NETSCOUT Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results
NETSCOUT reported its fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2024 financial results, highlighting strong growth in Cybersecurity revenue. However, constrained customer spending impacted Service Assurance offerings, leading to a net loss per share for the fiscal year due to non-cash goodwill impairment charges. Looking ahead to fiscal year 2025, the company anticipates flat to slightly down revenue due to headwinds in the domestic service provider vertical. Despite challenges, NETSCOUT aims to enhance its focus on Cybersecurity and align its cost structure to drive long-term success.
Strong growth in Cybersecurity revenue during Q4 and full fiscal year 2024.
Flexible cost structure and cost containment actions contributed to non-GAAP earnings per share growth.
Encouraging momentum in Cybersecurity offerings for fiscal year 2025.
Constrained customer spending environment affected Service Assurance offerings.
Non-cash goodwill impairment charges led to a net loss per share for fiscal year 2024.
Anticipation of flat to slightly down revenue for fiscal year 2025 due to headwinds in the domestic service provider vertical.
Insights
Remarks by Anil Singhal, NETSCOUT’s President & Chief Executive Officer:
“Strong Cybersecurity revenue growth continued to be a highlight for NETSCOUT as customers prioritized cybersecurity spending amid heightened geopolitical tensions and the expanding cyber threat landscape. During Q4 and for the full fiscal year 2024, NETSCOUT achieved solid double digit revenue growth in our Cybersecurity offering area across both the enterprise and service provider customer verticals. This strength was more than offset by the constrained customer spending environment affecting our Service Assurance offerings, primarily related to our domestic service provider customers. While our full fiscal year 2024 GAAP operating performance included non-cash goodwill impairment charges that led to a net loss per share for the fiscal year, our diligent cost containment actions and flexible cost structure contributed to non-GAAP earnings per share growth year over year.
“As we look forward to fiscal year 2025, we are encouraged by the momentum in our Cybersecurity offerings. Additionally, there is recognition of lingering headwinds in the domestic service provider vertical of our Service Assurance offering. This will likely create a top-line offset resulting in a flat to slightly down revenue scenario for fiscal year 2025. Considering these dynamics, we have begun to take further actions that will enhance our focus on Cybersecurity. We also plan to continue to align our cost structure with the current demand environment as we seek to execute on our strategic priorities, preserve earnings for shareholders, and position NETSCOUT for long-term success.”
Q4 FY24 Financial Results
Total revenue (GAAP and non-GAAP) for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was
Product revenue (GAAP and non-GAAP) for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was
Service revenue (GAAP and non-GAAP) for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was
NETSCOUT’s loss from operations (GAAP) was
Net loss (GAAP) for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was
As of March 31, 2024, cash, cash equivalents, short and long-term marketable securities and investments were
Full Year FY24 Financial Results
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Total revenue (GAAP and non-GAAP) for the full fiscal year 2024, was
$829.5 million $914.5 million
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Product revenue (GAAP and non-GAAP) for fiscal year 2024 was
$360.4 million $450.8 million
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Service revenue (GAAP and non-GAAP) for the fiscal year 2024 was
$469.0 million $463.7 million
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NETSCOUT’s loss from operations (GAAP) for fiscal year 2024 was
$149.8 million $217.3 million $77.7 million 18.1% , versus8.5% in fiscal year 2023. The Company’s non-GAAP income from operations for the fiscal year 2024 was$187.1 million 22.6% , compared with non-GAAP income from operations of$206.8 million 22.6% for fiscal year 2023. The Company’s non-GAAP EBITDA from operations for fiscal year 2024 was$205.0 million 24.7% of non-GAAP total revenue, compared with non-GAAP EBITDA from operations of$227.8 million 24.9% of non-GAAP total revenue for fiscal year 2023.
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For fiscal year 2024, NETSCOUT’s net loss (GAAP) was
$147.7 million $2.07 $59.6 million $0.82 $159.1 million $2.20 $159.6 million $2.18
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During fiscal year 2024, NETSCOUT repurchased approximately 1.8 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate of approximately
$50 million
Financial Outlook
The Company’s financial outlook for fiscal year 2025 is anticipated to be as follows:
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Revenue (GAAP and non-GAAP)
$800 million $830 million
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GAAP net income per share (diluted) in the range of
$0.58 $0.82 $2.10 $2.30
- A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP numbers for NETSCOUT’s fiscal year 2025 outlook is included in the financial tables below.
NETSCOUT recently initiated a Voluntary Separation Program (VSP) as part of restructuring efforts for fiscal year 2025, with one-time separation charges currently estimated to be in the range of
Recent Developments and Highlights
- In late April 2024, NETSCOUT announced the findings from its 2nd-half 2023 DDoS Threat Intelligence Report that highlights increased global “hacktivism”, water torture attacks and gaming/gambling targeting. The publication indicated that daily attacks from “hacktivists” increased more than ten-fold between the first and second halves of 2023 while “hacktivism” and water torture attacks were key contributors to the more than 7 million DDoS attacks in the back half of 2023.
