Delaware
|
77-0207692
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
|
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
|
Large
accelerated filer S
|
Accelerated
filer £
|
Non
accelerated filer £
|
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|
Page
No.
|
Item
1. Financial Statements (Unaudited):
|
|
3
|
|
4
|
|
5
|
|
6
|
|
16
|
|
31
|
|
33
|
|
PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
|
|
34
|
|
34
|
|
48
|
|
48
|
|
49
|
|
50
|
March 31,
2007
|
September 30,
2007
|
|||||||
|
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
|
|||||||
Current
assets:
|
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ |
94,131
|
$ |
86,379
|
||||
Short-term
investments
|
9,234
|
53,515
|
||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments
|
103,365
|
139,894
|
||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
113,758
|
128,705
|
||||||
Inventory
|
126,605
|
133,516
|
||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
12,659
|
12,987
|
||||||
Other
current assets
|
18,474
|
14,025
|
||||||
Total
current assets
|
374,861
|
429,127
|
||||||
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
97,259
|
99,524
|
||||||
Intangibles,
net
|
100,120
|
95,524
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
72,825
|
72,825
|
||||||
Other
assets
|
6,239
|
6,055
|
||||||
Total
assets
|
$ |
651,304
|
$ |
703,055
|
||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$ |
49,956
|
$ |
51,471
|
||||
Accrued
liabilities
|
54,025
|
63,491
|
||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
12,476
|
-
|
||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
116,457
|
114,962
|
||||||
Deferred
tax liability
|
37,344
|
33,660
|
||||||
Long-term
income taxes payable
|
-
|
15,299
|
||||||
Other
long-term liabilities
|
696
|
685
|
||||||
Total
liabilities
|
154,497
|
164,606
|
||||||
Stockholders'
equity:
|
||||||||
Common
stock
|
666
|
670
|
||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
340,661
|
356,005
|
||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
2,666
|
1,376
|
||||||
Retained
earnings
|
550,165
|
576,834
|
||||||
894,158
|
934,885
|
|||||||
Less: treasury
stock, at cost
|
(397,351 | ) | (396,436 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
496,807
|
538,449
|
||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$ |
651,304
|
$ |
703,055
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$ |
194,934
|
$ |
208,224
|
$ |
390,003
|
$ |
414,719
|
||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
118,039
|
123,768
|
237,509
|
246,717
|
||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
76,895
|
84,456
|
152,494
|
168,002
|
||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
||||||||||||||||
Research,
development and engineering
|
16,938
|
19,208
|
35,597
|
38,696
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
43,934
|
45,941
|
88,387
|
92,052
|
||||||||||||
Gain
on sale of land
|
-
|
-
|
(2,637 | ) |
-
|
|||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
60,872
|
65,149
|
121,347
|
130,748
|
||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
16,023
|
19,307
|
31,147
|
37,254
|
||||||||||||
Interest
and other income, net
|
267
|
1,793
|
1,252
|
3,127
|
||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
16,290
|
21,100
|
32,399
|
40,381
|
||||||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
3,765
|
4,578
|
7,583
|
8,884
|
||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
12,525
|
$ |
16,522
|
$ |
24,816
|
$ |
31,497
|
||||||||
Net
income per share - basic
|
$ |
0.27
|
$ |
0.34
|
$ |
0.53
|
$ |
0.66
|
||||||||
Shares
used in basic per share calculations
|
47,203
|
48,115
|
47,180
|
47,975
|
||||||||||||
Net
income per share - diluted
|
$ |
0.26
|
$ |
0.34
|
$ |
0.52
|
$ |
0.64
|
||||||||
Shares
used in diluted per share calculations
|
47,626
|
49,310
|
47,934
|
48,963
|
||||||||||||
Cash
dividends declared per common share
|
$ |
0.05
|
$ |
0.05
|
$ |
0.10
|
$ |
0.10
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
|||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
24,816
|
$ |
31,497
|
||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
14,423
|
13,974
|
||||||
Stock-based
compensation
|
8,376
|
7,862
|
||||||
Provision
for doubtful accounts
|
442
|
370
|
||||||
Provision
for excess and obsolete inventories
|
8,080
|
8,404
|
||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
(2,829 | ) | (5,769 | ) | ||||
Income
tax benefit associated with stock option exercises
|
163
|
473
|
||||||
Excess
tax benefit from stock-based compensation
|
(256 | ) | (1,291 | ) | ||||
(Gain)
loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment, net
|
(2,608 | ) |
7
|
|||||
Impairment
of intangible asset
|
-
|
517
|
||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
(1,081 | ) | (16,044 | ) | ||||
Inventory
|
(41,490 | ) | (15,316 | ) | ||||
Other
assets
|
1065
|
211
|
||||||
Accounts
payable
|
1,807
|
1,515
|
||||||
Accrued
liabilities
|
4,156
|
7,201
|
||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
443
|
7,936
|
||||||
Cash
provided by operating activities
|
15,507
|
41,547
|
||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Proceeds
from sales of short-term investments
|
172,784
|
168,415
|
||||||
Purchase
of short-term investments
|
(173,820 | ) | (212,265 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from the sale of land
|
2,667
|
-
|
||||||
Restricted
cash held in escrow
|
(2,667 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Capital
expenditures and other assets
|
(15,679 | ) | (11,893 | ) | ||||
Cash
used for investing activities
|
(16,715 | ) | (55,743 | ) | ||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||
Purchase
of treasury stock
|
(4,021 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sale of treasury stock
|
2,404
|
2,625
|
||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
797
|
5,927
|
||||||
Repayment
of line of credit
|
(12,023 | ) |
-
|
|||||
Payment
of cash dividends
|
(4,751 | ) | (4,828 | ) | ||||
Excess
