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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 27, 2004

or

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____ to ______

Commission file number 0-31983
_________________

GARMIN LTD.
(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

                Cayman Islands 98-0229227
         (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer identification no.)
      of incorporation or organization)
5th Floor, Harbour Place, P.O. Box 30464 SMB, N/A
           103 South Church Street (Zip Code)
  George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
   (Address of principal executive offices)

        Company’s telephone number, including area code: (345) 946-5203

No Changes

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the Company (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Company was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES [x] NO [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act). YES [x] NO [ ]

Number of shares outstanding of the Company's common shares as of April 30, 2004:
Common Shares, $.01 par value 108,206,200





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Garmin Ltd.
Form 10-Q
Quarter Ended March 27, 2004

Table of Contents

      Part I — Financial Information                                                                             Page

               Item 1.   Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

                              Introductory Comments

                              Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 27, 2004
                              and December 27, 2003

                              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the
                              13-weeks ended March 27, 2004 and March 29, 2003

                              Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
                              13-weeks ended March 27, 2004 and March 29, 2003

                              Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

               Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                              Financial Condition and Results of Operations 13 

               Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About
                              Market Risk 17 

               Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
17 

Part II — Other Information

               Item 1.  Legal Proceedings 18 

               Item 2.  Changes in Securities and use of Proceeds
18 

               Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities
18 

               Item 4.  Other Information
18 

               Item 5.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
19 

Signature Page
20 

Index to Exhibits
21 




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Garmin Ltd.
Form 10-Q
Quarter Ended March 27, 2004

Part I – Financial Information

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Introductory Comments

        The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Garmin Ltd. (“Garmin” or the “Company”) included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to enable a reasonable understanding of the information presented. These Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 27, 2003. Additionally, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with Item 2 of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, included in this Form 10-Q.

        The results of operations for the 13-week period ended March 27, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year 2004.





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Garmin Ltd. And Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share information)



(Unaudited)
March 27,
    2004


December 27,
    2003

Assets            
Current assets:  
     Cash and cash equivalents   $282,366   $274,329  
     Marketable securities    58,898    53,127  
     Accounts receivable, net    76,790    82,718  
     Inventories    93,652    96,794  
     Deferred income taxes    26,820    26,812  
     Prepaid expenses and other current assets    6,887    6,148  



Total current assets
    545,413    539,928  

Property and equipment, net
    120,403    104,784  

Marketable securities
    189,361    168,320  
Restricted cash    1,605    1,602  
Other assets, net    42,118    42,311  



Total assets
   $898,900   $856,945  


Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  
Current liabilities:  
     Accounts payable   $ 28,654   $ 40,671  
     Salaries and benefits payable    5,235    4,792  
     Warranty reserve    9,863    8,399  
     Other accrued expenses    8,800    11,626  
     Income taxes payable    46,772    38,946  



Total current liabilities
    99,324    104,434  

Deferred income taxes
    2,967    2,821  

Stockholders' equity:
  
     Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 1,000,000 shares
     authorized, none issued
    0    0  
     Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares
     authorized:
  
          Issued and outstanding shares - 108,166,807 as of    1,083    1,082  
                   December 27, 2003 and 108,204,190 as of  
                   March 27, 2004  
     Additional paid-in capital    105,077    104,022  
     Retained earnings    698,260    663,604  
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss    (7,811 )  (19,018 )



Total stockholders' equity
    796,609    749,690  


Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $898,900   $856,945  


See accompanying notes.





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Garmin Ltd. And Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share information)


13-Weeks Ended
March 27,
    2004

March 29,
    2003

Net sales     $158,329   $123,788  

Cost of goods sold
    77,878    49,133  



Gross profit
    80,451    74,655  

Selling, general and
  
     administrative expenses    16,642    13,593  
Research and development  
     expense    14,220    8,796  


     30,862    22,389  



Operating income
    49,589    52,266  

Other income (expense):
  
     Interest income    1,896    1,922  
     Interest expense    (10 )  (274 )
     Foreign currency    (7,564 )  (777 )
     Other    (43 )  (41 )


     (5,721 )  830  



Income before income taxes
    43,868    53,096  

Income tax provision
    9,212    11,602  



Net income
   $34,656   $41,494  



Net income per share:
  
     Basic   $0.32   $0.38  
     Diluted   $0.32   $0.38  

Weighted average common
  
     shares outstanding:  
     Basic    108,197    107,948  
     Diluted    109,182    108,693  

See accompanying notes.





