LAUSANNE, Switzerland & NEWARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of Fiscal Year 2020, ended March 31, 2020.
For Fiscal Year 2020:
- Sales were Logitech’s highest ever at $2.98 billion, up 7 percent in US dollars and 9 percent in constant currency compared to the prior year.
- GAAP operating income grew 5 percent to $276 million, compared to $263 million a year ago. GAAP earnings per share (EPS) grew 75 percent to $2.66, compared to $1.52 a year ago.
- Non-GAAP operating income grew 10 percent to $387 million, compared to $352 million a year ago. Non-GAAP EPS grew 7 percent to $2.15, compared to $2.01 a year ago.
- Cash flow from operations was a record $425 million, compared to $305 million a year ago.
For Q4 Fiscal Year 2020:
- Sales grew to $709 million, up 14 percent in US dollars and 15 percent in constant currency compared to Q4 of the prior year.
- GAAP operating income was $32 million, down 24 percent primarily due to a one-time, acquisition-related charge. Non-GAAP operating income grew 23 percent to $79 million, compared to Q4 of the prior year.
“We have delivered five consecutive years at or near double-digit growth, and Logitech’s products have never been more relevant,” said Bracken Darrell, Logitech president and chief executive officer. “Video conferencing, working remotely, creating and streaming content, and gaming are long-term secular trends driving our business. The pandemic hasn’t changed these trends: it has accelerated them.”
“We finished a solid year with a very strong fourth quarter,” said Nate Olmstead, Logitech chief financial officer. “The COVID-19 pandemic introduces operational challenges, yet our ability to execute and strong long-term growth drivers give us the confidence to maintain our financial outlook for Fiscal Year 2021.”
Outlook
Logitech confirmed its Fiscal Year 2021 outlook of mid single-digit sales growth in constant currency and $380 million to $400 million in non-GAAP operating income.
Prepared Remarks Available Online
Logitech has made its prepared written remarks for the financial results teleconference available online on the Logitech corporate website at http://ir.logitech.com.
Financial Results Teleconference and Webcast
Logitech will hold a financial results teleconference to discuss the results for Q4 and the full Fiscal Year 2020 on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and 2:30 p.m. Central European Summer Time. A live webcast of the call will be available on the Logitech corporate website at http://ir.logitech.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information and Constant Currency
To facilitate comparisons to Logitech’s historical results, Logitech has included non-GAAP adjusted measures, which exclude share-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, purchase accounting effect on inventory, acquisition-related costs, change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition, restructuring charges (credits), gain (loss) on investments in privately held companies, non-GAAP income tax adjustment, and other items detailed under “Supplemental Financial Information” after the tables below. Logitech also presents percentage sales growth in constant currency to show performance unaffected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Percentage sales growth in constant currency is calculated by translating prior period sales in each local currency at the current period’s average exchange rate for that currency and comparing that to current period sales. Logitech believes this information, used together with the GAAP financial information, will help investors to evaluate its current period performance and trends in its business. With respect to the Company’s outlook for non-GAAP operating income, most of these excluded amounts pertain to events that have not yet occurred and are not currently possible to estimate with a reasonable degree of accuracy. Therefore, no reconciliation to the GAAP amounts has been provided for Fiscal Year 2021.
About Logitech
Logitech designs products that have an everyday place in people’s lives, connecting them to the digital experiences they care about. More than 35 years ago, Logitech started connecting people through computers, and now it’s a multi-brand company designing products that bring people together through music, gaming, video, and computing. Brands of Logitech include Logitech, Logitech G, ASTRO Gaming, Streamlabs, Ultimate Ears, Jaybird and Blue Microphones. Founded in 1981, and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI). Find Logitech at www.logitech.com, the company blog or @Logitech.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements regarding: our preliminary financial results for the three months and full fiscal year ended March 31, 2020, momentum, product portfolio and its importance, long-term trends and the pace at which they develop, execution, long-term growth drivers, challenges related to COVID-19, and outlook for Fiscal Year 2021 operating income and sales growth. The forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainties that could cause Logitech’s actual results and events to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: if our product offerings, marketing activities and investment prioritization decisions do not result in the sales, profitability or profitability growth we expect, or when we expect it; if we fail to innovate and develop new products in a timely and cost-effective manner for our new and existing product categories; if we do not successfully execute on our growth opportunities or our growth opportunities are more limited than we expect; the effect of pricing, product, marketing and other initiatives by our competitors, and our reaction to them, on our sales, gross margins and profitability; if we are not able to maintain and enhance our brands; if our products and marketing strategies fail to separate our products from competitors’ products; the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact; if we do not fully realize our goals to lower our costs and improve our operating leverage; if there is a deterioration of business and economic conditions in one or more of our sales regions or product categories, or significant fluctuations in exchange rates; changes in trade policies and agreements and the imposition of tariffs that affect our products or operations and our ability to mitigate; risks associated with acquisitions. A detailed discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from such forward-looking statements is included in Logitech’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2019, available at www.sec.gov, under the caption Risk Factors and elsewhere. Logitech does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.
