Fortinet Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Second Quarter 2021 Highlights
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) â€" Fortinet® (Nasdaq: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.
“We delivered our highest quarterly billings growth in over five years, led by the Americas and EMEA regions, while continuing to invest across our product portfolio,†said Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer. “Fortinet’s customers are seeing the value in our holistic platform approach, which delivers integrated and automated security across a company’s on-premise network, endpoints, and cloud edges. We are pleased with our strong business momentum heading into the second half of the year and are delighted to once again raise full-year revenue and billings guidance.â€
Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter of 2021
Guidance
For the third quarter of 2021, Fortinet currently expects:
For the fiscal year 2021, Fortinet currently expects:
These statements are forward looking and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward-Looking Statements section below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
Our guidance with respect to non-GAAP financial measures excludes stock-based compensation, amortization of acquired intangible assets and gain on intellectual property matter. We have not reconciled our guidance with respect to non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures because certain items that impact these measures are uncertain or out of our control, or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the corresponding GAAP measures is not available without unreasonable effort.
1 A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measuresâ€.
Conference Call Details
Fortinet will host a conference call today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the earnings results. The call can be accessed by dialing (877) 303-6913 (domestic) or (224) 357-2188 (international) with conference ID # 7026909. A live webcast of the conference call and supplemental slides will be accessible from the Investor Relations page of Fortinet’s website at https://investor.fortinet.com and a replay will be archived and accessible at https://investor.fortinet.com/events-and-presentations. A replay of this conference call can also be accessed through August 5, 2021 by dialing (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) with conference ID # 7026909.
Third Quarter 2021 Virtual Conference Participation Schedule:
August 10, 2021
August 11, 2021
September 9, 2021
Members of Fortinet’s management team are expected to present at these conferences and discuss the latest company strategies and initiatives. Fortinet’s conference presentations are expected to be available via webcast on the company’s web site. To access the most updated information and listen to the webcast of each event, please visit the Investor Relations page of Fortinet’s website at https://investor.fortinet.com. The schedule is subject to change.
About Fortinet (www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with complete visibility and control across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements today and into the future. The Fortinet Security Fabric platform can address the most critical security challenges and protect data across the entire digital infrastructure, whether in networked, application, multi-cloud or edge environments. Both a technology company and a learning organization, the Fortinet Network Security Institute has one of the largest and broadest cybersecurity training programs in the industry. Learn more at https://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog or FortiGuard Labs.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding demand for our products and services, guidance and expectations around future financial results, including guidance and expectations for the third quarter and full year 2021, statements regarding the momentum in our business and future growth expectations and objectives and statements regarding growth in market demand. Although we attempt to be accurate in making forward-looking statements, it is possible that future circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such statements are based such that actual results are materially different from our forward-looking statements in this release. Important factors that could cause results to differ materially from the statements herein include the following: general economic risks, including those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic on sales, billings, revenue, demand and buying patterns, component supply and ability to manufacture products to meet demand in a timely fashion, and costs such as possible increased costs for shipping and components; global economic conditions, country-specific economic conditions, and foreign currency risks; competitiveness in the security market; the dynamic nature of the security market and its products and services; specific economic risks worldwide and in different geographies, and among different customer segments; uncertainty regarding demand and increased business and renewals from existing customers; uncertainties around continued success in sales growth and market share gains; actual or perceived vulnerabilities in our supply chain, products or services, and any actual or perceived breach of our network or our customers’ networks; longer sales cycles, particularly for larger enterprise, service providers, government and other large organization customers; the effectiveness of our salesforce and failure to convert sales pipeline into final sales; risks associated with successful implementation of multiple integrated software products and other product functionality risks; risks associated with integrating acquisitions and changes in circumstances and plans associated therewith, including, among other risks, changes in plans related to product and services integrations, product and services plans and sales strategies; sales and marketing execution risks; execution risks around new product development and introductions and innovation; litigation and disputes and the potential cost, distraction and damage to sales and reputation caused thereby or by other factors; cybersecurity threats, breaches and other disruptions; market acceptance of new products and services; the ability to attract and retain personnel; changes in strategy; risks associated with management of growth; lengthy sales and implementation cycles, particularly in larger organizations; technological changes that make our products and services less competitive; risks associated with the adoption of, and demand for, our products and services in general and by specific customer segments, including those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; competition and pricing pressure; product inventory shortages for any reason, including those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; risks associated with business disruption caused by natural disasters and health emergencies such as earthquakes, fires, power outages, typhoons, floods, health epidemics and viruses such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and by manmade events such as civil unrest, labor disruption, international trade disputes, international conflicts, terrorism, wars, and critical infrastructure attacks; tariffs, trade disputes and other trade barriers, and negative impact on sales based on geo-political dynamics and disputes and protectionist policies; any political and government disruption around the world, including the impact of any future shutdowns of the U.S. government; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), copies of which are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or upon request from our investor relations department. All forward-looking statements herein reflect our opinions only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update forward-looking statements herein in light of new information or future events.
