Plantronics Announces Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year 2015 Results

April 27, 2015 8:01 AM EDT

SANTA CRUZ, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 04/27/15 -- Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) today announced fourth quarter and fiscal year 2015 results. Highlights of the fourth quarter include the following (comparisons are against the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014):

  • Net revenues were $200.8 million compared with $209.1 million
  • GAAP gross margin was 54.4% compared with 53.1%
    • Non-GAAP gross margin was 54.7% compared with 53.5%.
  • GAAP operating income was $32.9 million compared with $35.5 million
    • Non-GAAP operating income was $40.4 million compared with $41.7 million
  • GAAP diluted earnings per share ("EPS") was $0.61 compared with $0.65
    • Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.72 compared with $0.74
                      Q4 Fiscal Year 2015 GAAP Results                      
                                                                            
                                 Q4 2015           Q4 2014        Change (%)
Net revenues              $200.8 million    $209.1 million            (4.0)%
Operating income           $32.9 million     $35.5 million            (7.3)%
  Operating Margin                 16.4%             17.0%                  
Diluted EPS                        $0.61             $0.65            (6.2)%
                    Q4 Fiscal Year 2015 Non-GAAP Results                    
                                                                            
                                 Q4 2015           Q4 2014        Change (%)
Operating income           $40.4 million     $41.7 million            (3.1)%
  Operating Margin                 20.1%             20.0%                  
Diluted EPS                        $0.72             $0.74            (2.7)%
                        Fiscal Year 2015 GAAP Results                       
                                                                            
                                    2015              2014        Change (%)
Net revenues              $865.0 million    $818.6 million              5.7%
Operating income          $149.1 million    $140.1 million              6.4%
  Operating Margin                 17.2%             17.1%                  
Diluted EPS                        $2.63             $2.59              1.5%
                        Fiscal Year 2015 GAAP Results                       
                                                                            
                                    2015              2014        Change (%)
Net revenues              $865.0 million    $818.6 million              5.7%
Operating income          $149.1 million    $140.1 million              6.4%
  Operating Margin                 17.2%             17.1%                  
Diluted EPS                        $2.63             $2.59              1.5%

A reconciliation between our GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided in the tables at the end of this press release.

"Our fourth quarter revenue results disappointed due primarily to currency headwinds, a decline in the consumer mono Bluetooth market, and a delayed new product introduction," stated Ken Kannappan, President & CEO. "On an annual basis, we achieved solid revenue growth with even better profitability growth. We continue to execute well on our strategy and are maintaining product leadership and innovation in all of our major product categories. We continue to believe in the fundamentals of the Company and that our market position remains strong."

"Our hedging program, along with a lower quarterly share count and lower tax rate mitigated the currency impact to the quarter," said Pam Strayer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "We generated approximately $54 million in cash flow from operations in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 and approximately $154 million for the full fiscal year. We drew $34.5 million on our line of credit to partially fund the purchase of 1.6 million shares of our common stock for $85 million during the quarter. We grew our cash, cash equivalents and short and long term investments position to approximately $482 million.

Enterprise net revenues decreased 1% to $148.7 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 compared with $150.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014 driven by a decline in Core enterprise revenue and unfavorable currency rates. Net revenues from UC products, a subset of Enterprise, grew by 5% to $45.8 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 compared with $43.6 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014.

Consumer net revenues were $52.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, down from $58.6 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014, due to several factors, including a decline in the mono Bluetooth market and the bankruptcy of a large U.S. retailer.

Plantronics Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.15
We are also announcing that we have declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per common share, to be paid on June 10, 2015 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 20, 2015.

Business Outlook
The following statements are based on our current expectations and many of these statements are forward-looking. Actual results are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and may differ materially from our expectations.

We have a "book and ship" business model whereby we fulfill the majority of orders received within 48 hours of receipt of those orders. However, our backlog is occasionally subject to cancellation or rescheduling by our customers on short notice with little or no penalty. Therefore, there is a lack of meaningful correlation between backlog at the end of a fiscal period and net revenues in a succeeding fiscal period. 

