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Plantronics Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Results

Revenues & EPS Exceed Guidance


SANTA CRUZ, CA--(Marketwired - November 05, 2015) - Plantronics, Inc. (NYSE: PLT) today announced second quarter fiscal year 2016 financial results. Highlights of the second quarter include the following (comparisons are against the second quarter of fiscal year 2015):

  • Net revenues were $215.0 million compared with $215.8 million, and above our guidance of $202 million to $212 million
  • GAAP gross margin was 51.6% compared with 54.6%
    ◦ Non-GAAP gross margin was 52.0% compared with 54.9%
  • GAAP operating income was $34.1 million compared with $37.9 million
    ◦ Non-GAAP operating income was $43.0 million compared with $45.3 million
  • GAAP diluted earnings per share ("EPS") was $0.52 compared with $0.65, and above our guidance of $0.39 to $0.47
    ◦ Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.70 compared with $0.77, and above our guidance of $0.58 to $0.66

Q2 Fiscal Year 2016 GAAP Results

                                   Q2 2015          Q2 2016       Change (%)
                              ---------------------------------- -----------
Net revenues                  $  215.8 million $  215.0 million       (0.4)%
Operating income              $   37.9 million $   34.1 million      (10.0)%
  Operating margin                17.6%            15.9%                    
Diluted EPS                   $   0.65         $   0.52              (20.0)%
                                                                            

Q2 Fiscal Year 2016 Non-GAAP Results

                                     Q2 2015          Q2 2016     Change (%)
                                ---------------- ---------------- ----------
Operating income                $  45.3 million  $  43.0 million      (5.1)%
  Operating margin                 21.0%            20.0%                   
Diluted EPS                     $  0.77          $  0.70              (9.1)%
                                                                            

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

"Our stronger than expected second quarter results were driven by improved sales in Enterprise revenues offset by a decline in Consumer revenues and a continued significant currency headwind affecting both product groups," stated Ken Kannappan, President & CEO. "We achieved healthy operating margins while maintaining a significant investment in long-term strategic opportunities. Our new product introductions in major product categories have received a good response from customers and partners."

"In addition to currency headwinds, we recorded an unusually large revenue adjustment of $3.6 million related to our customer discount reserve as a result of increased visibility into the length of time our channel partners take to utilize approved discounts," stated Pam Strayer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "After adjusting for currency as well as this reserve, revenues grew by 5% year over year. Our Adjusted Non-GAAP operating margins for the quarter were 22% and Adjusted Non-GAAP earnings per share grew by 16%. We repurchased $189 million of our common stock in the quarter, using the remainder of the proceeds of our senior notes offering from the June quarter. We ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents and investments of $506 million. The above Adjusted Non-GAAP metrics are calculated on a constant currency basis and exclude the effect of the reserve adjustment."

Enterprise net revenues were up slightly to $160.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2016 compared with $156.7 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015.

Consumer net revenues were $54.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, down from $59.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, due primarily to a decline in mono Bluetooth demand.

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 December 10, 2015 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 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 third quarter of fiscal year 2016:

  • Net revenues of $225 million to $235 million;
  • GAAP operating income of $31 million to $36 million;
  • Non-GAAP operating income of $40 million to $45 million, excluding the impact of $9 million from stock-based compensation and purchase accounting amortization from GAAP operating income;
  • Assuming approximately 34 million diluted average weighted shares outstanding:
    • GAAP diluted EPS of $0.52 to $0.62;
    • Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.71 to $0.81; and
  • Cost of stock-based compensation and purchase accounting amortization to be approximately $0.19 per diluted share.

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

Conference Call and Prepared Remarks

Plantronics is providing a copy of prepared remarks in combination with its press release. These remarks are offered to provide shareholders and analysts with additional time and detail for analyzing results in advance of the company's quarterly conference call. The remarks will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Plantronics website in conjunction with the press release.

We have scheduled a conference call to discuss second quarter fiscal 2016 financial results. The conference call will take place today, November 5th, at 2:00 PM (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." The dial-in from North America is (888) 301-8736 and the international dial-in is (706) 634-7260.

A replay of the call with the conference ID # 53970357 will be available until December 5, 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.

