CAYMAN ISLANDS, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Garmin Ltd. today announced a record quarter ended June 28, 2008.
Second Quarter 2008 Financial highlights: -- Total revenue of $912 million, up 23% from $742 million in second quarter 2007 -- Automotive/Mobile segment revenue increased 24% to $632 million in second quarter 2008 -- Outdoor/Fitness segment revenue increased 54% to $119 million in second quarter 2008 -- Aviation segment revenue increased 15% to $90 million in second quarter 2008 -- Marine segment revenue decreased 11% to $71 million in second quarter 2008 -- North America and Europe continued to experience growth: -- North America revenue was $576 million compared to $455 million, up 27% -- Europe revenue was $307 million compared to $257 million, up 19% -- Asia revenue was $29 million compared to $31 million, down 6% -- Gross margin remained solid at 45.8% compared to 48.2% in first quarter 2008 and 50.5% in second quarter 2007 -- Operating margin was up 20 basis points sequentially to 26.2% in first quarter 2008 and was down compared to 32.5% in second quarter of 2007 -- Diluted earnings per share increased 21% to $1.19 from $0.98 in second quarter 2007; excluding foreign exchange, EPS increased 18% to $1.18 from $1.00 in the same quarter in 2007. EPS includes $0.25 related to a gain of $66 million from the tender of our Tele Atlas N.V. shares. Year-to-Date 2008 Financial highlights: -- Total revenue of $1.58 billion, up 28% from $1.23 billion year-to-date 2007 -- Automotive/Mobile segment revenue increased 31% to $1.08 billion in year-to-date 2008 -- Outdoor/Fitness segment revenue increased 38% to $190 million in year-to-date 2008 -- Aviation segment revenue increased 17% to $175 million in year-to-date 2008 -- Marine segment revenue increased 4% to $127 million in year-to-date 2008 -- All geographic areas experienced growth: -- North America revenue was $988 million compared to $777 million, up 27% -- Europe revenue was $517 million compared to $405 million, up 28% -- Asia revenue was $71 million compared to $53 million, up 34% -- Diluted earnings per share increased 15% to $1.86 from $1.62 in year-to-date 2007; excluding foreign exchange, EPS increased 18% to $1.87 from $1.59 in year-to-date 2007. EPS includes $0.27 related to a gain of $72 million from the tender of our Tele Atlas N.V. shares. Business highlights: -- Strong sales in our automotive/mobile, aviation, and outdoor/fitness segments put them on track for double-digit revenue growth again in 2008. -- 3.9 million units sold in the second quarter of 2008, up 54% from the same quarter in 2007; year-to-date units sold increased 64% from the same period in 2007. -- Independent market share research indicates that we have expanded our leadership position in the North American PND market with approximately 55% share, which is up sequentially from 43% in first quarter. We maintained a market share of approximately 20% in Europe. Garmin continues to lead in world-wide PND market share. -- We have begun work to expand our principal North American aviation production facility in Olathe, Kansas with expected completion in Q4 2009. -- Targeted advertising and promotional programs for the spring season drove solid second quarter sales. We also announced our title sponsorship of Team Garmin/Chipotle which competed in the Tour de France using the Edge(R) 705. -- Completed the acquisition of our Belgian/Luxembourg and Finnish distributors in second quarter, and announced our intent to acquire our distributors in Austria and Portugal. These activities are part of our ongoing efforts to further improve our market share in Europe. -- Repurchased 5.2 million shares of GRMN in the second quarter. Executive overview from Dr. Min Kao, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer:
"Despite the challenging macro economic conditions, Garmin experienced another quarter of growth in 2008 and continues to demonstrate our solid leadership position in the industry. Our strength in the automotive/mobile segment in the face of a slowing economy demonstrated that our products continue to be well-positioned to take advantage of the ongoing demand for portable navigation devices. The latest nuvi(R) 2x5 products delivered during the second quarter provide yet more features for cost-conscious consumers including picture navigation and compatibility with MSN Direct's real time content service. We also delivered the high-end nuvi(R) 800 series in the second quarter which offers industry-leading speech recognition in the personal navigation sector. Our nuvi(R) product offerings continue to support our strategy of extensive market segmentation, drawing in customers with compelling, competitive features, and useful content integrated into easy-to-use products at many attractive price points. We believe this approach will continue to garner growing market share and drive strong results throughout the remainder of 2008. Although we continue to earn industry-leading market share, the sector is not growing as rapidly as earlier anticipated and consumers appear to be more cost-conscious than ever; therefore, we will be lowering our full year revenue growth expectations.