tax benefit from stock-based compensation
|
256
|
1,291
|
||||||
Cash
(used for) provided by financing activities
|
(17,338 | ) |
5,015
|
|||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
856
|
1,429
|
||||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(17,690 | ) | (7,752 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
68,703
|
94,131
|
||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
|
$ |
51,013
|
$ |
86,379
|
(in
thousands)
|
March 31,
2007
|
September 30,
2007
|
||||||
|
|
|||||||
Inventory,
net:
|
|
|
||||||
Raw
materials
|
$ |
57,406
|
$ |
42,635
|
||||
Work
in process
|
6,268
|
3,874
|
||||||
Finished
goods
|
62,931
|
87,007
|
||||||
|
$ |
126,605
|
$ |
133,516
|
||||
|
||||||||
Accrued
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Employee
compensation and benefits
|
$ |
20,574
|
$ |
22,499
|
||||
Warranty
accrual
|
7,240
|
9,881
|
||||||
Accrued
advertising and sales and marketing
|
5,104
|
6,544
|
||||||
Accrued
other
|
21,107
|
24,567
|
||||||
|
$ |
54,025
|
$ |
63,491
|
Warranty
obligation at March 31, 2007
|
$ |
7,240
|
||
Warranty
provision relating to products shipped during the year
|
12,272
|
|||
Deductions
for warranty claims processed
|
(9,631 | ) | ||
Warranty
obligation at September 30, 2007
|
$ |
9,881
|
March 31, 2007
|
September 30, 2007
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
Amount
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Net
Amount
|
Gross
Amount
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Net
Amount
|
Useful
Life
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Technology
|
$ |
30,960
|
$ | (9,431 | ) | $ |
21,529
|
$ |
30,160
|
$ | (11,549 | ) | $ |
18,611
|
6-10
years
|
||||||||||
In-process
technology
|
996
|
(996 | ) |
-
|
996
|
(996 | ) |
-
|
Immediate
|
||||||||||||||||
State
contracts
|
1,300
|
(975 | ) |
325
|
1,300
|
(1,068 | ) |
232
|
7
years
|
||||||||||||||||
Patents
|
1,420
|
(876 | ) |
544
|
1,420
|
(978 | ) |
442
|
7
years
|
||||||||||||||||
Customer
relationships
|
18,133
|
(4,108 | ) |
14,025
|
18,133
|
(5,208 | ) |
12,925
|
3-8
years
|
||||||||||||||||
Trademarks
|
300
|
(225 | ) |
75
|
300
|
(246 | ) |
54
|
7
years
|
||||||||||||||||
Trade
name - inMotion
|
5,000
|
(1,016 | ) |
3,984
|
5,000
|
(1,328 | ) |
3,672
|
8
years
|
||||||||||||||||
Trade
name - Altec Lansing
|
59,100
|
-
|
59,100
|
59,100
|
-
|
59,100
|
Indefinite
|
||||||||||||||||||
OEM
relationships
|
700
|
(162 | ) |
538
|
700
|
(212 | ) |
488
|
7
years
|
||||||||||||||||
Non-compete
agreements
|
200
|
(200 | ) |
-
|
200
|
(200 | ) |
-
|
5
years
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
|
$ |
118,109
|
$ | (17,989 | ) | $ |
100,120
|
$ |
117,309
|
$ | (21,785 | ) | $ |
95,524
|
|
Fiscal
Year Ending March 31,
|
||||
Remainder
of 2008
|
$ |
4,014
|
||
2009
|
7,872
|
|||
2010
|
7,411
|
|||
2011
|
7,368
|
|||
2012
|
4,787
|
|||
Thereafter
|
4,972
|
|||
Total
estimated amortization expense
|
$ |
36,424
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
$ |
692
|
$ |
612
|
$ |
1,480
|
$ |
1,253
|
||||||||
Research,
development and engineering
|
881
|
855
|
1,908
|
1,783
|
||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
2,367
|
2,282
|
4,988
|
4,826
|
||||||||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense included in operating expenses
|
3,248
|
3,137
|
6,896
|
6,609
|
||||||||||||
Total
stock-based compensation
|
3,940
|
3,749
|
8,376
|
7,862
|
||||||||||||
Income
tax benefit
|
(1,284 | ) | (1,313 | ) | (2,729 | ) | (2,622 | ) | ||||||||
Total
stock-based compensation, net of tax
|
$ |
2,656
|
$ |
2,436
|
$ |
5,647
|
$ |
5,240
|
|
Options
Outstanding
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||||
|
(in thousands)
|
|
(in years)
|
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2007
|
9,033
|
$ |
26.17
|
|||||||||||||
Options
granted
|
151
|
$ |
25.22
|
|||||||||||||
Options
exercised
|
(347 | ) | $ |
17.07
|
||||||||||||
Options
forfeited or expired
|
(490 | ) | $ |
34.80
|
||||||||||||
Outstanding
at September 30, 2007
|
8,347
|
$ |
26.02
|
4.44
|
$ |
42,391
|
||||||||||
Vested
and expected to vest at September 30, 2007
|
8,021
|
$ |
26.11
|
4.38
|
$ |
40,591
|
||||||||||
Exercisable
at September 30, 2007
|
6,061
|
$ |
26.96
|
3.92
|
$ |
29,398
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Grant
Date
Fair
Value
|
|||||||
|
(in thousands)
|
|
||||||
Non-vested
at March 31, 2007
|
287
|
$ |
27.09
|
|||||
Granted
|
25
|
$ |
25.24
|
|||||
Vested
|
(20 | ) | $ |
29.13
|
||||
Forfeited
|
(19 | ) | $ |
28.20
|
||||
Non-vested
at September 30, 2007
|
273
|
$ |
26.69
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
Employee
Stock Options
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
Expected
volatility
|
43.4 | % | 38.3 | % | 41.9 | % | 37.1 | % | ||||||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.9 | % | 4.5 | % | 5.0 | % | 4.6 | % | ||||||||
Expected
dividends
|
1.3 | % | 0.7 | % | 1.1 | % | 0.8 | % | ||||||||
Expected
life (in years)
|
4.2
|
4.4
|
4.2
|
4.4
|
||||||||||||
Weighted-average
grant date fair value
|
$ |
6.87
|
$ |
9.75
|
$ |
8.27
|
$ |
8.82
|
||||||||
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
ESPP
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
Expected
volatility
|
52.8 | % | 32.1 | % | 52.8 | % | 32.1 | % | ||||||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
5.2 | % | 5.1 | % | 5.2 | % | 5.1 | % | ||||||||
Expected
dividends
|
1.3 | % | 0.7 | % | 1.3 | % | 0.7 | % | ||||||||
Expected
life (in years)
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
0.5
|
||||||||||||
Weighted-average
grant date fair value
|
$ |
4.60
|
$ |
6.72
|
$ |
4.60
|
$ |
6.72
|
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
12,525
|
$ |
16,522
|
$ |
24,816
|
$ |
31,497
|
||||||||
Unrealized
gain (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax
|
1,416
|
(2,120 | ) | (2,244 | ) | (2,278 | ) | |||||||||
Foreign
currency translation gain
|
68
|
590
|
1,316
|
988
|
||||||||||||
Comprehensive
income
|
$ |
14,009
|
$ |
14,992
|
$ |
23,888
|
$ |
30,207
|
|
Local