As a company with significant global operations and sales, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may have a material effect on our reported results. Consequently, we also present supplemental metrics as identified in the reconciliation within this release "on a constant currency basis" which excludes the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations. The constant currency presentation, which is a non-GAAP measure, is intended to supplement our reported operating results and, when considered in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, facilitate a better understanding of changes in the metrics from period to period and the core operations of the Company. We calculate constant currency percentages by removing any hedge gains or losses from the particular metric in the current period and then converting our current period local currency financial results using the foreign currency exchange rates in effect during the prior year period and comparing these adjusted amounts to the corresponding current period metric.

We are also presenting additional "Adjusted Non-GAAP" metrics. These metrics are calculated on a constant currency basis and exclude the impact of our Q2 FY16 customer discount reserve adjustment. We have reconciled these Adjusted Non-GAAP metrics within the tables at the end of this press release.

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) estimates of GAAP and non-GAAP financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2016, including net revenues, operating income and diluted EPS; (ii) 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 third quarter of fiscal year 2016; and (iii) our estimate of weighted average shares outstanding for the third 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 of 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 15, 2015 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. EncorePro, Voyager and Plantronics are trademarks of Plantronics, Inc. registered in the US and other countries, and Voyager Focus UC is trademark 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.

                                                                            
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                              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       Six Months Ended   
                                  September 30,           September 30,     
                             ----------------------- -----------------------
                                 2014        2015        2014        2015   
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net revenues                 $  215,805  $  215,017  $  432,467  $  421,375 
Cost of revenues                97,978      104,047     199,930     203,047 
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Gross profit                    117,827     110,970     232,537     218,328 
    Gross profit %              54.6 %      51.6 %      53.8 %      51.8 %  
                                                                            
Research, development and                                                   
 engineering                    23,769      22,609      46,289      45,803  
Selling, general and                                                        
 administrative                 60,350      54,296      116,779     109,974 
Gain from litigation                                                        
 settlements                    (4,150)      (31)       (6,150)      (907)  
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating expenses        79,969      76,874      156,918     154,870 
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    Operating income            37,858      34,096      75,619      63,458  
    Operating income %          17.5 %      15.9 %      17.5 %      15.1 %  
                                                                            
Interest expense                 (142)      (7,320)      (150)     (10,061) 
Other non-operating income                                                  
 and (expense), net              (543)      (2,138)       485       (2,423) 
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income before income taxes      37,173      24,638      75,954      50,974  
Income tax expense               9,752       6,742      19,861      11,850  
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
    Net income               $  27,421   $  17,896   $  56,093   $  39,124  
                             =========== =========== =========== ===========
    % of net revenues           12.7 %       8.3 %      13.0 %       9.3 %  
                                                                            
Earnings per common share:                                                  
  Basic                      $   0.66    $   0.53    $   1.35    $   1.09   
  Diluted                    $   0.65    $   0.52    $   1.32    $   1.07   
                                                                            
Shares used in computing                                                    
 earnings per common share:                                                 
  Basic                         41,765      33,590      41,692      35,796  
  Diluted                       42,505      34,245      42,560      36,676  
                                                                            
