F5 Reports Strong Earnings Growth in its Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2024; Raises Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings Outlook
F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) reported strong earnings growth in Q2 FY2024 with revenue of $681 million and GAAP net income of $119 million. Software revenue grew 20% driven by 28% subscription revenue growth. Non-GAAP gross margin was 82.1% and non-GAAP operating margin was 30.9%. The company raised its fiscal year 2024 earnings outlook, expecting flat to down 2% revenue growth compared to 2023.
Strong earnings growth in Q2 FY2024 with revenue of $681 million.
Software revenue grew 20% driven by 28% subscription revenue growth.
Non-GAAP gross margin was 82.1% and non-GAAP operating margin was 30.9%.
Company raised fiscal year 2024 earnings outlook with expected flat to down 2% revenue growth compared to 2023.
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Insights
Reviewing the financial performance of F5 in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, we observe both positive indicators and areas of concern. A 20% growth in total software revenue and a significant 28% increase in subscription software revenue are strong signals that the company's shift towards a software-centric business model is gaining traction. This aligns with broader industry trends where software and subscriptions are increasingly favored over hardware due to their scalability and recurring revenue potential.
However, a notable 32% decline in systems revenue illustrates the challenges associated with transitioning from hardware sales. While the growth in software revenue is encouraging, investors should consider the potential impact of hardware declines on the overall business, especially since these drops can reflect market shifts or execution challenges within the company.
Despite a slight decrease in total revenue compared to the previous year, the improved non-GAAP gross margin of 82.1% and non-GAAP operating margin of 30.9% reflect prudent cost management and possibly a favorable shift in the sales mix towards higher-margin software products. The raised non-GAAP earnings per share outlook for fiscal year 2024 speaks to management's confidence in the company's operational efficiency and strategic direction.
From a market perspective, it is imperative to contextualize F5's performance within the broader IT industry. F5's mention of customers forecasting 'largely flat IT budgets for calendar 2024' underscores a challenging economic environment where IT spending may be more scrutinized. In such a context, F5's ability to drive software growth despite these headwinds points to a resilient demand for its application and API security products.
Another critical point for investors is the strategic importance of F5's offerings in a landscape where businesses are increasingly reliant on a hybrid and multicloud approach. The focus on reducing operational complexity and the emphasis on security suggest that the company's value proposition is well-aligned with current enterprise needs, potentially providing a buffer against broader market contractions.
The raised guidance also hints that F5 is not only navigating the current fiscal landscape adeptly but also capturing market share or increasing the lifetime value of its customer base through its subscription offerings. This is an optimistic sign for the company's trajectory and its alignment with enterprise digital transformation trends.
“We delivered a solid second quarter, with revenue near the midpoint of our guidance range and earnings per share at the high end of our guidance in an environment where customers remain cautious and are forecasting largely flat IT budgets for calendar 2024,” said François Locoh-Donou, F5’s President and CEO. “During the quarter, our software subscription renewals continued to perform well, driving
“To move at the speed of business today, our customers rely on an ever-increasing number of applications and APIs which they operate across distributed environments. This hybrid and multicloud reality brings with it untenable operational complexity, considerable costs, and escalating security risks. Broad-based enterprise adoption of AI will only compound these challenges,” said Locoh-Donou. “F5 solves these challenges, providing the most effective and comprehensive application and API security platform in the industry. We also empower customers to radically simplify their disparate infrastructure environments and applications.”
Second Quarter Performance Summary
Second quarter fiscal year 2024 revenue declined
GAAP gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 was
GAAP operating profit for the second quarter was
GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 was
Performance Summary Tables
| GAAP Measures | Non-GAAP Measures | |||||||||
| ($ in millions except EPS) | Q2 FY2024 | Q2 FY2023 | ($ in millions except EPS) | Q2 FY2024 | Q2 FY2023 | |||||
| Revenue | $ |
681 |
$ |
703 |
||||||
| Gross profit | $ |
540 |
$ |
548 |
Gross profit | $ |
559 |
$ |
565 |
|
| Gross margin |
|
|
|
|
Gross margin |
|
|
|
|
|
| Operating profit | $ |
140 |
$ |
106 |
Operating profit | $ |
210 |
$ |
191 |
|
| Operating margin |
|
|
|
|
Operating margin |
|
|
|
|
|
| Net income | $ |
119 |
$ |
81 |
Net income | $ |
173 |
$ |
154 |
|
| EPS | $ |
2.00 |
$ |
1.34 |
EPS | $ |
2.91 |
$ |
2.53 |
|
A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures is included in the attached Consolidated Income Statements. Additional information about non-GAAP financial information is included in this release.