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Garmin Ltd. And Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

13-Weeks Ended
March 27,
    2004

March 29,
    2003

Operating Activities:            
Net income   $34,656   $41,494  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash  
provided by operating activities:  
        Depreciation and amortization    5,456    4,542  
        Loss on sale of property and equipment    105    65  
        Provision for doubtful accounts    116    190  
        Deferred income taxes    (8 )  0  
        Foreign currency translation gains/losses    9,564    0  
        Provision for obsolete inventories    2,528    729  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:  
        Accounts receivable    5,987    4,465  
        Inventories    1,602    (5,261 )
        Other current assets    (1,909 )  (1,160 )
        Accounts payable    (12,719 )  (7,875 )
        Other current liabilities    (1,072 )  (3,336 )
        Income taxes    7,969    8,511  


Net cash provided by operating activities    52,275    42,364  

Investing activities:
  
Purchases of property and equipment    (17,779 )  (4,648 )
Purchase of intangible assets    (329 )  (289 )
Purchase of marketable securities, net    (27,015 )  (4,258 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment    25    10  


Net cash used in investing activities    (45,098 )  (9,185 )

Financing activities:
  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock    680    685  


Net cash provided by financing activities    680    685  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    180    516  



Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    8,037    34,380  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period    274,329    216,768  


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $282,366   $251,148  


  

See accompanying notes.





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Garmin Ltd. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

March 27, 2004
(In thousands, except share and per share information)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the 13-week period ended March 27, 2004 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 25, 2004.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 27, 2003 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2003.

The Company’s fiscal year is based on a 52-53 week period ending on the last Saturday of the calendar year. Therefore the financial results of certain fiscal years, and the associated 14-week quarters, will not be exactly comparable to the prior and subsequent 52-week fiscal years and the associated quarters having only 13 weeks. The quarters ended March 27, 2004 and March 29, 2003 both contain operating results for 13 weeks.

2. Inventories

The components of inventories consist of the following:

March 27,
    2004

December 27,
    2003

Raw materials     $50,182   $45,388  
Work-in-process    16,171    12,551  
Finished goods    40,090    50,340  
Inventory reserves    (12,791 )  (11,485 )


Inventory, net of reserves   $93,652   $96,794  


3. Stock Purchase Plan

There was no stock repurchase program in place as of March 27, 2004. However, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program on April 21, 2004, authorizing the Company to purchase up to 3.0 million shares of Garmin Ltd.‘s common stock as market and business conditions warrant. The share repurchase authorization expires on April 30, 2006. No shares have been purchased under this plan as of the date of this filing.

4. Long Term Debt

Garmin had no long-term debt as of March 27, 2004.





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5. Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per share information):

13-Weeks Ended
March 27,
    2004

March 29,
    2003

Numerator:            
    Numerator for basic and diluted net income  
        per share - net income   $34,656   $41,494  


Denominator:  
    Denominator for basic net income per share -  
        weighted-average common shares    108,197    107,948  

    Effect of dilutive securities -
  
        employee stock options    985    745  



    Denominator for diluted net income per share -
  
        adjusted weighted-average common shares    109,182    108,693  


Basic net income per share   $0.32   $0.38  


Diluted net income per share   $0.32   $0.38  


There were no antidilutive options for the 13-week period ended March 27, 2004.

6. Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income is comprised of the following:

13-Weeks Ended
March 27,
    2004

March 29,
    2003

Net income     $34,656   $41,494  
Translation adjustment    12,382    1,015  
Change in fair value of available-for-sale  
   marketable securities, net of deferred taxes    (1,175 )  104  


      Comprehensive income   $45,863   $42,613  






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7. Segment Information

Revenues and income before income taxes for each of the Company’s reportable segments are presented below:

13-Weeks Ended
March 27, 2004
March 29, 2003
Consumer Aviation Consumer Aviation
Sales to external customers     $123,499   $34,830   $95,309   $28,479  
Income before income taxes   $34,060   $9,808   $40,168   $12,928  

Revenues and long-lived assets (property and equipment) by geographic area are as follows for the 13-week periods ended March 27, 2004 and March 29, 2003:

  North
America

Asia
Europe
Total
March 27, 2004                    
   Sales to external customers   $107,364   $7,089   $43,876   $158,329  
   Long-lived assets   $87,092   $32,860   $451   $120,403  

March 29, 2003
  
   Sales to external customers   $85,252   $5,010   $33,526   $123,788  
   Long-lived assets   $43,636   $32,634   $515   $76,785  




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8. Stock Compensation Plans

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

        At March 27, 2004, the Company has two stock-based employee compensation plans. The Company accounts for those plans under the recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related Interpretations. No stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in net income, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant. The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had applied the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to stock-based employee compensation.

13 Weeks Ended
March 27,
    2004

March 29,
    2003

Net income as reported     $34,656   $41,494  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense  
   determined under fair-value based method for all awards,  
   net of tax effects    (987 )  (745 )


Pro forma net income   $33,669   $40,749  


Net income per share as reported:  
    Basic   $0.32   $0.38  
    Diluted   $0.32   $0.38  

Pro forma net income per share:
  
    Basic   $0.31   $0.38  
    Diluted   $0.31   $0.37  

2000 Non-employee Directors’ Option Plan

        In October 2000, the stockholders adopted a stock option plan for non-employee directors (the Directors Plan) providing for grants of options for up to 50,000 common shares of the Company’s stock. The term of each award is ten years. All awards vest evenly over a three-year period. During 2003, 2002 and 2001, options to purchase 3,648, 5,058 and 5,325 shares were granted under this plan.

2000 Equity Incentive Plan

        Also in October 2000, the stockholders adopted an equity incentive plan (the Plan) providing for grants of incentive and nonqualified stock options and “other” stock compensation awards to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, pursuant to which up to 3,500,000 shares of common stock are available for issuance. The stock options generally vest over a period of five years or as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee and generally expire ten years from the date of grant, if not exercised. Option activity under the Plan during 2003, 2002 and 2001 is summarized below. There have been no “other” stock compensation awards granted under the Plan.

        A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information under the Plan and the Directors’ Plan for the period ended March 27, 2004 and year ended December 27, 2003 is provided below:





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Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Number of Shares
(In Thousands)

Outstanding at December 28, 2002
     $18.90    1,874  
       Granted    54.30    581  
       Exercised    14.91    (176 )
       Canceled    18.19    (22 )

Outstanding at December 27, 2003    28.42    2,257  
       Granted    --    0  
       Exercised    18.15    (37 )
       Canceled    24.93    (15 )

Outstanding at March 27, 2004    28.62    2,205  

        There were no options granted during the 13-week periods ended March 27, 2004 and March 29, 2003, respectively.

        The weighted-average remaining contract life for options outstanding at March 27, 2004 is approximately 8 years. Options outstanding at March 27, 2004 have exercise prices ranging from $14.00 to $54.54. At March 27, 2004, options to purchase 619,521 shares are exercisable.

9. Warranty Reserves

The Company’s products sold are generally covered by a warranty for periods ranging from one to two years. The Company’s estimate of costs to service its warranty obligations are based on historical experience and expectation of future conditions and are recorded as a liability on the balance sheet. The following reconciliation provides an illustration of changes in the aggregate warranty reserve.

