Arista Networks, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

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Arista Networks (ANET) reported record revenue of $1.052 billion for Q2 2022, reflecting a 20% increase from Q1 2022 and a 48.7% rise year-over-year. Despite challenges in the supply chain, GAAP net income surged to $299.1 million, or $0.94 per diluted share. However, GAAP gross margin dipped to 61.2% from 63.1% in Q1 2022. The company acquired Pluribus Networks and launched several innovative solutions, including Edge as a Service. For Q3 2022, Arista anticipates revenue between $1.025 billion and $1.075 billion.

Positive

• Record revenue of $1.052 billion, a 48.7% increase year-over-year.
• GAAP net income rose to $299.1 million, marking a significant increase.
• Expansion into new product offerings, including Edge as a Service and next-gen 7130 Series systems.

Negative

• GAAP gross margin decreased to 61.2% from 63.1% in Q1 2022.

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Arista Networks, Inc. (NYSE: ANET), an industry leader in data-driven, client to cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022.

“In Q2 2022, we achieved our first billion-dollar revenue quarter, despite the challenges of an uncertain supply chain environment,” said Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO of Arista Networks. “This record milestone further validates the customer value of Arista’s differentiated cloud networking platforms, now adopted by many of the largest cloud and enterprise customers around the world.”

Second Quarter Financial Highlights

• Revenue of $1.052 billion, an increase of 20.0% compared to the first quarter of 2022, and an increase of 48.7% from the second quarter of 2021.
• GAAP gross margin of 61.2%, compared to GAAP gross margin of 63.1% in the first quarter of 2022 and 64.2% in the second quarter of 2021.
• Non-GAAP gross margin of 61.9%, compared to non-GAAP gross margin of 63.9% in the first quarter of 2022 and 65.2% in the second quarter of 2021.
• GAAP net income of $299.1 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $196.9 million, or $0.62 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2021.
• Non-GAAP net income of $342.7 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $216.8 million, or $0.68 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2021.

Commenting on the company's financial results, Ita Brennan, Arista’s CFO said, “We are pleased with overall business momentum in the quarter with strong revenue growth driving significant EPS upside and demonstrating the inherent operational leverage of the business model.”

Company Highlights

• Arista Acquires Pluribus Networks – a leader in delivering unified cloud fabrics that provides agility, security, automation and visibility across all clouds.
• Arista Introduces Edge as a Service with Cognitive Unified Edge Solution – Arista announces the next phase of Arista’s cognitive campus vision with the introduction of Arista CUE™ (Cognitive Unified Edge). CUE enables commercial and distributed branch customers to accelerate new services and technology innovations by consolidating multiple security and networking functions into an “edge as a service” cloud-managed solution.
• Arista Expands EOS and CloudVision Software Platforms as a Foundation for High-Performance Media and Entertainment Networking - Arista announces the extension of its Arista EOS^® (Extensible Operating System) and CloudVision^® software to support high-performance switched networks for media and entertainment customers. Arista Media Control Service (MCS) makes broadcast workflows an integral function of the Arista network fabric providing customers with faster establishment of audio and video streams.
• Arista Introduces Next Generation 7130 Series Systems for Converged Ultra Low Latency Networking - Arista announces the next generation of converged ultra low latency, highly programmable 7130 Series systems designed for demanding in-network applications. The new systems improve customer agility while consolidating multiple devices that reduce complexity, power and costs.

Financial Outlook

For the third quarter of 2022, we expect:

• Revenue between $1.025 billion to $1.075 billion;
• Non-GAAP gross margin of 60% to 62%; and
• Non-GAAP operating margin of approximately 39%

Guidance for non-GAAP financial measures excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, and certain non-recurring items. A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis (see further explanation below under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”).

Prepared Materials and Conference Call Information

Arista’s executives will discuss the second quarter 2022 financial results on a conference call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time today. To listen to the call via telephone, dial (888) 330-2502 in the United States or +1 (240) 789-2713 from international locations. The Conference ID is 5655862.

