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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ciena Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Achieves record quarterly revenue by surpassing $500M milestone

HANOVER, Md. - June 6, 2013 - Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced unaudited financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended April 30, 2013.

For the fiscal second quarter 2013, Ciena reported revenue of $507.7 million.

On the basis of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Ciena's net loss for the fiscal second quarter 2013 was $(27.1) million, or $(0.27) per common share, which compares to a GAAP net loss of $(27.8) million, or$(0.28) per common share, for the fiscal second quarter 2012.

Ciena's adjusted (non-GAAP) net income for the fiscal second quarter 2013 was $2.2 million, or $0.02 per common share, which compares to an adjusted (non-GAAP) net income of $3.7 million, or $0.04 per common share, for the fiscal second quarter 2012.

“We have designed Ciena to take advantage of the fundamental shift in network architecture driven by changing end-user demands, and our strong quarterly and first half of 2013 performance are a direct result of that strategy. Our unique ability to provide customers convergence, automation, openness and software intelligence positions us to lead the industry in this shift,” said Gary B. Smith, president and CEO of Ciena. “These dynamics are creating new opportunities that we believe will enable us to continue making progress toward our long-term financial goals.”

Fiscal Second Quarter 2013 Performance Summary
The tables below (in millions, except percentage data) provide comparisons of certain quarterly results to prior periods, including sequential quarterly and year-over-year changes. A reconciliation between the GAAP and adjusted (non-GAAP) measures contained in this release is included in Appendix A.

 
 
GAAP Results
 
 
Q2

Q1

Q2

Period Change
 
 
FY 2013

FY 2013

FY 2012
 
Q-T-Q*
 
Y-T-Y*
Revenue
 
$
507.7


$
453.1

 
$
477.6


12.1
 %

6.3
%
Gross margin
 
41.3
 %
 
43.2
 %
 
38.3
 %
 
(1.9
)%
 
3.0
%
Operating expense
 
$
220.1

 
$
201.4

 
$
194.4

 
9.3
 %
 
13.2
%
Operating margin
 
(2.1
)%
 
(1.2
)%
 
(2.4
)%
 
(0.9
)%
 
0.3
%




 
 
Non-GAAP Results
 
 
Q2
 
Q1
 
Q2
 
Period Change
 
 
FY 2013
 
FY 2013
 
FY 2012
 
Q-T-Q*
 
Y-T-Y*
Revenue
 
$
507.7

 
$
453.1

 
$
477.6

 
12.1
 %
 
6.3
%
Adj. gross margin
 
42.5
%
 
44.6
%
 
39.6
%
 
(2.1
)%
 
2.9
%
Adj. operating expense
 
$
197.4

 
$
176.6

 
$
172.9

 
11.8
 %
 
14.2
%
Adj. operating margin
 
3.7
%
 
5.6
%
 
3.4
%
 
(1.9
)%
 
0.3
%

 
 
Revenue by Segment
 
 
Q2 FY 2013
 
Q1 FY 2013
 
Q2 FY 2012
 
 
Revenue
 
%
 
Revenue
 
%
 
Revenue
 
%
Converged Packet Optical
 
$
291.4

 
57.4
 
$
240.0

 
53.0
 
$
264.6

 
55.4
Packet Networking
 
57.1

 
11.2
 
45.8

 
10.1
 
29.9

 
6.3
Optical Transport
 
57.4

 
11.3
 
57.6

 
12.7
 
84.4

 
17.7
Software and Services
 
101.8

 
20.1
 
109.7

 
24.2
 
98.7

 
20.6
Total
 
$
507.7

 
100.0
 
$
453.1

 
100.0
 
$
477.6

 
100.0
* Denotes % change, or in the case of margin, absolute change
 
 
 
 
 
 

Additional Performance Metrics for Fiscal Second Quarter 2013
Non-U.S. customers contributed 43% of total revenue
Two customers accounted for greater than 10% of revenue and represented 31.3% of total revenue
Cash and investments totaled $456.5 million
Cash flow from operations totaled $44.9 million
Free cash flow totaled $35.6 million
Average days' sales outstanding (DSOs) were 75
Accounts receivable balance was $421.0 million
Inventories totaled $248.1 million, including:
Raw materials: $49.9 million
Work in process: $9.7 million
Finished goods: $145.1 million
Deferred cost of sales: $84.2 million
Reserve for excess and obsolescence: $(40.8) million
Product inventory turns were 3.9
Headcount totaled 4,546

Business Outlook for Fiscal Third Quarter 2013
Statements relating to business outlook are forward-looking in nature and actual results may differ materially. These statements should be read in the context of the Notes to Investors below.