Our business is inherently difficult to forecast, particularly with continuing uncertainty in regional economic conditions and currency fluctuations, and there can be no assurance that expectations of incoming orders over the balance of the current quarter will materialize. 

Subject to the foregoing, we currently expect the following range of financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016:

  • Net revenues of $202 million to $212 million; 
  • GAAP operating income of $26 million to $31 million;
  • Non-GAAP operating income of $34 million to $39 million, excluding the impact of $8 million from stock-based compensation and purchase accounting amortization from GAAP operating income;
  • Assuming approximately 40 million diluted average weighted shares outstanding:
    • GAAP diluted EPS of $0.48 to $0.57; 
    • Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.62 to $0.71; and
    • Cost of stock-based compensation and purchase accounting amortization to be approximately $0.14 per diluted share.

Please see our updated Investor Relations Presentation available on our corporate website at www.plantronics.com/ir.

Conference Call Scheduled to Discuss Financial Results
We have scheduled a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year fiscal year 2015 results. The conference call will take place today, April 27, 2015, at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time). All interested investors and potential investors in our stock are invited to participate. To listen to the call, please dial in five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled starting time and refer to the "Plantronics Conference Call." Participants from North America should call (888) 301-8736 and other participants should call (706) 634-7260.

A replay of the call with the conference ID # 13097180 will be available until May 27, 2015 at (855) 859-2056 or (800) 585-8367 for callers from North America and at (404) 537-3406 for all other callers. The conference call will also be simultaneously webcast in the Investor Relations section of our corporate website at www.plantronics.com/ir, and the webcast of the conference call will remain available on our website for one month.

A reconciliation between our GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided in the tables at the end of this press release.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements presented on a GAAP basis, we use non-GAAP measures of operating results, which are adjusted to exclude certain non-cash expenses and charges from non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP diluted EPS, including stock-based compensation related to stock options, restricted stock and employee stock purchases made under our employee stock purchase plan, purchase accounting amortization, accelerated depreciation, and early lease termination charges, all net of the associated tax impact, tax benefits from the release of tax reserves, transfer pricing, tax deduction and tax credit adjustments, and the impact of tax law changes. We exclude these expenses from our non-GAAP measures primarily because Plantronics' management does not believe they are part of our target operating model. We believe that the use of non-GAAP financial measures provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity and helps investors compare actual results with our long-term target operating model goals. We believe that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods; however, non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, gross margin, operating income, operating margin, net income or EPS prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Safe Harbor
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements relating to (i) our belief in our fundamentals and market positions; (ii) our estimates of GAAP and non-GAAP financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, including net revenues, operating income and diluted EPS; (iv) our estimates of stock-based compensation and purchase accounting amortization and other related charges, as well as the impact of these non-cash expenses on Non-GAAP operating income and diluted EPS for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016; and (v) our estimate of weighted average shares outstanding for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, in addition to other matters discussed in this press release that are not purely historical data. We do not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise.

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated are:

