any other document we file with the SEC at the SECs public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public reference room. Such material may also be obtained at the Internet site the SEC maintains at www.sec.gov.
I. | Subsidiary Information |
Not applicable.
ITEM 11. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Market Risk
Market risk represents the potential for loss due to adverse changes in the fair value of financial instruments. As a global concern, the Company faces exposure to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. These exposures may change over time as business practices evolve and could have a material adverse impact on the Companys financial results.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates
The Company is exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk as it transacts business in multiple foreign currencies, including exposure related to anticipated sales, anticipated purchases and assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Logitech transacts business in over 30 currencies worldwide, of which the most significant to operations are the Euro, Chinese yuan renminbi (CNY), British pound sterling, Taiwanese dollar, Mexican peso, Japanese yen and Canadian dollar. With the exception of its operating subsidiaries in China, which use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency, Logitechs international operations generally use the local currency of the country as their functional currency. Accordingly, unrealized
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foreign currency gains or losses resulting from the translation of net assets or liabilities denominated in foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar are accumulated in the cumulative translation adjustment component of other comprehensive income in shareholders equity.
The table below provides information about the Companys underlying transactions that are sensitive to foreign exchange rate changes, primarily assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency, where the net exposure is greater than $0.5 million at March 31, 2007. The table below represents the U.S. dollar impact on earnings of a 10% appreciation and a 10% depreciation of the functional currency as compared with the transaction currency (in thousands):
Functional Currency |
Transaction Currency |
Net Exposed Long (Short) Currency Position |
FX Gain (Loss) From 10% Appreciation of Functional Currency |
FX Gain (Loss) From 10% Depreciation of Functional Currency |
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U.S. dollar |
Chinese yuan renminbi | $ | 77,302 | $ | (7,027 | ) | $ | 8,589 | ||||||
U.S. dollar |
Swedish kroner | 10,283 | (935 | ) | 1,143 | |||||||||
U.S. dollar |
Mexican peso | 4,432 | (403 | ) | 492 | |||||||||
U.S. dollar |
Japanese yen | 840 | (76 | ) | 93 | |||||||||
U.S. dollar |
Euro | (575 | ) | 52 | (64 | ) | ||||||||
U.S. dollar |
Taiwanese dollar | (10,113 | ) | 919 | (1,124 | ) | ||||||||
Euro |
British pound sterling | 20,132 | (1,830 | ) | 2,237 | |||||||||
Euro |
Russian rouble | 2,726 | (248 | ) | 303 | |||||||||
Euro |
Norwegian Kroner | (632 | ) | 57 | (70 | ) | ||||||||
$ | 104,395 | $ | (9,491 | ) | $ | 11,599 | ||||||||
Long currency positions represent net assets being held in the transaction currency while short currency positions represent net liabilities being held in the transaction currency.
The Companys principal manufacturing operations are located in China, with much of its component and raw material costs transacted in CNY. However, the functional currency of its Chinese operating subsidiary is the U.S. dollar as its sales and trade receivables are transacted in U.S. dollars. To hedge against any potential significant appreciation of the CNY, the Company transferred a portion of its cash investments to CNY accounts. At March 31, 2007, net assets held in CNY totaled $77.3 million. The Company continues to evaluate the level of net assets held in CNY relative to component and raw material purchases and interest rates on cash equivalents.
From time to time, certain subsidiaries enter into forward exchange contracts to hedge inventory purchase exposures denominated in U.S. dollars. The amount of the forward exchange contracts is based on forecasts of inventory purchases. These forward exchange contracts are denominated in the same currency as the underlying transactions. Logitech does not use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. As of March 31, 2007, the notional amount of forward foreign exchange contracts outstanding for forecasted inventory exposures was $38.5 million. These forward contracts generally mature within three months. Deferred realized gains totaled $0.3 million at March 31, 2007 and are expected to be reclassified to cost of goods sold when the related inventory is sold.
The Company also enters into foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce the short-term effects of foreign currency fluctuations on certain foreign currency receivables or payables. The foreign exchange forward contracts are entered into on a monthly basis and generally mature within one to three months. Further, the Company may enter into foreign exchange swap contracts to extend the terms of its foreign exchange forward contracts. The notional amounts of foreign exchange forward contracts outstanding at March 31, 2007 were $9.0 million. The notional amounts of foreign exchange swap contracts outstanding at March 31, 2007 were $11.5 million. Unrealized net losses on the contracts were immaterial at March 31, 2007.
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If the U.S. dollar had appreciated by 10% compared with the hedged foreign currency, an unrealized gain of $4.1 million in our forward foreign exchange contract portfolio would have occurred. If the U.S. dollar had depreciated by 10% compared with the hedged foreign currency, a $3.7 million unrealized loss in our forward foreign exchange contract portfolio would have occurred.
Interest Rates
Changes in interest rates could impact the Companys anticipated interest income on its cash equivalents and short-term investments and interest expense on variable rate short-term debt. The Company prepared sensitivity analyses of its interest rate exposures to assess the impact of hypothetical changes in interest rates. Based on the results of these analyses, a 100 basis point decrease or increase in interest rates from the March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006 period end rates would not have a material effect on the Companys results of operations or cash flows.
ITEM 12. | DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES |
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 13. | DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES |
None.
ITEM 14. | MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
On June 30, 2005, a two-for-one stock split was effected.
On July 14, 2006, a two-for-one stock split was effected.
ITEM 15. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
(a) | Disclosure Controls and Procedures |
Logitechs Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Form 20-F, have concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Disclosure controls are controls and procedures designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Form 20-F, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed to reasonably assure that this information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) | Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting |
Logitechs management, with oversight by the Board of Directors, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Logitechs internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
Logitechs management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007. In making this assessment, management used the criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2007.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective may not prevent or detect misstatements and can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
(c) | Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm |
Our managements assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007 has been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers SA, Switzerland, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is included under Item 18 Financial Statements on page F-2.
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(d) | Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting |
During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company completed the implementation of an upgrade to its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Implementation of an ERP software upgrade is a material change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting. Pre-implementation testing and post-implementation reviews were conducted by management to ensure that internal controls surrounding the system implementation process, the applications, and closing process were properly designed and tested for effectiveness to prevent material financial statement errors. There have been no other changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this annual report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 16A. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors consists of three non-employee directors, Mr. Gary Bengier, Mr. Kee-Lock Chua, and Ms. Monika Ribar, each of whom meets the independence requirements of the Nasdaq Global Select Market listing standards and the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board affirmatively determined that Mr. Bengier and Ms. Ribar are audit committee financial experts. Refer also to the information in Exhibit 15.1 under Section 3.5 The Functioning of the Board of Directors Audit Committee.