Ciena expects fiscal third quarter 2013 financial performance to include:
Revenue in the range of $515 to $545 million
Adjusted (non-GAAP) gross margin in the low 40s percent range
Adjusted (non-GAAP) operating expense in the mid $190s million range
   




Live Web Broadcast of Unaudited Fiscal Second Quarter 2013 Results
Ciena will host a discussion of its unaudited fiscal second quarter 2013 results with investors and financial analysts today, Thursday, June 6, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern). The live broadcast of the discussion will be available via Ciena's homepage at http://www.ciena.com/. To accompany its live broadcast, Ciena has posted to the Investor Relations page of its website at: www.ciena.com/investors a presentation for investors that includes certain highlighted information to be discussed on the call and certain historical results of operation. An archived transcript of the discussion will be available shortly following the conclusion of the live broadcast on the Investor Relations page of Ciena's website at: www.ciena.com/investors.

Notes to Investors

Forward-looking statements. This press release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts, assumptions and other information available to the Company as of the date hereof. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Ciena's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," and "would" or similar words. Forward-looking statements in this release include Ciena's "Business Outlook for Fiscal Third Quarter of 2013" as well as: “We have designed Ciena to take advantage of the fundamental shift in network architecture driven by changing end-user demands, and our strong quarterly and first half of 2013 performance are a direct result of that strategy."; "Our unique ability to provide customers convergence, automation, openness and software intelligence positions us to lead the industry in this shift.”; "These dynamics are creating new opportunities that we believe will enable us to continue making progress toward our long-term financial goals."

Ciena's actual results, performance or events may differ materially from these forward-looking statements made or implied due a number of risks and uncertainties relating to Ciena's business, including: the effect of broader economic and market conditions on our customers and their business; changes in network spending or network strategy by large communication service providers; seasonality and the timing and size of customer orders, including our ability to recognize revenue relating to such sales; the level of competitive pressure we encounter; the product, customer and geographic mix of sales within the period; supply chain disruptions and the level of success relating to efforts to optimize Ciena's operations; changes in foreign currency exchange rates affecting revenue and operating expense; and the other risk factors disclosed in Ciena's Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2013. Ciena assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information included in this press release.

Non-GAAP Presentation of Quarterly Results. This release includes non-GAAP measures of Ciena's gross profit, operating expense, income (loss) from operations, net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share. In evaluating the operating performance of Ciena's business, management excludes certain charges and credits that are required by GAAP. These items share one or more of the following characteristics: they are unusual and Ciena does not expect them to recur in the ordinary course of its business; they do not involve the expenditure of cash; they are unrelated to the ongoing operation of the business in the ordinary course; or their magnitude and timing is largely outside of Ciena's control. Management believes that the non-GAAP measures below provide management and investors useful information and meaningful insight to the operating performance of the business. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to Ciena's GAAP results and these measures are not intended to be a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Ciena's non-GAAP measures and the related adjustments may differ from non-GAAP measures used by other companies and should only be used to evaluate Ciena's results of operations in conjunction with our corresponding GAAP results. To the extent not previously disclosed in a prior Ciena financial results press release, Appendix A to this press release sets forth a complete GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures contained in this release.





About Ciena. Ciena is the network specialist. We collaborate with customers worldwide to unlock the strategic potential of their networks and fundamentally change the way they perform and compete. Ciena leverages its deep expertise in packet and optical networking and distributed software automation to deliver solutions in alignment with OPn, its approach for building open next-generation networks. We enable a high-scale, programmable infrastructure that can be controlled and adapted by network-level applications, and provide open interfaces to coordinate computing, storage and network resources in a unified, virtualized environment. Investors are encouraged to review the Investors section of our website at www.ciena.com/investors, where we routinely post press releases, SEC filings, recent news, financial results, other announcements and, from time to time, exclusively post material information as with the other disclosure channels that we use.