  • Micro and macro economic conditions in our domestic and international markets;
  • our ability to realize and achieve positive financial results projected to arise from UC adoption could be adversely affected by a variety of factors including the following: (i) as UC becomes more widely adopted, the risk that competitors will offer solutions that will effectively commoditize our headsets which, in turn, will reduce the sales prices for our headsets; (ii) our plans are dependent upon adoption of our UC solution by major platform providers and strategic partners such as Microsoft Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., Avaya, Inc., and Alcatel-Lucent, and our influence over such providers with respect to the functionality of their platforms or their product offerings, their rate of deployment, and their willingness to integrate their platforms and product offerings with our solutions is limited; (iii) delays or limitations on our ability to timely introduce solutions that are cost effective, feature-rich, stable, and attractive to our customers within forecasted development budgets; (iv) our successful implementation and execution new and different processes involving the design, development, and manufacturing of complex electronic systems composed of hardware, firmware, and software that works seamlessly and continuously in a wide variety of environments and with multiple devices; (v) our sales model and expertise must successfully evolve to support complex integration of hardware and software with UC infrastructure consistent with changing customer purchasing expectations; (vi) as UC becomes more widely adopted we anticipate that competition for market share will increase, particularly given that some competitors may have superior technical and economic resources; (vii) UC solutions generally, or our solutions in particular, may not be adopted with the breadth and speed in the marketplace that we currently anticipate; (viii) sales cycles for more complex UC deployments are longer as compared to our traditional Enterprise products; (ix) UC may evolve rapidly and unpredictably and our inability to timely and cost-effectively adapt to those changes and future requirements may impact our profitability in this market and our overall margins; and (x) our failure to expand our technical support capabilities to support the complex and proprietary platforms in which our UC products are and will be integrated;
  • failure to match production to demand given long lead times and the difficulty of forecasting unit volumes and acquiring the component parts and materials to meet demand without having excess inventory or incurring cancellation charges;
  • volatility in prices from our suppliers, including our manufacturers located in China, have in the past and could in the future negatively affect our profitability and/or market share;
  • fluctuations in foreign exchange rates;
  • with respect to our stock repurchase program, prevailing stock market conditions generally, and the price of our stock specifically;
  • the bankruptcy or financial weakness of distributors or key customers, or the bankruptcy of or reduction in capacity of our key suppliers;
  • additional risk factors including: interruption in the supply of sole-sourced critical components, continuity of component supply at costs consistent with our plans, and the inherent risks of our substantial foreign operations; and
  • seasonality in one or more of our product categories.

For more information concerning these and other possible risks, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2014 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as recent press releases. The Securities and Exchange Commission filings can be accessed over the Internet at http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html

Financial Summaries

The following related charts are provided:

  • Summary Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
  • Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures
  • Summary of Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures and Other Unaudited GAAP Data

About Plantronics

Plantronics is a global leader in audio communications for businesses and consumers. We have pioneered new trends in audio technology for over 50 years, creating innovative products that allow people to simply communicate. From Unified Communication solutions to Bluetooth headsets, we deliver uncompromising quality, an ideal experience, and extraordinary service. Plantronics is used by every company in the Fortune 100, as well as 911 dispatch, air traffic control and the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.plantronics.com or call (800) 544-4660.

Plantronics and the logo design are trademarks or registered trademarks of Plantronics, Inc. The Bluetooth name and the Bluetooth trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and are used by Plantronics, Inc. under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

                                                                            
                             PLANTRONICS, INC.                              
            SUMMARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS             
                  ($ in thousands, except per share data)                   
                                                                            
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                             
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                         Three Months Ended          Twelve Months Ended    
                              March 31,                   March 31,         
                     --------------------------- ---------------------------
                         2015          2014          2015          2014     
                     ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Net revenues         $    200,762  $    209,070  $    865,010  $    818,607 
Cost of revenues           91,596        98,015       403,391       391,979 
                     ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Gross profit              109,166       111,055       461,619       426,628 
  Gross profit %             54.4%         53.1%         53.4%         52.1%
                                                                            
Research, development                                                       
 and engineering           22,347        22,453        91,627        84,781 
Selling, general and                                                        
 administrative            54,813        53,105       229,569       201,176 
Gain from litigation                                                        
 settlements                 (846)            -        (8,662)            - 
Restructuring and                                                           
 other related                                                              
 charges                                      -             -           547 
                     ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
  Total operating                                                           
   expenses                76,314        75,558       312,534       286,504 
                     ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
    Operating income       32,852        35,497       149,085       140,124 
    Operating income                                                        
     %                       16.4%         17.0%         17.2%         17.1%
                                                                            
Interest and other                                                          
 income (expense),                                                          
 net                       (2,151)          956        (3,834)        1,015 
                     ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Income before income                                                        
 taxes                     30,701        36,453       145,251       141,139 
Income tax expense          4,877         8,510        32,950        28,722 
                     ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
    Net income       $     25,824  $     27,943  $    112,301  $    112,417 
                     ============= ============= ============= =============
                                                                            
    % of net revenues        12.9%         13.4%         13.0%         13.7%
                                                                            
Earnings per common                                                         
 share:                                                                     
  Basic              $       0.62  $       0.67  $       2.69  $       2.65 
  Diluted            $       0.61  $       0.65  $       2.63  $       2.59 
                                                                            
