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Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Zebra Technologies Announces

2015 First Quarter Financial Results

High growth of legacy Zebra products and positive momentum in

Enterprise combine for strong first quarter results and positive outlook

Lincolnshire, Ill., May 13, 2015—Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) today reported that net sales for the three months ended April 4, 2015, were a record $893.2 million, compared with $288.3 million for the first quarter of 2014. The GAAP net loss for the first quarter was $25.3 million, or $0.50 per share, compared with net income of $41.6 million, or $0.82 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014.

Summary Financial Performance (Unaudited)

 

     1Q15      1Q14      Change  

GAAP net sales (in mils)

   $ 893.2       $ 288.3         209.8

Gross margin (%)

     45.8         51.3         (5.5) pts.   

GAAP net income (loss) (in mils)

   $ (25.3    $ 41.6         NM   

GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per share

   $ (0.50    $ 0.82         NM   

Non-GAAP net income (in mils)

   $ 72.4       $ 48.8         48.3

Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share

   $ 1.39       $ 0.96         44.7

Adjusted EBITDA (in mils)

   $ 152.2       $ 70.6         115.7

Note: A Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial information to GAAP information is available in the financial tables in this release.

Non-GAAP Financial Results (unaudited)

For the first quarter of 2015, non-GAAP net income was $72.4 million, or $1.39 per diluted share, compared with $48.9 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2014. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2015 were $152.2 million, versus $70.6 million for the 2014 first quarter. The company’s calculation of non-GAAP net income adjusts for certain items on a tax-effected basis, including stock-based compensation expense, acquisition and integration costs, exit and restructuring costs, purchase accounting adjustments, and amortization of intangible assets. The calculation also adjusts for a $27.2 million foreign exchange loss on unhedged net monetary assets. Please refer to the tables included in this press release for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial results.

“We started the year with strong, positive momentum, as business activity remained high specifically in North America and Europe,” stated Anders Gustafsson, Zebra’s chief executive officer. “Our partners and customers are responding enthusiastically to our greatly expanded portfolio of solutions and capabilities, and our enhanced focus on giving them improved visibility into their assets, transactions and people for better enterprise asset intelligence. During the quarter we also made material progress on achieving our cost-synergy targets, pursuing growth initiatives and integrating Zebra with the Enterprise business acquired from Motorola Solutions in October. The favorable business trends are continuing into the second quarter, as Zebra is well positioned to benefit over the long term from the convergence of technology trends in the Internet of Things, mobility and cloud computing.”

 

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Discussion and Analysis – First Quarter

 

  Net sales increased 209.8% from the comparable quarter a year ago. The Enterprise business acquired from Motorola Solutions contributed $561.6 million to 2015 first quarter sales, including a reduction in sales for purchase accounting adjustments of $5.6 million related to service contracts acquired with the Enterprise business. Sales of legacy Zebra totaled $331.6 million, up 15.0% from $288.3 million for the first quarter of 2014. The effect of movements in foreign currency, net of hedges, reduced sales on legacy Zebra by $2.4 million.

 

  Gross margin for the first quarter of 2015 of 45.8%, compared with 51.3% for 2014, reflects the changing mix of products and services sold during the quarter, including Enterprise products which generally have lower gross margins than legacy Zebra products. Cost of sales for the first quarter of 2015 includes a purchase accounting increase of $800,000. The combination of the purchase accounting adjustments to sales and cost of sales reduced gross margin by 0.4 percentage points.

 

  Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2015 of $389.7 million, increased by $295.2 million from the prior year’s first quarter, primarily as a result of the Enterprise acquisition. Operating expenses for the first quarter of 2015 include $37.5 million in acquisition, integration, exit and restructuring costs, versus $5.2 million for the prior year, and $67.6 million in amortization of intangible assets, compared with $2.7 million for the first quarter of 2014.

 

  The company incurred a foreign exchange loss of $27.2 million related to changes in the valuation of net monetary assets. In addition, a net forward interest rate swaps gain of $1.7 million reflects a change in interest rates.

