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Exhibit 99.1

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Logitech Delivers Solid Second Quarter
Growth and Profitability
Company Confirms Annual Guidance
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Oct. 22, 2019 and NEWARK, Calif., Oct. 21, 2019 - Logitech International (SIX: LOGN) (Nasdaq: LOGI) today announced financial results for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2020.
Q2 sales were $720 million, up 4 percent in US dollars and 6 percent in constant currency, compared to Q2 of the prior year.
Q2 GAAP operating income grew 4 percent to $68 million, compared to $65 million in the same quarter a year ago. Q2 GAAP earnings per share (EPS) grew 13 percent to $0.43, compared to $0.38 in the same quarter a year ago.
Q2 non-GAAP operating income grew 6 percent to $89 million, compared to $85 million in the same quarter a year ago. Q2 non-GAAP EPS grew 2 percent to $0.50, compared to $0.49 in the same quarter a year ago.
Cash flow from operations was $107 million, compared to $85 million in the same period a year ago.
“Our solid Q2 demonstrates Logitech’s resilience as we continue to execute on our strategy,” said Bracken Darrell, Logitech president and chief executive officer. “This quarter, we delivered record sales in Video Collaboration, which grew nearly 60 percent, as well as strong growth in our PC Peripherals categories. We continue to perform in spite of the challenging macroeconomic environment and are confirming our annual guidance heading into the second half of the fiscal year.”
Outlook
Logitech confirmed its Fiscal Year 2020 outlook of mid to high single-digit sales growth in constant currency and $375 million to $385 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 Q2 FY 2020 on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 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), loss (gain) on investments, non-GAAP income tax adjustment, and other items detailed under “Supplemental Financial Information” after the tables below. Logitech also presents percentage sales growth in constant currency 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 2020.
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 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 U.S. federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements regarding: our preliminary financial results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and outlook for Fiscal Year 2020 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 our products and marketing strategies fail to separate our products from competitors’ products; 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 June 30, 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.

Logitech and other Logitech marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Logitech Europe S.A and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its products, visit the company’s website at www.logitech.com.
 
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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRELIMINARY RESULTS *
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands, except per share amounts) - unaudited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
GAAP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
719,691

 
$
691,146

 
$
1,363,916

 
$
1,299,626

Cost of goods sold
 
444,344

 
432,063

 
846,322

 
814,234

Amortization of intangible assets and purchase accounting effect on inventory
 
3,271

 
2,966

 
6,542

 
5,338

Gross profit
 
272,076

 
256,117

 
511,052

 
480,054

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketing and selling
 
134,155

 
121,801

 
257,188

 
236,385

Research and development
 
41,964

 
39,542

 
84,207

 
78,529

General and administrative
 
24,048

 
25,206

 
46,207

 
50,679

Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related costs
 
4,218

 
4,317

 
7,814

 
6,838

Restructuring charges (credits), net
 
(364
)
 
119

 
114

 
10,040

Total operating expenses
 
204,021

 
190,985

 
395,530

 
382,471

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
68,055

 
65,132

 
115,522

 
97,583

Interest income
 
2,390

 
1,858

 
4,943

 
4,227

Other income (expense), net
 
(110
)
 
3,389

 
1,751

 
1,818

Income before income taxes
 
70,335

 
70,379

 
122,216

 
103,628

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (A)
 
(2,598
)
 
6,203

 
3,938

 
986

Net income
 
$
72,933

 
$
64,176

 
$
118,278

 
$
102,642

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
 
$
0.44

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.71

 
$
0.62

Diluted
 
$
0.43

 
$
0.38

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.61

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares used to compute net income per share:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic
 
166,662

 
165,630

 
166,484

 
165,474

Diluted
 
169,027

 
169,234

 
168,914

 
168,996







LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
 
 
 
 
PRELIMINARY RESULTS *
 
 
 
 
(In thousands) - unaudited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
March 31, 2019
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
574,464

 
$
604,516

Accounts receivable, net 
 
465,969

 
383,309

Inventories
 
338,314

 
293,495

Other current assets
 
79,630

 
69,116

Total current assets
 
1,458,377

 
1,350,436

Non-current assets:
 
 

 
 

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
75,568

 
78,552

Goodwill
 
343,686

 
343,684

Other intangible assets, net
 
105,264

 
118,999

Other assets (B)
 
173,425

 
132,453

Total assets
 
$
2,156,320

 
$
2,024,124

 
 
 

 
 

Current liabilities:
 
 

 
 

Accounts payable
 
$
411,043

 
$
283,922

Accrued and other current liabilities (B)
 
424,963

 
433,897

Total current liabilities
 
836,006

 
717,819

Non-current liabilities:
 
 

 
 

Income taxes payable
 
36,374

 
36,384

Other non-current liabilities (B)
 
116,403

 
93,582

Total liabilities
 
988,783

 
847,785

 
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
Registered shares, CHF 0.25 par value:
 
30,148

 
30,148

Issued shares — 173,106 at September 30 and March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
Additional shares that may be issued out of conditional capital — 50,000 at September 30 and March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
Additional shares that may be issued out of authorized capital — 34,621 at September 30 and March 31, 2019
 