COVID-19 Impact
While the broader implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on our employees and overall financial performance remain uncertain, we have seen certain impacts on our business and operations, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, liquidity and capital and financial resources. Going forward, the situation is uncertain, rapidly changing and hard to predict, and the COVID-19 pandemic may have a material negative impact on our future periods, including our results for the three months ending September 30, 2021, our annual results for 2021, and beyond. To highlight the uncertainty remaining for the third quarter and full year 2021, it should be noted that, due to customer buying patterns and the efforts of our sales force and channel partners to meet or exceed quarterly quotas, we have historically received a substantial portion of each quarter’s sales orders and generated a substantial portion of each quarter’s billings and revenue during the last two weeks of the quarter. If we experience significant changes in our billings growth rates, it will impact product revenue in the current quarter and FortiGuard and FortiCare service revenues in subsequent quarters, as we sell annual and multi-year service contracts that are recognized ratably over the contractual service term. In addition, the broader implications of the pandemic on our business and operations and our financial results, including the extent to which the effects of the pandemic will impact future results and growth in the cybersecurity industry, remain uncertain. The duration and severity of the economic downturn from the pandemic may negatively impact our business and operations, results of operations, financial condition, cash flows, liquidity and capital and financial resources in a material way. As a result, the effects of the pandemic may not be fully reflected in our results of operations until future periods.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We have provided in this release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial and liquidity measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. We use these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and believe they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating our ongoing operational performance. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial results with peer companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures provided in the financial statement tables below.
Billings (non-GAAP). We define billings as revenue recognized in accordance with GAAP plus the change in deferred revenue from the beginning to the end of the period, less any deferred revenue balances acquired from business combination(s) during the period. We consider billings to be a useful metric for management and investors because billings drive current and future revenue, which is an important indicator of the health and viability of our business. There are a number of limitations related to the use of billings instead of GAAP revenue. First, billings include amounts that have not yet been recognized as revenue and are impacted by the term of security and support agreements. Second, we may calculate billings in a manner that is different from peer companies that report similar financial measures. Management accounts for these limitations by providing specific information regarding GAAP revenue and evaluating billings together with GAAP revenue.
Free cash flow (non-GAAP). We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities minus purchases of property and equipment and excluding any significant non-recurring items, such as proceeds from intellectual property matter. We believe free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business that, after capital expenditures and net of proceeds from intellectual property matter, can be used for strategic opportunities, including repurchasing outstanding common stock, investing in our business, making strategic acquisitions and strengthening the balance sheet. A limitation of using free cash flow rather than the GAAP measures of cash provided by or used in operating activities, investing activities, and financing activities is that free cash flow does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash and cash equivalents balance for the period because it excludes cash flows from significant non-recurring items, such as proceeds from intellectual property matter, investing activities other than capital expenditures and cash flows from financing activities. Management accounts for this limitation by providing information about our capital expenditures and other investing and financing activities on the face of the cash flow statement and under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operationsâ€"Liquidity and Capital Resources†in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K and by presenting cash flows from investing and financing activities in our reconciliation of free cash flow. In addition, it is important to note that other companies, including companies in our industry, may not use free cash flow, may calculate free cash flow in a different manner than we do or may use other financial measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of free cash flow as a comparative measure.