Note that unless noted otherwise, comparisons are year over year.
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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS*
(In thousands, except per share amounts) – unaudited
Three Months Ended
Fiscal Years Ended
March 31,
March 31,
GAAP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
2020
2019
2020
2019
Net sales
$
709,248
$
624,308
$
2,975,851
$
2,788,322
Cost of goods sold
428,080
388,028
1,838,685
1,737,969
Amortization of intangible assets and purchase accounting effect on inventory
4,292
3,305
14,785
13,342
Gross profit
276,876
232,975
1,122,381
1,037,011
Operating expenses:
Marketing and selling
141,186
119,628
533,324
488,263
Research and development
50,094
42,110
177,593
161,230
General and administrative
25,465
23,557
94,015
98,732
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related costs
4,666
3,913
17,563
14,290
Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition (C)
23,247
—
23,247
—
Restructuring charges, net
74
1,540
144
11,302
Total operating expenses
244,732
190,748
845,886
773,817
Operating income
32,144
42,227
276,495
263,194
Interest income
2,614
2,666
9,619
8,375
Other income (expense), net (D)
35,360
493
38,212
(436
)
Income before income taxes
70,118
45,386
324,326
271,133
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (A)
(143,802
)
3,265
(125,397
)
13,560
Net income
$
213,920
$
42,121
$
449,723
$
257,573
Net income per share:
Basic
$
1.28
$
0.25
$
2.70
$
1.56
Diluted
$
1.26
$
0.25
$
2.66
$
1.52
Weighted average shares used to compute net income per share:
Basic
167,290
165,776
166,837
165,609
Diluted
169,981
168,956
169,381
168,965
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS*
(In thousands) – unaudited
March 31,
March 31,
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
2020
2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
715,566
$
604,516
Accounts receivable, net
394,743
383,309
Inventories
229,249
293,495
Other current assets (D)
74,920
69,116
Total current assets
1,414,478
1,350,436
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net
76,119
78,552
Goodwill
400,917
343,684
Other intangible assets, net
126,941
118,999
Other assets (A) (B) (D)
345,019
132,453
Total assets
$
2,363,474
$
2,024,124
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
259,120
$
283,922
Accrued and other current liabilities (B) (C)
455,024
433,897
Total current liabilities
714,144
717,819
Non-current liabilities:
Income taxes payable
40,788
36,384
Other non-current liabilities (B)
119,274
93,582
Total liabilities
874,206
847,785
Shareholders’ equity:
Registered shares, CHF 0.25 par value:
30,148
30,148
Issued shares–173,106 at March 31, 2020 and 2019
Additional shares that may be issued out of conditional capitals — 50,000 at March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
Additional shares that may be issued out of authorized capital — 34,621 at March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
Additional paid-in capital
75,097
56,655
Shares in treasury, at cost– 6,210 and 7,244 shares at March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively
(185,896
)
(169,802
)
Retained earnings
1,690,579
1,365,036
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(120,660
)
(105,698
)
Total shareholders’ equity
1,489,268
1,176,339
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
2,363,474
$
2,024,124
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS*
(In thousands) – unaudited
Three Months Ended
Fiscal Years Ended
March 31,
March 31,
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
2020
2019
2020
2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
213,920
$
42,121
$
449,723
$
257,573
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
10,739
10,816
42,893
43,471
Amortization of intangible assets
8,900
6,944
30,858
24,180
Share-based compensation expense
14,569
13,102
54,870
50,265
Loss (gain) on investments
(16
)
(227
)
756
(816
)
Deferred income taxes (A)
(160,333
)
(2,535
)
(159,853
)
(12,257
)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition (C)
23,247
—
23,247
—
Gain on sale of investment in privately held companies (D)
(39,767
)
—
(39,767
)
—
Other
76
148
(936
)
(230
)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net
131,524
100,146
(15,768
)
(58,798
)
Inventories
75,558
47,612
60,388
(21,551
)
Other assets
15,453
2,298
18,319
(8,800
