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For more information contact:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investor Relations
 
 
 
 
Suzanne DuLong
 
 
 
 
(206) 272-7049
 
 
 
 
s.dulong@f5.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Public Relations
 
 
 
 
Nathan Misner
 
 
 
 
(206) 272-7494
 
 
 
 
n.misner@f5.com
 
 
 
 

F5 Delivers 7% Revenue Growth in Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2020
Generates Second Quarter GAAP EPS of $1.00 and non-GAAP EPS of $2.23 per diluted share
SEATTLE, WA - April 27, 2020 - F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended March 31, 2020.
“During our second quarter, we saw continued rapid acceptance of our software and subscription-based offerings as enterprises and service provider customers worldwide look to F5 to ensure consistent application access, delivery and security,” said François Locoh-Donou, CEO and President of F5. “In the last month of the quarter, we also saw increased demand for capacity as customers looked to quickly and, in some cases, massively scale remote access capabilities to keep their employees safe and their businesses running.”
“As a result of transforming F5 to a more software-driven business, we have built greater resiliency into our business model,” continued Locoh-Donou. “With 65% recurring revenue, $182 million in cash flow from operations and cash and investments totaling $1 billion at the end of our second quarter, we can weather the economic uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and we are confident our multi-cloud vision, our investments, and our innovation are well aligned with both near- and longer-term customer demand.”
Second Quarter Performance Summary
Following its acquisition of Shape Security, to provide transparency to what F5 management believes reflects its ongoing business results, F5 is reporting both GAAP and non-GAAP revenue. Non-GAAP revenue excludes the impact of the purchase accounting write-down on Shape’s assumed deferred revenue. F5 expects purchase accounting will impact Shape-related recognized revenue on a GAAP-basis principally over the four quarters following the transaction close in January 2020.
GAAP revenue of $583.4 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 reflects 7% growth from $544.9 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019.
Non-GAAP revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $585.6 million, reflecting 7% growth in total revenue and 96% growth in software revenue in the year ago period.
GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $61.4 million, or $1.00 per diluted share compared to second quarter fiscal year 2019 GAAP net income of $116.1 million, or $1.93 per diluted share.
Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 was $135.9 million, or $2.23 per diluted share, compared to $154.4 million, or $2.57 per diluted share, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019. Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020 excludes $51.2 million in stock-based compensation, $23.5 million in acquisition-related charges, $8.6 million in amortization of purchased intangible assets, and $1.3 million in facility-exit costs.



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A reconciliation of revenue, net income, earnings per share, and other measures on a GAAP to non-GAAP basis is included in the attached Condensed Consolidated Income Statements. Additional information about non-GAAP financial information is included in this release.
Business Outlook
For the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 ending June 30, 2020, F5 expects to deliver both GAAP and non-GAAP revenue in the range of $555 million to $585 million with non-GAAP earnings in the range of $1.91 to $2.13 per diluted share.
All forward-looking non-GAAP measures included in the outlook exclude estimates for amortization of intangible assets, share-based compensation expenses, significant effects of tax legislation and judicial or administrative interpretation of tax regulations, including the impact of income tax reform, non-recurring income tax adjustments, valuation allowance on deferred tax assets, and the income tax effect of non-GAAP exclusions, and do not include the impact of any future acquisitions or divestitures, acquisition-related charges and write-downs, restructuring charges, facility exit costs, or other non-recurring charges that may occur in the period. F5 is unable to provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings guidance measures to corresponding U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP measures on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable effort due to the overall high variability and low visibility of most of the foregoing items that have been excluded. Material changes to any one of these items could have a significant effect on our guidance and future GAAP results. Certain exclusions, such as amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation expenses, are generally incurred each quarter, but the amounts have historically varied and may continue to vary significantly from quarter to quarter.
Live Webcast and Conference Call
F5 will host a live webcast and conference call to review its financial results and outlook today, April 27, 2020, at 4:30 pm ET. The live webcast can be accessed from the investor relations portion of F5.com. To participate in the live call via telephone in the U.S., dial 866-209-3822 and request the F5 call. Outside the U.S., dial +1-647-689-5683. Please call 5 minutes prior to the call start time. The webcast replay will be archived on the investor relations portion of F5’s website.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding the continuing strength and momentum of F5's business, future financial performance, projected and target revenue and earnings ranges, income, earnings per share, share amounts and share price assumptions, share repurchases, demand for application delivery networking, application delivery services, security, and software products, expectations regarding future services and products, expectations regarding future customers, markets and the benefits of products, and other statements that are not historical facts and which are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions and other factors that, if they do not fully materialize or prove correct, could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, customer acceptance of our new security, application delivery, optimization, and software and SaaS offerings; the timely development, introduction and acceptance of additional new products and features by F5 or its competitors; F5 may not realize the financial and strategic goals that are contemplated through its acquisitions and F5 may not successfully operate and integrate newly-acquired businesses appropriately; competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors into F5’s markets, and new product and marketing initiatives by our competitors; increased sales discounts; uncertain global economic conditions which may result in reduced customer demand for our products and services and changes in customer payment patterns; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment; overall information technology spending; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, shareholder and other matters, and governmental investigations; natural catastrophic events; F5's ability to sustain, develop and effectively utilize distribution relationships; F5's ability to attract, train and retain qualified product