Shares used in                                                              
 computing earnings                                                         
 per common share:                                                          
  Basic                    41,606        41,866        41,723        42,452 
  Diluted                  42,482        42,697        42,643        43,364 
                                                                            
Effective tax rate           15.9%         23.3%         22.7%         20.4%
                                                                            
                                                                            
                              PLANTRONICS, INC.                             
             SUMMARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS            
                              ($ in thousands)                              
                                                                            
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                                       
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                                               March 31,        March 31,   
                                                 2015             2014      
                                           ---------------- ----------------
ASSETS                                                                      
  Cash and cash equivalents                $        276,850 $        232,704
  Short-term investments                             97,859          102,717
                                           ---------------- ----------------
    Total cash, cash equivalents and short-                                 
     term investments                               374,709          335,421
  Accounts receivable, net                          136,581          138,301
  Inventory, net                                     56,676           57,132
  Deferred tax assets                                 6,564           11,776
  Other current assets                               28,124           13,657
                                           ---------------- ----------------
    Total current assets                            602,654          556,287
  Long-term investments                             107,590          100,342
  Property, plant and equipment, net                139,413          134,402
  Goodwill and purchased intangibles, net            16,077           16,165
  Other assets                                       10,308            4,619
                                           ---------------- ----------------
    Total assets                           $        876,042 $        811,815
                                           ================ ================
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                        
  Accounts payable                         $         32,781 $         30,756
  Accrued liabilities                                62,041           66,851
                                           ---------------- ----------------
    Total current liabilities                        94,822           97,607
  Long-term income taxes payable                     12,984           12,719
  Revolving line of credit                           34,500                -
  Other long-term liabilities                         6,339            2,825
                                           ---------------- ----------------
    Total liabilities                               148,645          113,151
  Stockholders' equity                              727,397          698,664
                                           ---------------- ----------------
    Total liabilities and stockholders'                                     
     equity                                $        876,042 $        811,815
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                             PLANTRONICS, INC.                              
            SUMMARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS             
                  ($ in thousands, except per share data)                   
                                                                            
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS                             
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                                  Three Months Ended    Twelve Months Ended 
                                       March 31,             March 31,      
                                 --------------------- ---------------------
                                    2015       2014       2015       2014   
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Cash flows from operating                                                   
 activities                                                                 
  Net Income                     $  25,824  $  27,943  $ 112,301  $ 112,417 
  Adjustments to reconcile net                                              
   income to net cash provided by                                           
   operating activities:                                                    
    Depreciation and amortization    4,736      3,895     18,711     15,566 
    Stock-based compensation         7,472      6,184     28,594     23,180 
    Excess tax benefit from                                                 
     stock-based compensation         (532)      (225)    (3,520)    (4,659)
    Deferred income taxes           (2,634)    (6,343)      (980)    (5,813)
    Provision for excess and                                                
     obsolete inventories              (61)      (281)       931      4,138 
    Other operating activities      (1,672)       638     (1,188)     1,983 
  Changes in assets and                                                     
   liabilities:                                                             
    Accounts receivable, net        22,751     (4,597)     4,272    (11,136)
    Inventory, net                   1,048      9,175        128      6,040 
    Current and other assets          (688)       529     (5,368)     1,355 
    Accounts payable                (2,457)     4,028        (62)    (6,311)
    Accrued liabilities             (2,964)    (1,806)       500       (418)
    Income taxes                     3,239     10,229        119      5,149 
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
      Cash provided by operating                                            
       activities                   54,062     49,369    154,438    141,491 
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                                                            
Cash flows from investing                                                   
 activities                                                                 
  Proceeds from sale of                                                     
   investments                      23,565     12,732     96,129    102,414 
  Proceeds from maturities of                                               
   investments                      18,255     42,745    120,430    137,955 
  Purchase of investments          (43,256)   (65,519)  (216,013)  (247,355)
  Acquisitions, net of cash                                                 
   acquired                              -          -       (150)         - 
  Capital expenditures              (2,748)   (13,328)   (21,962)   (50,985)
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
    Cash provided by (used for)                                             
     investing activities           (4,184)   (23,370)   (21,566)   (57,971)
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                                                            
Cash flows from financing                                                   
 activities                                                                 
  Repurchase of common stock       (85,496)   (28,900)  (112,939)   (85,654)
  Employees' tax withheld and                                               
   paid for restricted stock and                                            
   restricted stock units             (305)      (208)    (7,611)    (6,222)
  Proceeds from issuances under                                             
   stock-based compensation plans    5,221      4,456     23,042     24,055 
  Proceeds from revolving line of                                           
   credit                           34,500          -     34,500          - 
  Repayments of revolving line of                                           
   credit                                -          -          -          - 
  Payment of cash dividends         (6,434)    (4,267)   (25,730)   (17,372)
  Excess tax benefit from stock-                                            
   based compensation                  532        225      3,520      4,659 
  Cash used for financing                                                   
   activities                      (51,982)   (28,694)   (85,218)   (80,534)
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
                                                                            