ITEM 16B. | CODE OF ETHICS |
The Companys code of ethics policy entitled, Business Ethics and Conflict of Interest Policy of Logitech International S.A., covers members of the Companys board of directors and its executive officers (including the principal executive officer, principal financial officer and controller) as well as all other employees.
The code of ethics addresses, among other things, the following items:
| Honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; |
| Full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or submit to, the Commission and in other public communications made by us; |
| Compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; |
| The prompt internal reporting to an appropriate person or persons identified in the code of violations of any of the provisions described above; and |
| Accountability for adherence to the code. |
Any amendments or waivers of the code of ethics for members of the Companys board of directors or executive officers will be disclosed in the investor relations section of the Companys Web site within five business days following the date of the amendment or waiver and will also be disclosed either on a Form 6-K or the Companys next Form 20-F filing. During fiscal year 2007, no waivers or amendments were made to the code of ethics for any Director or Executive Officer.
Logitechs code of ethics is available on the Companys Web site at www.logitech.com, and for no charge, a copy of the Companys code of ethics can be requested via the following address or phone number:
Logitech
Investor Relations
6505 Kaiser Drive
Fremont, CA 94555 USA
Main 510-795-8500
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ITEM 16C. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
Information concerning accountant fees and services appears in Section 8.2 and 8.3 Audit Fees and Section 8.4 Supervisory and Control Instruments in Exhibit 15.1 to this Form 20-F and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 16D. | EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES |
Not applicable.
ITEM 16E. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS |
The following table sets forth certain information related to purchases made by Logitech of its equity securities (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
Period |
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs |
Average Price Paid Per Share |
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs | |||||||
in CHF | in USD | |||||||||
April 2006 |
60,000 | CHF 27.67 | $ | 21.19 | $ | 59,114 | ||||
May 2006 |
500,000 | CHF 25.30 | $ | 20.19 | 49,021 | |||||
June 2006 |
660,000 | CHF 24.30 | $ | 19.95 | 35,856 | |||||
July 2006 |
| | $ | | 35,856 | |||||
August 2006 |
650,000 | CHF 25.20 | $ | 20.24 | 22,701 | |||||
September 2006 |
540,000 | CHF 26.46 | $ | 21.36 | 11,167 | |||||
October 2006 |
150,000 | CHF 31.56 | $ | 25.16 | 7,393 | |||||
November 2006 |
748,900 | CHF 33.95 | $ | 27.06 | 238,224 | |||||
December 2006 |
420,700 | CHF 35.32 | $ | 29.19 | 225,945 | |||||
January 2007 |
150,000 | CHF 35.55 | $ | 29.14 | 221,574 | |||||
February 2007 |
950,000 | CHF 35.87 | $ | 28.60 | 194,407 | |||||
March 2007 |
780,000 | CHF 33.36 | $ | 26.94 | 173,390 | |||||
Total |
5,609,600 | CHF 30.57 | $ | 24.62 | ||||||
In fiscal year 2007, the Company repurchased shares pursuant to the Companys buyback program announced in June 2005, authorizing the purchase of up to CHF 300 million of shares (approximately $235 million based on exchange rates at the date of announcement). The Company completed this share buyback program in November 2006 and initiated purchases under an additional share buyback program announced in May 2006. The Company is authorized to purchase up to $250 million under this program, which is in effect until the 2009 Annual General Meeting. All share repurchases by the Company during fiscal year 2007 were made pursuant to one of the foregoing plans.
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PART III
ITEM 17. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
The Company has responded to Item 18.
ITEM 18. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
Reference is made to pages F-1 through F-32 and is incorporated herein by reference. |
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F-1 | ||
F-2 | ||
Consolidated Statements of Income Years Ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 |
F-4 | |
F-5 | ||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Years Ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 |
F-6 | |
F-7 | ||
F-8 | ||
F-32 | ||
Financial Statement Schedules |
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Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts |
S-1 |
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ITEM 19. | EXHIBITS |
Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
Exhibit |
Incorporated by Reference | Filed Herewith | |||||||||
Form | File No. | Filing Date | Exhibit No. |
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1.1 | Articles of Incorporation of Logitech International S.A. as amended. | 6-K | 0-29174 | 08/04/06 | 1.1 | |||||||
1.2 | Organizational Regulations of Logitech International S.A. as amended. | 6-K | 0-29174 | 11/03/06 | 15.1 | |||||||
4.1 | 1996 Stock Plan, as amended. | S-8 | 333-100854 | 05/27/03 | 4.2 | |||||||
4.2 | Logitech International S.A. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (including related forms of agreements) | S-8 | 333-140429 | 02/02/07 | 4.2 | |||||||
4.3 | 1996 Employee Share Purchase Plan (U.S.) | S-8 POS | 333-100854 | 02/02/07 | 4.3 | |||||||
4.4 | 2006 Employee Share Purchase Plan (Non-U.S.) | S-8 POS | 333-100854 | 02/02/07 | 4.4 | |||||||
4.5 | Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement with Logitech International S.A. | 20-F | 0-29174 | 05/21/03 | 4.1 | |||||||
4.6 | Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement with Logitech Inc. | 20-F | 0-29174 | 05/21/03 | 4.2 | |||||||
8.1 | List of subsidiaries of Logitech International S.A. | X | ||||||||||
12.1 | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | X | ||||||||||
15.1 | Report on Corporate Governance prepared under the rules of the SWX Swiss Exchange. | X | ||||||||||
15.2 | Charter for the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Logitech International S.A. (as amended October 12, 2004) | 6-K | 0-29174 | 02/04/05 | 15.1 | |||||||
31.1 | Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
X | ||||||||||
31.2 | Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
X | ||||||||||
32.1 | Certification by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* | X |
* | This exhibit is furnished herewith, but not deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liability under that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we explicitly incorporate it by reference. |
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The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this Annual Report on its behalf.
Logitech International S.A. |
/s/ Guerrino De Luca |
Guerrino De Luca President and Chief Executive Officer |
/s/ Mark J. Hawkins |
Mark J. Hawkins |
Chief Financial Officer, and U.S. Representative |
May 25, 2007
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page | ||
F-2 | ||
Consolidated Statements of Income Years Ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 |
F-4 | |
F-5 | ||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Years Ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 |
F-6 | |
F-7 | ||
F-8 | ||
F-32 |
F-1
REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
TO THE GENERAL MEETING OF
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.,
APPLES, SWITZERLAND
To the Shareholders of Logitech International S.A.:
We have completed an integrated audit of Logitech International S.A.s March 31, 2007 consolidated financial statements and of its internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007 and audits of its March 31, 2006 and March 31, 2005 consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and with Swiss Auditing Standards. Our opinions, based on our audits, are presented below.
Consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements listed in the index appearing on F-1 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Logitech International S.A. and its subsidiaries at March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2007 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and comply with Swiss law. In addition, in our opinion, the financial statement schedule on S-1 presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Companys Board of Directors and management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and with Swiss Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
We recommend that the consolidated financial statements submitted to you be approved.