Currency
|
USD
Equivalent
|
Position
|
Maturity
|
||||||||
EUR
|
20,700
|
$ |
29,491
|
Sell
Euro
|
1
month
|
|||||||
GBP
|
5,800
|
$ |
11,830
|
Sell
GBP
|
1
month
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
(in
thousands, except per share data)
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
12,525
|
$ |
16,522
|
$ |
24,816
|
$ |
31,497
|
||||||||
Weighted
average shares-basic
|
47,203
|
48,115
|
47,180
|
47,975
|
||||||||||||
Dilutive
effect of employee equity incentive plans
|
423
|
1,195
|
754
|
988
|
||||||||||||
Weighted
average shares-diluted
|
47,626
|
49,310
|
47,934
|
48,963
|
||||||||||||
Earnings
per share-basic
|
$ |
0.27
|
$ |
0.34
|
$ |
0.53
|
$ |
0.66
|
||||||||
Earnings
per share-diluted
|
$ |
0.26
|
$ |
0.34
|
$ |
0.52
|
$ |
0.64
|
||||||||
Potentially
dilutive securities excluded from earnings per diluted share because
their
effect is anti-dilutive
|
6,594
|
3,089
|
5,214
|
4,841
|
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||
(in
thousands)
|
September
30, 2007
|
|||||||
|
|
|||||||
Net
revenues
|
||||||||
Audio
Communications Group
|
$ |
179,325
|
$ |
364,897
|
||||
Audio
Entertainment Group
|
28,899
|
49,822
|
||||||
Consolidated
net revenues
|
$ |
208,224
|
$ |
414,719
|
||||
Gross
profit (loss)
|
||||||||
Audio
Communications Group
|
$ |
84,279
|
$ |
170,055
|
||||
Audio
Entertainment Group
|
177
|
(2,053 | ) | |||||
Consolidated
gross profit
|
$ |
84,456
|
$ |
168,002
|
Three
Months Ended
|
Six
Months Ended
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30,
|
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenues from unaffiliated customers:
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Office
and Contact Center
|
$ |
115,813
|
$ |
131,357
|
$ |
230,080
|
$ |
263,562
|
||||||||
Mobile
|
33,199
|
35,859
|
69,005
|
77,097
|
||||||||||||
Gaming
and Computer Audio
|
7,727
|
8,277
|
15,016
|
14,762
|
||||||||||||
Other
Specialty Products
|
6,295
|
5,554
|
12,669
|
11,198
|
||||||||||||
Total
segment net revenues
|
$ |
163,034
|
$ |
181,047
|
$ |
326,770
|
$ |
366,619
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
Net
revenues from unaffiliated customers:
|
||||||||||||||||
Docking
Audio
|
$ |
15,562
|
$ |
13,615
|
$ |
32,992
|
$ |
23,906
|
||||||||
PC
Audio
|
13,866
|
12,627
|
25,718
|
21,075
|
||||||||||||
Other
|
2,472
|
935
|
4,523
|
3,119
|
||||||||||||
Total
segment net revenues
|
$ |
31,900
|
$ |
27,177
|
$ |
63,233
|
$ |
48,100
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
Audio
Communications Group
|
$ |
163,034
|
$ |
181,047
|
$ |
326,770
|
$ |
366,619
|
||||||||
Audio
Entertainment Group
|
31,900
|
27,177
|
63,233
|
48,100
|
||||||||||||
Consolidated
net revenues
|
$ |
194,934
|
$ |
208,224
|
$ |
390,003
|
$ |
414,719
|
||||||||
Gross
profit (loss)
|
||||||||||||||||
Audio
Communications Group
|
$ |
71,506
|
$ |
84,884
|
$ |
141,579
|
$ |
170,660
|
||||||||
Audio
Entertainment Group
|
5,389
|
(428 | ) |
10,915
|
(2,658 | ) | ||||||||||
Consolidated
gross profit
|
$ |
76,895
|
$ |
84,456
|
$ |
152,494
|
$ |
168,002
|
||||||||
Operating
income(loss)
|
||||||||||||||||
Audio
Communications Group
|
$ |
20,764
|
$ |
29,670
|
$ |
41,580
|
$ |
58,656
|
||||||||
Audio
Entertainment Group
|
(4,741 | ) | (10,363 | ) | (10,433 | ) | (21,402 | ) | ||||||||
Consolidated
operating income
|
$ |
16,023
|
$ |
19,307
|
$ |
31,147
|
$ |
37,254
|
|
·
|
Increase
penetration in the office
markets. Growing the office
markets, through the introduction of compelling, easy to use, wireless
products and demand generation campaigns will continue to be our
top
priority. Home office workers are a growing category, and in
ACG, we began shipping the Calisto Pro hands-free home phone system
which
includes a multi-function Bluetooth
headset.
|
|
·
|
Upgrade
existing customers with compelling new
products. While increasing penetration in the
office market is our top priority, a closely related priority is
to
convert corded headset users to wireless headsets, as well as to
upgrade
existing wireless headset users to our new CS70N which we began shipping
in fiscal 2008. The CS70N features premium audio performance,
sleek and comfortable styling, and a noise-cancelling
microphone.
|
|
·
|
Grow
our Bluetooth market share while improving
profitability. We believe a
significant opportunity to increase our Bluetooth market share is
being
created by the convergence of music and communications in the cell
phone
industry. Our Bluetooth product portfolio is competitive and we
believe our existing and next generation products are innovative
and being
well received. In the second quarter of fiscal 2008, we began
shipping the previously announced Voyager 520, 815, and 855
headsets. The Voyager 520 is a follow-on to the successful
Voyager 510, the Voyager 815 is designed to seal out noise and includes
our proprietary AudioIQ technology to improve call quality on both
sides
of the call, and the Voyager 855 easily converts from a mono headset
to
stereo listening with a detachable cable. In addition, we are
focused on reducing the cost of our Bluetooth products. We will
continue to implement our supply chain optimization and re-engineering
initiatives that are designed to increase inventory turns, improve
forecast accuracy and reduce excess and obsolete inventory. We have
plans to increase the utilization of our China plant, improve direct
labor
productivity and reduce logistics costs. We will continue to increase
the
use of common design platforms from which we can produce multiple
generations of products.
|
|
·
|
Focus
on the turnaround plan for Altec Lansing. Development
of a competitive portfolio of next generation products with lower
manufacturing costs and higher margins are the key priority over
the next
15 months. We also plan to take advantage of the industrial design
capabilities that exist within the ACG segment to make these next
generation products more appealing to buyers. We are working to
control costs in AEG and exploring ways to make this business more
efficient.