Business Outlook
For the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, F5 expects to deliver revenue in the range of
In addition, the Company expects fiscal year 2024 revenue growth that is flat to down
All forward-looking non-GAAP measures included in the Company’s business 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
Live Webcast and Conference Call
F5 will host a live webcast to review its financial results and outlook today, April 29, 2024, at 4:30 pm ET. The live webcast is accessible from the investor relations page of F5.com. To participate in the live call via telephone in the
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding the environment, F5’s future financial performance including revenue, revenue growth, earnings growth, future customer demand and budgets, markets, and the performance and benefits of the Company's products. These, and other statements that are not historical facts, 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: customer acceptance of offerings; continued disruptions to the global supply chain resulting in inability to source required parts for F5’s products or the ability to only do so at greatly increased prices thereby impacting our revenues and/or margins; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment; overall information technology spending; F5’s ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses’ products with F5 technologies; the ability of F5’s sales professionals and distribution partners to sell new solutions and service offerings; the timely development, introduction and acceptance of additional new products and features by F5 or its competitors; 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; the business impact of the acquisitions and potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement of completion of acquisitions; uncertain global economic conditions which may result in reduced customer demand for our products and services and changes in customer payment patterns; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, shareholder and other matters, and governmental investigations; potential security flaws in the Company’s networks, products or services; cybersecurity attacks on its networks, products or services; natural catastrophic events; a pandemic or epidemic; F5’s ability to sustain, develop and effectively utilize distribution relationships; F5’s ability to attract, train and retain qualified product development, marketing, sales, professional services and customer support personnel; F5’s ability to expand in international markets; the unpredictability of F5’s sales cycle; the ability of F5 to execute on its share repurchase program including the timing of any repurchases; 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 and impairment of purchased intangible assets, facility-exit costs, acquisition-related charges, net of taxes, restructuring charges, 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:
Stock-based compensation. Stock-based compensation consists of expense for stock options, restricted stock, and employee stock purchases through the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. 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.
Amortization and impairment 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. On a non-recurring basis, when certain events or circumstances are present, management may also be required to write down the carrying value of its purchased intangible assets and recognize impairment charges. 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.
Facility-exit costs. F5 has incurred certain non-recurring right-of-use asset impairment charges, and other related recurring costs in connection with the exit of its leased facilities. These charges are not representative of the ongoing activity or costs to the business. As a result, these charges are being excluded to provide investors with a more comparable measure of costs associated with ongoing operations.
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.
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 is a multicloud application security and delivery company committed to bringing a better digital world to life. F5 partners with the world’s largest, most advanced organizations to secure every app — on premises, in the cloud, or at the edge. F5 enables businesses to continuously stay ahead of threats while delivering exceptional, secure digital experiences for their customers. For more information, go to f5.com. (NASDAQ: FFIV)
You can also follow @F5 on X (Twitter) or visit us on LinkedIn and Facebook for more information about F5, its partners, and technologies. F5 is a trademark, service mark, or tradename of F5, Inc., in the
SOURCE: F5, Inc.