As discussed in Note 4 and Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment as of April 1, 2006 and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans as of March 31, 2007.
Internal control over financial reporting
Also, in our opinion, managements assessment, included in Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 15(b) in this Form 20-F, that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007 based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on those criteria. Furthermore, in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the COSO. The Companys management, with the oversight of the Board of Directors, is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express opinions on managements assessment and on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our
F-2
audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. An audit of internal control over financial reporting includes obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating managements assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we consider necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
PricewaterhouseCoopers SA
/s/ F. Roth |
/s/ F. Rast | |||
F. Roth |
F. Rast | |||
Auditor in charge |
Lausanne, May 24, 2007
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Year ended March 31, | |||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Net sales |
$ | 2,066,569 | $ | 1,796,715 | $ | 1,482,626 | |||
Cost of goods sold |
1,357,044 | 1,222,605 | 979,039 | ||||||
Gross profit |
709,525 | 574,110 | 503,587 | ||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Marketing and selling |
272,264 | 221,504 | 200,350 | ||||||
Research and development |
108,256 | 87,953 | 73,900 | ||||||
General and administrative |
98,143 | 65,742 | 57,663 | ||||||
Total operating expenses |
478,663 | 375,199 | 331,913 | ||||||
Operating income |
230,862 | 198,911 | 171,674 | ||||||
Interest income, net |
8,733 | 3,591 | 141 | ||||||
Other income, net |
15,962 | 7,352 | 3,791 | ||||||
Income before income taxes |
255,557 | 209,854 | 175,606 | ||||||
Provision for income taxes |
25,709 | 28,749 | 26,340 | ||||||
Net income (1) |
$ | 229,848 | $ | 181,105 | $ | 149,266 | |||
Net income per share: |
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Basic |
$ | 1.26 | $ | 1.00 | $ | .84 | |||
Diluted |
$ | 1.20 | $ | .92 | $ | .77 | |||
Shares used to compute net income per share: |
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Basic |
182,635 | 181,361 | 177,008 | ||||||
Diluted |
190,991 | 198,769 | 198,250 |
(1) | Net income for fiscal year 2007 includes share-based compensation expense under SFAS 123R of $14.9 million, net of tax benefit, related to employee stock options and employee stock purchases. The consolidated statements of income for fiscal years 2006 and 2005 do not include the effect of share-based compensation expense, because the Company implemented SFAS 123R using the modified prospective transition method effective April 1, 2006. See Notes 2 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information. |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-4
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
March 31, | ||||||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 196,197 | $ | 245,014 | ||||
Short-term investments |
214,625 | | ||||||
Accounts receivable |
310,377 | 289,849 | ||||||
Inventories |
217,964 | 196,864 | ||||||
Other current assets |
68,257 | 34,479 | ||||||
Total current assets |
1,007,420 | 766,206 | ||||||
Investments |
14 | 36,414 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment |
87,054 | 74,810 | ||||||
Goodwill |
179,991 | 135,396 | ||||||
Other intangible assets |
18,920 | 11,175 | ||||||
Other assets |
34,064 | 33,063 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 1,327,463 | $ | 1,057,064 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities: |
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Short-term debt |
$ | 11,856 | $ | 14,071 | ||||
Accounts payable |
218,129 | 181,290 | ||||||
Accrued liabilities |
235,080 | 162,922 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
465,065 | 358,283 | ||||||
Long-term debt |
| 4 | ||||||
Other liabilities |
17,874 | 13,601 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
482,939 | 371,888 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Shareholders equity: |
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Shares, par value CHF 0.25 231,606,620 authorized, 71,561,860 conditionally authorized, 191,606,620 issued at March 31, 2007 and 2006 |
33,370 | 33,370 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
72,779 | 100,339 | ||||||
Less shares in treasury, at cost, 9,363,639 at March 31, 2007 and 8,955,226 at March 31, 2006 |
(217,073 | ) | (186,080 | ) | ||||
Retained earnings |
995,606 | 765,758 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(40,158 | ) | (28,211 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders equity |
844,524 | 685,176 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ | 1,327,463 | $ | 1,057,064 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-5
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
Year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||
Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 229,848 | $ | 181,105 | $ | 149,266 | ||||||
Non-cash items included in net income: |
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Depreciation |
35,239 | 29,880 | 26,041 | |||||||||
Amortization of other intangible assets |
4,876 | 4,641 | 6,320 | |||||||||
Share-based compensation expense related to options and purchase rights |
19,464 | | | |||||||||
Write-off of investments |
| 1,168 | | |||||||||
Gain on sale of investment |
(8,980 | ) | (560 | ) | | |||||||
Gain on cash surrender value of life insurance policies |
(1,006 | ) | (1,523 | ) | | |||||||
In-process research and development |
1,000 | | | |||||||||
Loss on disposal of fixed assets |
516 | 1,169 | 111 | |||||||||
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation |
(13,076 | ) | | | ||||||||
Deferred income taxes and other |
(9,691 | ) | (4,870 | ) | (3,698 | ) | ||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: |
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Accounts receivable |
(9,917 | ) | (66,651 | ) | (14,140 | ) | ||||||
Inventories |
(11,478 | ) | (25,425 | ) | (35,276 | ) | ||||||
Other assets |
(8,637 | ) | (5,416 | ) | 8,675 | |||||||
Accounts payable |
33,890 | 5,162 | 30,373 | |||||||||
Accrued liabilities |
41,777 | 33,537 | 46,002 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
303,825 | 152,217 | 213,674 | |||||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
(47,246 | ) | (54,102 | ) | (40,541 | ) | ||||||
Purchases of short-term investments |
(416,475 | ) | | | ||||||||
Sales of short-term investments |
201,850 | | | |||||||||
Sale of investment |
12,874 | | | |||||||||
Premiums paid on cash surrender value life insurance policies |
(537 | ) | (1,464 | ) | | |||||||
Acquisitions and investments, net of cash acquired |
(20,524 | ) | 860 | (30,494 | ) | |||||||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(270,058 | ) | (54,706 | ) | (71,035 | ) | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Borrowings (repayments) of short-term debt |
(2,181 | ) | 5,235 | (4,073 | ) | |||||||
Repayments of long-term debt |
| (43 | ) | (475 | ) | |||||||
Purchases of treasury shares |
(138,095 | ) | (241,352 | ) | (134,525 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of shares upon exercise of options and purchase rights |
44,706 | 49,206 | 45,985 | |||||||||
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation |
13,076 | | | |||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(82,494 | ) | (186,954 | ) | (93,088 | ) | ||||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents |
(90 | ) | (6,820 | ) | (3,027 | ) | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(48,817 | ) | (96,263 | ) | 46,524 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
245,014 | 341,277 | 294,753 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | 196,197 | $ | 245,014 | $ | 341,277 | ||||||
Supplemental cash flow information: |
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Interest paid |
$ | 178 | $ | 1,582 | $ | 1,560 | ||||||
Income taxes paid |
$ | 10,165 | $ | 6,456 | $ | 6,588 | ||||||
Non-cash financing activities: |
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Conversion of convertible debt to registered shares |
$ | | $ | 138,674 | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-6