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In early April 2024, NETSCOUT released insightful research findings that revealed widespread UCaaS incidents or outages in 2023 in the enterprise, with
97% of enterprises experiencing at least one major event and many of these events creating negative monetary implications. These findings enhance the value proposition of the nGenius Enterprise platform as NETSCOUT helps its customers identify and mitigate UCaaS-related issues.
Conference Call Instructions:
NETSCOUT will host a conference call to discuss its fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2024 financial results and financial outlook today at 8:30 a.m. ET. This call will be webcast live through NETSCOUT’s website at https://ir.netscout.com/investors/overview/default.aspx. Alternatively, investors can listen to the call by dialing (203) 518-9708. The conference call ID is NTCTQ424. A replay of the call will be available after 12:00 p.m. ET today, for approximately one week. The number for the replay is (800) 753-5212 for
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information:
To supplement the financial measures presented in NETSCOUT's press release in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with GAAP, should not be considered an alternative for measures prepared in accordance with GAAP (gross profit, operating margin, net income, and diluted net income per share), and may have limitations because they do not reflect all NETSCOUT’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP measures should only be used to evaluate NETSCOUT’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. The presentation of non-GAAP information is not meant to be considered superior to, in isolation from, or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. NETSCOUT believes these non-GAAP financial measures will enhance the reader’s overall understanding of NETSCOUT’s current financial performance and NETSCOUT's prospects for the future by providing a higher degree of transparency for certain financial measures and providing a level of disclosure that helps investors understand how the Company plans and measures its own business. NETSCOUT believes that providing these non-GAAP measures affords investors a view of NETSCOUT’s operating results that may be more easily compared to peer companies and also enables investors to consider NETSCOUT’s operating results on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis during and following the integration period of NETSCOUT’s acquisitions. Presenting the GAAP measures on their own, without the supplemental non-GAAP disclosures, might not be indicative of NETSCOUT’s core operating results. Furthermore, NETSCOUT believes that the presentation of non-GAAP measures when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures provides useful information to management and investors regarding present and future business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations.
NETSCOUT management regularly uses supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate its business and to make operating decisions. These non-GAAP measures are among the primary factors that management uses in planning and forecasting.
About NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC.
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. (NASDAQ: NTCT) protects the connected world from cyberattacks and performance and availability disruptions through the company’s unique visibility platform and solutions powered by its pioneering deep packet inspection at scale technology. NETSCOUT serves the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, and public sector organizations. Learn more at www.netscout.com or follow @NETSCOUT on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook.
Safe Harbor
Certain information provided in this press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Examples of forward-looking statements include statements regarding our future financial performance or position, results of operations, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations, and other statements that are not historical fact. You can identify forward-looking statements by their use of forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “should,” “seek,” or other comparable terms. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements in this press release including, without limitation, statements regarding NETSCOUT’s financial results, its financial outlook and expectations, its increased focus on Cybersecurity, its intention to reduce its cost structure to align it with the current demand environment, its efforts to execute on strategic priorities, preserve earnings for shareholders, and position NETSCOUT for long-term success, statements regarding charges and benefits resulting from the VSP, and statements relating to the potential benefit of a market for the Company’s products and regarding product releases, updates, and functionality all constitute forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements due to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to, macroeconomic factors and slowdowns or downturns in economic conditions generally and in the market for advanced networks, service assurance and cybersecurity solutions specifically; the volatile foreign exchange environment; liquidity concerns at, and failures of, banks and other financial institutions; the Company’s relationships with strategic partners and resellers; dependence upon broad-based acceptance of the Company’s network performance management solutions; the presence of competitors with greater financial resources than the Company has, and their strategic response to the Company’s products; the Company’s ability to retain key executives and employees; the Company’s ability to realize the anticipated savings from recent restructuring actions and other expense management programs; lower than expected demand for the Company’s products and services; and the timing and magnitude of stock buyback activity based on market conditions, corporate considerations, debt agreements, and regulatory requirements. The risks included above are not exhaustive. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included in this press release which speak only as to the date of this press release. We undertake no responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by law. For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with the Company, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NETSCOUT assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
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(Unaudited) |
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Three Months Ended |
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Twelve Months Ended |
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March 31, |
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March 31, |
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2024 |
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2023 |
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|
2024 |
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|
2023 |
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Revenue: |
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Product |
|
$ |
89,406 |
|
|
$ |
91,274 |
|
|
$ |
360,444 |
|
|
$ |
450,793 |
|
|
|
Service |
|
|
114,037 |
|
|
|
116,819 |
|
|
|
469,011 |
|
|
|
463,737 |
|
|
|
|
Total revenue |
|
|
203,443 |
|
|