CIENA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 
Quarter Ended April 30,
 
Six Months Ended April 30,
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products
$
384,726

 
$
413,217

 
$
718,399

 
$
766,274

Services
92,891

 
94,495

 
175,903

 
194,531

Total revenue
477,617

 
507,712

 
894,302

 
960,805

Cost of goods sold:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products
234,372

 
239,441

 
432,124

 
435,962

Services
60,304

 
58,758

 
111,481

 
119,535

Total cost of goods sold
294,676

 
298,199

 
543,605

 
555,497

Gross profit
182,941

 
209,513

 
350,697

 
405,308

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
90,399

 
100,787

 
180,063

 
189,912

Selling and marketing
62,517

 
74,475

 
126,928

 
141,063

General and administrative
26,670

 
30,883

 
56,334

 
59,091

Amortization of intangible assets
12,967

 
12,439

 
26,438

 
24,892

Restructuring costs
1,851

 
1,509

 
3,573

 
6,539

Total operating expenses
194,404

 
220,093

 
393,336

 
421,497

Loss from operations
(11,463
)
 
(10,580
)
 
(42,639
)
 
(16,189
)
Interest and other income (loss), net
(4,387
)
 
(2,716
)
 
(9,274
)
 
(2,853
)
Interest expense
(9,646
)
 
(11,392
)
 
(19,216
)
 
(22,124
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 
(28,630
)
Loss before income taxes
(25,496
)
 
(24,688
)
 
(71,129
)
 
(69,796
)
Provision for income taxes
2,284

 
2,391

 
4,304

 
4,607

Net loss
$
(27,780
)
 
$
(27,079
)
 
$
(75,433
)
 
$
(74,403
)
Basic net loss per common share
$
(0.28
)
 
$
(0.27
)
 
$
(0.77
)
 
$
(0.73
)
Diluted net loss per potential common share
$
(0.28
)
 
$
(0.27
)
 
$
(0.77
)
 
$
(0.73
)
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
98,981

 
101,913

 
98,525

 
101,560

Weighted average dilutive potential common shares outstanding
98,981

 
101,913

 
98,525

 
101,560









CIENA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
 
October 31,
2012
 
April 30,
2013
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
642,444

 
$
356,498

Short-term investments
50,057

 
99,973

Accounts receivable, net
345,496

 
421,014

Inventories
260,098

 
248,096

Prepaid expenses and other
117,595

 
138,577

Total current assets
1,415,690

 
1,264,158

Equipment, furniture and fixtures, net
123,580

 
117,553

Other intangible assets, net
257,137

 
221,476

Other long-term assets
84,736

 
90,157

Total assets
$
1,881,143

 
$
1,693,344

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
179,704

 
$
198,820

Accrued liabilities
209,540

 
222,783

Deferred revenue
79,516

 
98,603

  Convertible notes payable
216,210

 

Total current liabilities
684,970

 
520,206

Long-term deferred revenue
27,560

 
28,272

Other long-term obligations
31,779

 
32,989

Long-term convertible notes payable
1,225,806

 
1,209,814

Total liabilities
1,970,115

 
1,791,281

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
 
 
 
Preferred stock – par value $0.01; 20,000,000 shares authorized; zero shares issued and outstanding

 

Common stock – par value $0.01; 290,000,000 shares authorized; 100,601,792 and 102,035,119 shares issued and outstanding
1,006

 
1,020

Additional paid-in capital
5,797,765

 
5,864,381

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(3,354
)
 
(4,546
)
Accumulated deficit
(5,884,389
)
 
(5,958,792
)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)
(88,972
)
 
(97,937
)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
$
1,881,143

 
$
1,693,344









CIENA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended April 30,
 
2012
 
2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(75,433
)
 
$
(74,403
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Loss on extinguishment of debt

 
28,630

Depreciation of equipment, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements
29,079

 
28,857

Share-based compensation costs
16,830

 
18,147

Amortization of intangible assets
37,865

 
35,661

Provision for inventory excess and obsolescence
13,982

 
9,027

Provision for warranty
16,615

 
11,060

Other
7,993

 
5,068

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
19,107

 
(76,526
)
Inventories
(26,630
)
 
2,975

Prepaid expenses and other
19,597

 
(33,969
)
Accounts payable, accruals and other obligations
8,315

 
24,805

Deferred revenue
6,036

 
19,799

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
73,356

 
(869
)
Cash flows used in investing activities:
 
 
 
Payments for equipment, furniture, fixtures and intellectual property
(16,150
)
 
(21,496
)
Restricted cash
(17,202
)
 
1,679

Purchase of available for sale securities

 
(99,914
)
  Proceeds from maturities of available for sale securities

 
50,000

Proceeds from sale of cost method investment
524

 