Revenue in our outdoor/fitness segment grew rapidly when compared to the year ago quarter due to the strength of our product introductions in the quarter including the Colorado(TM) series, the Forerunner(R) 405 and the Edge(R) 705. We look forward to increased sales generated by our recently announced title sponsorship of Team Garmin/Chipotle which just completed the Tour de France, as well as our new Oregon(TM) series which provides rugged and durable touch screen products to the outdoor market. We still see considerable growth opportunities for this segment during the second half of 2008 and are raising revenue growth estimates accordingly.
Our aviation segment continued to drive growth in the business during the quarter, as positive response to our G1000(R) cockpit continued. We were pleased to announce our relationship with Cirrus Design Corp. in the second quarter and look forward to the substantial growth this offers to our aviation segment. This cockpit win is especially important as we are starting to see lower aircraft production levels and weaker demand for our aftermarket and portable products. While we believe our aviation segment will continue to grow in the second half of 2008, we will be reducing the full year revenue guidance due to the macroeconomic conditions facing this segment, specifically high fuel prices.
Garmin's delivery of revolutionary new marine products and cartography had sheltered us from the general downturn that the marine industry had faced throughout 2007 and the first quarter of 2008 but the second quarter saw revenues decline in this segment as fuel prices and the economy kept boaters away from new purchases. We believe that our products are the best in the market today and look forward to building relationships with the OEMs in the marine segment. However, we now believe the marine segment will be flat year-over-year as we continue to face high fuel prices and soft consumer spending."
Financial overview from Kevin Rauckman, Chief Financial Officer:
"We are pleased with our financial results for the second quarter given the economic conditions facing the consumer electronics segment," said Kevin Rauckman, chief financial officer of Garmin Ltd. "Our revenue and earnings per share during the quarter grew 23% and 21% respectively. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, EPS for the quarter grew 18%, from $1.00 to $1.18.
Gross margin for the overall business remained strong in the second quarter at 45.8%. The automotive/mobile segment gross margin continued to be sound at 39% as PND pricing declines moderated and we continued to get benefit from material cost reductions and improved operating efficiencies. Gross margin for the other three segments remained solid when compared with the year-ago quarter with aviation and outdoor/fitness increasing as we took advantage of the strength of the product offerings delivered to the market over the past year.
Operating margin grew 20 basis points sequentially but did show a decline of 630 basis points from the year-ago quarter. The sequential operating margin expansion occurred within the outdoor/fitness and aviation segments as we continued to roll out new products. Our auto/mobile operating margin performance reflects the price declines in PND offset by favorable cost reductions during the quarter. During the second half of 2008, we anticipate that PND margins will fall further but not as significantly as earlier anticipated due to the better than expected pricing environment.
We also generated $34 million of free cash flow in the second quarter of 2008, resulting in a cash and marketable securities balance of just over $1.0 billion at the end of the quarter."
Fiscal 2008 Outlook
While we remain optimistic about the future success of our business based on growing demand for navigational products and our leadership position in the industry, we recognize that macroeconomic conditions and high fuel prices have had an impact on our growth. With this in mind, we are updating our guidance as follows:
-- We anticipate overall revenue to be $3.9 billion in 2008, and earnings per share of $4.13 (excluding FX) including the $0.27 related to the tender of our Tele Atlas N.V. shares. -- We anticipate segment revenue growth rates for our automotive/mobile, outdoor/fitness, and aviation segments to be 25%, 30%, and 15%, respectively. We remain optimistic regarding our long-term growth opportunities in the marine segment but due to the macroeconomic conditions and high fuel prices are now forecasting revenues to be flat in 2008. -- We anticipate operating margins to be approximately 25% for the full year 2008. -- Our effective tax rate should remain approximately 19%. Nuvifone Update
The nuvifone will not be available in fourth quarter as previously announced. While we had hoped to have carrier launches in the fourth quarter, we have found that meeting some of the carrier specific requirements will take longer than anticipated. We remain pleased with carrier interest in the device and are working toward making necessary design changes to meet their requirements. We anticipate launching the product during the first half of 2009.
Dividend and Share Repurchase Program
As previously announced on June 6, 2008, the Garmin Board of Directors approved an annual cash dividend of $0.75 per share. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record on December 1, 2008, and will be paid on December 15, 2008.
During the second quarter, the Company was able to repurchase 5.2 million shares. The shares represented 3.6 million to complete the 5.0 million share repurchase program authorized by the board of directors in February 2008. In addition, the Company repurchased 1.6 million shares during the quarter under a Rule 10b5-1 plan based on the June 2008 board of directors' authorization to repurchase 10.0 million shares. Subsequent to the close of the quarter, the Company repurchased the remaining 3.4 million shares under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. This leaves an additional 5.0 million shares to be repurchased as market and business conditions warrant.