 
 
 
Additional paid-in capital
 
50,913

 
56,655

Shares in treasury, at cost — 6,203 at September 30, 2019 and 7,244 at March 31, 2019
 
(163,728
)
 
(169,802
)
Retained earnings
 
1,359,134

 
1,365,036

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(108,930
)
 
(105,698
)
Total shareholders’ equity
 
1,167,537

 
1,176,339

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
2,156,320

 
$
2,024,124








LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRELIMINARY RESULTS *
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands) - unaudited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
72,933

 
$
64,176

 
$
118,278

 
$
102,642

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
10,584

 
11,196

 
21,386

 
21,895

Amortization of intangible assets
 
6,868

 
5,448

 
13,735

 
10,341

Loss (gain) on investments
 
274

 
(395
)
 
63

 
(382
)
Share-based compensation expense
 
14,252

 
12,049

 
26,470

 
25,308

Deferred income taxes
 
(5,597
)
 
(156
)
 
(8,978
)
 
(9,815
)
Other
 
2

 
(49
)
 
(2
)
 
75

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
 
(51,691
)
 
(64,918
)
 
(85,955
)
 
(133,475
)
Inventories
 
(45,092
)
 
(66,201
)
 
(47,773
)
 
(84,401
)
Other assets
 
(8,696
)
 
(6,831
)
 
(14,083
)
 
(11,056
)
Accounts payable
 
73,509

 
86,998

 
129,101

 
138,186

Accrued and other liabilities
 
39,157

 
43,621

 
(9,223
)
 
37,902

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
106,503

 
84,938

 
143,019

 
97,220

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 
(8,752
)
 
(9,624
)
 
(18,092
)
 
(18,368
)
Investment in privately held companies
 

 
(281
)
 
(170
)
 
(506
)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 
(366
)
 
(133,665
)
 
(366
)
 
(133,908
)
Purchases of short-term investments
 

 
(1,505
)
 

 
(1,505
)
Purchases of trading investments
 
(1,370
)
 
(1,222
)
 
(2,525
)
 
(3,722
)
Proceeds from sales of trading investments
 
1,375

 
1,327

 
2,571

 
4,194

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(9,113
)
 
(144,970
)
 
(18,582
)
 
(153,815
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Payment of cash dividends
 
(124,180
)
 
(113,971
)
 
(124,180
)
 
(113,971
)
Purchases of registered shares
 

 
(9,919
)
 
(15,127
)
 
(19,901
)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options and purchase rights
 
8,938

 
8,903

 
9,331

 
10,007

Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock units
 
(1,538
)
 
(2,299
)
 
(20,908
)
 
(27,380
)
Net cash used in financing activities
 
(116,780
)
 
(117,286
)
 
(150,884
)
 
(151,245
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
 
(3,102
)
 
(1,848
)
 
(3,605
)
 
(9,157
)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
 
(22,492
)
 
(179,166
)
 
(30,052
)
 
(216,997
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
 
596,956

 
604,116

 
604,516

 
641,947

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
 
$
574,464

 
$
424,950

 
$
574,464

 
$
424,950









LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRELIMINARY RESULTS *
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands) - unaudited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET SALES
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales by product category:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pointing Devices
 
$
132,770

 
$
128,337

 
3
 %
 
$
254,753

 
$
256,127

 
(1
)%
Keyboards & Combos
 
139,049

 
131,872

 
5

 
267,728

 
260,094

 
3

PC Webcams
 
28,748

 
28,221

 
2

 
56,876

 
57,895

 
(2
)
Tablet & Other Accessories
 
33,847

 
36,710

 
(8
)
 
72,186

 
69,146

 
4

Video Collaboration
 
89,553

 
57,176

 
57

 
162,977

 
115,968

 
41

Mobile Speakers
 
57,232

 
77,100

 
(26
)
 
107,648

 
111,427

 
(3
)
Audio & Wearables
 
68,018

 
61,560

 
10

 
126,642

 
113,714

 
11

Gaming
 
161,014

 
160,792

 

 
295,529

 
296,818

 

Smart Home
 
9,434

 
9,241

 
2

 
19,298

 
18,252

 
6

Other (1)
 
26

 
137

 
(81
)
 
279

 
185

 
51

Total sales
 
$
719,691

 
$
691,146

 
4
 %
 
$
1,363,916

 
$
1,299,626

 
5
 %
(1) Other category includes products that we currently intend to phase out, or have already phased out, 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 (C)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit - GAAP
 