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
(In thousands)
Registered shares | Additional capital |
Treasury shares | Retained earnings |
Accumulated loss |
Total |
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2004 |
191,606 | $ | 33,370 | $ | 132,797 | 11,606 | $ | (102,397 | ) | $ | 435,387 | $ | (42,077 | ) | 457,080 | ||||||||||||
Net income |
| | | | | 149,266 | | 149,266 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative translation adjustment |
| | | | | | (2,522 | ) | (2,522 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Deferred realized hedging gains |
| | | | | | 708 | 708 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income |
147,452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options |
| | 10,157 | | | | | 10,157 | |||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury shares |
| | | 11,100 | (134,525 | ) | | | (134,525 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Sale of shares upon exercise of options and purchase rights |
| | (17,209 | ) | (8,064 | ) | 63,194 | | | 45,985 | |||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2005 |
191,606 | $ | 33,370 | $ | 125,745 | 14,642 | $ | (173,728 | ) | $ | 584,653 | $ | (43,891 | ) | $ | 526,149 | |||||||||||
Net income |
| | | | | 181,105 | | 181,105 | |||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative translation adjustment |
| | | | | | (3,314 | ) | (3,314 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gain on investment, net of tax of $1,659 |
| | | | | | 19,611 | 19,611 | |||||||||||||||||||
Deferred realized hedging loss |
| | | | | | (617 | ) | (617 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income |
196,785 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options |
| | 15,714 | | | | | 15,714 | |||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury shares |
| | | 12,276 | (241,352 | ) | | | (241,352 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Sale of shares upon exercise of options and purchase rights |
| | (46,716 | ) | (7,066 | ) | 95,922 | | | 49,206 | |||||||||||||||||
Conversion of convertible debt |
| | 5,596 | (10,897 | ) | 133,078 | | | 138,674 | ||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2006 |
191,606 | $ | 33,370 | $ | 100,339 | 8,955 | $ | (186,080 | ) | $ | 765,758 | $ | (28,211 | ) | $ | 685,176 | |||||||||||
Net income |
| | | | 229,848 | | 229,848 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cumulative translation adjustment |
| | | | | | 9,695 | 9,695 | |||||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gain on investment, net of tax of $601 |
| | | | | | (10,211 | ) | (10,211 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Reclassification adjustment for net realized gains on investment, net of tax of $1,058 |
| | | | | | (9,400 | ) | (9,400 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Deferred realized hedging loss |
| | | | | | 697 | 697 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total comprehensive income |
220,629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adoption of SFAS 158, net of tax of $859 |
| | | | | | (2,728 | ) | (2,728 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options |
| | 14,668 | | | | | 14,668 | |||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury shares |
| | | 5,610 | (138,095 | ) | | | (138,095 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Sale of shares upon exercise of options and purchase rights |
| | (62,396 | ) | (5,201 | ) | 107,102 | | | 44,706 | |||||||||||||||||
Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and stock purchase plan |
| | 20,168 | | | | | 20,168 | |||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2007 |
191,606 | $ | 33,370 | $ | 72,779 | 9,364 | $ | (217,073 | ) | $ | 995,606 | $ | (40,158 | ) | $ | 844,524 | |||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-7
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 The Company
Logitech International S.A. is a world leader in personal peripherals for personal computers and other digital platforms, developing and marketing innovative products in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music, home-entertainment control, interactive gaming and wireless devices. For the PC, the Companys products include mice, trackballs, keyboards, gaming controllers, multimedia speakers, headsets, webcams and 3D control devices. For digital music devices, the Companys products include speakers and headphones. For gaming consoles, the Company offers a range of controllers and other accessories. In addition, Logitech offers wireless music solutions for the home and advanced remote controls for home entertainment systems. The Company generates revenues from sales of its products to a worldwide network of retail distributors and resellers and to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The Companys sales to its retail channels comprise the large majority of its revenues.
Logitech was founded in Switzerland in 1981, and in 1988 listed its registered shares in an initial public offering in Switzerland. In 1997, the Company sold shares in a U.S. initial public offering in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) and listed the ADSs on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. In October 2006, the Company terminated its ADS program, exchanged its Nasdaq-listed ADSs for Logitech shares, and continued its Nasdaq listing, as a result of which Logitech shares trade on both the Nasdaq Global Select Market and the SWX Swiss Exchange. The trading symbol for Logitech shares is LOGI on Nasdaq and LOGN on SWX. The exchange of the Nasdaq-listed ADSs for Logitech shares was a one-for-one exchange and had no impact on financial statement or per share amounts. The Companys registered office is located in Apples, Switzerland. The Company has manufacturing facilities in Asia and offices in major cities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Logitech and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and comply with Swiss law. In the opinion of management, these financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. Certain prior year financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation with no impact on previously reported net income.
Fiscal Year
The Companys fiscal year ends on March 31. Interim quarters are thirteen-week periods, each ending on a Friday. For purposes of presentation, the Company has indicated its quarterly periods as ending on the month end.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Although these estimates are based on managements best knowledge of current events and actions that may impact the Company in the future, actual results could differ from those estimates.
F-8
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
Foreign Currencies
The functional currency of the Companys operations is primarily the U.S. dollar. To a lesser extent, certain operations use the Euro, Swiss franc and Japanese yen as their functional currencies. The financial statements of the Companys subsidiaries whose functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar are translated to U.S. dollars using period-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities and monthly average rates for revenues and expenses. Cumulative translation gains and losses are included as a component of shareholders equity in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Gains and losses arising from transactions denominated in currencies other than a subsidiarys functional currency are reported in other income, net in the statement of income.
Revenue Recognition
Revenues are recognized when all of the following criteria are met:
| evidence of an arrangement exists between the Company and the customer; |
| delivery has occurred and title and risk of loss transfer to the customer; |
| the price of the product is fixed or determinable; and |
| collectibility of the receivable is reasonably assured. |
Revenues from sales to distributors and authorized resellers are recognized net of estimated product returns and expected payments for cooperative marketing arrangements, customer incentive programs and price protection. Significant management judgments and estimates must be used to determine the cost of these programs in any accounting period.
The Company grants limited rights to return product, and return rights vary by customer. Estimates of expected future product returns are recognized as a reduction of revenue at the time of sale, based on analyses of historical trends by customer and by product, distributor and retailer inventory levels, and other factors.