Effective tax rate              26.2 %      27.4 %      26.1 %      23.2 %  
                                                                            
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                              PLANTRONICS, INC.                             
             SUMMARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS            
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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                                       
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                                       March 31,           September 30,    
                                          2015                  2015        
                                 --------------------- ---------------------
ASSETS                                                                      
  Cash and cash equivalents      $             276,850 $             304,836
  Short-term investments                        97,859               119,607
                                 --------------------- ---------------------
    Total cash, cash equivalents                                            
     and short-term investments                374,709               424,443
  Accounts receivable, net                     136,581               139,939
  Inventory, net                                56,676                57,760
  Deferred tax assets                            6,564                 6,518
  Other current assets                          28,124                30,464
                                 --------------------- ---------------------
    Total current assets                       602,654               659,124
  Long-term investments                        107,590                81,132
  Property, plant and equipment,                                            
   net                                         139,413               143,188
  Goodwill and purchased                                                    
   intangibles, net                             16,077                15,952
  Other assets                                  10,308                 7,791
                                 --------------------- ---------------------
    Total assets                 $             876,042 $             907,187
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'                                               
 EQUITY                                                                     
  Accounts payable               $              32,781 $              43,172
  Accrued liabilities                           62,041                60,764
                                 --------------------- ---------------------
    Total current liabilities                   94,822               103,936
  Long-term debt, net of issuance                                           
   costs                                             -               488,884
  Long-term income taxes payable                12,984                12,574
  Revolving line of credit                      34,500                     -
  Other long-term liabilities                    6,339                 8,831
                                 --------------------- ---------------------
    Total liabilities                          148,645               614,225
  Stockholders' equity                         727,397               292,962
                                 --------------------- ---------------------
    Total liabilities and                                                   
     stockholders' equity        $             876,042 $             907,187
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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         Six Months Ended     
                               September 30,             September 30,      
                         ------------------------- -------------------------
                             2014         2015         2014         2015    
                         ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Cash flows from operating                                                   
 activities                                                                 
  Net Income             $    27,421  $    17,896  $    56,093  $    39,124 
  Adjustments to                                                            
   reconcile net income                                                     
   to net cash provided                                                     
   by operating                                                             
   activities:                                                              
    Depreciation and                                                        
     amortization              4,464        4,833        9,088        9,819 
    Amortization of debt                                                    
     issuance cost                 -          362            -          483 
    Stock-based                                                             
     compensation              7,387        8,832       13,692       16,882 
    Excess tax benefit                                                      
     from stock-based                                                       
     compensation               (692)        (759)      (1,684)      (3,150)
    Deferred income taxes       (946)      (1,339)       1,769        2,807 
    Provision for excess                                                    
     and obsolete                                                           
     inventories                 186          682          565        1,084 
    Other operating                                                         
     activities               (1,685)      (1,500)      (1,104)       3,037 
  Changes in assets and                                                     
   liabilities:                                                             
    Accounts receivable,                                                    
     net                      10,999      (11,404)      (1,632)      (2,825)
    Inventory, net            (1,136)      (2,524)      (5,119)      (2,166)
    Current and other                                                       
     assets                   (1,961)         679       (2,931)      (2,190)
    Accounts payable           2,163        4,058        8,158        9,016 
    Accrued liabilities       (3,251)       6,883       (7,771)         671 
    Income taxes                (456)      (3,725)       2,907       (6,144)
                         ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
      Cash provided by                                                      
       operating                                                            
       activities             42,493       22,974       72,031       66,448 
                         ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                                            
Cash flows from investing                                                   
 activities                                                                 
  Proceeds from sale of                                                     
   investments                15,937        8,454       20,951       24,829 
  Proceeds from                                                             
   maturities of                                                            
   investments                30,375       14,980       81,275       40,405 
  Purchase of investments    (44,358)     (17,757)     (99,225)     (61,591)
  Acquisitions, net of                                                      
   cash acquired                (150)           -         (150)           - 
  Capital expenditures        (6,107)      (9,126)     (13,419)     (13,092)
                         ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Cash used for                                                           
     investing activities     (4,303)      (3,449)     (10,568)      (9,449)
                         ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
                                                                            
Cash flows from financing                                                   
 activities                                                                 
  Repurchase of common                                                      
   stock                      (6,479)    (188,776)     (18,917)    (473,220)
  Employees' tax withheld                                                   
   and paid for                                                             
   restricted stock and                                                     
   restricted stock units       (448)        (596)      (6,235)     (10,499)
  Proceeds from issuances                                                   
   under stock-based                                                        
   compensation plans          8,592        5,994       11,424        9,071 
  Proceeds from revolving                                                   
   line of credit                  -            -            -      155,749 
  Repayments of revolving                                                   
   line of credit                  -            -            -     (190,249)
  Proceeds from bonds                                                       
   issuance, net                   -       (1,269)           -      488,401 
  Payment of cash                                                           
   dividends                  (6,447)      (5,158)     (12,836)     (10,986)
  Excess tax benefit from                                                   
   stock-based                                                              
   compensation                  692          759        1,684        3,150 
  Cash used for financing                                                   
   activities                 (4,090)    (189,046)     (24,880)     (28,583)
                         ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Effect of exchange rate                                                     
 changes on cash and cash                                                   
 equivalents                  (1,121)      (1,022)      (1,058)        (430)
                         ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
    Net increase                                                            
     (decrease) in cash                                                     
     and cash equivalents     32,979     (170,543)      35,525       27,986 
                         ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Cash and cash equivalents                                                   
 at beginning of period      235,250      475,379      232,704      276,850 
                         ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Cash and cash equivalents                                                   
 at end of period        $   268,229  $   304,836  $   268,229  $   304,836 
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                             PLANTRONICS, INC.                              
      UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES       
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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                             
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                            Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended     
                               September 30,             September 30,      
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                             2014         2015         2014         2015    
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GAAP Gross profit        $   117,827  $   110,970  $   232,537  $   218,328 
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation                  668          879        1,203        1,658 
                         ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------
Non-GAAP Gross profit    $   118,495  $   111,849  $   233,740  $   219,986 
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Non-GAAP Gross profit %         54.9%        52.0%        54.0%        52.2%
                                                                            