13-Weeks Ended
March 27,
      2004

March 29,
      2003

Balance - beginning of the period     $8,399   $5,949  
Accrual for products sold  
    during the period    5,282    1,886  
Expenditures    (3,818 )  (2,130 )


Balance - end of the period   $9,863   $5,705  






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Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        The discussion set forth below, as well as other portions of this Quarterly Report, contains statements concerning potential future events. Such forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions by our management, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, including assumptions about risks and uncertainties faced by the Company. Readers can identify these forward-looking statements by their use of such verbs as expects, anticipates, believes or similar verbs or conjugations of such verbs. If any of our assumptions prove incorrect or should unanticipated circumstances arise, our actual results could materially differ from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements. The differences could be caused by a number of factors or combination of factors including, but not limited to, those factors identified in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2003. This report has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) in Washington, D.C. and can be obtained by contacting the SEC’s public reference operations or obtaining it through the SEC’s web site on the World Wide Web at http://www.sec.gov. Readers are strongly encouraged to consider those factors when evaluating any forward-looking statement concerning the Company. The Company will not update any forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report to reflect future events or developments.

        The information contained in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in this Form 10-Q and the audited financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2003.

        The Company is a leading worldwide provider of navigation, communications and information devices, most of which are enabled by Global Positioning System, or GPS, technology. We operate in two business segments, the consumer and aviation markets. Both of our segments offer products through our network of independent dealers and distributors. However, the nature of products and types of customers for the two segments vary significantly. As such, the segments are managed separately. Our consumer segment includes portable GPS receivers and accessories for marine, recreation, land and automotive use sold primarily to retail outlets. Our aviation products are portable and panel-mount avionics for Visual Flight Rules and Instrument Flight Rules navigation and are sold primarily to retail outlets and certain aircraft manufacturers.





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Results of Operations

        The following table sets forth our results of operations as a percentage of net sales during the periods shown:

13-Weeks Ended
March 27, 2004
March 29, 2003
Net sales   100.0 % 100.0 %
Cost of goods sold  49.2 % 39.7 %


Gross profit  50.8 % 60.3 %
Research and development  9.0 % 7.1 %
Selling, general and administrative  10.5 % 11.0 %


Total operating expenses  19.5 % 18.1 %


Operating income  31.3 % 42.2 %
Other income (expense), net  (3.6 %) 0.7 %


Income before income taxes  27.7 % 42.9 %
Provision for income taxes  5.8 % 9.4 %


Net income  21.9 % 33.5 %


        The following table sets forth our results of operations for each of our two segments through income before income taxes during the periods shown. For each line item in the table, the total of the consumer and aviation segments’ amounts equals the amount in the condensed consolidated statements of income included in Item 1.

13-Weeks Ended
March 27, 2004
March 29, 2003
Consumer Aviation Consumer Aviation
Net sales     $123,499   $34,830   $95,309   $28,479  
Cost of good sold    64,028    13,850    39,567    9,566  




Gross profit    59,471    20,980    55,742    18,913  
Operating Expenses:  
   Selling, general and administrative    12,498    4,144    10,687    2,906  
   Research and development    7,202    7,018    5,549    3,247  




Total Operating Expenses    19,700    11,162    16,236    6,153  




Operating income    39,771    9,818    39,506    12,760  
Other income (expense), net    (5,711 )  (10 )  662    168  




Income before income taxes   $34,060   $9,808   $40,168   $12,928  








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Comparison of 13-Weeks Ended March 27, 2004 and March 29, 2003

Net Sales


13-weeks ending March 27, 2004
13-weeks ending March 29, 2003
Quarter over Quarter

Net Sales
% of Revenues
Net Sales
% of Revenues
$ Change
% Change
Consumer     $123,499    78.0 % $95,309    77.0 % $28,190    29.6 %

Aviation    34,830    22.0 %  28,479    23.0 % $6,352    22.3 %

Total   $158,329    100.0 % $123,788    100.0 % $34,542    27.9 %

        Increases in consumer sales for the 13-week period ended March 27, 2004 were primarily due to increased demand within the portable automotive and PDA product lines. Increases in aviation sales were due to revenues from new product releases and Garmin AT sales for the 13-week period ended March 27, 2004. Approximately 29% of the first quarter in 2004‘s sales were generated from products introduced in the last twelve months.