|
(in
thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Six
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$ |
194,934
|
100.0 | % | $ |
208,224
|
100.0 | % | $ |
390,003
|
100.0 | % | $ |
414,719
|
100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
118,039
|
60.6 | % |
123,768
|
59.4 | % |
237,509
|
60.9 | % |
246,717
|
59.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
76,895
|
39.4 | % |
84,456
|
40.6 | % |
152,494
|
39.1 | % |
168,002
|
40.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
expense:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research,
development and engineering
|
16,938
|
8.7 | % |
19,208
|
9.2 | % |
35,597
|
9.1 | % |
38,696
|
9.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
43,934
|
22.5 | % |
45,941
|
22.1 | % |
88,387
|
22.7 | % |
92,052
|
22.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gain
on sale of land
|
-
|
0.0 | % |
-
|
0.0 | % | (2,637 | ) | (0.7 | )% |
-
|
0.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
60,872
|
31.2 | % |
65,149
|
31.3 | % |
121,347
|
31.1 | % |
130,748
|
31.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
16,023
|
8.2 | % |
19,307
|
9.3 | % |
31,147
|
8.0 | % |
37,254
|
9.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
and other income (expense), net
|
267
|
0.1 | % |
1,793
|
0.8 | % |
1,252
|
0.3 | % |
3,127
|
0.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
16,290
|
8.3 | % |
21,100
|
10.1 | % |
32,399
|
8.3 | % |
40,381
|
9.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
3,765
|
1.9 | % |
4,578
|
2.2 | % |
7,583
|
1.9 | % |
8,884
|
2.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
12,525
|
6.4 | % | $ |
16,522
|
7.9 | % | $ |
24,816
|
6.4 | % | $ |
31,497
|
7.6 | % |
(in
thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Six
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$ |
163,034
|
100.0 | % | $ |
181,047
|
100.0 | % | $ |
326,770
|
100.0 | % | $ |
366,619
|
100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
91,528
|
56.1 | % |
96,163
|
53.1 | % |
185,191
|
56.7 | % |
195,959
|
53.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
71,506
|
43.9 | % |
84,884
|
46.9 | % |
141,579
|
43.3 | % |
170,660
|
46.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
expense:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research,
development and engineering
|
14,543
|
8.9 | % |
16,194
|
8.9 | % |
30,560
|
9.4 | % |
32,978
|
9.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
36,199
|
22.3 | % |
39,020
|
21.6 | % |
72,076
|
22.0 | % |
79,026
|
21.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gain
on sale of land
|
-
|
0.0 | % |
-
|
0.0 | % | (2,637 | ) | (0.8 | )% |
-
|
0.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
50,742
|
31.2 | % |
55,214
|
30.5 | % |
99,999
|
30.6 | % |
112,004
|
30.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
$ |
20,764
|
12.7 | % | $ |
29,670
|
16.4 | % | $ |
41,580
|
12.7 | % | $ |
58,656
|
16.0 | % |
(in
thousands)
|
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
Six
Months Ended September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$ |
31,900
|
100.0 | % | $ |
27,177
|
100.0 | % | $ |
63,233
|
100.0 | % | $ |
48,100
|
100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
26,511
|
83.1 | % |
27,605
|
101.6 | % |
52,318
|
82.7 | % |
50,758
|
105.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit (loss)
|
5,389
|
16.9 | % | (428 | ) | (1.6 | )% |
10,915
|
17.3 | % | (2,658 | ) | (5.5 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||
Operating
expense:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research,
development and engineering
|
2,395
|
7.5 | % |
3,014
|
11.1 | % |
5,037
|
8.0 | % |
5,718
|
11.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
7,735
|
24.3 | % |
6,921
|
25.4 | % |
16,311
|
25.8 | % |
13,026
|
27.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
10,130
|
31.8 | % |
9,935
|
36.5 | % |
21,348
|
33.8 | % |
18,744
|
39.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
$ | (4,741 | ) | (14.9 | )% | $ | (10,363 | ) | (38.1 | )% | $ | (10,433 | ) | (16.5 | )% | $ | (21,402 | ) | (44.5 | )% |
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues from unaffiliated customers:
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Office
and Contact Center
|
$ |
115,813
|
$ |
131,357
|
$ |
15,544
|
13.4 | % | $ |
230,080
|
$ |
263,562
|
$ |
33,482
|
14.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Mobile
|
33,199
|
35,859
|
2,660
|
8.0 | % |
69,005
|
77,097
|
8,092
|
11.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gaming
and Computer Audio
|
7,727
|
8,277
|
550
|
7.1 | % |
15,016
|
14,762
|
(254 | ) | (1.7 | )% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other
Specialty Products
|
6,295
|
5,554
|
(741 | ) | (11.8 | )% |
12,669
|
11,198
|
(1,471 | ) | (11.6 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total
segment net revenues
|
$ |
163,034
|
$ |
181,047
|
$ |
18,013
|
11.0 | % | $ |
326,770
|
$ |
366,619
|
$ |
39,849
|
12.2 | % |
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues from unaffiliated customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Docking
Audio
|
$ |
15,562
|
$ |
13,615
|
$ | (1,947 | ) | (12.5 | )% | $ |
32,992
|
$ |
23,906
|
$ | (9,086 | ) | (27.5 | )% | ||||||||||||||
PC
Audio
|
13,866
|
12,627
|
(1,239 | ) | (8.9 | )% |
25,718
|
21,075
|
(4,643 | ) | (18.1 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other
|
2,472
|
935
|
(1,537 | ) | (62.2 | )% |
4,523
|
3,119
|
(1,404 | ) | (31.0 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total
segment net revenues
|
$ |
31,900
|
$ |
27,177
|
$ | (4,723 | ) | (14.8 | )% | $ |
63,233
|
$ |
48,100
|
$ | (15,133 | ) | (23.9 | )% |
|
·
|
increased
net revenues in our OCC product category with cordless products,
which
primarily consists of wireless office systems, comprising $14.0 million
of
the increase and corded products representing an increase of $1.5
million. Most of the corded revenue growth was driven
internationally in Asia Pacific and
Europe;
|
|
·
|
increased
net revenues in our Mobile product category with an increase in net
revenues from Bluetooth headsets of $4.6 million, offset in part
by net
revenues from corded mobile headsets which declined by $1.9
million.
|
|
·
|
in
our OCC product category, cordless products comprised $25.6 million
of the
increase and net revenues from corded products represented an increase
of
$7.9 million. Most of the corded revenue growth was derived
internationally in Europe and in Asia
Pacific;
|
|
·
|
in
the Mobile product category, net revenues from Bluetooth headsets
increased $12.4 million, while net revenues from corded mobile headsets
declined by $4.3 million;
|
|
·
|
Other
Specialty Product net revenues, which consist primarily of our Clarity
products, decreased $1.5 million because some retail customers and
distributors reduced the number of Clarity products they
carry.
|
|
·
|
decreased Docking
Audio net revenues of $1.9 million primarily in Europe as a result
of a
lack of significant new products in those regions along with continued
competition in the MP3 accessories
market;
|
|
·
|
decreased
PC Audio net revenues of $1.2 million primarily in the U.S. and in
Asia
due to increased competition and price
reductions;
|
|
·
|
decreased
Other net revenues of $1.5 million primarily due to the transition
of the
Altec-branded headsets from the AEG segment to the ACG
segment.
|
|
·
|
decreased
Docking Audio net revenues of $9.1 million, primarily as a result
of
intense competition in the MP3 accessories market, particularly in
the US,
and our reduced share of the MP3 accessories
market;
|
|
·
|
decreased
PC Audio net revenues of $4.6 million, most significantly in the
U.S., due
to increased competition and price
reductions;
|
|
·
|
decreased
Other net revenues of $1.4 million primarily due to the transition
of the
Altec-branded headsets from the AEG segment to the ACG
segment.
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues from unaffiliated customers:
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United
States
|
$ |
122,782
|
$ |
126,657
|
$ |
3,875
|
3.2 | % | $ |
249,682
|
$ |
257,952
|
$ |
8,270
|
3.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Europe,
Middle East and Africa
|
43,890
|
49,937
|
6,047
|
13.8 | % |
85,828
|
99,367
|
13,539
|
15.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Asia
Pacific and Latin America
|
19,131
|
23,776
|
4,645
|
24.3 | % |
38,173
|
42,917
|
4,744
|
12.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada
and other international
|
9,131
|
7,854
|
(1,277 | ) | (14.0 | )% |
16,320
|
14,483
|
(1,837 | ) | (11.3 | )% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total
international
|
72,152
|
81,567
|
9,415
|
13.0 | % |
140,321
|
156,767
|
16,446
|
11.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
$ |
194,934
|
$ |
208,224
|
$ |
13,290
|
6.8 | % | $ |
390,003
|
$ |
414,719
|
$ |
24,716
|
6.3 | % |
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$ |
194,934
|
$ |
208,224
|
$ |
13,290
|
6.8 | % | $ |
390,003
|
$ |
414,719
|
$ |
24,716
|
6.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
118,039
|
123,768
|
5,729
|
4.9 | % |
237,509
|
246,717
|
9,208
|
3.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
gross profit
|
$ |
76,895
|
$ |
84,456
|
$ |
7,561
|
9.8 | % | $ |
152,494
|
$ |
168,002
|
$ |
15,508
|
10.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
gross profit %
|
39.4 | % | 40.6 | % |
1.2
|
ppt.