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development, marketing, sales, professional services and customer support personnel; F5's ability to expand in international markets; the unpredictability of F5's sales cycle; F5’s share repurchase program; future prices of F5's common stock; and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in our documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K and other documents that we may file or furnish from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. The financial information contained in this release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in F5’s most recent reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K as each may be amended from time to time. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available as of the date hereof and qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. F5 assumes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements.
GAAP to non-GAAP Reconciliation
F5’s management evaluates and makes operating decisions using various operating measures. These measures are generally based on the revenues of its products, services operations and certain costs of those operations, such as cost of revenues, research and development, sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses. One such measure is GAAP net income excluding, as applicable, stock-based compensation, amortization of purchased intangible assets, acquisition-related charges, net of taxes, restructuring charges, facility-exit costs, significant litigation and other contingencies and certain non-recurring tax expenses and benefits, which is a non-GAAP financial measure under Section 101 of Regulation G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This measure of non-GAAP net income is adjusted by the amount of additional taxes or tax benefit that the company would accrue if it used non-GAAP results instead of GAAP results to calculate the company’s tax liability.
The non-GAAP adjustments, and F5's basis for excluding them from non-GAAP financial measures, are outlined below:
Acquisition-related write-downs of assumed deferred revenue. Included in its GAAP financial statements, F5 records acquisition-related write-downs of assumed deferred revenue to fair value, which results in lower recognized revenue over the term of the contract. F5 includes revenue associated with acquisition-related write-downs of assumed deferred revenue in its non-GAAP financial measures as management believes it provides a more accurate depiction of revenue arising from our strategic acquisitions.
Stock-based compensation. Stock-based compensation consists of expense for stock options, restricted stock and employee stock purchases through the company’s ESPP. Although stock-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of F5’s employees and executives, management believes it is useful to exclude stock-based compensation expenses to better understand the long-term performance of the company’s core business and to facilitate comparison of the company’s results to those of peer companies.
Acquisition-related charges, net. F5 does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle and the terms and scope of each transaction can vary significantly and are unique to each transaction. F5 excludes acquisition-related charges from its non-GAAP financial measures to provide a useful comparison of the company’s operating results to prior periods and to its peer companies. Acquisition-related charges consist of planning, execution and integration costs incurred directly as a result of an acquisition.
Restructuring charges. F5 has incurred restructuring charges that are included in its GAAP financial statements, primarily related to workforce reductions and costs associated with exiting facility lease commitments. F5 excludes these items from its non-GAAP financial measures when evaluating its continuing business performance as such items vary significantly based on the magnitude of the restructuring action and do not reflect expected future operating expenses. In addition, these charges do not necessarily provide meaningful insight into the fundamentals of current or past operations of its business.
Amortization of purchased intangible assets. Purchased intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives and generally cannot be changed or influenced by management after the acquisition. Management does not believe these charges accurately reflect the performance of the company’s ongoing operations, therefore, they are not considered by management in making operating decisions. However, investors should note that the use of intangible assets contributed to F5’s revenues earned during the periods presented and will contribute to F5’s future period revenues as well.



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Facility-exit costs. In fiscal year 2019, F5 relocated its headquarters in Seattle, Washington and recorded charges in connection with this facility exit as well as other non-recurring lease activity. These charges are not representative of ongoing costs to the business and are not expected to recur. As a result, these charges are being excluded to provide investors with a more comparable measure of costs associated with ongoing operations.
Management believes that non-GAAP net income per share provides useful supplemental information to management and investors regarding the performance of the company’s core business operations and facilitates comparisons to the company’s historical operating results. Although F5’s management finds this non-GAAP measure to be useful in evaluating the performance of the core business, management’s reliance on this measure is limited because items excluded from such measures could have a material effect on F5’s earnings and earnings per share calculated in accordance with GAAP. Therefore, F5’s management will use its non-GAAP earnings and earnings per share measures, in conjunction with GAAP earnings and earnings per share measures, to address these limitations when evaluating the performance of the company’s core business. Investors should consider these non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, financial performance measures in accordance with GAAP.
F5 believes that presenting its non-GAAP measures of earnings and earnings per share provides investors with an additional tool for evaluating the performance of the company’s core business and is used by management in its own evaluation of the company’s performance. Investors are encouraged to look at GAAP results as the best measure of financial performance. However, while the GAAP results are more complete, the company provides investors these supplemental measures since, with reconciliation to GAAP, it may provide additional insight into the company’s operational performance and financial results.
For reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see the section in our attached Condensed Consolidated Income Statements entitled “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
About F5
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) powers applications from development through their entire lifecycle, across any multi-cloud environment, so our customers-enterprise businesses, service providers, governments, and consumer brands-can deliver differentiated, high-performing, and secure digital experiences. For more information, go to f5.com. You can also follow @f5networks on Twitter or visit us on LinkedIn and Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and technologies.
F5 is a trademark or service mark of F5 Networks, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Source: F5 Networks