        Total consumer and aviation unit sales increased 7% to 478,000 in the first quarter of 2004 from 446,000 in the same period of 2003. The higher unit sales volume in the first quarter of fiscal 2004 was primarily attributable to the introduction of new products in the prior twelve months, as well as strength in our existing product lines. Unit growth occurred primarily in our consumer segment.

Gross Profit

13-weeks ending March 27, 2004
13-weeks ending March 29, 2003
Quarter over Quarter

Gross Profits
% of Revenues
Gross Profits
% of Revenues
$ Change
% Change
Consumer     $59,471    48.2 % $55,742    58.5 % $3,729    6.7 %

Aviation   $20,980    60.2 % $18,913    66.4 % $2,067    10.9 %

Total   $80,451    50.8 % $74,655    60.3 % $5,796    7.8 %

        Gross margin changes within the consumer segment in the quarter ended March 27, 2004, when compared to the same quarter in 2003, was driven primarily by three things:

      —      Raw materials cost increases
      —      Product transition costs as a number of old products were phased out, and
      —      Product mix changes, as more of some popular lower-margin products sold well in the quarter

        Aviation gross margins were primarily impacted by certain program costs associated with the G1000 cockpit and unfavorable product mix versus the same quarter of 2003 due to the Garmin AT business, which generates lower gross margin than the rest of the aviation segment.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

13-weeks ending March 27, 2004
13-weeks ending March 29, 2003


Selling, General & Selling, General & Quarter over Quarter
Admin. Expenses
% of Revenues
Admin. Expenses
% of Revenues
$ Change
% Change
Consumer     $12,498    10.1 % $10,687    11.2 % $1,811    16.9 %

Aviation   $4,144    11.9 % $2,906    10.2 % $1,238    42.6 %

Total   $16,642    10.5 % $13,593    11.0 % $3,049    22.4 %

        The increase in expense was driven primarily by increased call center expenses ($0.2 million), increased marketing program costs ($1.0 million), Oracle implementation costs ($0.6 million), and Garmin AT selling, general and administrative costs ($1.1 million), partially offset by reduced advertising costs ($0.4 million).





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Research and Development Expense

13-weeks ending March 27, 2004
13-weeks ending March 29, 2003


Quarter over Quarter

Research &
Development

% of Revenues
Research &
Development

% of Revenues
$ Change
% Change
Consumer     $7,202    5.8 % $5,549    5.8 % $1,653    29.8 %

Aviation   $7,018    20.2 % $3,247    11.4 % $3,771    116.2 %

Total   $14,220    9.0 % $8,796    7.1 % $5,424    61.7 %

        The increase in expense was due to ongoing development activities for new products, and the addition of 8 new engineering personnel to our staff during the first quarter of 2004 as a result of our continued emphasis on product innovation. Aviation research and development costs increases came from both our core technology activities ($1.4 million) and from Garmin AT ($2.4 million).

Operating Income




13-weeks ending March 27, 2004
13-weeks ending March 29, 2003
Quarter over Quarter

Operating Income
% of Revenues
Operating Income
% of Revenues
$ Change
% Change
Consumer     $39,772    32.2 % $39,506    41.5 % $266    0.7%

Aviation   $9,818    28.2 % $2,760    44.8 %  ($2,942 )  -23.1%  

Total   $49,590    31.3 % $52,266    42.2 %  ($2,676 )  -5.1%  

        Operating income fell as a result of product mix shift that included more sales of lower-margin products, increased raw materials costs, the phase-out of old products, increased research and development costs, and increased marketing, product support, and Oracle implementation costs.