)
Accounts payable
(179,440
)
(152,791
)
(24,250
)
(19,134
)
Accrued and other liabilities
(13,584
)
(35,896
)
(15,480
)
51,278
Net cash provided by operating activities
100,846
31,738
425,000
305,181
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(10,817
)
(7,626
)
(39,484
)
(35,930
)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
—
94
(91,569
)
(133,814
)
Investment in privately held companies
(35
)
(175
)
(345
)
(2,717
)
Proceeds from return of investments
—
124
—
124
Purchases of short-term investments
—
—
—
(1,505
)
Proceeds from sales of property and plant
—
—
1,037
—
Purchases of trading investments
(8,893
)
(868
)
(11,964
)
(5,203
)
Proceeds from sales of trading investments
8,952
862
12,091
5,700
Net cash used in investing activities
(10,793
)
(7,589
)
(130,234
)
(173,345
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of cash dividends
—
—
(124,180
)
(113,971
)
Purchases of registered shares
(35,310
)
(9,995
)
(50,437
)
(32,449
)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and purchase rights
10,701
7,922
22,241
18,057
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock units
(1,184
)
(1,659
)
(24,280
)
(30,770
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(25,793
)
(3,732
)
(176,656
)
(159,133
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(4,740
)
(389
)
(7,060
)
(10,134
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
59,520
20,028
111,050
(37,431
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
656,046
584,488
604,516
641,947
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period
$
715,566
$
604,516
$
715,566
$
604,516
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS*
(In thousands) – unaudited
NET SALES
Three Months Ended
Fiscal Years Ended
March 31,
March 31,
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
2020
2019
Change
2020
2019
Change
Net sales by product category:
Pointing Devices
$
135,226
$
131,640
3
%
$
544,519
$
536,890
1
%
Keyboards & Combos
147,659
132,356
12
571,720
536,619
7
PC Webcams
40,152
30,366
32
129,193
121,282
7
Tablet & Other Accessories
31,867
23,412
36
135,309
128,315
5
Video Collaboration
110,675
69,367
60
365,616
259,521
41
Mobile Speakers
21,174
22,688
(7
)
221,791
230,378
(4
)
Audio & Wearables
65,176
65,086
—
273,752
277,429
(1
)
Gaming
148,909
137,649
8
690,174
648,130
6
Smart Home
8,316
11,515
(28
)
43,404
49,344
(12
)
Other (1)
94
229
(59
)
373
414
(10
)
Total net retail sales
$
709,248
$
624,308
14
$
2,975,851
$
2,788,322
7
__________________
(1) Other category includes products that we currently intend to transition out of, or have already transitioned out of, because they are no longer strategic to our business.
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS*
(In thousands, except per share amounts) – Unaudited
GAAP TO NON GAAP RECONCILIATION (E)
Three Months Ended
Fiscal Years Ended
March 31,
March 31,
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
2020
2019
2020
2019
Gross profit – GAAP
$
276,876
$
232,975
$
1,122,381
$
1,037,011
Share-based compensation expense
1,300
938
4,852
3,812
Amortization of intangible assets and purchase accounting effect on inventory
4,292
3,305
14,785
13,342
Gross profit – Non-GAAP
$
282,468
$
237,218
$
1,142,018
$
1,054,165
Gross margin – GAAP
39.0
%
37.3
%
37.7
%
37.2
%
Gross margin – Non-GAAP
39.8
%
38.0
%
38.4
%
37.8
%
Operating expenses – GAAP
$
244,732
$
190,748
$
845,886
$
773,817
Less: Share-based compensation expense
13,269
12,164
50,018
46,453
Less: Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related costs
4,665
3,913
17,563
14,290
Less: Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition (C)
23,247
—
23,247
—
Less: Restructuring charges, net
75
1,540
144
11,302
Operating expenses – Non-GAAP
$
203,476
$
173,131
$
754,914
$
701,772
% of net sales – GAAP
34.5
%
30.6
%
28.4
%
27.8
%
% of net sales – Non – GAAP
28.7
%
27.7
%
25.4
%
25.2
%
Operating income – GAAP
$
32,144
$
42,227
$
276,495
$
263,194
Share-based compensation expense
14,569
13,102
54,870
50,265
Amortization of intangible assets
8,900
6,944
30,858
24,180
Purchase accounting effect on inventory
—
34
—
1,756
Acquisition-related costs
57
240
1,490
1,696
Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition (C)
23,247
—
23,247
—
Restructuring charges, net
75
1,540
144
11,302
Operating income – Non – GAAP
$
78,992
$
64,087
$
387,104
$
352,393