 

  Interest expense of $51.0 million reflects the increase in debt related to funding the acquisition of the Enterprise business from Motorola Solutions, and includes $4.6 million in amortization of debt issuance cost and discount.

As of April 4, 2015, Zebra had cash of $329.5 million, accounts receivable of $637.9 million, inventories of $405.5 million, and long-term debt of $3.1 billion.

Second Quarter Outlook

Zebra announced its financial forecast for the second quarter of 2015. The company expects net sales within a range of $865 million to $895 million. This forecast incorporates an expectation of year-over-year growth of 9% to 13% in constant currency, on a proforma basis. Non-GAAP diluted earnings are expected in the range of $1.00 and $1.25 per share. Adjusted EBITDA are forecast within a range of $130 million and $145 million for the second quarter of 2015.

Conference Call Notification

Investors are invited to listen to a live webcast of Zebra’s conference call discussing the company’s financial results for the first quarter of 2015. The conference call will be held at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time today. To listen to the call, visit the company’s website at http://www.zebra.com.

Forward-looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, the statements regarding the company’s financial forecast for the second quarter of 2015 stated in the paragraph above captioned “Second Quarter Outlook.” Similarly, statements herein that describe the transaction between Zebra and Motorola Solutions including, its financial impact, and other statements of management’s beliefs, intentions, or goals are also forward-looking statements. When used in this release and documents referenced, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” and “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to the company or its management, are intended to identify such forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying these statements. Actual results may differ from those expressed or implied in the company’s forward-looking statements. These statements represent estimates only as of the date they were made. Zebra undertakes no obligation, other than as may be required by law, to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this release.

 

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These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions and are subject to the risks and uncertainties inherent in Zebra’s industry, market conditions, general domestic and international economic conditions, and other factors. These factors include customer acceptance of Zebra’s hardware and software products and competitors’ product offerings, and the potential effects of technological changes. The continued uncertainty over future global economic conditions, the availability of credit, capital markets volatility, may have adverse effects on Zebra, its suppliers and its customers. In addition, a disruption in our ability to obtain products from vendors as a result of supply chain constraints, natural disasters or other circumstances could restrict sales and negatively affect customer relationships. Profits and profitability will be affected by Zebra’s ability to control manufacturing and operating costs. Because of its debt, interest rates and financial market conditions will also have an impact on results. Foreign exchange rates will have an effect on financial results because of the large percentage of our international sales. The outcome of litigation in which Zebra may be involved is another factor. The success of integrating acquisitions, including the Enterprise business of Motorola Solutions, could also affect profitability, reported results and the company’s competitive position in it industry. These and other factors could have an adverse effect on Zebra’s sales, gross profit margins and results of operations and increase the volatility of our financial results. Descriptions of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that could affect the company’s future operations and results can be found in Zebra’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular, readers are referred to Zebra’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

About Zebra Technologies

Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) makes businesses as smart and connected as the world we live in. Zebra tracking and visibility solutions transform the physical to digital, creating the data streams businesses need in order to simplify operations, know more about their business, and empower their mobile workforce. For more information, visit www.zebra.com/possibilities.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

This press release contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, consisting of “EBITDA,” “Adjusted EBITDA,” “Non-GAAP net income” and “Non-GAAP earnings per share” in addition to measure our operating performance. Management presents these measures to focus on the on-going operations and believes it is useful to investors because they enable them to perform meaningful comparisons of past and present operating results. The Company believes it is useful to present non-GAAP financial measures, which exclude certain significant items, as a means to understand the performance of its ongoing operations and how management views the business. Reconciliations of Operating Income to EBITDA, EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA, and GAAP net income to Non-GAAP net income are included in the financial schedules contained in this press release. These measures, however, should not be construed as an alternative to any other measure of performance determined in accordance with GAAP.