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Effect of exchange rate changes                                             
 on cash and cash equivalents       (1,396)      (135)    (3,508)       942 
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
  Net increase (decrease) in cash                                           
   and cash equivalents             (3,500)    (2,830)    44,146      3,928 
Cash and cash equivalents at                                                
 beginning of period               280,350    235,534    232,704    228,776 
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
 Cash and cash equivalents at end                                           
 of period                       $ 276,850  $ 232,704  $ 276,850  $ 232,704 
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                             PLANTRONICS, INC.                              
      UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES       
                  ($ in thousands, except per share data)                   
                                                                            
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA                        
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                                  Three Months Ended    Twelve Months Ended 
                                       March 31,             March 31,      
                                 --------------------- ---------------------
                                    2015       2014       2015       2014   
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
GAAP Gross profit                $ 109,166  $ 111,055  $ 461,619  $ 426,628 
  Stock-based compensation             695        695      2,583      2,554 
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -        261 
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -      1,388 
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Gross profit            $ 109,861  $ 111,750  $ 464,202  $ 430,831 
                                 ========== ========== ========== ==========
Non-GAAP Gross profit %               54.7%      53.5%      53.7%      52.6%
                                                                            
GAAP Research, development and                                              
 engineering                     $  22,347  $  22,453  $  91,627  $  84,781 
  Stock-based compensation          (2,119)    (1,696)    (8,053)    (6,404)
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -       (200)
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -        (21)
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                        (63)       (50)      (238)      (200)
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Research, development                                              
 and engineering                 $  20,165  $  20,707  $  83,336  $  77,956 
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GAAP Selling, general and                                                   
 administrative                  $  54,813  $  53,105  $ 229,569  $ 201,176 
  Stock-based compensation          (4,655)    (3,794)   (17,955)   (14,222)
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -        (45)
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                          -          -          -       (106)
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Selling, general and                                               
 administrative                  $  50,158  $  49,311  $ 211,614  $ 186,803 
                                 ========== ========== ========== ==========
                                                                            
GAAP Operating expenses          $  76,314  $  75,558  $ 312,534  $ 286,504 
  Stock-based compensation          (6,774)    (5,490)   (26,008)   (20,626)
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -       (200)
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -        (66)
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                        (63)       (50)      (238)      (306)
  Restructuring and other related                                           
   charges                               -          -          -       (547)
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Operating expenses      $  69,477  $  70,018  $ 286,288  $ 264,759 
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                             PLANTRONICS, INC.                              
      UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES       
                  ($ in thousands, except per share data)                   
                                                                            