GAAP Research,                                                              
 development and                                                            
 engineering             $    23,769  $    22,609  $    46,289  $    45,803 
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation               (2,115)      (2,619)      (3,866)      (4,978)
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                  (61)         (63)        (111)        (125)
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Non-GAAP Research,                                                          
 development and                                                            
 engineering             $    21,593  $    19,927  $    42,312  $    40,700 
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GAAP Selling, general                                                       
 and administrative      $    60,350  $    54,296  $   116,779  $   109,974 
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation               (4,604)      (5,334)      (8,623)     (10,246)
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Non-GAAP Selling,                                                           
 general and                                                                
 administrative          $    55,746  $    48,962  $   108,156  $    99,728 
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GAAP Operating expenses  $    79,969  $    76,874  $   156,918  $   154,870 
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation               (6,719)      (7,953)     (12,489)     (15,224)
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                  (61)         (63)        (111)        (125)
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Non-GAAP Operating                                                          
 expenses                $    73,189  $    68,858  $   144,318  $   139,521 
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      UNAUDITED RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP MEASURES TO NON-GAAP MEASURES       
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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF                                        
 OPERATIONS DATA (CONTINUED)                                                
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                          Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended       
                             September 30,             September 30,        
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                           2014         2015         2014         2015      
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GAAP Operating income   $  37,858    $  34,096    $  75,619    $  63,458    
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation             7,387        8,832       13,692       16,882    
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                61           63          111          125    
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Non-GAAP Operating                                                          
 income                 $  45,306    $  42,991    $  89,422    $  80,465    
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GAAP Net income         $  27,421    $  17,896    $  56,093    $  39,124    
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation             7,387        8,832       13,692       16,882    
  Purchase accounting                                                       
   amortization                61           63          111          125    
  Income tax effect of                                                      
   above items             (2,250)      (2,656)      (4,050)      (4,994)   
  Income tax effect of                                                      
   unusual tax items          (74)(1)     (177)(1)     (347)(1)   (1,171)(1)
                        ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   
Non-GAAP Net income     $  32,545    $  23,958    $  65,499    $  49,966    
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GAAP Diluted earnings                                                       
 per common share       $    0.65    $    0.52    $    1.32    $    1.07    
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation              0.17         0.26         0.32         0.46    
  Income tax effect         (0.05)       (0.08)       (0.10)       (0.17)   
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Non-GAAP Diluted                                                            
 earnings per common                                                        
 share                  $    0.77    $    0.70    $    1.54    $    1.36    
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Shares used in diluted                                                      
 earnings per common                                                        
 share calculation         42,505       34,245       42,560       36,676    
                                                                            
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(1) Excluded amount represents tax benefits from the release of tax         
 reserves.                                                                  
                                                                            

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. As a company with significant global operations and sales, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may have a material effect on our reported results. Consequently, we also present supplemental metrics as identified in the reconciliation within this release "on a constant currency basis" which excludes the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations. The constant currency presentation, which is a non-GAAP measure, is intended to supplement our reported operating results and, when considered in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, facilitate a better understanding of changes in the metrics from period to period and the core operations of the Company. We calculate constant currency percentages by removing any hedge gains or losses from the particular metric in the current period and then converting our current period local currency financial results using the foreign currency exchange rates in effect during the prior year period and comparing these adjusted amounts to the corresponding current period metric. We are also presenting additional "Adjusted Non-GAAP" metrics. These metrics are calculated on a constant currency basis and exclude the impact of our Q2 FY16 customer discount reserve adjustment. We have reconciled these Adjusted Non-GAAP metrics within the tables at the end of this press release.

