EX-99.2 3 dex992.htm LEAPFROG ENTERPRISES, INC. KEY CHANGES IN DIRECTION POWER POINT PRESENTATION Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Key Changes in Direction Power Point Presentation
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LeapFrog Enterprises Inc.
Key Changes in Direction
November 2, 2006
Issued in conjunction with
Third Quarter 2006 Earnings Release
Exhibit 99.2


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LeapFrog’s Mission
LeapFrog’s mission is to create value for our shareholders,
customers and employees in the largest education markets
in the world.
Here’s how we do it:
LeapFrog makes learning fun with connected, innovative
technology that teaches and engages. We create
educational products, content and services that kids love,
parents trust, and teachers value.


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LeapPad is past its peak, successor
products are required…
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Up 6X from Introduction
Down 60% from Peak
Year


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LeapFrog’s R & D spending
needs to be shifted
Ages   0 –
6
(74%)
11 –
14
(25%)
Ages 7 –
10
(Grade School)
(1%)
2003 –
2006 R&D Spending by Age
Category
Too much R&D
concentration under six
Revenue growth requires
investment allocation to
Grade and Middle School
age segments


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Retake Reading Market
Build the Business Around Platform Architecture
Age Up and Strengthen the Portfolio
Refresh the Brand
Web Connect Key Products
Drive More Content
Create a Metrics-Driven Company Culture
Results of Strategic Review: Key Findings


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Simpler Technology Architecture
Fewer Chip Sets
Fewer Software Development Environments
Rebuild Grade School Business
Increase Web Sales
Retailer.com
LeapFrog.com
Improve Tie Ratios
Retail Merchandising
Web Marketing and Promotion
Increase Licensed Titles
Some Example “Must Do’s”


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Is connected
Drives software sales
Represents a priority
area (e.g., Reading)
Is high margin, high
revenue
Defining What is “On Strategy”
Overall, the higher the number of criteria below that are
met, the more likely a product or business is “on strategy”
Helps us age up the portfolio
Supports US and
International launches
Meets needs of our retailers
Utilizes Customer
Relationship Management
marketing methodology to
sell additional product to
consumers over time


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Strategic Fit
Higher
Lower
Lower
Higher
Contribution
Margin (%)
Leapster
Optimal
Products
Defining What is “On Strategy”
Products not “on-strategy”
require higher margins
Leapster +
Software
Stand Alone
Toys
LeapPad


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Operating
Losses
SKU
Management
Clean up
Inventories
LeapFrog
Retail
Build
Capabilities
LeapFrog Financial Path Forward
Launch New
Products
FLY Fusion
Rocket
Develop New
Platforms
Reading
Solutions
Leapster
Next Gen
Digital Business
Significant
Revenue
Growth
Strong
Profitability
Good Cash
Generation
Superior
Shareholder
Returns
FIX
RELOAD
GROW


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Specific metrics will track progress
Financial
Net Sales
Gross Margin %
Operating Margin
Cash
Business Scope
% Sales > Age 6
% of Sales Direct/Online
International Sales %/Total
Tie Ratio
% Sales from New Products
Customer Health
POS
GM/ROI %
Inventory Turns
Order Fill Rate
Customer Ending Inventory $
Employee
Revenue per Employee
Bench Strength/”A”
Players
Attrition
Digital Business
Retailer Web Sales
Retail Web Conversion
LF Registered Users
# Repeat LF Customers
Product
Development
% Products Global at
Launch
New Products on Time
Internal vs. External
R&D as % of Revenue


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Reading Platforms
Leapster Next Gen
FLY Fusion
Digital Business
Retake a leading position in
reading
Greater mindshare among pre-teens
Commonality with reading platform
“Age Up”
the business
Web-connected platform
Retailer and LeapFrog Web sales
Web marketing and CRM
Web play and learning products
Initiative
Strategic Imperative
US Consumer Investment
4 Bets on the Future


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Clean up 2006 inventory
Streamline our portfolio
Focus R&D spend in strategic areas
Simplify platform architectures
Reorganize for better decision making
Leverage strong brand
Mitigating Risk


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Reading
Platform Architecture
Age up/Strengthen
Product Portfolio
Brand
Web Connectivity
Content
Metrics-Driven
Company Culture
Summary
We make learning fun!
Connected, innovative
technology, that
Teaches and
engages
In the largest markets
in the world
We create educational
products, content, and
services that:
Kids love
Parents trust
Teachers value
To create value for our:
Shareholders
Customers
Employees
How
What
Why


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