Other Income (Expense)

        The average taxable equivalent interest rate return on invested cash during the first quarter of 2004 was 1.5% compared to 1.6% during the same quarter of 2003. Interest expense decreased to $0 for the 13-week period ended March 27, 2004 from $274 thousand for the 13-week period ended March 29, 2003 due to purchase and retirement of industrial revenue bonds in the second quarter of 2003.

        The $7.6 million currency loss was due to the weakness of the U.S. Dollar compared to the Taiwan Dollar during the first quarter of fiscal 2004, when the exchange rate increased to 33.27 TD/USD at March 27, 2004 from 34.05 TD/USD at December 27, 2003. The $0.8 million loss in the same quarter of 2003 was due to the weakness of the U.S. Dollar compared to the Taiwan Dollar during the first quarter of fiscal 2003, when the exchange rate increased to 34.79 TD/USD at March 29, 2003 from 34.90 TD/USD at December 28, 2002.




13-weeks ending
March 27, 2004

13-weeks ending
March 29, 2003

Interest Income     $1,896   $1,922  

Interest Expense    (10 )  (274 )

Foreigh Currency Exchange    (7,564 )  (777 )

Other    (43 )  (41 )

Total    ($5,721 ) $830  





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Income Tax Provision

        Income tax expense decreased by $2.4 million, to $9.2 million, for the 13-week period ended March 27, 2004 from $11.6 million for the 13-week period ended March 29, 2003 due to our lower taxable income. The effective tax rate fell to 21.0% from 21.9% due to a small shift in profit towards our entities that are taxed at lower effective tax rates during the year.

Net Income

        As a result of the above, net income decreased 16.5% for the 13-week period ended March 27, 2004 to $34.7 million compared to $41.5 million for the 13-week period ended March 29, 2003.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        Net cash generated by operating activities was $52.3 million for the 13-week period ended March 27, 2004 compared to $42.4 million for the 13-week period ended March 29, 2003. We attempt to carry sufficient inventory levels on key components so that potential supplier shortages have as minimal an impact as possible on our ability to deliver our finished products. We experienced a $3.1 million decrease in inventory at March 27, 2004 when compared to inventory on December 27, 2003. Inventory levels decreased during the first quarter of 2004 primarily due to stronger than anticipated sales during the quarter and the use of certain electronics components that were purchased ahead of demand during the fourth quarter of 2003.

        Cash flow from investing activities during the 13-week period ending March 27, 2004 was a $45.1 million use of cash. Cash flow used in investing activities principally related to $17.8 million in capital expenditures primarily related to the Olathe, Kansas facilities expansion project and the net purchase of $27.0 million of fixed income securities associated with the investment of our on-hand cash balances. It is management’s goal to invest the on-hand cash consistent with the Company’s investment policy, which has been approved by the Board of Directors. The investment policy’s primary purpose is to preserve capital, maintain an acceptable degree of liquidity, and maximize yield within the constraint of maximum safety. The Company’s average taxable equivalent return on its investments during the period was approximately 1.9%.

        Cash flow from financing activities during the period was an $0.7 million source of cash, which represents proceeds from the issuance of common stock related to our Company stock option plan.

        We currently use cash flow from operations to fund our capital expenditures and to support our working capital requirements. We expect that future cash requirements will principally be for capital expenditures, working capital requirements, repurchase of shares, and payment of dividends declared.

        We believe that our existing cash balances and cash flow from operations will be sufficient to meet our projected capital expenditures, working capital, repurchase of shares, and other cash requirements at least through the end of fiscal 2004.

Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments

        On April 25, 2003, Garmin International, Inc. signed an agreement with Turner Construction Company engaging Turner as the construction manager on the facility expansion in Olathe, Kansas. The estimated cost of completion on this expansion project is approximately $60.0 million with estimated completion in September 2004. $28.2 million has been expended through March 27, 2004 on this construction project.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

        We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.