Non-GAAP operating income and operating margin. We define non-GAAP operating income as operating income plus stock-based compensation, impairment and amortization of acquired intangible assets, less gain on intellectual property matter and, when applicable, other significant non-recurring items in a given quarter, such as non-recurring gains or losses on litigation-related matters. Non-GAAP operating margin is defined as non-GAAP operating income divided by GAAP revenue. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors because they exclude the items noted above so that our management and investors can compare our recurring core business operating results over multiple periods. There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP operating income instead of operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP. First, non-GAAP operating income excludes the items noted above. Second, the components of the costs that we exclude from our calculation of non-GAAP operating income may differ from the components that peer companies exclude when they report their non-GAAP results of operations. Management accounts for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP operating income and evaluating non-GAAP operating income together with operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Non-GAAP net income and diluted net income per share. We define non-GAAP net income as net income or loss plus the items noted above under non-GAAP operating income and operating margin. In addition, we adjust non-GAAP net income and diluted net income per share for gains or losses on investments in privately held companies and a tax adjustment required for an effective tax rate on a non-GAAP basis, which differs from the GAAP effective tax rate. We define non-GAAP diluted net income per share as non-GAAP net income divided by the non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares outstanding. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors for the same reasons that we use non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin. However, in order to provide a more complete picture of our recurring core business operating results, we include in non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share, the tax adjustment required resulting in an effective tax rate on a non-GAAP basis, which often differs from the GAAP tax rate. We believe the non-GAAP effective tax rates we use are reasonable estimates of normalized tax rates for our current and prior fiscal years under our global operating structure. The same limitations described above regarding our use of non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin apply to our use of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share. We account for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share and evaluating non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share together with net income or loss and diluted net income per share calculated in accordance with GAAP.
FORTINET, INC.CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in millions)
2021 December 31,
2020 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,879.3 $ 1,061.8 Short-term investments 1,233.9 775.5 Accounts receivableâ€"net 584.6 720.0 Inventory 149.8 139.8 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 60.6 43.3 Total current assets 3,908.2 2,740.4 LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS 246.6 118.3 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENTâ€"NET 506.5 448.0 DEFERRED CONTRACT COSTS 347.8 304.8 DEFERRED TAX ASSETS 271.2 245.2 GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETSâ€"NET 127.9 124.6 OTHER ASSETS 150.7 63.2 TOTAL ASSETS $ 5,558.9 $ 4,044.5 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable $ 132.0 $ 141.6 Accrued liabilities 168.8 149.2 Accrued payroll and compensation 164.7 145.9 Deferred revenue 1,533.0 1,392.8 Total current liabilities 1,998.5 1,829.5 DEFERRED REVENUE 1,372.4 1,212.5 INCOME TAX LIABILITIES 95.2 90.3 LONG-TERM DEBT 987.5 â€" OTHER LIABILITIES 55.1 56.2 Total liabilities 4,508.7 3,188.5 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: Common stock 0.2 0.2 Additional paid-in capital 1,245.8 1,207.2 Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (0.1 ) 0.7 Accumulated deficit (195.7 ) (352.1 ) Total stockholders’ equity 1,050.2 856.0 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY $ 5,558.9 $ 4,044.5 FORTINET, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)
2021 June 30,
2020 June 30,
2021 June 30,
