Logitech International Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Logitech International (NAS: LOGI) reported earnings on July 24. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q1), Logitech International beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased slightly. Non-GAAP earnings per share grew. GAAP earnings per share grew.


Margins increased across the board.

Revenue details
 Logitech International reported revenue of $477.9 million. The 10 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated revenue of $422.6 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were the same as the prior-year quarter's.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.02. The two earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ predicted -$0.07 per share. Non-GAAP EPS were $0.02 for Q1 compared to -$0.14 per share for the prior-year quarter. GAAP EPS were $0.01 for Q1 versus -$0.32 per share for the prior-year quarter.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 35.2%, 380 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 0.5%, 580 basis points better than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 0.2%, much better than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $499.8 million. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $0.08.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $2.01 billion. The average EPS estimate is $0.29.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a two-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 883 members out of 945 rating the stock outperform, and 62 members rating it underperform. Among 239 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 230 give Logitech International a green thumbs-up, and nine give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Logitech International is hold, with an average price target of $6.31.

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