The financial results conference call will also be available via live webcast on Arista's investor relations website at https://investors.arista.com/. Shortly after the conclusion of the conference call, a replay of the audio webcast will be available on Arista’s investor relations website.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” regarding our future performance, including quotations from management, statements in the section entitled “Financial Outlook,” such as estimates regarding revenue, non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating margin for the third quarter of 2022, statements regarding Arista's business plans and its ability to execute such plans, and statements regarding the benefits of Arista's products. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those anticipated in or implied by the forward-looking statements including risks associated with: interruptions or delays in shipments; the impact of supply shortages and manufacturing disruptions on our business including increased purchase commitments and extended lead times, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related public safety measures on our business; the rapid evolution of the networking market; any failure to successfully pursue new products and service offerings and expand into adjacent markets; a decline in our revenue growth rate; deferral, reduction or cancellation of orders from end customers; increased component costs including as a result of global inflationary pressures and the impact of the Russian/Ukrainian conflict; variability in our gross margins including as a result of changes in end customer mix or product mix; adverse global economic and geopolitical conditions and reduced information technology and network infrastructure spending; intense competition; expansion of our international sales and operations; investments in or acquisitions of other businesses; fluctuations in our results of operations including as a result of seasonality; our ability to attract new large end customers or sell products and services to existing end customers and dependence on large end customers; the timing of orders and their fulfillment; our ability to increase market awareness of our company and new products and services; product quality problems; our ability to anticipate technological shifts and develop products to meet those technological shifts; insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; a decline in end customer demand for our products or services; our ability to protect, defend and maintain our intellectual property rights; vulnerabilities in our products and failure of our products to detect security breaches; and tax, tariff, import/export restrictions; and other future events. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect us can be found in our most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including, but not limited to, our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. You can locate these reports through our website at https://investors.arista.com/ and on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to the company as of the date hereof and we disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and accompanying table contain certain non-GAAP financial measures including non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP operating margins, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, certain non-recurring charges or benefits, and the income tax effect of these non-GAAP exclusions. In addition, non-GAAP financial measures exclude net tax benefits associated with stock-based awards, which include excess tax benefits, and other discrete indirect effects of such awards. The company uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends. In addition, these measures are the primary indicators management uses as a basis for its planning and forecasting for future periods.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are subject to limitations, and should be read only in conjunction with the company's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. A description of these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of the company’s non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures have been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation.

The company’s guidance for non-GAAP financial measures excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, and other non-recurring items. The company does not provide guidance on GAAP gross margin or GAAP operating margin or the various reconciling items between GAAP gross margin and GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP operating margin. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures on a forward-looking basis is not available because stock-based compensation expense is impacted by the company’s future hiring and retention needs and the future fair market value of the company’s common stock, all of which are difficult to predict and subject to constant change. The actual amount of stock-based compensation expense will have a significant impact on the company’s GAAP gross margin and GAAP operating margin.

About Arista Networks

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client to cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. Arista’s award-winning platforms deliver availability, agility, automation, analytics and security through an advanced network operating stack. For more information, visit www.arista.com.

ARISTA, EOS, CloudVision and Arista CUE are among the registered and unregistered trademarks of Arista Networks, Inc. in jurisdictions around the world. Other company names or product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
		Three Months Ended June 30,							Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022				2021			2022			2021
Revenue:
Product		$	885,806			$	566,467		$	1,610,524		$	1,105,612
Service			166,085				140,852			318,433			269,269
Total revenue			1,051,891				707,319			1,928,957			1,374,881
Cost of revenue:
Product			375,634				225,779			669,443			444,212
Service			32,992				27,362			62,404			51,219
Total cost of revenue			408,626				253,141			731,847			495,431
Gross profit			643,265				454,178			1,197,110			879,450
Operating expenses:
Research and development			178,158				143,293			350,164			275,780
Sales and marketing			79,372				70,625			160,111			141,645
General and administrative			22,882				20,895			45,995			36,368
Total operating expenses			280,412				234,813			556,270			453,793
Income from operations			362,853				219,365			640,840			425,657
Other income (loss), net			(533	)			1,719			30,947			3,294
Income before income taxes			362,320				221,084			671,787			428,951
Provision for income taxes			63,221				24,196			100,429			51,697
Net income		$	299,099			$	196,888		$	571,358		$	377,254
Net income per share (1):
Basic		$	0.98			$	0.64		$	1.86		$	1.23
Diluted		$	0.94			$	0.62		$	1.80		$	1.18
Weighted-average shares used in computing net income per share (1):
Basic			306,754				305,844			307,399			305,536
Diluted			316,581				318,840			318,040			318,708

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(1) Prior periods have been adjusted to reflect the four-for-one stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend in November 2021.

ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. Reconciliation of Selected GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited, in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)
		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
			2022				2021				2022				2021
GAAP gross profit		$	643,265			$	454,178			$	1,197,110			$	879,450
GAAP gross margin			61.2	%			64.2	%			62.1	%			64.0	%
Stock-based compensation expense			2,312				1,796				3,621				3,196
Intangible asset amortization			6,012				5,465				11,733				10,929
Non-GAAP gross profit		$	651,589			$	461,439			$	1,212,464			$	893,575
Non-GAAP gross margin			61.9	%			65.2	%			62.9	%			65.0	%
GAAP income from operations		$	362,853			$	219,365			$	640,840			$	425,657
Stock-based compensation expense			50,224				44,944				100,503				82,497
Intangible asset amortization			7,708				7,365				15,019				14,795
Acquisition-related costs (1)			4,691				—				4,691				—
Non-GAAP income from operations		$	425,476			$	271,674			$	761,053			$	522,949
Non-GAAP operating margin			40.4	%			38.4	%			39.5	%			38.0	%
GAAP net income		$	299,099			$	196,888			$	571,358			$	377,254
Stock-based compensation expense			50,224				44,944				100,503				82,497
Intangible asset amortization			7,708				7,365				15,019				14,795
Acquisition-related costs (1)			4,691				—				4,691				—
Unrealized loss (gain) on equity investments			5,084				—				(23,413	)			—
Tax benefit on stock-based awards			(17,725	)			(24,113	)			(48,689	)			(45,019	)
Income tax effect on non-GAAP exclusions			(6,401	)			(8,256	)			(8,281	)			(13,862	)
Non-GAAP net income		$	342,680			$	216,828			$	611,188			$	415,665
GAAP diluted net income per share (2)		$	0.94			$	0.62			$	1.80			$	1.18
Non-GAAP adjustments to net income			0.14				0.06				0.12				0.12
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share		$	1.08			$	0.68			$	1.92			$	1.30
Weighted-average shares used in computing diluted net income per share (2)			316,581				318,840				318,040				318,708
Summary of Stock-Based Compensation Expense:
Cost of revenue		$	2,312			$	1,796			$	3,621			$	3,196
Research and development			28,449				23,139				56,025				45,121
Sales and marketing			12,827				11,368				25,936				21,453
General and administrative			6,636				8,641				14,921				12,727
Total		$	50,224			$	44,944			$	100,503			$	82,497