2020 REVENUE: Product $ 298.3 $ 211.9 $ 539.0 $ 404.2 Service 502.8 405.7 972.4 791.1 Total revenue 801.1 617.6 1,511.4 1,195.3 COST OF REVENUE: Product 115.6 84.4 206.9 160.7 Service 71.3 50.7 136.6 103.1 Total cost of revenue 186.9 135.1 343.5 263.8 GROSS PROFIT: Product 182.7 127.5 332.1 243.5 Service 431.5 355.0 835.8 688.0 Total gross profit 614.2 482.5 1,167.9 931.5 OPERATING EXPENSES: Research and development 106.6 82.1 203.8 162.4 Sales and marketing 326.9 253.8 630.9 513.8 General and administrative 34.4 28.9 66.4 57.7 Gain on intellectual property matter (1.2 ) (1.1 ) (2.3 ) (37.9 ) Total operating expenses 466.7 363.7 898.8 696.0 OPERATING INCOME 147.5 118.8 269.1 235.5 INTEREST INCOME 1.2 4.0 2.3 13.2 INTEREST EXPENSE (4.5 ) â€" (5.8 ) â€" OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)â€"NET 0.8 0.9 (1.2 ) (7.1 ) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 145.0 123.7 264.4 241.6 PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 7.5 9.9 19.7 23.2 NET INCOME $ 137.5 $ 113.8 $ 244.7 $ 218.4 Net income per share: Basic $ 0.84 $ 0.70 $ 1.50 $ 1.31 Diluted $ 0.82 $ 0.69 $ 1.47 $ 1.29 Weighted-average shares outstanding: Basic 163.3 161.6 163.2 166.1 Diluted 167.1 165.4 166.7 169.8 FORTINET, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in millions)
2021 June 30,
2020 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $ 244.7 $ 218.4 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Stock-based compensation 102.1 93.7 Amortization of deferred contract costs 81.8 64.5 Depreciation and amortization 36.2 35.4 Amortization of investment premium (discounts) 2.9 (0.4 ) Other 0.3 5.5 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivableâ€"net 135.6 44.5 Inventory (20.1 ) (17.9 ) Prepaid expenses and other current assets (16.4 ) (15.2 ) Deferred contract costs (124.8 ) (91.1 ) Deferred tax assets (25.8 ) 13.6 Other assets (11.8 ) 0.7 Accounts payable (9.5 ) 9.7 Accrued liabilities 21.3 6.5 Accrued payroll and compensation 18.7 8.9 Other liabilities (1.2 ) 5.6 Deferred revenue 300.1 184.0 Net cash provided by operating activities 734.1 566.4 CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of investments (1,262.5 ) (399.3 ) Sales of investments 71.4 130.0 Maturities of investments 600.3 548.1 Purchases of property and equipment (75.6 ) (58.5 ) Investment in privately held company (75.0 ) â€" Payments made in connection with business combination, net of cash acquired (10.3 ) (3.1 ) Other â€" (0.4 ) Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (751.7 ) 216.8 CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from long-term borrowings, net of discount and underwriting fees 989.4 â€" Payments for debt issuance costs (2.4 ) â€" Repurchase and retirement of common stock (91.6 ) (1,046.0 ) Proceeds from issuance of common stock 15.8 15.7 Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards (76.0 ) (58.9 ) Other (0.1 ) (0.1 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 835.1 (1,089.3 ) NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 817.5 (306.1 ) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSâ€"Beginning of period 1,061.8 1,222.5 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTSâ€"End of period $ 1,879.3 $ 916.4 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid for income taxesâ€"net $ 48.3 $ 18.3 Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right-of-use assets $ 21.1 $ 5.9
Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures
(Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)
Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow
Three Months Ended June 30,2021 June 30,
2020 Net cash provided by operating activities $ 418.2 $ 247.0 Less: Purchases of property and equipment (23.5 ) (30.9 ) Free cash flow $ 394.7 $ 216.1 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities $ (278.2 ) $ 212.2 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities $ (120.9 ) $ (168.9 )
Reconciliation of GAAP operating income to non-GAAP operating income, operating margin, net income and diluted net income per share
Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 GAAPResults Adjustments Non-GAAP
Results GAAP
Results Adjustments Non-GAAP
Results Operating income $ 147.5 $ 55.8 (a) $ 203.3 $ 118.8 $ 51.5 (b) $ 170.3 Operating margin 18.4 % 25.4 % 19.2 % 27.6 % Adjustments: Stock-based compensation 53.5 49.6 Amortization of acquired intangible assets 3.5 3.7 Gain on intellectual property matter (1.2 ) (1.1 ) Litigation-related matter â€" (0.7 ) Tax adjustment (34.6 ) (c) (28.7 ) (c) Net income $ 137.5 $ 21.2 $ 158.7 $ 113.8 $ 22.8 $ 136.6 Diluted net income per share $ 0.82 $ 0.95 $ 0.69 $ 0.83 Shares used in diluted net income per share calculations 167.1 167.1 165.4 165.4
(a) To exclude $53.5 million of stock-based compensation and $3.5 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets, offset by a $1.2 million gain on intellectual property matter, in the three months ended June 30, 2021.
(b) To exclude $49.6 million of stock-based compensation and $3.7 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets, offset by a $1.1 million gain on intellectual property matter and a $0.7 million adjustment for a litigation-related matter in the three months ended June 30, 2020.
(c) Non-GAAP financial information is adjusted to an effective tax rate of 21% and 22% in the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, on a non-GAAP basis, which differs from the GAAP effective tax rate.
Reconciliation of total revenue to total billings
Three Months Ended June 30,2021 June 30,
2020 Total revenue $ 801.1 $ 617.6 Add: Change in deferred revenue 159.8 93.9 Total billings $ 960.9 $ 711.5
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