Cooperative marketing arrangements include contractual customer marketing and sales incentive programs. Under the customer marketing programs, the Company generally offers customers an allowance for marketing activities equal to a negotiated percentage of sales. Other sales incentive programs include various fixed discount and rebate programs. The costs of cooperative marketing arrangements are recognized as a reduction of the sale price at the time of sale and are estimated based on the negotiated fixed percentage of the customers purchases in the period the Company recognizes revenue. Accruals for sales incentive programs are recorded at the time of sale based on negotiated terms, historical experience and inventory levels in the channel.
Customer incentive programs include volume and consumer rebates. Volume rebates are related to purchase volumes or sales of specific products by distributors to specified retailers. Consumer rebates are offered from time to time at the Companys discretion directly to end-users. Contractual volume rebates to distribution or retail customers are recognized as a reduction of the sale price at the time of shipment, and are estimated based on the negotiated terms and the Companys historical experience. The costs of consumer rebates are recorded at the time the incentive is offered and are estimated based on historical experience and the specific terms and conditions of the incentive.
The Company has contractual agreements with certain of its customers that contain terms allowing price protection credits to be issued for customers on-hand or in transit new inventory if the Company, in its sole discretion, lowers the price of the product. The estimated costs of price protection programs are recorded as a reduction of revenue at the time of sale based on planned price reductions, units held by qualifying customers and historical trends by customer and by product.
F-9
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
The Company regularly evaluates the adequacy of its accruals for product returns, cooperative marketing arrangements, customer incentive programs and price protection. When the variables used to estimate these costs change, or if actual costs differ significantly from the estimates, the Company recognizes adjustments to recorded costs in the period of change. If, at any future time, the Company becomes unable to reasonably estimate these costs, recognition of revenue may be deferred until products are sold to end-users.
Research and Development Costs
Costs related to research, design and development of products are charged to research and development expense as they are incurred.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and amounted to $169.8 million, $144.2 million and $125.1 million in fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005. Advertising costs are recorded as either a marketing and selling expense or a deduction from revenue. Advertising costs reimbursed by the Company to a customer must have an identifiable benefit and an estimable fair value in order to be classified as an operating expense. If these criteria are not met, the cost is classified as a reduction of revenue.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company maintains cash and cash equivalents with various financial institutions to limit exposure with any one financial institution.
The Company sells to large OEMs, distributors and key retailers and, as a result, maintains individually significant receivable balances with such customers. As of March 31, 2007, one customer represented 16% of total accounts receivable. As of March 31, 2006, two customers represented 16% and 12% of total accounts receivable. Typical payment terms require customers to pay for product sales generally within 30 to 60 days; however terms may vary by customer type, by country and by selling season. Extended payment terms are sometimes offered to a limited number of customers during the second and third fiscal quarters. The Company does not modify payment terms on existing receivables.
The Companys OEM customers tend to be well-capitalized, multi-national companies, while distributors and key retailers may be less well-capitalized. The Company manages its accounts receivable credit risk through ongoing credit evaluation of its customers financial condition. The Company generally does not require collateral from its customers.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Allowances for doubtful accounts are maintained for estimated losses resulting from the inability of the Companys customers to make required payments. The allowances are based on the Companys regular assessment of the credit worthiness and financial condition of specific customers, as well as its historical experience with bad debts and customer deductions, receivables aging, current economic trends, geographic or country-specific risks and the financial condition of its distribution channels. Bad debt expense for fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005 amounted to $527,000, $9,000 and $55,000.
F-10
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is computed on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company records write-downs of inventories which are obsolete or in excess of anticipated demand or market value based on a consideration of product life cycle stage, technology trends, historical sales, product development plans, component cost trends and assumptions about future demand and market conditions.
Investments
The Company invests in U.S. Government Guaranteed Student Loan Issues, which are auction rate securities collateralized by student loans and guaranteed by the United States Department of Education. Although the student loans securitizing the auction rate securities have maturity dates greater than 15 years, these investments are considered highly liquid and typically reset every 28 days. These securities are classified as available-for-sale as of March 31, 2007 and are reported at fair value with the unrealized gains and losses included as a separate component of shareholders equity. As of March 31, 2007, the Company had not recognized any unrealized gains or losses for its auction rate securities.
The Company also invests in companies in which Logitech owns less than a 20% interest. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, investments with a quoted market value are classified as available-for-sale. Such investments are reported at fair value with the unrealized gains and losses included as a separate component of shareholders equity. Unrealized losses are charged against income when a decline in fair value is determined to be other than temporary. Realized gains and losses upon the sale or disposition of such investments are based on the average cost of the specific investments sold.
The cost method is used for all other investments which are adjusted for any decrease in value deemed to be other than temporary in nature.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Additions and improvements are capitalized, and maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. The Company capitalizes the cost of software developed for internal use in connection with major projects. Costs incurred during the feasibility stage are expensed, whereas costs incurred during the application development stage are capitalized.
With the exception of tooling, depreciation is provided using the straight-line method. Plant and buildings are depreciated over estimated useful lives from ten to twenty-five years, equipment over useful lives from three to five years, software development over useful lives of three to five years and leasehold improvements over the life of the lease, not to exceed five years. Tooling is depreciated over the forecasted life of the tool, not to exceed one year from the time it is placed into production. Depreciation for tooling is calculated based on the forecasted production volume and adjusted quarterly based on actual production. When property and equipment is retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are relieved from the accounts and the net gain or loss is included in the determination of net income.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The Companys intangible assets principally include goodwill, acquired technology, trademarks, customer contracts and customer relationships and other. Intangible assets with finite lives, which include acquired technology, trademarks, customer contracts and customer relationships and other, are recorded at cost and amortized using the straight-line method over their useful lives ranging from one month to ten years. Intangible assets with indefinite lives, which include goodwill, are recorded at cost and evaluated at least annually for impairment.
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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews long-lived assets, such as investments, property and equipment, and intangible assets, for impairment whenever events indicate that the carrying amounts might not be recoverable. Recoverability of investments, property and equipment, and other intangible assets is measured by comparing the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with those assets to their carrying values. If an asset is considered impaired, it is written down to fair value, which is determined based on the assets projected discounted cash flows or appraised value, depending on the nature of the asset. Goodwill is evaluated for impairment at least annually.
Income Taxes
The Company provides for income taxes using the liability method, which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. In estimating future tax consequences, expected future events are taken into consideration, with the exception of potential tax law or tax rate changes.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value of certain of the Companys financial instruments, including cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt approximates fair value due to their short maturities. The estimated fair value of publicly traded financial equity instruments are determined by quoted market prices.
Net Income per Share
Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average outstanding shares. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average outstanding shares and dilutive share equivalents. Dilutive share equivalents consist of employee stock options and convertible debt.
The dilutive effect of in-the-money stock options is calculated based on the average share price for each fiscal period using the treasury stock method, which assumes that the amount used to repurchase shares includes the amount the employee must pay for exercising stock options, the amount of compensation cost not yet recognized for future service, and the amount of tax benefits that would be recorded in additional paid-in capital when the award becomes deductible. The dilutive effect of convertible debt is based upon conversion, computed using the if-converted method.