% of net sales – GAAP
4.5
%
6.8
%
9.3
%
9.4
%
% of net sales – Non – GAAP
11.1
%
10.3
%
13.0
%
12.6
%
Net income – GAAP
$
213,920
$
42,121
$
449,723
$
257,573
Share-based compensation expense
14,569
13,102
54,870
50,265
Amortization of intangible assets
8,900
6,944
30,858
24,180
Purchase accounting effect on inventory
—
34
—
1,756
Acquisition-related costs
57
240
1,490
1,696
Change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition (C)
23,247
—
23,247
—
Restructuring charges, net
75
1,540
144
11,302
Gain on investments (D)
(39,783
)
(227
)
(39,011
)
(816
)
Non-GAAP income tax adjustment (A)
(150,048
)
830
(156,524
)
(6,952
)
Net income – Non – GAAP
$
70,937
$
64,584
$
364,797
$
339,004
Net income per share:
Diluted – GAAP
$
1.26
$
0.25
$
2.66
$
1.52
Diluted – Non – GAAP
$
0.42
$
0.38
$
2.15
$
2.01
Shares used to compute net income per share:
Diluted – GAAP and Non – GAAP
169,981
168,956
169,381
168,965
LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
PRELIMINARY RESULTS*
(In thousands) – unaudited
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE
Three Months Ended
Fiscal Years Ended
March 31,
March 31,
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
2020
2019
2020
2019
Share-based Compensation Expense
Cost of goods sold
$
1,300
$
938
$
4,852
$
3,812
Marketing and selling
6,819
5,380
26,835
20,630
Research and development
2,629
2,073
9,273
7,368
General and administrative
3,821
4,711
13,910
18,455
Total share-based compensation expense
14,569
13,102
54,870
50,265
Income tax benefit
(1,451
)
(2,515
)
(14,109
)
(17,091
)
Total share-based compensation expense, net of income tax benefit
$
13,118
$
10,587
$
40,761
$
33,174
*Note: These preliminary results for the three months and fiscal year ended March 31, 2020 are subject to adjustments, including subsequent events that may occur through the date of filing our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(A) Swiss Federal Tax Reform
The change in the effective income tax rate between fiscal years 2020 and 2019 was primarily due to the mix of income and losses in the various tax jurisdictions in which we operate and the income tax accounting impact from the enactment of the Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing (“TRAF”) in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland on March 10, 2020 to take effect as of January 1, 2020. We have benefited from a longstanding tax ruling from the canton of Vaud through December 31, 2019. We reached an agreement with the Vaud Tax Administration that waiving the benefits of the tax ruling would allow for a tax step-up to be amortized over ten years beginning on January 1, 2020. TRAF generally permits a tax-free step-up of intangible assets, including goodwill created under a privileged tax regime or when assets are being transferred into Switzerland. We recorded an income tax benefit of $151.7 million, net of unrecognized tax benefits to account for the book and tax basis difference of the step-up upon enactment. The deferred income tax benefit from other temporary differences resulting from the Swiss tax reform, net of three-month amortization of the tax step-up amounted to $1.5 million. The aggregate deferred income tax impact in fiscal year 2020 as a result of the enactment of TRAF was $153.2 million.
(B) Adoption of ASC Topic 842
We adopted the new standards for leases under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842 using the modified retrospective approach as of April 1, 2019 and did not restate the financial statements of the comparative periods as is allowed by election of the transition option under ASC 842. Adoption of the standard resulted in the recognition of $25.6 million of right-of-use assets, $10.9 million of short-term lease liabilities and $19.5 million of long-term lease liabilities related to our leases on March 31, 2020.
(C) Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration
We recorded a $23.2 million change in fair value of contingent consideration due to Streamlabs performance, which we acquired on October 31, 2019.
(D) Gain on Sale of Investment in a Privately Held Company
We recorded a one-time gain of $39.8 million related to the sale of our investment in Lifesize, Inc. in exchange for cash plus an equity interest and subordinated note in another privately held company group as a result of its acquisition of Lifesize, Inc.