| F5, Inc. | |||||||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||
| (unaudited, in thousands) | |||||||
| March 31, | September 30, | ||||||
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
| Assets | |||||||
| Current assets | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalent | $ |
902,680 |
|
$ |
797,163 |
|
|
| Short-term investments |
|
802 |
|
|
6,160 |
|
|
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of |
|
388,325 |
|
|
454,832 |
|
|
| Inventories |
|
69,760 |
|
|
35,874 |
|
|
| Other current assets |
|
589,954 |
|
|
554,744 |
|
|
| Total current assets |
|
1,951,521 |
|
|
1,848,773 |
|
|
| Property and equipment, net |
|
161,525 |
|
|
170,422 |
|
|
| Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
188,973 |
|
|
195,471 |
|
|
| Long-term investments |
|
6,343 |
|
|
5,068 |
|
|
| Deferred tax assets |
|
324,875 |
|
|
295,308 |
|
|
| Goodwill |
|
2,312,362 |
|
|
2,288,678 |
|
|
| Other assets, net |
|
439,071 |
|
|
444,613 |
|
|
| Total assets | $ |
5,384,670 |
|
$ |
5,248,333 |
|
|
| Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity | |||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ |
57,702 |
|
$ |
63,315 |
|
|
| Accrued liabilities |
|
266,563 |
|
|
282,890 |
|
|
| Deferred revenue |
|
1,178,158 |
|
|
1,126,576 |
|
|
| Total current liabilities |
|
1,502,423 |
|
|
1,472,781 |
|
|
| Deferred tax liabilities |
|
5,689 |
|
|
4,637 |
|
|
| Deferred revenue, long-term |
|
633,818 |
|
|
648,545 |
|
|
| Operating lease liabilities, long-term |
|
228,368 |
|
|
239,565 |
|
|
| Other long-term liabilities |
|
81,106 |
|
|
82,573 |
|
|
| Total long-term liabilities |
|
948,981 |
|
|
975,320 |
|
|
| 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, 58,609 and 59,207 shares issued and outstanding |
|
19,029 |
|
|
24,399 |
|
|
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(21,034 |
) |
|
(23,221 |
) |
|
| Retained earnings |
|
2,935,271 |
|
|
2,799,054 |
|
|
| Total shareholders' equity |
|
2,933,266 |
|
|
2,800,232 |
|
|
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ |
5,384,670 |
|
$ |
5,248,333 |
|
|
| F5, Inc. | |||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Income Statements | |||||||||||||||
| (unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| March 31, | March 31, | ||||||||||||||
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||||
| Net revenues | |||||||||||||||
| Products | $ |
300,162 |
|
$ |
340,581 |
|
$ |
606,021 |
|
$ |
681,139 |
|
|||
| Services |
|
381,192 |
|
|
362,594 |
|
|
767,930 |
|
|
722,414 |
|
|||
| Total |
|
681,354 |
|
|
703,175 |
|
|
1,373,951 |
|
|
1,403,553 |
|
|||
| Cost of net revenues (1)(2)(3)(4) | |||||||||||||||
| Products |
|
85,313 |
|
|
99,795 |
|
|
168,021 |
|
|
198,650 |
|
|||
| Services |
|
55,800 |
|
|
55,859 |
|
|
109,481 |
|
|
112,011 |
|
|||
| Total |
|
141,113 |
|
|
155,654 |
|
|
277,502 |
|
|
310,661 |
|
|||
| Gross profit |
|
540,241 |
|
|
547,521 |
|
|
1,096,449 |
|
|
1,092,892 |
|
|||
| Operating expenses (1)(2)(3)(4) | |||||||||||||||
| Sales and marketing |
|
210,800 |
|
|
233,076 |
|
|
409,727 |
|
|
466,181 |
|
|||
| Research and development |
|
122,207 |
|
|
141,363 |
|
|
241,782 |
|
|
283,686 |
|
|||
| General and administrative |
|
67,184 |
|
|
67,036 |
|
|
131,902 |
|
|
137,027 |
|
|||
| Restructuring charges |
|
90 |
|
|
- |
|
|
8,562 |
|
|
8,740 |
|
|||
| Total |
|
400,281 |
|
|
441,475 |
|
|
791,973 |
|
|
895,634 |
|
|||
| Income from operations |
|
139,960 |
|
|
106,046 |
|
|
304,476 |
|
|
197,258 |
|
|||
| Other income, net |