|
39.1 | % | 40.5 | % |
1.4
|
ppt.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Audio
Communications Group
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$ |
163,034
|
$ |
181,047
|
$ |
18,013
|
11.0 | % | $ |
326,770
|
$ |
366,619
|
$ |
39,849
|
12.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
91,528
|
96,163
|
4,635
|
5.1 | % |
185,191
|
195,959
|
10,768
|
5.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment
gross profit
|
$ |
71,506
|
$ |
84,884
|
$ |
13,378
|
18.7 | % | $ |
141,579
|
$ |
170,660
|
$ |
29,081
|
20.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Segment
gross profit %
|
43.9 | % | 46.9 | % |
3.0
|
ppt.
|
43.3 | % | 46.6 | % |
3.3
|
ppt.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Audio
Entertainment Group
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
revenues
|
$ |
31,900
|
$ |
27,177
|
$ | (4,723 | ) | (14.8 | )% | $ |
63,233
|
$ |
48,100
|
$ | (15,133 | ) | (23.9 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
26,511
|
27,605
|
1,094
|
4.1 | % |
52,318
|
50,758
|
(1,560 | ) | (3.0 | )% | |||||||||||||||||||||
Segment
gross profit (loss)
|
$ |
5,389
|
$ | (428 | ) | $ | (5,817 | ) | (107.9 | )% | $ |
10,915
|
$ | (2,658 | ) | $ | (13,573 | ) | (124.4 | )% | ||||||||||||
Segment
gross profit (loss) %
|
16.9 | % | (1.6 | )% | (18.5 | ) |
ppt.
|
17.3 | % | (5.5 | )% | (22.8 | ) |
ppt.
|
|
·
|
cost
reductions on office wireless and Bluetooth
products;
|
|
·
|
better
absorption of fixed costs and improved productivity in our manufacturing
processes and improved absorption of fixed costs which yielded a
0.4
percentage point improvement;
|
|
·
|
a
$0.7 million reduction in excess and obsolete inventory costs which
yielded a 0.6 percentage point
improvement.
|
|
·
|
a
decrease in the standard margin of approximately $4.6 million or
10.0
percentage points, due to overall decreased sales, the change in
the
product mix and pricing erosion on the existing product
lines;
|
|
·
|
the
write-off of the professional audio existing technology intangible as a
result of the decision to terminate this product line which caused
a
decrease of 2.0 percentage points;
|
|
·
|
increased
duty expense resulting in a 1.7 percentage point
decline;
|
|
·
|
increased
freight out which yielded a 1.2 percentage point
decline;
|
|
·
|
increased
royalty expense due to the specific product mix which caused a decrease
of
0.9 percentage points.
|
|
·
|
cost
reductions on wireless office and Bluetooth
products;
|
|
·
|
a
$1.6 million reduction in excess and obsolete inventory costs which
yielded a 0.6 percentage point
improvement.
|
|
·
|
improved
productivity in our manufacturing processes which yielded a 1.0 percentage
point improvement;
|
|
·
|
a
decrease in the standard margin of $9.7 million or 7.8 percentage
points
due to a 24% decline in the overall sales volume, the change in the
product mix, and reduced selling prices of the existing
products;
|
|
·
|
an
increase in excess and obsolete inventory costs of
approximately $1.9 million which caused a 5.1 percentage point
decline;
|
|
·
|
increased
production related scrap and rework expense which yielded a 2.6 percentage
point decline;
|
|
·
|
the
write-off of the professional audio existing technology intangible
as a
result of the decision to terminate this product line, which caused
a
decrease of 1.9 percentage points;
|
|
·
|
increased
duty expense resulting in a 1.4 percentage point
decline.
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research,
development and engineering
|
$ |
16,938
|
$ |
19,208
|
$ |
2,270
|
13.4 | % | $ |
35,597
|
$ |
38,696
|
$ |
3,099
|
8.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||
%
of total consolidated net revenues
|
8.7 | % | 9.2 | % |
0.5
|
ppt.
|
9.1 | % | 9.3 | % |
0.2
|
ppt.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Audio
Communications Group
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research,
development and engineering
|
$ |
14,543
|
$ |
16,194
|
$ |
1,651
|
11.4 | % | $ |
30,560
|
$ |
32,978
|
$ |
2,418
|
7.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
%
of total segment net revenues
|
8.9 | % | 8.9 | % |
-
|
ppt.
|
9.4 | % | 9.0 | % | (0.4 | ) |
ppt.
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Audio
Entertainment Group
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Research,
development and engineering
|
$ |
2,395
|
$ |
3,014
|
$ |
619
|
25.8 | % | $ |
5,037
|
$ |
5,718
|
$ |
681
|
13.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||
%
of total segment net revenues
|
7.5 | % | 11.1 | % |
3.6
|
ppt.
|
8.0 | % | 11.9 | % |
3.9
|
ppt.
|
|
·
|
the
design and development of wireless office system
products;
|
|
·
|
Bluetooth
products and technology;
|
|
·
|
product
line platforming;
|
|
·
|
refresh
of product lines for AEG.
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
$ |
43,934
|
$ |
45,941
|
$ |
2,007
|
4.6 | % | $ |
88,387
|
$ |
92,052
|
$ |
3,665
|
4.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||
%
of total consolidated net revenues
|
22.5 | % | 22.1 | % | (0.4 | ) |
ppt.
|
22.7 | % | 22.2 | % | (0.5 | ) |
ppt.
|
||||||||||||||||||
Audio
Communications Group
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
$ |
36,199
|
$ |
39,020
|
$ |
2,821
|
7.8 | % | $ |
72,076
|
$ |
79,026
|
$ |
6,950
|
9.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
%
of total segment net revenues
|
22.3 | % | 21.6 | % | (0.7 | ) |
ppt.
|
22.0 | % | 21.6 | % | (0.4 | ) |
ppt.
|
||||||||||||||||||
Audio
Entertainment Group
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
$ |
7,735
|
$ |
6,921
|
$ | (814 | ) | (10.5 | )% | $ |
16,311
|
$ |
13,026
|
$ | (3,285 | ) | (20.1 | )% | ||||||||||||||
%
of total segment net revenues
|
24.3 | % | 25.4 | % |
1.1
|
ppt.
|
25.8 | % | 27.1 | % |
1.3
|
ppt.
|
|
·
|
increased
compensation expense of $2.7 million primarily as a result of merit
increases and higher bonus and commission costs associated with higher
net
revenues and profits;
|
|
·
|
increased
travel expenses primarily in the sales and marketing functions
of $0.7 million.
|
|
·
|
decreased
compensation expense of $0.6 million primarily related to employee
turnover along with decreased bonuses corresponding to the decreased
profit in the segment.
|
|
·
|
increased
compensation expense of $5.2 million as a result of annual payroll
increases and higher bonus and commission costs associated with higher
net
revenues and profits;
|
|
·
|
increased
marketing program expenses of $2.3 million primarily in EMEA advertising
and promotional expenses;
|
|
·
|
increased
equipment expenses of $0.7 million.
|
|
·
|
decreased
compensation expense of $1.5 million primarily related to employee
turnover and the decreased bonuses reflecting the decreased profit
in the
segment;
|
|
·
|
decreased
spending on integration of $0.6 million as we have completed significant
portions of our planned systems
integration;
|
|
·
|
decreased
retail representative commissions of $0.6 million due to decreased
revenues.