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA (CONTINUED)            
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                                  Three Months Ended    Twelve Months Ended 
                                       March 31,             March 31,      
                                 --------------------- ---------------------
                                    2015       2014       2015       2014   
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
GAAP Operating income            $  32,852  $  35,497  $ 149,085  $ 140,124 
  Stock-based compensation           7,469      6,185     28,591     23,180 
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -        461 
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -      1,454 
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                         63         50        238        306 
  Restructuring and other related                                           
   charges                               -          -          -        547 
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Operating income        $  40,384  $  41,732  $ 177,914  $ 166,072 
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GAAP Net income                  $  25,824  $  27,943  $ 112,301  $ 112,417 
  Stock-based compensation           7,469      6,185     28,591     23,180 
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -        461 
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -      1,454 
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                         63         50        238        306 
  Restructuring and other related                                           
   charges                               -          -          -        547 
  Income tax effect of above                                                
   items                            (2,252)    (1,738)    (8,506)    (7,498)
  Income tax effect of unusual                                              
   tax items                          (489)      (650)    (2,864)    (7,432)
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Net income              $  30,615  $  31,790  $ 129,760  $ 123,435 
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GAAP Diluted earnings per common                                            
 share                           $    0.61  $    0.65  $    2.63  $    2.59 
  Stock-based compensation            0.17       0.14       0.67       0.53 
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -       0.01 
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -       0.03 
  Restructuring and other related                                           
   charges                               -          -          -       0.02 
  Income tax effect                  (0.06)     (0.05)     (0.26)     (0.33)
                                 ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per                                               
 common share                    $    0.72  $    0.74  $    3.04  $    2.85 
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Shares used in diluted earnings                                             
 per common share calculation       42,482     42,697     42,643     43,364 
                                                                            
                                                                            
Summary of Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures  
 and other Unaudited GAAP Data                                              
($ in thousands, except per share data)                                     
                                   Q114       Q214       Q314       Q414    
GAAP Gross profit               $ 105,632  $  99,614  $ 110,327  $ 111,055  
  Stock-based compensation            535        638        686        695  
  Accelerated depreciation            220         41          -          -  
  Lease termination charges           262      1,126          -          -  
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 
Non-GAAP Gross profit           $ 106,649  $ 101,419  $ 111,013  $ 111,750  
                                ========== ========== ========== ========== 
Non-GAAP Gross profit %              52.6%      52.3%      52.2%      53.5% 
                                                                            
GAAP Operating expenses         $  69,683  $  68,778  $  72,485  $  75,558  
  Stock-based compensation         (4,452)    (5,327)    (5,357)    (5,490) 
  Accelerated depreciation           (151)       (49)         -          -  
  Lease termination charges             -        (66)         -          -  
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                      (121)       (85)       (50)       (50) 
  Restructuring and other                                                   
   related charges                   (723)       176          -          -  
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 
Non-GAAP Operating expenses     $  64,236  $  63,427  $  67,078  $  70,018  
                                ========== ========== ========== ========== 
                                                                            
GAAP Operating income           $  35,949  $  30,836  $  37,842  $  35,497  
  Stock-based compensation          4,987      5,965      6,043      6,185  
  Accelerated depreciation            371         90          -          -  
  Lease termination charges           262      1,192          -          -  
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                       121         85         50         50  
  Restructuring and other                                                   
   related charges                    723       (176)         -          -  
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 
Non-GAAP Operating income       $  42,413  $  37,992  $  43,935  $  41,732  
                                ========== ========== ========== ========== 
Non-GAAP Operating income %          20.9%      19.6%      20.7%      20.0% 
                                                                            
GAAP Income before income taxes $  35,463  $  31,195  $  38,028  $  36,453  
  Stock-based compensation          4,987      5,965      6,043      6,185  
  Accelerated depreciation            371         90          -          -  
  Lease termination charges           262      1,192          -          -  
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                       121         85         50         50  
  Restructuring and other                                                   
   related charges                    723       (176)         -          -  
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 
Non-GAAP Income before income                                               
 taxes                          $  41,927  $  38,351  $  44,121  $  42,688  
                                ========== ========== ========== ========== 
                                                                            
GAAP Income tax expense         $   8,510  $   8,057  $   3,645  $   8,510  
  Income tax effect of above                                                
   items                            1,889      2,072      1,799      1,738  
  Income tax effect of unusual                                              
   tax items                          935        226      5,621        650  
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 
Non-GAAP Income tax expense     $  11,334  $  10,355  $  11,065  $  10,898  
                                ========== ========== ========== ========== 
Non-GAAP Income tax expense as a                                            
 % of Non-GAAP Income before                                                
 income taxes                        27.0%      27.0%      25.1%      25.5% 
                                                                            