|
5,974 |
|
|
2,737 |
|
|
15,856 |
|
|
7,439 |
|
|||
| Income before income taxes |
|
145,934 |
|
|
108,783 |
|
|
320,332 |
|
|
204,697 |
|
|||
| Provision for income taxes |
|
26,913 |
|
|
27,347 |
|
|
62,929 |
|
|
50,859 |
|
|||
| Net income | $ |
119,021 |
|
$ |
81,436 |
|
$ |
257,403 |
|
$ |
153,838 |
|
|||
| Net income per share - basic | $ |
2.02 |
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
$ |
4.37 |
|
$ |
2.55 |
|
|||
| Weighted average shares - basic |
|
58,788 |
|
|
60,330 |
|
|
58,956 |
|
|
60,211 |
|
|||
| Net income per share - diluted | $ |
2.00 |
|
$ |
1.34 |
|
$ |
4.32 |
|
$ |
2.54 |
|
|||
| Weighted average shares - diluted |
|
59,580 |
|
|
60,691 |
|
|
59,617 |
|
|
60,537 |
|
|||
| Non-GAAP Financial Measures | |||||||||||||||
| Net income as reported | $ |
119,021 |
|
$ |
81,436 |
|
$ |
257,403 |
|
$ |
153,838 |
|
|||
| Stock-based compensation expense |
|
55,141 |
|
|
64,039 |
|
|
111,143 |
|
|
126,913 |
|
|||
| Amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets |
|
13,622 |
|
|
12,569 |
|
|
27,937 |
|
|
25,254 |
|
|||
| Facility-exit costs |
|
(732 |
) |
|
1,533 |
|
|
806 |
|
|
3,539 |
|
|||
| Acquisition-related charges |
|
2,390 |
|
|
7,045 |
|
|
3,191 |
|
|
14,782 |
|
|||
| Restructuring charges |
|
90 |
|
|
- |
|
|
8,562 |
|
|
8,740 |
|
|||
| Tax effects related to above items |
|
(16,369 |
) |
|
(12,994 |
) |
|
(31,152 |
) |
|
(30,164 |
) |
|||
| Net income excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets, facility-exit costs, acquisition-related charges, restructuring charges, net of tax effects (non-GAAP) - diluted | $ |
173,163 |
|
$ |
153,628 |
|
$ |
377,890 |
|
$ |
302,902 |
|
|||
| Net income per share excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets, facility-exit costs, acquisition-related charges, restructuring charges, net of tax effects (non-GAAP) - diluted | $ |
2.91 |
|
$ |
2.53 |
|
$ |
6.34 |
|
$ |
5.00 |
|
|||
| Weighted average shares - diluted |
|
59,580 |
|
|
60,691 |
|
|
59,617 |
|
|
60,537 |
|
|||
| (1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows: | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of net revenues | $ |
7,447 |
|
$ |
7,583 |
|
$ |
15,131 |
|
$ |
15,219 |
|
|||
| Sales and marketing |
|
21,421 |
|
|
26,889 |
|
|
43,017 |
|
|
52,610 |
|
|||
| Research and development |
|
15,513 |
|
|
18,689 |
|
|
31,531 |
|
|
37,231 |
|
|||
| General and administrative |
|
10,760 |
|
|
10,878 |
|
|
21,464 |
|
|
21,853 |
|
|||
$ |
55,141 |
|
$ |
64,039 |
|
$ |
111,143 |
|
$ |
126,913 |
|
||||
| (2) Includes amortization and impairment of purchased intangible assets as follows: | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of net revenues | $ |
11,633 |
|
$ |
9,959 |
|
$ |
22,866 |
|
$ |
19,918 |
|
|||
| Sales and marketing |
|
1,839 |
|
|
2,390 |
|
|
4,627 |
|
|
4,779 |
|
|||
| Research and development |
|
94 |
|
|
- |
|
|
188 |
|
|
- |
|
|||
| General and administrative |
|
56 |
|
|
220 |
|
|
256 |
|
|
557 |
|
|||
$ |
13,622 |
|
$ |
12,569 |
|
$ |
27,937 |
|
$ |
25,254 |
|
||||
| (3) Includes facility-exit costs as follows: | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of net revenues | $ |
(50 |
) |
$ |
150 |
|
$ |
106 |
|
$ |
351 |
|
|||
| Sales and marketing |
|
111 |
|
|
486 |
|
|
594 |
|
|
1,149 |
|
|||
| Research and development |
|
(1,026 |
) |
|
537 |
|
|
(484 |
) |
|
1,178 |
|
|||
| General and administrative |
|
233 |
|
|
360 |
|
|
590 |
|
|
861 |
|
|||
$ |
(732 |
) |
$ |
1,533 |
|
$ |
806 |
|
$ |
3,539 |
|
||||
