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LOGITECH INTERNATIONAL S.A.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)
• the price of the product is fixed or determinable; and
• collectibility of the receivable is reasonably assured.
Revenues from sales to distributors and authorized resellers are subject to terms allowing price protection,
certain rights of return and allowances for customer marketing programs. Reserves for price protection are
recorded when the price protection program is approved. Estimated future returns and customer marketing
programs are provided for upon revenue recognition. Such amounts are estimated, and periodically adjusted,
based on historical and anticipated rates of returns, distributor inventory levels and other factors, and recorded as
a reduction of revenue.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and amounted to $82.1 million, $76.9 million and $71.6 million
in fiscal years 2004, 2003 and 2002. Advertising costs are recorded as either a marketing and selling expense or a
deduction from revenue. Advertising costs reimbursed by the Company to a customer must have an identifiable
benefit and an estimable fair value in order to be classified as an operating expense. If these criteria are not met,
the cost is classified as a deduction from revenue.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or
less to be cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist
principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company maintains cash and cash
equivalents with various financial institutions to limit exposure with any one financial institution.
The Company sells to large OEMs, distributors and high volume resellers and, as a result, maintains
individually significant receivable balances with such customers. As of March 31, 2004, one customer
represented 16% and another customer represented 11% of total accounts receivable. As of March 31, 2003, one
customer represented 18% of total accounts receivable. The Company’s OEM customers tend to be well-
capitalized, multi-national companies, while retail customers may be less well-capitalized. The Company
manages its accounts receivable credit risk through ongoing credit evaluation of its customers’ financial
condition and by purchasing credit insurance on European retail accounts receivable. The Company generally
does not require collateral from its customers.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are reported net of allowances for doubtful accounts. The allowances are based on the
Company’s regular assessment of the credit worthiness and financial condition of specific customers, as well as
its historical experience with bad debts, receivables aging, current economic trends and the financial condition of
its distribution channels.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is computed on a first-in, first-out basis. The
Company records write-downs of inventories which are obsolete or in excess of anticipated demand or market
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