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
$ |
16,023
|
$ |
19,307
|
$ |
3,284
|
20.5 | % | $ |
31,147
|
$ |
37,254
|
$ |
6,107
|
19.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
%
of total consolidated net revenues
|
8.2 | % | 9.3 | % |
1.1
|
ppt.
|
8.0 | % | 9.0 | % |
1.0
|
ppt.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Audio
Communications Group
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income
|
$ |
20,764
|
$ |
29,670
|
$ |
8,906
|
42.9 | % | $ |
41,580
|
$ |
58,656
|
$ |
17,076
|
41.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||
%
of total segment net revenues
|
12.7 | % | 16.4 | % |
3.7
|
ppt.
|
12.7 | % | 16.0 | % |
3.3
|
ppt.
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Audio
Entertainment Group
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
loss
|
$ | (4,741 | ) | $ | (10,363 | ) | $ |
5,622
|
118.6 | % | $ | (10,433 | ) | $ | (21,402 | ) | $ |
10,969
|
105.1 | % | ||||||||||||
%
of total segment net revenues
|
(14.9 | )% | (38.1 | )% |
23.2
|
ppt.
|
(16.5 | )% | (44.5 | )% |
28.0
|
ppt.
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
and other income (expense), net
|
$ |
267
|
$ |
1,793
|
$ |
1,526
|
571.5 | % | $ |
1,252
|
$ |
3,127
|
$ |
1,875
|
149.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||
%
of total consolidated net revenues
|
0.1 | % | 0.8 | % |
0.7
|
ppt.
|
0.3 | % | 0.7 | % |
0.4
|
ppt.
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
Increase
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
2006
|
2007
|
(Decrease)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
$ |
16,290
|
$ |
21,100
|
$ |
4,810
|
29.5 | % | $ |
32,399
|
$ |
40,381
|
$ |
7,982
|
24.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Income
tax expense
|
3,765
|
4,578
|
813
|
21.6 | % |
7,583
|
8,884
|
1,301
|
17.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
$ |
12,525
|
$ |
16,522
|
$ |
3,997
|
31.9 | % | $ |
24,816
|
$ |
31,497
|
$ |
6,681
|
26.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Effective
tax rate
|
23.1 | % | 21.7 | % | (1.4 | ) |
ppt.
|
23.4 | % | 22.0 | % | (1.4 | ) |
ppt.
|
Six
Months Ended
|
||||||||
September
30,
|
||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2006
|
2007
|
||||||
Cash
provided by operating activities
|
$ |
15,507
|
$ |
41,547
|
||||
Cash
used for capital expenditures and other assets
|
(15,679 | ) | (11,893 | ) | ||||
Cash
used for other investing activities
|
(1,036 | ) | (43,850 | ) | ||||
Cash
used for investing activities
|
(16,715 | ) | (55,743 | ) | ||||
Cash
(used for) provided by financing activities
|
$ | (17,338 | ) | $ |
5,015
|
Payments
Due by Period
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Less
than
|
1-3
|
3-5
|
More
than
|
|||||||||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
Total
|
1
year
|
years
|
years
|
5
years
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Operating
leases
|
$ |
17,719
|
$ |
2,615
|
$ |
11,116
|
$ |
2,837
|
$ |
1,151
|
||||||||||
Unconditional
purchase obligations
|
2,501
|
2,501
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||
Total
contractual cash obligations
|
$ |
20,220
|
$ |
5,116
|
$ |
11,116
|
$ |
2,837
|
$ |
1,151
|
Currency
- forward contracts
|
Position
|
USD Value
of Net FX
Contracts
|
FX
Gain (Loss)
From 10%
Appreciation of
USD
|
FX
Gain (Loss)
From 10%
Depreciation
of USD
|
|||||||||
Euro
|
Sell Euro
|
$ |
29.5
|
$ |
2.9
|
$ | (2.9 | ) | |||||
Great
British Pound
|
Sell GBP
|
11.8
|
1.2
|
(1.2 | ) | ||||||||
Net
position
|
|
$ |
41.3
|
$ |
4.1
|
$ | (4.1 | ) |
Currency
- option contracts
|
USD Value
of Net FX
Contracts
|
FX
Gain (Loss)
From 10%
Appreciation
of USD
|
FX
Gain (Loss)
From 10%
Depreciation
of USD
|
|||||||||
Call
options
|
$ | (105.1 | ) | $ |
4.4
|
$ | (10.0 | ) | ||||
Put
options
|
99.2
|
4.7
|
(0.6 | ) | ||||||||
Net
position
|
$ | (5.9 | ) | $ |
9.1
|
$ | (10.6 | ) |
(a)
|
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and
procedures.
|
(b)
|
Changes
in internal control over financial
reporting
|
|
·
|
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;
|
|
·
|
we
incur a large portion of our
costs in advance of sales orders because we must plan research and
production, order components and enter into development, sales and
marketing, and other operating commitments prior to obtaining firm
commitments from our customers. In the event we acquire too much
inventory
for certain products, the risk of future inventory write-downs increases.
In the event we have inadequate inventory to meet the demand for
particular products, we may miss significant revenue opportunities
or
incur significant expenses such as air freight, expediting shipments,
and
other negative variances in our manufacturing processes as we attempt
to
make up for the shortfall. When a significant portion of our
revenue is derived from new products, forecasting the appropriate
volumes
of production is even more
difficult;
|
|
·
|
in
the ACG segment, our prices and gross margins are generally lower
for
sales to Business-to-Consumer (“B2C”) customers compared to sales to our
Business-to-Business (“B2B”) customers. In addition, our prices and gross
margins can vary significantly by product line as well as within
product
lines. Therefore, our profitability depends, in part, on the mix of
our B2B to B2C customers as well as our product mix. In the
AEG segment, our prices and gross margins are generally lower for
our PC
Audio products than our Docking Audio products. Therefore, our
profitability depends, in part, on our mix of PC Audio to Docking
Audio
products. The size and timing of opportunities in these markets
are difficult to predict;
|
|
·
|
we
are working to refresh
virtually the entire AEG product line; however, market adoption of
new
products is difficult to
predict;
|
|
·
|
a
significant portion of our
annual retail sales for AEG generally occur in the third fiscal quarter,
thereby increasing the difficulty of predicting revenues and profitability
from quarter to quarter and in managing inventory
levels;
|
|
·
|
fluctuations
in currency exchange
rates impact our revenues and profitability because we report our
financial statements in U.S. dollars, whereas a significant portion
of our
sales to customers are transacted in other currencies, particularly
the
Euro and Great British Pound. 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;
|
|
·
|
because
we have significant
manufacturing operations in Mexico and China, fluctuations in currency
exchange rates in those two countries can impact our gross profit
and
profitability.
|
|
·
|
although
we generally use standard
raw materials, parts and components for our products, the high development
costs associated with emerging wireless technologies permit us to
work
with only a single source of silicon chip-sets on any particular
new
product. We, or our chosen supplier of chip-sets, may experience
challenges in designing, developing and manufacturing components
in these
new technologies which could affect our ability to meet market schedules.