Contact:

 

Investors: Media:
Douglas A. Fox, CFA Robb Kristopher
Vice President, Investor Relations Director, Corporate Communications
and Treasurer and Public Relations
+ 1 847 793 6735 + 1 847 793 5514
dfox@zebra.com rkristopher@zebra.com

 

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ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     April 4,
2015
    December 31,
2014
 
     (Unaudited)        
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 329,534      $ 393,950   

Investments and marketable securities

     —          24,385   

Accounts receivable, net

     637,953        670,402   

Inventories, net

     405,469        394,176   

Deferred income taxes

     116,707        122,772   

Income tax receivable

     68,340        12,988   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     68,971        53,377   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

$ 1,618,974    $ 1,672,050   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization

  270,228      255,092   

Goodwill

  2,482,528      2,489,510   

Other intangibles, net

  961,704      1,029,293   

Debt issuance cost

  28,919      29,785   

Other assets

  92,277      93,121   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 5,454,630    $ 5,568,851   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$ 284,730    $ 326,524   

Accrued liabilities

  371,106      421,070   

Deferred revenue

  225,112      196,213   

Current portion of long-term debt

  —        7,522   

Income taxes payable

  14,903      4,518   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

$ 895,851    $ 955,847   

Long-term debt

  3,144,177      3,182,962   

Long-term deferred tax liability

  192,544      199,853   

Long-term deferred revenue

  107,687      115,847   

Other long-term liabilities

  88,373      74,434   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

$ 4,428,632    $ 4,528,943   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock

  —        —     

Class A Common Stock

  722      722   

Additional paid-in capital

  160,305      147,090   

Treasury stock

  (629,403   (634,664

Retained earnings

  1,510,010      1,535,307   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (15,636   (8,547
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

  1,025,998      1,039,908   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$ 5,454,630    $ 5,568,851   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     April 4,
2015
    March 29,
2014
 

Net sales

    

Net sales of tangible products

   $ 755,322      $ 261,892   

Revenue from services and software

     137,862        26,376   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales

  893,184      288,268   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of sales

Cost of sales of tangible products

  385,370      130,449   

Cost of services and software

  98,292      9,881   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cost of sales

  483,662      140,330   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

  409,522      147,938   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

Selling and marketing

  122,106      35,416   

Research and development

  96,417      22,857   

General and administrative

  66,136      28,391   

Amortization of intangible assets

  67,589      2,672   

Acquisition and integration costs

  26,331      4,927   

Exit and restructuring costs

  11,169      267   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

  389,748      94,530   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

  19,774      53,408   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

Investment income gain (loss)

  (197   421   

Foreign exchange loss

  (27,191   (292

Forward interest rate swaps gain

  1,689      —     

Interest expense

  (50,965   (18

Other, net

  (1,273   26   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other (expense) income

  (77,937   137   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

  (58,163   53,545   

(Benefit) income taxes expense

  (32,866   11,939   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

$ (25,297 $ 41,606   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

$ (0.50 $ 0.83   

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$ (0.50 $ 0.82   

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

  50,667      50,402   

Diluted weighted average and equivalent shares outstanding

  50,667      50,974   

 

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ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended  
     April 4,
2015
    March 29,
2014
 

Net (loss) income

   $ (25,297   $ 41,606   

Other comprehensive income (loss):

    

Unrealized gains (losses) on anticipated sales hedging transactions, net of tax

     1,690        613   

Unrealized gains (losses) on forward interest rate swaps hedging transactions, net of tax

     (7,051     —     

Unrealized holding gains (losses) on investments, net of taxes

     (16     148   

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     (1,712     (167
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

$ (32,386 $ 42,200   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     April 4,
2015
    March 29,
2014
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (25,296   $ 41,606   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     79,703        9,003   

Amortization of debt issuance cost and discount

     4,559        —     

Share-based compensation

     8,796        2,966   

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation

     (1,492     (395

Deferred income taxes

     6,887        18   

Unrealized loss on forward interest rate swaps

     (1,689     —     

All other, net

     (144     12   

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of businesses acquired:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     28,232        (4,793