                                                                            
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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      Q116      Q216   
GAAP Gross                                                                  
 profit          $114,710  $117,827  $119,916  $109,166  $107,358  $110,970 
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation       535       668       685       695       779       879 
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Non-GAAP Gross                                                              
 profit          $115,245  $118,495  $120,601  $109,861  $108,137  $111,849 
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Non-GAAP Gross                                                              
 profit %            53.2%     54.9%     52.0%     54.7%     52.4%     52.0%
                                                                            
GAAP Operating                                                              
 expenses        $ 76,949  $ 79,969  $ 79,302  $ 76,314  $ 77,996  $ 76,874 
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation    (5,770)   (6,719)   (6,745)   (6,774)   (7,271)   (7,953)
  Purchase                                                                  
   accounting                                                               
   amortization       (50)      (61)      (64)      (63)      (62)      (63)
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Non-GAAP                                                                    
 Operating                                                                  
 expenses        $ 71,129  $ 73,189  $ 72,493  $ 69,477  $ 70,663  $ 68,858 
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GAAP Operating                                                              
 income          $ 37,761  $ 37,858  $ 40,614  $ 32,852  $ 29,362  $ 34,096 
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation     6,305     7,387     7,430     7,469     8,050     8,832 
  Purchase                                                                  
   accounting                                                               
   amortization        50        61        64        63        62        63 
                 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Non-GAAP                                                                    
 Operating                                                                  
 income          $ 44,116  $ 45,306  $ 48,108  $ 40,384  $ 37,474  $ 42,991 
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Non-GAAP                                                                    
 Operating                                                                  
 income %            20.4%     21.0%     20.8%     20.1%     18.2%     20.0%
                                                                            
GAAP Income                                                                 
 before income                                                              
 taxes           $ 38,781  $ 37,173  $ 38,596  $ 30,701  $ 26,336  $ 24,638 
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation     6,305     7,387     7,430     7,469     8,050     8,832 
  Purchase                                                                  
   accounting                                                               
   amortization        50        61        64        63        62        63 
                 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Non-GAAP Income                                                             
 before income                                                              
 taxes           $ 45,136  $ 44,621  $ 46,090  $ 38,233  $ 34,448  $ 33,533 
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GAAP Income tax                                                             
 expense         $ 10,109  $  9,752  $  8,212  $  4,877  $  5,108  $  6,742 
  Income tax                                                                
   effect of                                                                
   above items      1,800     2,250     2,204     2,252     2,338     2,656 
  Income tax                                                                
   effect of                                                                
   unusual tax                                                              
   items              273        74     2,028       489       994       177 
                 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Non-GAAP Income                                                             
 tax expense     $ 12,182  $ 12,076  $ 12,444  $  7,618  $  8,440  $  9,575 
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Non-GAAP Income                                                             
 tax expense as                                                             
 a % of Non-GAAP                                                            
 Income before                                                              
 income taxes        27.0%     27.1%     27.0%     19.9%     24.5%     28.6%
                                                                            
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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      Q116      Q216 
GAAP Net income  $ 28,672  $ 27,421  $ 30,384  $ 25,824  $ 21,228  $ 17,896 
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation     6,305     7,387     7,430     7,469     8,050     8,832 
  Purchase                                                                  
   accounting                                                               
   amortization        50        61        64        63        62        63 
  Income tax                                                                
   effect of                                                                
   above items     (1,800)   (2,250)   (2,204)   (2,252)   (2,338)   (2,656)
  Income tax                                                                
   effect of                                                                
   unusual tax                                                              
   items             (273)      (74)   (2,028)     (489)     (994)     (177)
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Non-GAAP Net                                                                
 income          $ 32,954  $ 32,545  $ 33,646  $ 30,615  $ 26,008  $ 23,958 
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GAAP Diluted                                                                
 earnings per                                                               
 common share    $   0.68  $   0.65  $   0.71  $   0.61  $   0.55  $   0.52 
  Stock-based                                                               
   compensation      0.15      0.17      0.18      0.17      0.21      0.26 
  Income tax                                                                
   effect           (0.05)    (0.05)    (0.10)    (0.06)    (0.09)    (0.08)
                 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
Non-GAAP Diluted                                                            
 earnings per                                                               
 common share    $   0.78  $   0.77  $   0.79  $   0.72  $   0.67  $   0.70 
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Shares used in                                                              
 diluted                                                                    
 earnings per                                                               
 common share                                                               
 calculation       42,466    42,505    42,700    42,482    38,943    34,245 
                                                                            