                                                                            
Summary of Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures  
 and other Unaudited GAAP Data                                              
($ in thousands, except per share data)                                     
                                   Q115        Q215       Q315       Q415   
GAAP Gross profit               $  114,710  $ 117,827  $ 119,916  $ 109,166 
  Stock-based compensation             535        668        685        695 
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -          - 
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -          - 
                                ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Gross profit           $  115,245  $ 118,495  $ 120,601  $ 109,861 
                                =========== ========== ========== ==========
Non-GAAP Gross profit %               53.2%      54.9%      52.0%      54.7%
                                                                            
GAAP Operating expenses         $   76,949  $  79,969  $  79,302  $  76,314 
  Stock-based compensation          (5,770)    (6,719)    (6,745)    (6,774)
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -          - 
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -          - 
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                        (50)       (61)       (64)       (63)
  Restructuring and other                                                   
   related charges                       -          -          -          - 
                                ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Operating expenses     $   71,129  $  73,189  $  72,493  $  69,477 
                                =========== ========== ========== ==========
                                                                            
GAAP Operating income           $   37,761  $  37,858  $  40,614  $  32,852 
  Stock-based compensation           6,305      7,387      7,430      7,469 
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -          - 
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -          - 
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                         50         61         64         63 
  Restructuring and other                                                   
   related charges                       -          -          -          - 
                                ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Operating income       $   44,116  $  45,306  $  48,108  $  40,384 
                                =========== ========== ========== ==========
Non-GAAP Operating income %           20.4%      21.0%      20.8%      20.1%
                                                                            
GAAP Income before income taxes $   38,781  $  37,173  $  38,596  $  30,701 
  Stock-based compensation           6,305      7,387      7,430      7,469 
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -          - 
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -          - 
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                         50         61         64         63 
  Restructuring and other                                                   
   related charges                       -          -          -          - 
                                ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Income before income                                               
 taxes                          $   45,136  $  44,621  $  46,090  $  38,233 
                                =========== ========== ========== ==========
                                                                            
GAAP Income tax expense         $   10,109  $   9,752  $   8,212  $   4,877 
  Income tax effect of above                                                
   items                             1,800      2,250      2,204      2,252 
  Income tax effect of unusual                                              
   tax items                           273         74      2,028        489 
                                ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Income tax expense     $   12,182  $  12,076  $  12,444  $   7,618 
                                =========== ========== ========== ==========
Non-GAAP Income tax expense as a                                            
 % of Non-GAAP Income before                                                
 income taxes                         27.0%      27.1%      27.0%      19.9%
                                                                            
Summary of Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures  
 and other Unaudited GAAP Data (Continued)                                  
($ in thousands, except per share data)                                     
                                   Q114       Q214       Q314       Q414    
GAAP Net income                 $  26,953  $  23,138  $  34,383  $  27,943  
  Stock-based compensation          4,987      5,965      6,043      6,185  
  Accelerated depreciation            371         90          -          -  
  Lease termination charges           262      1,192          -          -  
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                       121         85         50         50  
  Restructuring and other                                                   
   related charges                    723       (176)         -          -  
  Income tax effect of above                                                
   items                           (1,889)    (2,072)    (1,799)    (1,738) 
  Income tax effect of unusual                                              
   tax items                         (935)      (226)    (5,621)      (650) 
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 
Non-GAAP Net income             $  30,593  $  27,996  $  33,056  $  31,790  
                                ========== ========== ========== ========== 
                                                                            
GAAP Diluted earnings per common                                            
 share                          $    0.62  $    0.53  $    0.80  $    0.65  
  Stock-based compensation           0.11       0.14       0.14       0.14  
  Accelerated depreciation           0.01          -          -          -  
  Lease termination charges          0.01       0.02          -          -  
  Restructuring and other                                                   
   related charges                   0.02          -          -          -  
  Income tax effect                 (0.07)     (0.05)     (0.18)     (0.05) 
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 
Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per                                               
 common share                   $    0.70  $    0.64  $    0.76  $    0.74  
                                ========== ========== ========== ========== 
                                                                            
Shares used in diluted earnings                                             
 per common share calculation      43,650     43,597     43,228     42,697  
                                                                            
