ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP

We are a global leader in the Automatic Identification and Data Capture (“AIDC”) industry. The AIDC market consists of mobile computing, data capture, radio frequency identification devices (“RFID”), barcode printing, and other workflow automation products and services. The Company’s solutions are proven to help our customers and end-users digitize and automate their workflows to achieve their critical business objectives, including improved productivity and operational efficiency, optimized regulatory compliance, and better customer experiences.

We design, manufacture, and sell a broad range of AIDC products, including: mobile computers, barcode scanners and imagers, RFID readers, specialty printers for barcode labeling and personal identification, real-time location systems (“RTLS”), related accessories and supplies, such as labels and other consumables, and related software applications. We also provide machine vision and robotics automation solutions; a full range of services, including maintenance, technical support, repair, managed and professional services; as well as cloud-based software subscriptions. End-users of our products, solutions and services include those in the retail and e-commerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, healthcare, public sector, and other industries within North America; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”); Asia Pacific; and Latin America.

We continue to advance our Enterprise Asset Intelligence (“EAI”) vision: every asset and front-line worker visible, connected, and fully optimized. Through continual innovation, we have expanded beyond the traditional AIDC market to transform activities such as factory production, packages moving through a supply chain, retail shopping, and the hospital patient journey. Data from enterprise assets, including status, condition, location, utilization, and preferences, is analyzed in the cloud to provide prioritized actionable insights. As a result, our solutions enable enterprises to “sense, analyze, and act” more effectively to optimize their activities.

The Company’s operations consist of two reportable segments that provide complementary offerings to our customers: Asset Intelligence & Tracking (“AIT”) and Enterprise Visibility & Mobility (“EVM”).

•The AIT segment is an industry leader in barcode printing and asset tracking technologies. Its major product lines include barcode and card printers, RFID and RTLS offerings, and supplies, including temperature-monitoring labels, and services.

•The EVM segment is an industry leader in automatic information and data capture solutions. Its major product lines include mobile computing, data capture, fixed industrial scanning and machine vision, services, and workflow optimization solutions. Our workflow optimization solutions include cloud-based software subscriptions, retail solutions, and robotic automation solutions.

We are a market leader in our core businesses, which are generally considered to be comprised of our mobile computing and data capture products, printing products and supplies, as well as support and repair services. We continue to focus on growth opportunities within adjacent and expansion markets by scaling and integrating our recent business acquisitions.

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Summary and Other Recent Developments

•Net sales were $1,255 million in the current quarter compared to $956 million in the prior year.

•Operating income was $191 million in the current quarter compared to an operating loss of $12 million in the prior year.

•Net income was $137 million, or $2.64 per diluted share in the current quarter, compared to a net loss of $15 million, or $(0.28) per diluted share in the prior year.

•Net cash provided by operating activities was $707 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 as compared to net cash used in operating activities of $145 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

In the current quarter, we saw the continuation of a modest recovery in demand trends that began to broaden across both of our segments. Our third quarter revenues and profitability improved from the first half of the year, and particularly as compared to the prior year which was negatively impacted by broad-based demand declines and distributor inventory reductions. We expect these trends to continue into the fourth quarter.

The Company completed its actions under the 2022 Productivity Plan in the third quarter. Total charges associated with the 2022 Productivity Plan and the U.S. voluntary retirement plan (“VRP”), which was completed in 2023, were $127 million, including $4 million recorded in the current quarter. The costs of these actions are classified within Exit and restructuring on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Together, these programs have impacted over 9% of our global employee base and are expected to result in annualized net cost savings of approximately $120 million, primarily within Operating expenses. The Company has realized $110 million in net savings to date, with $50 million in 2023 and an incremental $60 million in the first nine months of 2024.