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(1)		Represent non-recurring costs associated with business combinations, which primarily include retention bonuses, and professional and consulting fees.
(2)		Prior periods have been adjusted to reflect the four-for-one stock split effected in the form of a stock dividend in November 2021.

ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited, in thousands)
		June 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	493,246			$	620,813
Marketable securities			2,408,656				2,787,502
Accounts receivable			585,786				516,509
Inventories			852,810				650,117
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			388,697				237,735
Total current assets			4,729,195				4,812,676
Property and equipment, net			91,823				78,634
Acquisition-related intangible assets, net			140,836				93,555
Goodwill			273,494				188,397
Investments			38,263				20,247
Operating lease right-of-use assets			61,869				65,182
Deferred tax assets			442,455				442,295
Other assets			46,610				33,443
TOTAL ASSETS		$	5,824,545			$	5,734,429
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable		$	275,093			$	202,636
Accrued liabilities			210,334				226,643
Deferred revenue			697,762				593,578
Other current liabilities			94,837				86,972
Total current liabilities			1,278,026				1,109,829
Income taxes payable			79,422				69,916
Operating lease liabilities, non-current			51,793				56,527
Deferred revenue, non-current			335,728				335,734
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current			13,447				129,074
Other long-term liabilities			60,337				54,749
TOTAL LIABILITIES			1,818,753				1,755,829
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Common stock			30				31
Additional paid-in capital			1,638,787				1,530,046
Retained earnings			2,408,294				2,456,823
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			(41,319	)			(8,300	)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY			4,005,792				3,978,600
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		$	5,824,545			$	5,734,429

ARISTA NETWORKS, INC. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited, in thousands)
		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022				2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income		$	571,358			$	377,254
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and other			28,012				25,235
Stock-based compensation			100,503				82,497
Noncash lease expense			9,161				8,410
Deferred income taxes			(105,937	)			(2,998	)
Unrealized gain on equity investments			(23,413	)			—
Amortization of investment premiums			11,457				12,121
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net			(64,335	)			25,326
Inventories			(202,052	)			(63,531	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			(158,149	)			(44,356	)
Other assets			(5,543	)			(3,390	)
Accounts payable			71,169				10,879
Accrued liabilities			(16,210	)			20,025
Deferred revenue			91,201				95,263
Income taxes payable			10,792				(9,144	)
Other liabilities			221				(15,550	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			318,235				518,041
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities			829,714				819,807
Purchases of marketable securities			(641,979	)			(1,241,657	)
Purchases of property and equipment			(23,744	)			(9,567	)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(145,087	)			1,419
Investments in privately-held companies and intangibles			(11,691	)			(6,084	)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities			165,746				—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			172,959				(436,082	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under equity plans			22,991				26,884
Tax withholding paid on behalf of employees for net share settlement			(18,802	)			(6,353	)
Repurchase of common stock			(619,888	)			(101,355	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(615,699	)			(80,824	)
Effect of exchange rate changes			(3,041	)			(665	)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH			(127,546	)			470
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH —Beginning of period			625,050				897,454
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH —End of period		$	497,504			$	897,924

 

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Investor Contacts:

Arista Networks, Inc.

Liz Stine, 408-547-5885

Investor Relations

liz@arista.com

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FAQ

What were Arista Networks' Q2 2022 earnings results?

Arista Networks reported Q2 2022 revenue of $1.052 billion, a GAAP net income of $299.1 million, and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.94.

What is the financial outlook for Arista Networks in Q3 2022?

For Q3 2022, Arista expects revenue between $1.025 billion to $1.075 billion.

How much did Arista Networks' revenue grow in Q2 2022 compared to Q1 2022?

Arista's revenue grew by 20% in Q2 2022 compared to Q1 2022.

What major acquisition did Arista Networks announce?

Arista Networks announced the acquisition of Pluribus Networks, enhancing its cloud networking capabilities.

What was the GAAP gross margin for Arista Networks in Q2 2022?

The GAAP gross margin for Q2 2022 was 61.2%, down from 63.1% in Q1 2022.