Inventories, net

     (24,656     1,663   

Other assets

     (13,330     2,419   

Accounts payable

     (27,075     (2,435

Accrued liabilities

     9,002        (9,670

Deferred revenue

     26,846        682   

Income taxes

     (36,876     8,146   

Other operating activities

     2,130        533   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  35,596      49,755   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases of property and equipment

  (25,522   (2,374

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

  (48,805   —     

Proceeds from sale of long-term investments

  1,748      —     

Purchases of long-term investments

  168      (405

Purchases of investments and marketable securities

  (739   (151,817

Maturities of investments and marketable securities

  —        15,996   

Proceeds from sales of investments and marketable securities

  25,108      72,206   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (48,378   (66,394
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

Payment of debt

  (50,000   —     

Proceeds from exercise of stock options and stock purchase plan purchases

  8,199      4,936   

Excess tax benefit from equity-based compensation

  1,492      395   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  (40,309   5,331   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

  (11,325   (95
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  (64,416   (11,403

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  393,950      62,827   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$ 329,534    $ 51,424   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

Income taxes paid, net

$ 4,841    $ 3,304   

Interest paid

  26,706      —     

 

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ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SUPPLEMENTAL SALES INFORMATION

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

SALES BY PRODUCT CATEGORY

 

     Three Months Ended                       

Product category

   April 4,
2015
     March 29,
2014
     Percent
Change
     Percent of
Net Sales 2015
     Percent of
Net Sales 2014
 

Hardware

   $ 688,070       $ 198,388         246.8        77.1        68.9   

Supplies

     67,252         63,504         5.9        7.5        22.0   

Service and software

     137,862         26,376         422.7        15.4        9.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net sales

$ 893,184    $ 288,268      209.8     100.0     100.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

SALES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION

 

     Three Months Ended                       

Geographic region

   April 4,
2015
     March 29,
2014
     Percent
Change
     Percent of
Net Sales 2015
     Percent of
Net Sales 2014
 

Europe, Middle East and Africa

   $ 290,544       $ 91,439         217.7         32.5         31.7   

Latin America

     53,286         25,640         107.8         6.0         8.9   

Asia-Pacific

     106,383         37,967         180.2         11.9         13.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total International

  450,213      155,046      190.4      50.4      53.8   

North America

  442,971      133,222      232.5      49.6      46.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net sales

$ 893,184    $ 288,268      209.8      100.0      100.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME

(Amounts in thousands, except per-share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     April 4,
2015
    March 29,
2014
 

Net (loss) income

   $ (25,297   $ 41,606   

Income tax (benefit)/expense

     (32,866     11,939   

Share-based compensation expense

     8,796        2,966   

Acquisition and integration costs

     26,331        4,927   

Exit and restructuring costs

     11,169        267   

Purchase accounting adjustments

     6,426        —     

Foreign exchange loss

     27,191        292   

Amortization of intangible assets

     67,589        2,672   

Non-cash interest expense

     4,559        —     

Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps (gain) loss

     (1,689     —     

Tax effects

     (19,764     (15,832
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

$ 97,742    $ 7,231   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income

$ 72,445    $ 48,837   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP (loss) earnings per share

Basic

$ (0.50 $ 0.83   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

$ (0.50 $ 0.82   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP earnings per share

Basic

$ 1.39    $ 0.97   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

$ 1.39    $ 0.96   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

  51,725      50,402   

Diluted weighted average and equivalent shares outstanding

  52,271      50,974   

 

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ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

GAAP to NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

(Amounts in thousands, except per-share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended  
     April 4,
2015
    March 29,
2014
 

Income from continuing operations to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

    

Net (loss) income

   $ (25,296   $ 41,606   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (32,866     11,939   

Total other expense (income)

     77,937        (137
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

$ 19,774    $ 53,408   

Depreciation

  12,114      6,331   

Amortization of intangible assets

  67,589      2,672   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

$ 99,477    $ 62,411   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition and integration costs

  26,331      4,927   

Purchase accounting adjustments

  6,426      —     

Exit and restructuring costs

  11,169      267   

Share-based compensation expense

  8,796      2,996   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)

$ 152,199    $ 70,571   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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