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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

      Market Sensitivity

        We have market risk primarily in connection with the pricing of our products and services and the purchase of raw materials. Product pricing and raw material costs are both significantly influenced by semiconductor market conditions. Historically, during cyclical economic downturns, we have been able to offset pricing declines for our products through a combination of improved product mix and success in obtaining price reductions in raw material costs. In recent quarters we have experienced an increase in raw materials costs and an increase in the sale of lower-margin products as a part of the product mix, resulting in reduced gross margins.

      Inflation

        We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. If our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

      Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

        The operation of the Company’s subsidiaries in international markets results in exposure to movements in currency exchange rates. The potential of volatile foreign exchange rate fluctuations in the future could have a significant effect on our results of operations.

        The principal currency involved is the Taiwan Dollar. Garmin Corporation, located in Shijr, Taiwan uses the local currency as its functional currency. The Company translates all assets and liabilities at year-end exchange rates and income and expense accounts at average rates during the year. In order to minimize the effect of the currency exchange fluctuations on our operations, we have elected to retain most of our cash at our Taiwan subsidiary in U.S. dollars. As discussed above, the exchange rate decreased 2.2% during the first quarter of 2004 and resulted in a foreign currency loss of $7.6 million. If the exchange rate increased by a similar percentage, a comparable foreign currency gain would be recognized.

Interest Rate Risk

        As of March 27, 2004, we no longer have interest rate risk in connection with our industrial revenue bonds as these bonds have been retired.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a)     Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. As of March 27, 2004, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded as of March 27, 2004 that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information relating to the Company, required to be disclosed in our Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reports (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)     Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There has been no change in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended March 27, 2004 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.





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Part II — Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

      From time to time the Company may be involved in litigation arising in the course of its operations. As of May 4,
      2004, the Company was not a party to any material legal proceedings.

Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

      None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

      None

Item 4. Other Information

      Not applicable





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Item 5. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a. Exhibits

                      Exhibit 31.1      Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act
                                                 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).

                      Exhibit 31.2      Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act
                                                 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).

                      Exhibit 32.1      Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                                                 Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
                                                 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

                      Exhibit 32.2      Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                                                 Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
                                                 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

b.     Reports on Form 8-K

       The Company furnished under Item 12 of Form 8-K the Company’s Form 8-K dated February 11, 2004 reporting the announcement of financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 27, 2003.





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SIGNATURES

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

By   /s/ Kevin Rauckman
____________________________________
        Kevin Rauckman
        Chief Financial Officer and
        Principal Accounting Officer)

      Dated: May 5, 2004





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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

                      Exhibit No.       Description                                                                                                  Page

                      Exhibit 31.1      Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act
                                                 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).                                                                                22

                      Exhibit 31.2      Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act
                                                 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a).                                                                                23

                      Exhibit 32.1      Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                                                 Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
                                                 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                             24

                      Exhibit 32.2      Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
                                                 Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
                                                 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                             25











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EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Min H. Kao, certify that:

1.         I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Garmin Ltd.;

2.         Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;.

3.         Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.         The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:

a)         Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b)         Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c)         Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.         The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)         All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)         Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

   Date: May 5, 2004 By   /s/ Min H. Kao
____________________________________
        Min H. Kao
        Co-Chairman and Chief
        Executive Officer




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EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Kevin Rauckman, certify that:

1.         I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Garmin Ltd.;

2.         Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;.

3.         Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.         The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and we have:

a)         Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b)         Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

c)         Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.         The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

a)         All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)         Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

   Date: May 5, 2004 By   /s/ Kevin Rauckman
____________________________________
        Kevin Rauckman
        Chief Financial Officer




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EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

  In connection with the quarterly report of Garmin Ltd. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 27, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Min H. Kao, Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

  (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

  (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

   Date: May 5, 2004 By   /s/ Min H. Kao
____________________________________
        Min H. Kao
        Co-Chairman and Chief
         Executive Officer




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EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

  In connection with the quarterly report of Garmin Ltd. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 27, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Kevin Rauckman, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)         The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)         The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

   Date: May 5, 2004 By   /s/ Kevin Rauckman
____________________________________
        Kevin Rauckman
        Chief Financial Officer




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