Share-Based Compensation Expense
The Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payments (SFAS 123R), effective April 1, 2006, using the modified prospective transition method. Therefore, results for periods prior to April 1, 2006 have not been restated to include share-based compensation expense calculated in accordance with SFAS 123R. The Company recognized share-based compensation expense in those periods in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees (APB 25). In March 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107) regarding the SECs interpretation of SFAS 123R and the valuation of share-based payments for public companies. Logitech has applied the provisions of SAB 107 in its adoption of SFAS 123R.
F-12
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
Share-based compensation expense for fiscal 2007 includes compensation expense, reduced for estimated forfeitures, for share-based compensation awards granted prior to but not yet vested as of April 1, 2006, based on the grant-date fair value estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing valuation model in accordance with the original provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (SFAS 123). These compensation costs are recognized in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 28, Accounting for Stock Appreciation Rights and Other Variable Stock Option or Award Plans, on a straight-line basis over the service period for each separately vesting portion of the award (multiple-option approach).
Share-based compensation expense for fiscal 2007 also includes compensation expense, reduced for estimated forfeitures, for awards granted after April 1, 2006 based on the grant-date fair value estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing valuation model. These compensation costs are recognized on a straight-line basis over the service period of the award, which is generally the option vesting term of four years (single-option approach).
Prior to adopting SFAS 123R, tax benefits resulting from the exercise of stock options were presented as operating cash flows in the consolidated statement of cash flows. SFAS 123R requires cash flows resulting from excess tax benefits to be classified as cash flows from financing activities. Excess tax benefits are realized tax benefits from tax deductions for exercised options in excess of the deferred tax asset attributable to share-based compensation costs for such options.
The Company will recognize a benefit from share-based compensation in paid-in capital only if an incremental tax benefit is realized after all other available tax attributes have been utilized. For income tax footnote disclosure, the Company has elected to offset deferred tax assets against the valuation allowance related to the net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards from accumulated tax benefits determined under APB 25. The Company will recognize these tax benefits in paid-in capital in accordance with Footnote 82 of SFAS 123R when the deduction reduces cash taxes payable. In addition, the Company has elected to account for the indirect benefits of share-based compensation on the research tax credit through the income statement (continuing operations) rather than through paid-in capital.
The adoption of SFAS 123R had a material impact on earnings per share and the consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2007, and is expected to continue to materially impact the Companys financial statements in the foreseeable future. See Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements for further discussion of share-based compensation.
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income is defined as the total change in shareholders equity during the period other than from transactions with shareholders. Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders equity. Other comprehensive income is comprised of foreign currency translation adjustments from those entities not using the U.S. dollar as their functional currency, unrealized gains and losses on marketable equity securities, net deferred gains and losses and prior service costs for defined benefit pension plans, and net deferred gains and losses on hedging activity.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 defines the threshold for recognizing the benefits of tax return positions in the financial statements as more-
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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
likely-than-not to be sustained by the taxing authority and provides guidance on the derecognition, measurement and classification of income tax uncertainties, along with any related interest and penalties. FIN 48 also includes guidance concerning accounting for income tax uncertainties in interim periods and increases the level of disclosures associated with any recorded income tax uncertainties. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and is required to be adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. The cumulative effects, if any, of applying FIN 48 will be recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company is evaluating the financial statement and disclosure impact of adopting FIN 48. In May 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position FIN 48-1, Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FSP FIN 48-1). FSP FIN 48-1 provides guidance on how a company should determine whether a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously unrecognized tax benefits. FSP FIN 48-1 is effective upon initial adoption of FIN 48, which the Company will adopt in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008.
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 affects other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements where the FASB has previously concluded that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements, but may change current practice in some instances. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company will adopt SFAS 157 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, and is evaluating the financial statement and disclosure impact.
In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities including an amendment of FAS 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 allows companies to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible financial assets and liabilities at fair value that are not otherwise required to be measured at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses shall be reported in earnings at each subsequent reporting date on items for which the fair value option has been elected. SFAS 159 also establishes presentation and disclosure requirements. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and is required to be adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. SFAS 159 will be applied prospectively. The Company is currently determining whether fair value accounting is appropriate for any of its eligible items and cannot estimate the financial statement and disclosure impact which SFAS 159 would have, if any.
Note 3 Net Income per Share
The computations of basic and diluted net income per share for the Company were as follows (in thousands except per share amounts):
Year ended March 31, | |||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Net income basic |
$ | 229,848 | $ | 181,105 | $ | 149,266 | |||
Convertible debt interest expense, net of income taxes |
| 1,520 | 2,877 | ||||||
Net income diluted |
$ | 229,848 | $ | 182,625 | $ | 152,143 | |||
Weighted average shares basic |
182,635 | 181,361 | 177,008 | ||||||
Effect of dilutive stock options |
8,356 | 11,380 | 10,344 | ||||||
Effect of dilutive convertible debt |
| 6,028 | 10,898 | ||||||
Weighted average shares diluted |
190,991 | 198,769 | 198,250 | ||||||
Net income per share basic |
$ | 1.26 | $ | 1.00 | $ | 0.84 | |||
Net income per share diluted |
$ | 1.20 | $ | 0.92 | $ | 0.77 | |||
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During fiscal years 2007, 2006 and 2005, 3,327,825, 1,615,556 and 4,039,772 share equivalents attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share because the exercise prices of these options were greater than the average market price of the Companys shares, and therefore their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, Earnings per Share, requires that employee equity share options, non-vested shares and similar equity instruments granted by the Company are treated as potential shares in computing diluted earnings per share. Diluted shares outstanding include the dilutive effect of in-the-money options which is calculated based on the average share price for each fiscal period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the amount that the employee must pay for exercising stock options, the amount of compensation cost for future service that the Company has not yet recognized, and the amount of tax benefits that would be recorded in additional paid-in capital when the award becomes deductible are assumed to be used to repurchase shares. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, the number of in-the-money employee stock options treated as potential shares in computing diluted earnings per share was approximately 18,035,229 shares or 9.9% of the basic weighted average shares outstanding based on the Companys average share price of $23.44.