SUMMARY OF UNAUDITED GAAP DATA                                              
($ in thousands)                                                            
Net revenues from unaffiliated                                              
 customers:                                                                 
  Enterprise                    $ 151,183  $ 139,945  $ 146,636  $ 150,501  
  Consumer                         51,635     54,035     66,103     58,569  
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 
    Total net revenues          $ 202,818  $ 193,980  $ 212,739  $ 209,070  
                                ========== ========== ========== ========== 
Net revenues by geographic area                                             
 from unaffiliated customers:                                               
  Domestic                      $ 121,318  $ 115,795  $ 113,042  $ 125,123  
  International                    81,500     78,185     99,697     83,947  
                                ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 
    Total net revenues          $ 202,818  $ 193,980  $ 212,739  $ 209,070  
                                ========== ========== ========== ========== 
                                                                            
                                                                            
Balance Sheet accounts and                                                  
 metrics:                                                                   
Accounts receivable, net        $ 120,903  $ 123,748  $ 133,379  $ 138,301  
Days sales outstanding (DSO)           54         57         56         60  
Inventory, net                  $  65,314  $  69,150  $  66,569  $  57,132  
Inventory turns                       6.0        5.5        6.2        6.9  
                                                                            
Summary of Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures  
 and other Unaudited GAAP Data (Continued)                                  
($ in thousands, except per share data)                                     
                                   Q115        Q215       Q315       Q415   
GAAP Net income                 $   28,672  $  27,421  $  30,384  $  25,824 
  Stock-based compensation           6,305      7,387      7,430      7,469 
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -          - 
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -          - 
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                         50         61         64         63 
  Restructuring and other                                                   
   related charges                       -          -          -          - 
  Income tax effect of above                                                
   items                            (1,800)    (2,250)    (2,204)    (2,252)
  Income tax effect of unusual                                              
   tax items                          (273)       (74)    (2,028)      (489)
                                ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Net income             $   32,954  $  32,545  $  33,646  $  30,615 
                                =========== ========== ========== ==========
                                                                            
GAAP Diluted earnings per common                                            
 share                          $     0.68  $    0.65  $    0.71  $    0.61 
  Stock-based compensation            0.15       0.17       0.18       0.17 
  Accelerated depreciation               -          -          -          - 
  Lease termination charges              -          -          -          - 
  Restructuring and other                                                   
   related charges                       -          -          -          - 
  Income tax effect                  (0.05)     (0.05)     (0.10)     (0.06)
                                ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per                                               
 common share                   $     0.78  $    0.77  $    0.79  $    0.72 
                                =========== ========== ========== ==========
                                                                            
Shares used in diluted earnings                                             
 per common share calculation       42,466     42,505     42,700     42,482 
                                                                            
SUMMARY OF UNAUDITED GAAP DATA                                              
($ in thousands)                                                            
Net revenues from unaffiliated                                              
 customers:                                                                 
  Enterprise                    $  152,353  $ 156,680  $ 161,591  $ 148,660 
  Consumer                          64,309     59,125     70,190     52,102 
                                ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
    Total net revenues          $  216,662  $ 215,805  $ 231,781  $ 200,762 
                                =========== ========== ========== ==========
Net revenues by geographic area                                             
 from unaffiliated customers:                                               
  Domestic                      $  124,467  $ 123,697  $ 123,092  $ 116,351 
  International                     92,195     92,108    108,689     84,411 
                                ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
    Total net revenues          $  216,662  $ 215,805  $ 231,781  $ 200,762 
                                =========== ========== ========== ==========
                                                                            
                                                                            
Balance Sheet accounts and                                                  
 metrics:                                                                   
Accounts receivable, net        $  150,765  $ 140,427  $ 157,322  $ 136,581 
Days sales outstanding (DSO)            63         59         61         61 
Inventory, net                  $   60,968  $  63,551  $  57,724  $  56,676 
Inventory turns                        6.7        6.2        7.8        6.5 
                                                                            
   INVESTOR CONTACT: Greg Klaben Vice President of Investor Relations (831) 458-7533MEDIA CONTACT: George Gutierrez Vice President of Global Communications (831) 458-7537

Source: Plantronics, Inc.



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