(E) Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our condensed consolidated financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, we use a number of financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing our overall business performance, for making operating decisions and for forecasting and planning future periods. We consider the use of non-GAAP financial measures helpful in assessing our current financial performance, ongoing operations and prospects for the future as well as understanding financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations.
While we use non-GAAP financial measures as a tool to enhance our understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance and to provide incremental insight into the underlying factors and trends affecting both our performance and our cash-generating potential, we do not consider these measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by GAAP financial measures. Consistent with this approach, we believe that disclosing non-GAAP financial measures to the readers of our financial statements provides useful supplemental data that, while not a substitute for GAAP financial measures, can offer insight in the review of our financial and operational performance and enables investors to more fully understand trends in our current and future performance. In assessing our business during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and previous periods, we excluded items in the following general categories, each of which are described below:
Share-based compensation expenses. We believe that providing non-GAAP measures excluding share-based compensation expense, in addition to the GAAP measures, allows for a more transparent comparison of our financial results from period to period. We prepare and maintain our budgets and forecasts for future periods on a basis consistent with this non-GAAP financial measure. Further, companies use a variety of types of equity awards as well as a variety of methodologies, assumptions and estimates to determine share-based compensation expense. We believe that excluding share-based compensation expense enhances our ability and the ability of investors to understand the impact of non-cash share-based compensation on our operating results and to compare our results against the results of other companies.
Amortization of intangible assets. We incur intangible asset amortization expense, primarily in connection with our acquisitions of various businesses and technologies. The amortization of purchased intangibles varies depending on the level of acquisition activity. We exclude these various charges in budgeting, planning and forecasting future periods and we believe that providing the non-GAAP measures excluding these various non-cash charges, as well as the GAAP measures, provides additional insight when comparing our gross profit, operating expenses, and financial results from period to period.
Purchase accounting effect on inventory. Business combination accounting principles require us to measure acquired inventory at fair value. The fair value of inventory reflects the acquired company’s cost of manufacturing plus a portion of the expected profit margin. The non-GAAP adjustment excludes the expected profit margin component that is recorded under business combination accounting principles associated with our business acquisitions. We believe the adjustment is useful to investors because such charges are not reflective of our ongoing operations.
Acquisition-related costs and change in fair value of contingent consideration for business acquisition. We incurred expenses and credits in connection with our acquisitions which we generally would not have otherwise incurred in the periods presented as a part of our continuing operations. Acquisition related costs include all incremental expenses incurred to effect a business combination. Fair value of contingent consideration is associated with our estimates of the value of earn-outs in connection with certain acquisitions. We believe that providing the non-GAAP measures excluding these costs and credits, as well as the GAAP measures, assists our investors because such costs are not reflective of our ongoing operating results.
Restructuring charges (credits). These expenses are associated with re-aligning our business strategies based on current economic conditions. We have undertaken several restructuring plans in recent years. In connection with our restructuring initiatives, we incurred restructuring charges related to employee terminations, facility closures and early cancellation of certain contracts. We believe that providing the non-GAAP measures excluding these charges, as well as the GAAP measures, assists our investors because such charges (credits) are not reflective of our ongoing operating results in the current period.
Loss (gain) on investments. We recognized loss (gain) related to our investments in various companies, which varies depending on the operational and financial performance of those companies in which we invested, and sales of these investments. We believe that providing the non-GAAP measures excluding these charges, as well as the GAAP measures, assists our investors because such charges are not reflective of our ongoing operations.
Non-GAAP income tax adjustment. Non-GAAP income tax adjustment primarily measures the income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments excluded above and other events; the determination of which is based upon the nature of the underlying items, the mix of income and losses in jurisdictions and the relevant tax rates in which we operate.
Each of the non-GAAP financial measures described above, and used in this press release, should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, a measure of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Further, investors are cautioned that there are inherent limitations associated with the use of each of these non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. In particular, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on a comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and many of the adjustments to the GAAP financial measures reflect the exclusion of items that are recurring and may be reflected in the Company’s financial results for the foreseeable future. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information in the reconciliation included in this press release regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures. In addition, as noted above, we evaluate the non-GAAP financial measures together with the most directly comparable GAAP financial information.
Additional Supplemental Financial Information – Constant Currency
In addition, Logitech presents percentage sales growth in constant currency to show performance unaffected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates. Percentage sales growth in constant currency is calculated by translating prior period sales in each local currency at the current period’s average exchange rate for that currency and comparing that to current period sales.
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