Non-GAAP Measures Net income (earnings) per share, excluding foreign currency
Management believes that net income per share before the impact of foreign currency translation gain or loss is an important measure. The majority of the company's consolidated foreign currency translation gain or loss results from translation into New Taiwan dollars at the end of each reporting period of the significant cash and marketable securities, receivables and payables held in U.S. dollars by the company's Taiwan subsidiary. Such translation is required under GAAP because the functional currency of this subsidiary is New Taiwan dollars. However, there is minimal cash impact from such foreign currency translation and management expects that the Taiwan subsidiary will continue to hold the majority of its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities in U.S. dollars. Accordingly, earnings per share before the impact of foreign currency translation gain or loss allows an assessment of the company's operating performance before the non-cash impact of the position of the U.S. dollar versus the New Taiwan dollar, which permits a consistent comparison of results between periods.
The following table contains a reconciliation of GAAP net income per share to net income per share excluding the impact of foreign currency translation gain or loss.
Garmin Ltd. And Subsidiaries Net income per share, excluding FX (in thousands, except per share information) 13-Weeks Ended 26-weeks Ended June 28, June 30, June 28, June 30, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Net Income (GAAP) $256,092 $214,377 $403,871 $354,237 Foreign currency (gain) / loss, net of tax effects (1) ($909) $5,289 $2,330 ($6,187) Net income, excluding FX $255,183 $219,666 $406,201 $348,050 Net income per share (GAAP): Basic $1.20 $0.99 $1.88 $1.64 Diluted $1.19 $0.98 $1.86 $1.62 Net income per share, excluding FX: Basic $1.19 $1.02 $1.89 $1.61 Diluted $1.18 $1.00 $1.87 $1.59 Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic 213,756 216,380 215,130 216,298 Diluted 215,572 219,078 217,274 218,925 (1) Excludes the FX related to the tender of our Tele Atlas N.V. shares Free cash flow
Management believes that free cash flow is an important financial measure because it represents the amount of cash provided by operations that is available for investing and defines it as operating cash flow less capital expenditures for property and equipment.
The following table contains a reconciliation of GAAP net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow.
Garmin Ltd. And Subsidiaries
Free Cash Flow
(in thousands)
13-Weeks Ended 26-Weeks Ended
June 28, June 30, June 28, June 30,
2008 2007 2008 2007
Net cash provided by operating
activities $87,716 $253,469 $280,181 $422,139
Less: purchases of property and
equipment ($53,227) ($99,621) ($79,917) ($112,020)
Free Cash Flow $34,489 $153,848 $200,264 $310,119
Earnings Call Information
The information for Garmin Ltd.'s earnings call is as follows:
When: Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern
Where: http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/irCalendar.html
How: Simply log on to the web at the address above or call to listen
in at 800-891-6383.
Contact:
A phone recording will be available for five business days following the earnings call and can be accessed by dialing 800-642-1687 or (706) 645-9291 and utilizing the access code 52745456. An archive of the live webcast will be available until August 29, 2008 on the Garmin website at http://www.garmin.com/. To access the replay, click on the Investor Relations link and click over to the Events Calendar page.
This release includes projections and other forward-looking statements regarding Garmin Ltd. and its business. Any statements regarding the company's estimated earnings and revenue for fiscal 2008, the Company's expected segment revenue growth rate, margins, the number of new products to be introduced in 2008 and the company's plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this release may not occur and actual results could differ materially as a result of risk factors affecting Garmin, including, but not limited to, the risk factors that are described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2007 filed by Garmin with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission file number 0-31983). A copy of Garmin's 2007 Form 10-K can be downloaded from http://www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/invRelations/finReports.html.