| (4) Includes acquisition-related charges as follows: | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of net revenues | $ |
- |
|
$ |
74 |
|
$ |
20 |
|
$ |
167 |
|
|||
| Sales and marketing |
|
(22 |
) |
|
849 |
|
|
43 |
|
|
2,164 |
|
|||
| Research and development |
|
174 |
|
|
1,233 |
|
|
327 |
|
|
5,001 |
|
|||
| General and administrative |
|
2,238 |
|
|
4,889 |
|
|
2,801 |
|
|
7,450 |
|
|||
$ |
2,390 |
|
$ |
7,045 |
|
$ |
3,191 |
|
$ |
14,782 |
|
||||
| F5, Inc. | |||||||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | |||||||
| (unaudited, in thousands) | |||||||
| Six months ended | |||||||
| March 31, | |||||||
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
| Operating activities | |||||||
| Net income | $ |
257,403 |
|
$ |
153,838 |
|
|
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||
| Stock-based compensation |
|
111,143 |
|
|
126,913 |
|
|
| Depreciation and amortization |
|
57,284 |
|
|
54,817 |
|
|
| Non-cash operating lease costs |
|
16,596 |
|
|
20,231 |
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
|
(28,935 |
) |
|
(49,492 |
) |
|
| Other |
|
(2,829 |
) |
|
1,878 |
|
|
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding effects of the acquisition of businesses): | |||||||
| Accounts receivable |
|
66,569 |
|
|
(14,317 |
) |
|
| Inventories |
|
(33,886 |
) |
|
17,620 |
|
|
| Other current assets |
|
(34,398 |
) |
|
(43,547 |
) |
|
| Other assets |
|
(16,203 |
) |
|
9,354 |
|
|
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
(20,930 |
) |
|
(59,534 |
) |
|
| Deferred revenue |
|
36,855 |
|
|
102,933 |
|
|
| Lease liabilities |
|
(21,714 |
) |
|
(22,140 |
) |
|
| Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
386,955 |
|
|
298,554 |
|
|
| Investing activities | |||||||
| Purchases of investments |
|
(1,000 |
) |
|
(689 |
) |
|
| Maturities of investments |
|
5,420 |
|
|
95,773 |
|
|
| Sales of investments |
|
- |
|
|
16,085 |
|
|
| Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
|
(32,939 |
) |
|
(35,006 |
) |
|
| Purchases of property and equipment |
|
(18,503 |
) |
|
(23,793 |
) |
|
| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
|
(47,022 |
) |
|
52,370 |
|
|
| Financing activities | |||||||
| Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and purchases of stock under employee stock purchase plan |
|
22,557 |
|
|
22,461 |
|
|
| Payments for repurchase of common stock |
|
(250,029 |
) |
|
(40,005 |
) |
|
| Payments on term debt agreement |
|
- |
|
|
(350,000 |
) |
|
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards |
|
(8,667 |
) |
|
(9,825 |
) |
|
| Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(236,139 |
) |
|
(377,369 |
) |
|
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
103,794 |
|
|
(26,445 |
) |
|
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
1,779 |
|
|
2,979 |
|
|
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period |
|
800,835 |
|
|
762,207 |
|
|
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ |
906,408 |
|
$ |
738,741 |
|
|
| Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information | |||||||
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities | $ |
26,169 |
|
$ |
27,200 |
|
|
| Cash paid for interest on long-term debt |
|
- |
|
|
2,970 |
|
|
| Supplemental disclosures of non-cash activities | |||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | $ |
7,267 |
|
$ |
9,577 |
|
|
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Investors
Suzanne DuLong
+1 (206) 272-7049
s.dulong@f5.com
Media
Rob Gruening
+1 (206) 272-6208
r.gruening@f5.com
Source: F5, Inc.