$
272,076

 
$
256,117

 
$
511,052

 
$
480,054

Share-based compensation expense
 
1,184

 
791

 
2,342

 
1,921

Amortization of intangible assets and purchase accounting effect on inventory
 
3,271

 
2,966

 
6,542

 
5,338

Gross profit - Non-GAAP
 
$
276,531

 
$
259,874

 
$
519,936

 
$
487,313

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross margin - GAAP
 
37.8
%
 
37.1
%
 
37.5
%
 
36.9
%
Gross margin - Non-GAAP
 
38.4
%
 
37.6
%
 
38.1
%
 
37.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses - GAAP
 
$
204,021

 
$
190,985

 
$
395,530

 
$
382,471

Less: Share-based compensation expense
 
13,068

 
11,258

 
24,128

 
23,387

Less: Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related costs
 
4,218

 
4,317

 
7,814

 
6,838

Less: Restructuring charges (credits), net
 
(364
)
 
119

 
114

 
10,040

Operating expenses - Non-GAAP
 
$
187,099

 
$
175,291

 
$
363,474

 
$
342,206

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of net sales - GAAP
 
28.3
%
 
27.6
%
 
29.0
%
 
29.4
%
% of net sales - Non - GAAP
 
26.0
%
 
25.4
%
 
26.6
%
 
26.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income - GAAP
 
$
68,055

 
$
65,132

 
$
115,522

 
$
97,583

Share-based compensation expense
 
14,252

 
12,049

 
26,470

 
25,308

Amortization of intangible assets
 
6,868

 
5,448

 
13,735

 
10,341

Purchase accounting effect on inventory
 

 
379

 

 
379

Acquisition-related costs
 
621

 
1,456

 
621

 
1,456

Restructuring charges (credits), net
 
(364
)
 
119

 
114

 
10,040

Operating income - Non - GAAP
 
$
89,432

 
$
84,583

 
$
156,462

 
$
145,107

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of net sales - GAAP
 
9.5
%
 
9.4
%
 
8.5
%
 
7.5
%
% of net sales - Non - GAAP
 
12.4
%
 
12.2
%
 
11.5
%
 
11.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income - GAAP
 
$
72,933

 
$
64,176

 
$
118,278

 
$
102,642

Share-based compensation expense
 
14,252

 
12,049

 
26,470

 
25,308

Amortization of intangible assets
 
6,868

 
5,448

 
13,735

 
10,341

Purchase accounting effect on inventory
 

 
379

 

 
379

Acquisition-related costs
 
621

 
1,456

 
621

 
1,456

Restructuring charges (credits), net
 
(364
)
 
119

 
114

 
10,040

Loss (gain) on investments
 
274

 
(395
)
 
63

 
(382
)
Non-GAAP income tax adjustment
 
(9,506
)
 
(116
)
 
(8,599
)
 
(9,225
)
Net income - Non - GAAP
 
$
85,078

 
$
83,116

 
$
150,682

 
$
140,559

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted - GAAP
 
$
0.43

 
$
0.38

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.61

Diluted - Non - GAAP
 
$
0.50

 
$
0.49

 
$
0.89

 
$
0.83

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares used to compute net income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted - GAAP and Non - GAAP
 
169,027

 
169,234

 
168,914

 
168,996






LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PRELIMINARY RESULTS *
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands) - unaudited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share-based Compensation Expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of goods sold
 
$
1,184

 
$
791

 
$
2,342

 
$
1,921

Marketing and selling
 
6,951

 
4,864

 
13,800

 
10,650

Research and development
 
2,248

 
1,935

 
4,402

 
3,484

General and administrative
 
3,869

 
4,459

 
5,926

 
9,253

Total share-based compensation expense
 
14,252

 
12,049

 
26,470

 
25,308

Income tax benefit
 
(2,723
)
 
(2,650
)
 
(9,523
)
 
(12,179
)
Total share-based compensation expense, net of income tax benefit
 
$
11,529

 
$
9,399

 
$
16,947

 
$
13,129


* Note: These preliminary results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 are subject to adjustments, including subsequent events that may occur through the date of filing our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

(A) Swiss Federal Tax Reform
 
On May 19, 2019, the Swiss electorate approved the Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing ("TRAF"), a major reform to better align the Swiss tax system with international tax standards. The legislation was subsequently published in the federal register on August 6, 2019 to take effect on January 1, 2020. As of September 30, 2019, TRAF has not been enacted in all cantons, including the canton of Vaud, where the cantonal legislative procedures are in process.

The change in the effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to the same period ended September 30, 2018, was primarily due to the transitional income tax impact in Switzerland. We have benefited from a longstanding tax ruling from the canton of Vaud through March 31, 2019. During the second quarter, the canton of Vaud concluded the longstanding cantonal tax ruling will only continue to apply through December 31, 2019. The transitional income tax impact, which represents income tax provision at the current full statutory income tax rate of 13.63% without taking account of the tax reform yet to be enacted, resulted in a tax benefit of $5.9 million in the three-month period ended September 30, 2019. In addition, there was a discrete tax benefit of $4.0 million from adjusting deferred tax assets and liabilities in Switzerland in the three months ended September 30, 2019. We expect a gradual and modest increase in our cash tax payments in Switzerland each year until we fully reflect the new Swiss tax rate.

(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 $30.1 million of right-of-use assets, $11.9 million of short-term lease liabilities and $24.1 million of long-term lease liabilities related to our leases on September 30, 2019.

(C) 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 September 30, 2019 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. 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.