The following table illustrates the dilution effect of stock options granted and exercised:
Year ended March 31 | |||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Shares outstanding |
182,635,345 | 181,361,200 | 177,007,784 | ||||||
Stock options granted |
2,555,200 | 3,451,470 | 5,186,920 | ||||||
Stock options canceled, forfeited, or expired |
(688,242 | ) | (1,264,618 | ) | (631,276 | ) | |||
Net options granted |
1,866,958 | 2,186,852 | 4,555,644 | ||||||
Grant dilution(1) |
1.0 | % | 1.2 | % | 2.6 | % | |||
Stock options exercised |
4,599,180 | 6,476,232 | 7,314,712 | ||||||
Exercise dilution(2) |
2.5 | % | 3.6 | % | 4.1 | % |
(1) | The percentage of grant dilution is computed based on net options granted as a percentage of shares outstanding. |
(2) | The percentage of exercise dilution is computed based on options exercised as a percentage of shares outstanding. |
Note 4 Share-Based Compensation
Plan Descriptions
As of March 31, 2007, the Company offers the 2006 Employee Share Purchase Plan (Non-U.S.), the 1996 Employee Share Purchase Plan (U.S.), and the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, which replaces the 1996 Stock Plan. Shares issued to employees as a result of purchases or exercises under these plans are generally issued from shares held in treasury.
Effective June 15, 2006, Logitechs Board of Directors approved the splitting of the Companys Employee Share Purchase Plan into two separate plans, one for employees in the United States and one for employees outside the United States. As a result, the Board adopted the 2006 Employee Share Purchase Plan (Non-U.S.) (2006 ESPP) and renamed the 1996 Employee Share Purchase Plan as the 1996 Employee Share Purchase Plan (U.S.) (1996 ESPP). Under both plans, eligible employees may purchase shares at the lower of 85% of the fair market value at the beginning or the end of each six-month offering period. Subject to continued participation in
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these plans, purchase agreements are automatically executed at the end of each offering period. A total of 12,000,000 shares have been reserved for issuance under both the 1996 and 2006 ESPP plans. As of March 31, 2007, a total of 1,479,217 shares were available for issuance under these plans.
On June 16, 2006, Logitechs shareholders approved adoption of the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2006 Plan) with an expiration date of June 16, 2016. The Plan replaces the 1996 Stock Plan (1996 Plan). The 2006 Plan provides for the grant to eligible employees and non-employee directors of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units, which are bookkeeping entries reflecting the equivalent of shares. Stock options granted under the 2006 Plan generally will vest over four years, will have terms not exceeding ten years and will be issued at exercise prices not less than the fair market value on the date of grant. Awards under the 2006 Plan may be conditioned on continued employment, the passage of time or the satisfaction of performance vesting criteria. An aggregate of 14,000,000 shares is reserved for issuance under the 2006 Plan. As of March 31, 2007, a total of 12,006,900 shares were available for issuance under this plan.
Under the 1996 Plan, the Company granted options for shares. Options issued under the 1996 Plan generally vest over four years and remain outstanding for periods not to exceed ten years. Options were granted at exercise prices of at least 100% of the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant. The Company made no grants of restricted shares, stock appreciation rights or stock units under the 1996 Plan. No further awards will be granted under the 1996 Plan.
Under the 1988 Stock Option Plan, options to purchase shares were granted to employees and consultants at exercise prices ranging from zero to amounts in excess of the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant. The terms and conditions with respect to options granted were determined by the Board of Directors who administered this plan. Options generally vested over four years and remained outstanding for periods not exceeding ten years. Further grants may not be made under this plan and as of March 31, 2007, there were no options outstanding under this plan.
Impact of SFAS 123R Adoption
Effective April 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective method, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense based on estimated fair values for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including stock options and share purchases under the 2006 ESPP and 1996 ESPP. The following table summarizes the share-based compensation expense and related tax benefit recognized in accordance with SFAS 123R for fiscal year 2007 (in thousands). In accordance with APB 25 and related previous accounting standards, no share-based compensation expense was recognized for fiscal years 2006 and 2005.
Year Ended March 31, 2007 | |||
Cost of goods sold |
$ | 2,077 | |
Share based compensation expense included in gross profit |
2,077 | ||
Operating expenses: |
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Marketing and selling |
7,167 | ||
Research and development |
3,151 | ||
General and administrative |
7,069 | ||
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses |
17,387 | ||
Total share-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and employee stock purchases |
19,464 | ||
Tax benefit |
4,526 | ||
Share-based compensation expense related to employee stock options and employee stock purchases, net of tax |
$ | 14,938 | |
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As a result of adopting SFAS 123R, basic earnings per share for fiscal year 2007 was $0.08 per share lower and diluted earnings per share for fiscal year 2007 was $0.07 per share lower.
For fiscal year 2007, $0.7 million of share based compensation was capitalized to inventory. For fiscal years 2006 and 2005, no share-based compensation cost was capitalized to inventory. As of March 31, 2007, total compensation cost related to non-vested stock options not yet recognized was $29.2 million, which is expected to be recognized over the next 36 months on a weighted-average basis.
Pro Forma Information
Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123R, the Company provided the disclosures required under SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosures. No employee share-based compensation expense was reflected in the results of operations for fiscal years 2006 and 2005 for employee stock option awards as all options were granted with an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The employee stock purchases were deemed non-compensatory under the provisions of APB 25.
If the Company had used SFAS 123 to account for share-based compensation expense for fiscal years 2006 and 2005, net income and net income per share would have been as follows (in thousands except per-share amounts):
Year ended March 31, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Net income: |
||||||||
As reported |
$ | 181,105 | $ | 149,266 | ||||
Total share-based compensation expense using the fair value method |
(19,896 | ) | (24,507 | ) | ||||
Tax benefit |
5,014 | 5,998 | ||||||
Pro forma net income |
$ | 166,223 | $ | 130,757 | ||||
Basic net income per share: |
||||||||
As reported |
$ | 1.00 | $ | .84 | ||||
Pro forma |
$ | .92 | $ | .74 | ||||
Diluted net income per share: |
||||||||
As reported |
$ | .92 | $ | .77 | ||||
Pro forma |
$ | .84 | $ | .67 |
Option Valuation
The fair value of employee stock options granted and shares purchased under the Companys employee purchase plans was estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing valuation model applying the following assumptions and values:
Year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
Purchase Plans | Stock Option Plans | |||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Dividend yield |
0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||
Expected life |
6 months | 6 months | 6 months | 3.9 years | 3.7 years | 3.5 years | ||||||||||||
Expected volatility |
33% | 26% | 33% | 40% | 47% | 58% | ||||||||||||
Risk-free interest rate |
4.98% | 3.67% | 2.06% | 4.75% | 4.16% | 3.15% | ||||||||||||
Expected forfeitures |
0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||
Weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted |
$ | 5.87 | $ | 4.21 | $ | 3.13 | $ | 8.11 | $ | 7.47 | $ | 5.11 |
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The dividend yield assumption is based on the Companys history and future expectations of dividend payouts. The Company has not paid dividends since 1996.
The expected option life represents the weighted-average period the stock options or purchase offerings are expected to remain outstanding. The expected life is based on historical settlement rates, which the Company believes are most representative of future exercise and post-vesting termination behaviors.
Expected share price volatility is based on historical volatility using daily prices over the term of past options or purchase offerings. The Company considers historical share price volatility as most representative of future stock option volatility. The risk-free interest rate assumptions are based upon the implied yield of U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues appropriate for the term of the Companys stock options or purchase offerings.