SUMMARY OF UNAUDITED GAAP DATA                                              
($ in thousands)                                                            
Net revenues                                                                
 from                                                                       
 unaffiliated                                                               
 customers:                                                                 
  Enterprise     $152,354  $156,680  $161,591  $148,660  $151,757  $160,468 
  Consumer         64,308    59,125    70,190    52,102    54,601    54,549 
                 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
    Total net                                                               
     revenues    $216,662  $215,805  $231,781  $200,762  $206,358  $215,017 
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Net revenues by                                                             
 geographic area                                                            
 from                                                                       
 unaffiliated                                                               
 customers:                                                                 
  Domestic       $124,467  $123,697  $123,092  $116,351  $117,578  $123,803 
  International    92,195    92,108   108,689    84,411    88,780    91,214 
                 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
    Total net                                                               
     revenues    $216,662  $215,805  $231,781  $200,762  $206,358  $215,017 
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Balance Sheet accounts and metrics:                                         
Accounts                                                                    
 receivable, net $150,765  $140,427  $157,322  $136,581  $127,160  $139,939 
Days sales                                                                  
 outstanding                                                                
 (DSO)                 63        59        61        61        55        59 
Inventory, net   $ 60,968  $ 63,551  $ 57,724  $ 56,676  $ 55,918  $ 57,760 
Inventory turns       6.7       6.2       7.8       6.5       7.1       7.2 
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 GAAP Measures                                                              
($ in millions, except per                                                  
 share data)                                                                
                                                                            
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Net Revenues                 Q2'15 ($)   Q2'16 ($)   Change ($)  Change (%) 
--------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ -----------
Net Revenues as reported                                                    
 (GAAP)                     $    215.8  $    215.0  $      (0.8)          0%
  Less Hedge Gains                   -        (2.2)                         
  Impact of Year over Year                                                  
   Foreign Currency Exchange                                                
   Rate Movements                    -        10.5                          
                            ----------- -----------                         
Constant Currency Revenues                                                  
 (Non-GAAP)                          -       223.3                          
Impact of Customer Reserve                                                  
 Adjustment                          -         3.6                          
                            ----------- -----------                         
Adjusted Revenues (Non-GAAP)$    215.8  $    226.9  $      11.1           5%
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Operating Income              Q2'15 ($)   Q2'15 (%)   Q2'16 ($)   Q2'16 (%) 
--------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ -----------
Operating Income as reported                                                
 (GAAP)                     $     37.9        17.6% $      34.1        15.9%
  Stock-based compensation &                                                
   Purchase accounting                                                      
   amortization                    7.4                      8.9             
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Non-GAAP Operating Income         45.3        21.0%        43.0        20.0%
  Less Hedge Gains, net              -                     (1.0)            
  Impact of Year over Year                                                  
   Foreign Currency Exchange                                                
   Rate Movements                    -                      4.3             
                            -----------             ------------            
Constant Currency Operating                                                 
 Income (Non-GAAP)                   -                     46.3        20.7%
  Impact of Customer Reserve                                                
   Adjustment                        -                      3.6             
                            -----------             ------------            
Adjusted Operating Income                                                   
 (Non-GAAP)                 $     45.3        21.0% $      49.9        22.0%
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Diluted Earnings per Common                                                 
 Share ("EPS")                Q2'15 ($)   Q2'16 ($)  Change ($)  Change (%) 
--------------------------------------- ----------- ------------ -----------
Diluted EPS (GAAP)          $     0.65  $     0.52  $     (0.13)        -20%
  Stock-based compensation        0.17        0.26                          
  Income Tax Effect              (0.05)      (0.08)                         
                            ----------- -----------                         
Non-GAAP Diluted EPS              0.77        0.70        (0.07)         -9%
  Less Hedge Gains, net of                                                  
   tax                               -       (0.05)                         
  Impact of Year over Year                                                  
   Foreign Currency Exchange                                                
   Rate Movements, net of                                                   
   tax                               -        0.16                          
                            ----------- -----------                         
Constant Currency Diluted                                                   
 EPS (Non-GAAP)                      -        0.81                          
  Impact of Customer Reserve                                                
   Adjustment, net of tax            -        0.08                          
                            ----------- -----------                         
Adjusted Diluted EPS (Non-                                                  
 GAAP)                      $     0.77  $     0.89  $      0.12          16%
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