Net cash used in investing activities
(32,828
)
 
(69,731
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Payment of long term debt

 
(216,210
)
Payment for debt and equity issuance costs

 
(3,661
)
Payment of capital lease obligations
(699
)
 
(1,427
)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
5,715

 
5,955

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
5,016

 
(215,343
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(1,893
)
 
(3
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
45,544

 
(285,943
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
541,896

 
642,444

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
585,547

 
$
356,498

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for interest
$
16,520

 
$
15,720

Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net
$
5,811

 
$
5,136

Non-cash investing and financing activities
 
 
 
Purchase of equipment in accounts payable
$
4,004

 
$
3,006

Fixed assets acquired under capital leases
$
4,427

 
$
1,286










APPENDIX A - Reconciliation of Adjusted (Non- GAAP) Quarterly Measurements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
 
 
April 30,
 
 
2012
 
2013
Gross Profit Reconciliation (GAAP/non-GAAP)
 
 
 
 
GAAP gross profit
 
$
182,941

 
$
209,513

Share-based compensation-products
 
460

 
686

Share-based compensation-services
 
367

 
435

Amortization of intangible assets
 
5,484

 
5,384

Total adjustments related to gross profit
 
6,311

 
6,505

Adjusted (non-GAAP) gross profit
 
$
189,252

 
$
216,018

Adjusted (non-GAAP) gross profit percentage
 
39.6
%
 
42.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expense Reconciliation (GAAP/non-GAAP)
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating expense
 
$
194,404

 
$
220,093

Share-based compensation-research and development
 
2,092

 
2,204

Share-based compensation-sales and marketing
 
2,820

 
3,382

Share-based compensation-general and administrative
 
2,141

 
3,144

Acquisition and integration costs
 
(410
)
 

Amortization of intangible assets
 
12,967

 
12,439

Restructuring costs
 
1,851

 
1,509

Total adjustments related to operating expense
 
21,461

 
22,678

Adjusted (non-GAAP) operating expense
 
$
172,943

 
$
197,415

 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) from Operations Reconciliation (GAAP/non-GAAP)
 
 
 
 
GAAP loss from operations
 
$
(11,463
)
 
$
(10,580
)
Total adjustments related to gross profit
 
6,311

 
6,505

Total adjustments related to operating expense
 
21,461

 
22,678

Adjusted (non-GAAP) income from operations
 
$
16,309

 
18,603

Adjusted (non-GAAP) operating margin percentage
 
3.4
%
 
3.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Reconciliation (GAAP/non-GAAP)
 
 
 
 
GAAP net loss
 
$
(27,780
)
 
$
(27,079
)
Total adjustments related to gross profit
 
6,311

 
6,505

Total adjustments related to operating expense
 
21,461

 
22,678

 Non-cash interest expense
 

 
247

Change in fair value of embedded redemption feature
 
3,750

 
(120
)
Adjusted (non-GAAP) net income
 
$
3,742

 
$
2,231

 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
 
98,981

 
101,913

Weighted average dilutive potential common shares outstanding
 
100,715

 
103,165

 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share
 
 
 
 
GAAP diluted net loss per common share
 
$
(0.28
)
 
$
(0.27
)
Adjusted (non-GAAP) diluted net income per common share
 
$
0.04

 
$
0.02





The adjusted (non-GAAP) measures above and their reconciliation to Ciena's GAAP results for the periods presented reflect adjustments relating to the following items:
Share-based compensation expense - a non-cash expense incurred in accordance with share-based compensation accounting guidance.
Amortization of intangible assets - a non-cash expense arising from the acquisition of intangible assets, principally developed technologies and customer-related intangibles, that Ciena is required to amortize over its expected useful life.
Acquisition and integration costs - reflects transaction expense, and consulting and third party service fees associated with the acquisition of the Nortel MEN Business and the integration of this business into Ciena's operations.
Restructuring costs - costs incurred as a result of restructuring activities (or in the case of recoveries, previous restructuring activities) taken to align resources with perceived market opportunities.
Non-cash interest expense - a non-cash debt discount expense amortized as interest expense during the term of Ciena's 4.0% senior convertible notes due December 15, 2020 relating to the required separate accounting of the equity component of these convertible notes.
Change in fair value of embedded redemption feature - a non-cash unrealized gain or loss reflective of a mark to market fair value adjustment of an embedded derivative related to the redemption feature of Ciena's outstanding 4.0% senior convertible notes due March 15, 2015.