SFAS 123R requires the Company to estimate forfeitures at the time of grant and to revise those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company uses historical data to estimate pre-vesting option forfeitures and records share-based compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest. For purposes of calculating pro forma information under SFAS 123 for periods prior to April 1, 2006, forfeitures were recognized as they occurred.
Option Activity
A summary of activity under the stock option plans is as follows (exercise prices are weighted averages):
Year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||||||||
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Number | Exercise Price |
Number | Exercise Price |
Number | Exercise Price | |||||||||||||
Outstanding, beginning of year |
21,607,944 | $ | 10 | 25,897,324 | $ | 8 | 28,656,392 | $ | 7 | |||||||||
Granted |
2,555,200 | $ | 22 | 3,451,470 | $ | 19 | 5,186,920 | $ | 12 | |||||||||
Exercised |
(4,599,180 | ) | $ | 7 | (6,476,232 | ) | $ | 7 | (7,314,712 | ) | $ | 5 | ||||||
Cancelled or expired |
(688,242 | ) | $ | 13 | (1,264,618 | ) | $ | 10 | (631,276 | ) | $ | 9 | ||||||
Outstanding, end of year |
18,875,722 | $ | 12 | 21,607,944 | $ | 10 | 25,897,324 | $ | 8 | |||||||||
Exercisable, end of year |
10,436,970 | $ | 9 | 10,509,818 | $ | 7 | 11,122,360 | $ | 6 |
The total pretax intrinsic value of options exercised during the year ended March 31, 2007 was $72.0 million. The tax benefit realized for the tax deduction from options exercised for fiscal year 2007 was $16.5 million.
The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable options as of March 31, 2007 (exercise prices and contractual lives are weighted averages, and aggregate intrinsic values are in thousands):
Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||||||||||
Range of Exercise |
Number | Exercise Price |
Contractual Life (years) |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
Number | Exercise Price |
Contractual Life (years) |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value | ||||||||||||
$ 1.00 -$7.49 |
3,650,650 | $ | 5 | 4.0 | $ | 82,953 | 3,443,650 | $ | 5 | 3.9 | $ | 78,599 | ||||||||
$ 7.50 -$8.99 |
4,771,104 | $ | 8 | 5.6 | 93,172 | 3,552,524 | $ | 8 | 5.2 | 69,458 | ||||||||||
$ 9.00 -$11.99 |
4,003,946 | $ | 11 | 6.5 | 66,375 | 2,304,682 | $ | 11 | 5.9 | 38,451 | ||||||||||
$ 12.00 -$20.49 |
3,843,898 | $ | 18 | 8.1 | 38,750 | 1,036,156 | $ | 16 | 7.6 | 11,766 | ||||||||||
$ 20.50 -$29.99 |
2,606,124 | $ | 22 | 9.3 | 14,979 | 99,958 | $ | 22 | 8.5 | 611 | ||||||||||
$ 1.00 -$29.99 |
18,875,722 | $ | 12 | 6.5 | $ | 296,229 | 10,436,970 | $ | 9 | 5.2 | $ | 198,885 | ||||||||
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The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pretax intrinsic value, based on options with an exercise price less than the Companys closing price of $27.83 as of March 31, 2007, which would have been received by the option holders had those option holders exercised their options as of that date. The total number of in-the-money options exercisable as of March 31, 2007 was 10,436,970. Of the total 18,875,722 options outstanding, 10,436,970 are fully vested and 8,438,752 are unvested, of which 6,754,563 are expected to vest, based on an estimated forfeiture rate of 8%.
Note 5 Acquisitions
In October 2006, the Company acquired Slim Devices, Inc. (Slim Devices), a privately held company specializing in network-based audio systems for digital music, based in Mountain View, California. The acquisition is part of the Companys strategy to expand its presence in the digital music and home-entertainment control environment.
Total consideration paid was $20.6 million, which includes $0.6 million in transaction costs. Under the terms of the purchase agreement, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Slim Devices for $20.0 million in cash, plus a possible performance-based payment, payable in the first calendar quarter of 2010. The performance-based payment is based on net revenues from the sale of products and services in calendar year 2009 derived from Slim Devices technology. No payment is due if the applicable net revenues total $40 million or less. The maximum performance-based payment is $89.5 million. The total performance-based payment amount, if any, will be recorded in goodwill and will not be known until the end of calendar year 2009.
The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Therefore, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their estimated fair values as determined by Company management based on information available at the date of acquisition. The Company obtained an independent appraisal to assist management in its determination of the fair values of the acquired identifiable intangible assets. The results of operations of the acquired company were included in Logitechs consolidated statement of income from the acquisition date forward, and were not material to the Companys reported results. Pro forma results of operations are not presented, as the results of operations of Slim Devices at the time of acquisition were not material to the Companys consolidated financial statements for any period presented.
The total consideration, including transaction costs, was allocated to the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as follows (in thousands):
Tangible assets acquired |
$ | 1,749 | ||
Intangible assets acquired |
||||
Technology |
10,000 | |||
Trademark/ trade name |
3,100 | |||
Customer relationships and other |
520 | |||
Goodwill |
10,683 | |||
24,303 | ||||
Liabilities assumed |
(473 | ) | ||
Deferred tax liability related to intangible assets acquired |
(4,998 | ) | ||
Total Consideration |
$ | 20,581 | ||
The technology relates to proprietary hardware and software developed by Slim Devices including the Squeezebox, the Transporter, the SlimServer software and the SqueezeNetwork. The SqueezeNetwork delivers content to devices such as the Squeezebox and Transporter directly from the Internet, without requiring a PC.
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Trademark/trade name relates to the Slim Devices product brand names. The value of the trademark/tradename was determined using the royalty savings approach, which estimates the value of the assets by capitalizing the royalties saved as a result of acquiring the assets. The intangible assets acquired are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, ranging from one month to 7 years. The technology associated with the acquisition includes $1.0 million of in-process research and development, which had not reached technological feasibility at the time of the acquisition and had no further alternative uses, and was expensed to research and development expense upon consummation of the acquisition. The values of the existing technology, in-process technology and customer relationships were determined by estimating the expected cash flows from the projects once commercially viable, discounting the net cash flows back to their present value and then applying a percentage of completion to the calculated value. The goodwill associated with the acquisition is not subject to amortization and is not expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
Note 6 Balance Sheet Components
The following provides a breakout of certain balance sheet components (in thousands):
March 31, | ||||||||
2007 | 2006 | |||||||
Accounts receivable: |
||||||||
Accounts receivable |
$ | 404,373 | $ | 356,883 | ||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
(3,322 | ) | (2,988 | ) | ||||
Allowance for returns |
(15,821 | ) | (11,653 | ) | ||||
Allowance for customer programs |
(74,853< |