The global leader in satellite navigation, Garmin Ltd. and its subsidiaries have designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications since 1989 -- most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin's products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in the Cayman Islands, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom at http://www.garmin.com/pressroom or contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200. Garmin, nuvi, Edge and Forerunner are registered trademarks, and nuvifone, Oregon and Colorado are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
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And Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (In thousands, except share information) June 28, December 29, 2008 2007 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $624,482 $707,689 Marketable securities 36,335 37,551 Accounts receivable, net 679,789 952,513 Inventories, net 656,018 505,467 Deferred income taxes 93,235 107,376 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 27,712 22,179 Total current assets 2,117,571 2,332,775 Property and equipment, net 449,727 374,147 Marketable securities 348,997 386,954 Restricted cash 1,550 1,554 Licensing agreements, net 3,863 14,672 Other intangible assets, net 210,323 181,358 Total assets $3,132,031 $3,291,460 Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $179,212 $341,053 Salaries and benefits payable 35,081 31,696 Accrued warranty costs 83,918 71,636 Other accrued expenses 166,655 280,603 Income taxes payable 51,104 76,895 Dividend payable 157,498 -- Total current liabilities 673,468 801,883 Deferred income taxes 11,748 11,935 Non-current taxes 136,137 126,593 Other liabilities 1,025 435 Stockholders' equity: Common stock, $0.005 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized: Issued and outstanding shares -- 210,648,000 as of June 28, 2008 and 216,980,000 as of December 29, 2007 1,054 1,086 Additional paid-in capital 0 132,264 Retained earnings 2,258,730 2,171,134 Accumulated other comprehensive income 49,869 46,130 Total stockholders' equity 2,309,653 2,350,614 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $3,132,031 $3,291,460 Garmin Ltd. And Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share information) 13-Weeks Ended 26-Weeks Ended June 28, June 30, June 28, June 30, 2008 2007 2008 2007 Net sales $911,671 $742,466 $1,575,476 $1,234,625 Cost of goods sold 494,543 367,799 838,233 622,206 Gross profit 417,128 374,667 737,243 612,419 Selling, general and administrative expense 125,028 95,373 222,853 161,297 Research and development expense 53,597 37,727 103,154 71,230 178,625 133,100 326,007 232,527 Operating income 238,503 241,567 411,236 379,892 Other income (expense): Interest income 9,656 10,841 18,060 20,199 Interest expense 145 (23) 67 (55) Foreign currency 21,561 (6,086) 17,562 7,119 Other 46,298 338 51,681 389 77,660 5,070 87,370 27,652 Income before income taxes 316,163 246,637 498,606 407,544 Income tax provision 60,071 32,260 94,735 53,307 Net income $256,092 $214,377 $403,871 $354,237 Net income per share: Basic $1.20 $0.99 $1.88 $1.64 Diluted $1.19 $0.98 $1.86 $1.62 Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic 213,756 216,380 215,130 216,298 Diluted 215,572 219,078 217,274 218,925 Garmin Ltd. And Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In thousands) 26-Weeks Ended June 28, June 30, 2008 2007 Operating Activities: Net income $403,871 $354,237 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation 18,690 13,479 Amortization 8,430 15,856 Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment (208) 18 Provision for doubtful accounts 3,977 1,808 Deferred income taxes 17,342 (725) Foreign currency transaction gains/losses 25,428 (10,358) Provision for obsolete and slow moving inventories 28,326 17,309 Stock compensation expense 18,253 7,196 Realized gains on marketable securities (72,445) -- Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: Accounts receivable 307,580 (88,405) Inventories (141,180) (33,406) Other current assets 8,110 9,059 Accounts payable (213,507) 63,472 Other current and non-current liabilities (102,909) 101,826 Income taxes payable (25,341) (6,937) Purchase of licenses (4,236) (22,290) Net cash provided by operating activities 280,181 422,139 Investing activities: Purchases of property and equipment (79,917) (112,020) Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 8 -- Purchase of intangible assets (997) (1,881) Purchase of marketable securities (344,119) (378,909) Redemption of marketable securities 390,179 455,598 Change in restricted cash 14 (33) Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (34,768) (68,902) Net cash used in investing activities (69,600) (106,147) Financing activities: Proceeds from issuance of common stock 7,194 7,534 Stock repurchase (318,471) -- Payments on long term debt -- (248) Tax benefit related to stock option exercise 1,965 7,360 Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities (309,312) 14,646 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 15,524 (288) Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (83,207) 330,350 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 707,689 337,321 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $624,482 $667,671 Garmin Ltd. And Subsidiaries Revenue, Gross Profit, and Operating Income by Segment (Unaudited) Reporting Segments Outdoor/ Auto/ Fitness Marine Mobile Aviation Total 13-Weeks Ended June 28, 2008 Net sales $119,147 $71,178 $631,883 $89,463 $911,671 Gross profit $67,908 $40,120 $243,720 $65,380 $417,128 Operating income $45,445 $24,068 $129,190 $39,800 $238,503 13-Weeks Ended June 30, 2007 Net sales $77,163 $79,771 $507,895 $77,637 $742,466 Gross profit $43,648 $46,381 $233,520 $51,118 $374,667 Operating income $28,600 $33,115 $149,067 $30,785 $241,567 26-Weeks Ended June 28, 2008 Net sales $189,641 $127,185 $1,083,742 $174,908 $1,575,476 Gross profit $105,347 $72,583 $439,614 $119,699 $737,243 Operating income $64,756 $41,904 $236,831 $67,745 $411,236 26-Weeks Ended June 30, 2007 Net sales $137,690 $122,775 $824,520 $149,640 $1,234,625 Gross profit $77,063 $67,534 $370,251 $97,571 $612,419 Operating income $49,809 $44,410 $228,591 $57,082 $379,892
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