F5 Networks, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
March 31,
 
September 30,
 
 
2020
 
2019
ASSETS
Current assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
572,888

 
$
599,219

Short-term investments
 
248,257

 
373,063

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,305 and $3,259
 
338,655

 
322,029

Inventories
 
30,942

 
34,401

Other current assets
 
217,989

 
182,874

Total current assets
 
1,408,731

 
1,511,586

Property and equipment, net
 
232,006

 
223,426

Operating lease right-of-use assets
 
327,436

 

Long-term investments
 
204,969

 
358,402

Deferred tax assets
 
47,230

 
27,701

Goodwill
 
1,864,991

 
1,065,379

Other assets, net
 
355,614

 
203,781

Total assets
 
$
4,440,977

 
$
3,390,275

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
56,200

 
$
62,627

Accrued liabilities
 
286,902

 
235,869

Deferred revenue
 
889,629

 
807,030

Current portion of long-term debt
 
19,275

 

Total current liabilities
 
1,252,006

 
1,105,526

Deferred tax liabilities
 
221

 
313

Deferred revenue, long-term
 
391,475

 
391,086

Operating lease liabilities, long-term
 
357,645

 

Long-term debt
 
378,685

 

Other long-term liabilities
 
62,751

 
131,853

Total long-term liabilities
 
1,190,777

 
523,252

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
 
Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding
 

 

Common stock, no par value; 200,000 shares authorized, 60,629 and 60,367 shares issued and outstanding
 
223,101

 
142,597

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(22,903
)
 
(19,190
)
Retained earnings
 
1,797,996

 
1,638,090

Total shareholders’ equity
 
1,998,194

 
1,761,497

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
4,440,977

 
$
3,390,275





F5 Networks, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Income Statements
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
March 31,
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Net revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products (1)
 
$
259,538

 
$
237,859

 
$
494,074

 
$
471,736

Services
 
323,911

 
307,036

 
658,680

 
616,929

Total
 
583,449

 
544,895

 
1,152,754

 
1,088,665

Cost of net revenues (2)(3)(4)(5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Products
 
53,086

 
43,547

 
95,204

 
85,957

Services
 
48,152

 
44,631

 
94,676

 
88,935

Total
 
101,238

 
88,178

 
189,880

 
174,892

Gross profit
 
482,211

 
456,717

 
962,874

 
913,773

Operating expenses (2)(3)(4)(5)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and marketing
 
215,472

 
170,954

 
410,991

 
335,213

Research and development
 
109,028

 
96,314

 
205,033

 
188,352

General and administrative
 
74,013

 
46,656

 
133,017

 
89,199

Restructuring charges
 

 

 
7,800

 

Total
 
398,513

 
313,924

 
756,841

 
612,764

Income from operations
 
83,698

 
142,793

 
206,033

 
301,009

Other (loss) income, net
 
(141
)
 
7,434

 
5,079

 
14,529

Income before income taxes
 
83,557

 
150,227

 
211,112

 
315,538

Provision for income taxes
 
22,178

 
34,140

 
51,206

 
68,546

Net income
 
$
61,379

 
$
116,087

 
$
159,906

 
$
246,992

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share — basic
 
$
1.01

 
$
1.94

 
$
2.63

 
$
4.12

Weighted average shares — basic
 
60,869

 
59,686

 
60,758

 
59,954

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share — diluted
 
$
1.00

 
$
1.93

 
$
2.62

 
$
4.09

Weighted average shares — diluted
 
61,084

 
60,029

 
61,017

 
60,374

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income as reported
 
$
61,379

 
$
116,087

 
$
159,906

 
$
246,992

Acquisition-related write-downs of assumed deferred revenue
 
2,191

 

 
2,191

 

Stock-based compensation expense
 
51,222

 
39,494

 
98,883

 
78,183

Amortization of purchased intangible assets
 
8,620

 
1,774

 
13,208

 
3,548

Facility-exit costs
 
1,254

 
2,592

 
3,011

 
5,048

Acquisition-related charges
 
23,453

 
3,530

 
31,719

 
3,530

Restructuring charges
 

 

 
7,800

 

Tax effects related to above items
 
(12,172
)
 