Due to our dependence on single suppliers for certain chip sets,
we could
experience higher prices, a delay in development of the chip-set,
and/or
the inability to meet our customer demand for these new products.
Additionally,
these
supplier or other suppliers may discontinue production of the parts
we
depend on. If this occurs, we may have
difficulty obtaining
sufficient product to meet our needs. This could cause us to fail to
meet customer expectations. If customers turn to our competitors to
meet their needs, there could be a long-term impact on our revenues
and
profitability. Our
business, operating results
and financial condition could therefore be materially adversely affected
as a result of these factors;
|
|
·
|
we
have been put on notice by a
single source supplier that chipsets used
in headsets
accounting for approximately 30%
of ACG revenues are subject to
an end-of-life
notice. We believe
that we will be able
to obtain sufficient quantities of these chipsets to last us
for approximately one
year,
and we have reached
an
agreement with that
supplier to obtain greater supplies of the chipset in the future.
However, the
fulfillment of this agreement by the supplier is subject to the transfer
of the supplier’s current chip fabrication facility to a new facility and
our qualification of the new facility. Thus, the timing of the
delivery of additional quantities of the chips in the future may
be
uncertain. We also have new products in development that can
replace the products that use these chipsets. These products
are currently scheduled for release to volume production before we
expect
to exhaust supplies of the chipset currently in use. However,
there can be no assurance that we will complete the new products
on
schedule, that the cost of those products will be similar to the
current
products and/or that our channels will accept the new products as
rapidly
as will be necessary to maintain revenue
continuity. If we are
unable to obtain
sufficient
supplies
of the current chipsets or commence volume production of the new
products
in a timely manner or otherwise
remedy the situation
before the current
chipsets become unavailable our business, financial condition and
results
of operations will be materially and adversely
affected;
|
|
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if
the chipsets from the
aforementioned single source supplier become available, we may be
unable
to predict the last time buy quantities accurately, and we may experience
excess or insufficient inventories of the chipsets. This could
cause us to either fail to produce sufficient quantities of our products
to fill our customers’ orders or to have larger inventories that could
lead to our writing off unusable product as excess and
obsolete. This may have an adverse effect on our financial
results;
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·
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rapid
increases in production
levels to meet unanticipated demand could result in higher costs
for
components and sub-assemblies, increased expenditures for freight
to
expedite delivery of required materials, and higher overtime costs
and
other expenses. These higher expenditures could lower our profit
margins.
Further, if production is increased rapidly, there may be decreased
manufacturing yields, which may also lower our margins;
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·
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we
obtain certain raw materials,
sub-assemblies, components and products from single suppliers and
alternate sources for these items are not readily available. To date,
we
have not experienced any significant interruptions in the supply
of these
raw materials, sub-assemblies, components and products. Adverse economic
conditions could lead to a higher risk of failure of our suppliers
to
remain in business or to be able to purchase the raw materials,
subcomponents and parts required by them to produce and provide to
us the
parts we need. An interruption in supply from any of our single source
suppliers in the future would materially adversely affect our business,
financial condition and results of operations;
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·
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prices
of certain components
of
raw materials,
components and sub-assemblies may rise or fall depending
upon global
market conditions.
In general,
we are
experiencing a net increase in the costs of these
components. If we are unable to pass these
increases on to our
customers or to achieve operating efficiencies that offset these
increases, our business,
financial condition and results
of operations may be
materially and adversely
affected;
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because
of the lead times
required to obtain
certain raw materials, sub-assemblies, components and products from
certain foreign suppliers, we may not be able to react quickly to
changes
in demand, potentially resulting in either excess inventories of
such
goods or shortages of the raw materials, sub-assemblies, components
and
products. Lead times are particularly long on silicon-based components
incorporating radio frequency and digital signal processing technologies
and such components are an increasingly important part of our product
costs. In particular, many B2C customer orders have shorter
lead times than the component lead times, making it increasingly
necessary
to carry more inventory in anticipation of those orders, which may
not
materialize. Failure in the future to match the timing of
purchases of raw materials, sub-assemblies, components and products
to
demand could increase our inventories and/or decrease our revenues,
consequently materially adversely affecting our business, financial
condition and results of operations;
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most
of our suppliers are not
obligated to continue to provide us with raw materials, components
and
sub-assemblies. Rather, we buy most raw materials, components and
subassemblies on a purchase order basis. If our suppliers experience
increased demand or shortages, it could affect deliveries to us.
In turn,
this would affect our ability to manufacture and sell products that
are
dependent on those raw materials, components and
subassemblies. Any such shortages would materially adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
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·
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competition
may continue to
increase in Altec Lansing’s markets more than
expected;
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·
|
Altec
Lansing’s product sales and
new product development may not evolve as anticipated. We are currently
working on a product refresh which we are anticipating will take
us at
least fifteen months to complete. There is no assurance that
these new products will be successful, and the length of time required
for
this refresh may cause our customers to buy from our
competitors;
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·
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we
must be able to meet the
market windows for Altec Lansing’s
products;
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·
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we
must be able to retain or
obtain shelf space for these products in our sales
channel;
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·
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we
must retain or improve the
brand recognition associated with the Altec Lansing brand during
the
turnaround;
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·
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we
must control costs in the
Altec Lansing business and make the business operations more
efficient;
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·
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difficulties
in integration of
the operations, technologies, and products of Altec Lansing. We have
transitioned a significant portion of Altec Lansing’s operations onto our
ERP system; however, we have not completed our integration effort.
There has been a significant cost to implement new systems and business
processes. We anticipate that there will continue to be significant
business processes and internal controls which will change as a result
of
the integration;
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·
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diversion
of management's
attention from normal daily operations of the core
business;
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·
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the
potential loss of key
employees of Altec Lansing and
Plantronics;
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·
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cultural
differences in the
conduct of the business.
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if
forecasted demand does not
develop, we could have excess inventory and excess
capacity. Over-forecast of demand could result in higher
inventories of finished products, components and sub-assemblies.
In
addition, because our retail customers have pronounced seasonality,
we
must build inventory well in advance of the December quarter in order
to
stock up for the anticipated future demand. If we were unable
to sell these inventories, we would have to write off some or all
of our
inventories of excess products and unusable components and sub-assemblies.
Excess manufacturing capacity could lead to higher production costs
and
lower margins;
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·
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if
demand increases beyond that
forecasted, we would have to rapidly increase production. We currently
depend on suppliers to provide additional volumes of components and
sub-assemblies, and we are experiencing greater dependence on single
source suppliers; therefore, we might not be able to increase production
rapidly enough to meet unexpected demand. There could be short-term
losses of sales while we are trying to increase production;
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·
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the
introduction of Bluetooth
and other wireless headsets
presents many significant manufacturing, marketing and other operational
risks and uncertainties:
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·
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our
dependence on third parties to
supply key components, many of which have long lead times;
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·
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our
ability to forecast demand for
the variety of products within this new product category for which
relevant data is incomplete or unavailable;
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·
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longer
lead times with suppliers
than commitments from some of our
customers.