(9,036
)
 
(25,406
)
 
(19,322
)
Net income excluding acquisition-related write-downs of assumed deferred revenue, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of purchased intangible assets, facility-exit costs, acquisition-related charges, restructuring charges and non-recurring tax expenses and benefits (non-GAAP) - diluted
 
$
135,947

 
$
154,441

 
$
291,312

 
$
317,979

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share excluding acquisition-related write-downs of assumed deferred revenue, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of purchased intangible assets, facility-exit costs, acquisition-related charges, restructuring charges and non-recurring tax expenses and benefits (non-GAAP) - diluted
 
$
2.23

 
$
2.57

 
$
4.77

 
$
5.27

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares - diluted
 
61,084

 
60,029

 
61,017

 
60,374

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) GAAP net product revenues
 
$
259,538

 
$
237,859

 
$
494,074

 
$
471,736

Acquisition-related write-downs of assumed deferred revenue
 
2,191

 

 
2,191

 

Non-GAAP net product revenues
 
261,729

 
237,859

 
496,265

 
471,736

GAAP net service revenues
 
323,911

 
307,036

 
658,680

 
616,929

Acquisition-related write-downs of assumed deferred revenue
 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net service revenues
 
323,911

 
307,036

 
658,680

 
616,929

Total non-GAAP net revenues
 
$
585,640

 
$
544,895

 
$
1,154,945

 
$
1,088,665

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(2) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of net revenues
 
$
6,434

 
$
4,946

 
$
11,923

 
$
10,034

Sales and marketing
 
22,638

 
16,359

 
44,404

 
31,878

Research and development
 
12,557

 
10,269

 
23,759

 
20,561

General and administrative
 
9,593

 
7,920

 
18,797

 
15,710

 
 
$
51,222

 
$
39,494

 
$
98,883

 
$
78,183

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3) Includes amortization of purchased intangible assets as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of net revenues
 
$
5,953

 
$
1,043

 
$
9,050

 
$
2,086

Sales and marketing
 
2,153

 
206

 
3,114

 
412

General and administrative
 
514

 
525

 
1,044

 
1,050

 
 
$
8,620

 
$
1,774

 
$
13,208

 
$
3,548

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(4) Includes facility-exit costs as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of net revenues
 
$
180

 
$
345

 
$
501

 
$
688

Sales and marketing
 
391

 
743

 
1,077

 
1,611

Research and development
 
408

 
1,066

 
1,153

 
1,986

General and administrative
 
275

 
438

 
280

 
763

 
 
$
1,254

 
$
2,592

 
$
3,011

 
$
5,048

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5) Includes acquisition-related charges as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of net revenues
 
$
13

 
$

 
$
13

 
$

Sales and marketing
 
3,364

 

 
3,773

 

Research and development
 
746

 

 
780

 

General and administrative
 
19,330

 
3,530

 
27,153

 
3,530

 
 
$
23,453

 
$
3,530

 
$
31,719

 
$
3,530





F5 Networks, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited, in thousands)
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
 
 
2020
 
2019
Operating activities
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
159,906

 
$
246,992

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
 
98,447

 
78,183

Depreciation and amortization
 
43,112

 
28,246

Non-cash operating lease costs
 
18,970

 

Other
 
54

 
(43
)
Deferred income taxes
 
5,353

 
3,606

Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding effects of the acquisition of businesses):
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
 
4,317

 
(24,419
)
Inventories
 
3,459

 
(2,895
)
Other current assets
 
(19,603
)
 
(35,735
)
Other assets
 
(4,298
)
 
2,683

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
(1,936
)
 
16,746

Deferred revenue
 
43,987

 
78,046

Lease liabilities
 
(25,948
)
 

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
325,820

 
391,410

Investing activities
 
 
 
 
Purchases of investments
 
(195,123
)
 
(211,087
)
Maturities of investments
 
237,892

 
351,600

Sales of investments
 
232,255

 
2,499

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
 
(955,574
)
 

Purchases of property and equipment
 
(35,463
)
 
(50,056
)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 
(716,013
)
 
92,956

Financing activities
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and purchases of stock under employee stock purchase plan
 
21,443

 
18,900

Repurchase of common stock
 
(50,009
)
 
(201,045
)
Proceeds from term debt agreement
 
400,000

 

Payments for debt issuance costs
 
(3,040
)
 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
368,394

 
(182,145
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
 
(21,799
)
 
302,221

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
 
(1,090
)
 
(265
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
 
602,254

 
425,894

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
 
$
579,365

 
$
727,850

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
 
$
30,067

 
$

Cash paid for interest on long-term debt
 
$
2,089

 
$

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash activities
 
 
 
 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations
 
$
399,203

 
$

Capitalized leasehold improvements paid directly by landlord
 
$

 
$
28,814