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we
are increasing the use of
design and manufacturing of Bluetooth headset products at our new
facilities in China. Development
of new
wireless products and ramping of production can be
complex. Unexpected difficulties may arise. Failure
to meet our planned design deadlines or production quantities for
new or
existing products can adversely affect our financial
results;
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·
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increasing
production beyond planned capacity involves increased tooling, test
equipment and hiring and training additional staff. Lead times to
increase
tooling and test equipment are typically several months, or more.
Once
such additional capacity is in place, we incur increased depreciation
and
the resulting overhead. Should we fail to ramp production once capacity
is
in place, we would not be able to absorb this incremental overhead,
and
this could lead to lower gross
margins;
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·
|
we
are working on a new initiative
to re-engineer our supply chain by implementing new product forecasting
systems, increasing automation within supply chain activities, improving
the integrity of our supply chain data, and creating dashboards in
order
to improve our ability to match production to demand. If we are
not able to successfully implement this initiative, we may not be
able to
meet demand or compete effectively with other companies who have
successfully implemented similar
initiatives.
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anticipate
technology and market
trends;
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·
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develop
innovative new products
and enhancements on a timely
basis;
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·
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distinguish
our products from
those of our competitors;
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·
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manufacture
and deliver
high-quality products in sufficient
volumes;
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·
|
price
our products
competitively.
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·
|
if
supply or demand for iPod
products decreases, demand for certain of our Docking Audio products
could
be negatively affected;
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|
·
|
if
Apple does not renew or
cancels our licensing agreement, our products may not be compatible
with
iPods, resulting in loss of revenues and excess inventories which
would
negatively impact our financial
results;
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·
|
if
Apple changes its iPod product
design more frequently than we update certain of our Docking Audio
products, certain of our products may not be compatible with the
changed
design. Moreover, if Apple makes style changes to its products
more frequently than we update certain of our Docking Audio products,
consumers may not like the look of our products with the
iPod. Both of these factors could result in decreased demand
for our products and excess inventories could result which would
negatively impact our financial
results;
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·
|
Apple
has introduced its own line
of iPod speaker products, which compete with certain of our Altec
Lansing-branded speaker products. As the manufacturer of the
iPod, Apple has unique advantages with regard to product changes
or
introductions that we do not possess, which could negatively impact
our
ability to compete effectively against Apple’s speaker
products. Moreover, certain consumers may prefer to buy Apple’s
iPod speakers rather than other vendors’ speakers because Apple is the
manufacturer. As a result, this could lead to decreased demand
for our products and excess inventories could result which would
negatively impact our financial
results.
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·
|
New
Product Launch: With the growth of our product portfolio, we
experience increased complexity in coordinating product development,
manufacturing, and shipping. As this complexity increases, it places
a
strain on our ability to accurately coordinate the commercial launch
of
our products with adequate supply to meet anticipated customer demand
and
effective marketing to stimulate demand and market acceptance. If
we are
unable to scale and improve our product launch coordination, we could
frustrate our customers and lose retail shelf space and product
sales.
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·
|
Forecasting,
Planning and
Supply Chain Logistics: With
the growth of our product
portfolio, we also experience increased complexity in forecasting
customer
demand and in planning for production, and transportation and logistics
management. If we are unable to scale and improve our forecasting,
planning and logistics management, we could frustrate our customers,
lose
product sales or accumulate excess
inventory.;
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·
|
Support
Processes: To manage
the growth
of our operations, we will need to continue to improve our transaction
processing, operational and financial systems, and procedures and
controls
to effectively manage the increased complexity. If we are unable
to scale
and improve these areas, the consequences could include: delays in
shipment of product, degradation in levels of customer support, lost
sales, decreased cash flows, and increased inventory. These difficulties
could harm or limit our ability to
expand.
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·
|
uncertain
economic conditions and
the decline in investor confidence in the market
place;
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|
·
|
changes
in our published
forecasts of future results of
operations;
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|
·
|
quarterly
variations in our or
our competitors' results of operations and changes in market
share;
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|
·
|
the
announcement of new products
or product enhancements by us or our
competitors;
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|
·
|
the
loss of services of one or
more of our executive officers or other key
employees;
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·
|
changes
in earnings estimates or
recommendations by securities
analysts;
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|
·
|
developments
in our
industry;
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|
·
|
sales
of substantial numbers of
shares of our common stock in the public
market;
|
|
·
|
integration
of the Altec Lansing
business or market reaction to future
acquisitions;
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|
·
|
our
ability to successfully
complete the product refresh for the Altec Lansing products and turnaround
the AEG business;
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|
·
|
general
economic, political, and
market conditions, including market
volatility;
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·
|
other
factors unrelated to our
operating performance or the operating performance of our
competitors.
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·
|
cultural
differences in the
conduct of business;
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·
|
fluctuations
in foreign exchange
rates;
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·
|
greater
difficulty in accounts
receivable collection and longer collection
periods;
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|
·
|
impact
of recessions in economies
outside of the United
States;
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·
|
reduced
protection for
intellectual property rights in some
countries;
|
|
·
|
unexpected
changes in regulatory
requirements;
|
|
·
|
tariffs
and other trade
barriers;
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|
·
|
political
conditions in each
country;
|
|
·
|
management
and operation of an
enterprise spread over various
countries;
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|
·
|
the
burden and administrative
costs of complying with a wide variety of foreign
laws;
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|
·
|
currency
restrictions.
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a.
|
The
2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Plantronics, Inc. was held
at
Plantronics Headquarters, 345 Encinal St. Santa Cruz, CA on August
17,
2007 (the "Annual Meeting").
|
|
b.
|
At
the Annual Meeting, the following seven individuals were elected
to the
Company's Board of Directors:
|
Nominee
|
Votes
Cast For
|
Withheld
or Against
|
||
Marvin
Tseu
|
39,678,503
|
5,668,889
|
||
Ken
Kannappan
|
45,149,525
|
197,867
|
||
Gregg
Hammann
|
39,765,068
|
5,582,325
|
||
John
Hart
|
39,768,284
|
5,579,108
|
||
Marshall
Mohr
|
45,217,165
|
130,227
|
||
Trude
Taylor
|
39,571,713
|
5,775,679
|
||
Roger
Wery
|
43,849,039
|
1,498,353
|
|
c.
|
The
following additional proposals were considered at the Annual Meeting
and
were approved by the vote of the stockholders, in accordance with
the
tabulation shown below:
|
Votes
For
|
Votes Against/Withheld
|
Abstain
|
Broker
Non-Vote
|
|||||||||
23,140,934
|
17,521,776
|
12,836
|
4,684,511
|
Votes
For
|
Votes Against/Withheld
|
Abstain
|
Broker
Non-Vote
|
|||||||||
39,762,116
|
875,021
|
8,409
|
|
4,684,511
|
Votes
For
|
Votes
Against/Withheld
|
Abstain
|
Broker
Non-Vote
|
|||||||||
44,680,490
|
673,499
|
6,067
|
-
|
Certification
of the President and CEO Pursuant to Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
|
|
Certification
of Senior VP, Finance and Administration, and CFO Pursuant to Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
|
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to
18
U.S.C. Section 1350.
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|
PLANTRONICS,
INC.
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|
Date:
November 7, 2007
|
By:
|
/s/
Barbara V. Scherer
|
|
Barbara
V. Scherer
|
|
|
Senior
Vice President - Finance and Administration and Chief Financial
Officer
|
|
(Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer of the Registrant) |