|
208,093 |
|
|
$ |
829,455 |
|
|
|
914,530 |
|
Cost of revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Product |
|
|
16,051 |
|
|
|
16,901 |
|
|
|
64,057 |
|
|
|
94,868 |
|
|
|
Service |
|
|
34,289 |
|
|
|
34,040 |
|
|
|
123,355 |
|
|
|
128,230 |
|
|
|
|
Total cost of revenue |
|
|
50,340 |
|
|
|
50,941 |
|
|
|
187,412 |
|
|
|
223,098 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
153,103 |
|
|
|
157,152 |
|
|
|
642,043 |
|
|
|
691,432 |
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Operating expenses: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Research and development |
|
|
43,558 |
|
|
|
46,241 |
|
|
|
161,213 |
|
|
|
176,173 |
|
|
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
61,909 |
|
|
|
67,478 |
|
|
|
270,979 |
|
|
|
276,913 |
|
|
|
General and administrative |
|
|
21,911 |
|
|
|
27,926 |
|
|
|
95,886 |
|
|
|
103,510 |
|
|
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets |
|
|
12,547 |
|
|
|
13,890 |
|
|
|
50,337 |
|
|
|
55,390 |
|
|
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,782 |
|
|
|
Goodwill impairment |
|
|
50,154 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
217,260 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
Gain on divestiture of a business |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,806 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
|
190,079 |
|
|
|
155,514 |
|
|
|
791,869 |
|
|
|
613,768 |
|
Income (loss) from operations |
|
|
(36,976 |
) |
|
|
1,638 |
|
|
|
(149,826 |
) |
|
|
77,664 |
|
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Interest and other income (expense), net |
|
|
4,044 |
|
|
|
(2,695 |
) |
|
|
5,316 |
|
|
|
(9,249 |
) |
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Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
(32,932 |
) |
|
|
(1,057 |
) |
|
|
(144,510 |
) |
|
|
68,415 |
|
||
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
|
(513 |
) |
|
|
2,164 |
|
|
|
3,224 |
|
|
|
8,767 |
|
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Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
(32,419 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,221 |
) |
|
$ |
(147,734 |
) |
|
$ |
59,648 |
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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Basic net income (loss) per share |
|
$ |
(0.46 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.07 |
) |
|
$ |
0.83 |
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Diluted net income (loss) per share |
|
$ |
(0.46 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.07 |
) |
|
$ |
0.82 |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing: |
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|
|
|
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|
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|
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Net income (loss) per share - basic |
|
|
71,164 |
|
|
|
71,066 |
|
|
|
71,474 |
|
|
|
71,781 |
|
|
|
Net income (loss) per share - diluted |
|
|
71,164 |
|
|
|
71,066 |
|
|
|
71,474 |
|
|
|
73,046 |
|
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NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets |
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(In thousands) |
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(Unaudited) |
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March 31, |
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March 31, |
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|
2024 |
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|
2023 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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|
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Cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and investments |
$ |
423,133 |
|
|
$ |
418,998 |
|
Accounts receivable and unbilled costs, net |
|
192,096 |
|
|
|
143,855 |
|
Inventories and deferred costs |
|
14,095 |
|
|
|
17,956 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
43,170 |
|
|
|
36,551 |
|
Total current assets |
|
672,494 |
|
|
|
617,360 |
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|
|
|
|
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Fixed assets, net |
|
26,487 |
|
|
|
34,735 |
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
|
42,486 |
|
|
|
51,456 |
|
Goodwill and intangible assets, net |
|
1,811,479 |
|
|
|
2,090,995 |
|
Long-term marketable securities |
|
994 |
|
|
|
8,940 |
|
Other assets |
|
41,362 |
|
|
|
17,074 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
2,595,302 |
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|
$ |
2,820,560 |
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|
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|
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
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|
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Current liabilities: |
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|
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Accounts payable |
$ |
14,506 |
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|
$ |
16,473 |
|
Accrued compensation |
|
51,362 |
|
|
|
83,279 |
|
Accrued other |
|
15,429 |
|
|
|
30,674 |
|
Deferred revenue and customer deposits |
|
301,806 |
|
|
|
311,531 |
|
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
|
11,979 |
|
|
|
11,650 |
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Total current liabilities |
|
395,082 |
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|
|
453,607 |
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|
|
|
|
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Other long-term liabilities |
|
7,055 |
|
|
|
7,683 |
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Deferred tax liability |
|
4,374 |
|
|
|
24,939 |
|
Accrued long-term retirement benefits |
|
28,413 |
|
|
|
26,049 |
|
Long-term deferred revenue and customer deposits |
|
130,212 |
|
|
|
129,814 |
|
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion |
|
38,101 |
|
|
|
48,819 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
703,237 |
|
|
|
790,911 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Stockholders' equity: |
|
|
|
||||
Common stock |
|
131 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
3,181,366 |
|
|
|
3,099,698 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
3,572 |
|
|
|
5,738 |
|
Treasury stock, at cost |
|
(1,615,483 |
) |
|
|
(1,546,128 |
) |
Retained earnings |
|
322,479 |
|
|
|
470,213 |
|
Total stockholders' equity |
|
1,892,065 |
|
|
|
2,029,649 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
2,595,302 |
|
|
$ |
2,820,560 |
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Reconciliation of Current GAAP to Current and Historical Non-GAAP Financial Measures |
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(In thousands, except per share data) |
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(Unaudited) |
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|
|
Three Months Ended |
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Three Months Ended |
|
Twelve Months Ended |
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|
March 31, |
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December 31, |
|
March 31, |
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|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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GAAP and Non-GAAP Revenue |
|
$ |
203,443 |
|
|
$ |
208,093 |
|
|
$ |
218,072 |
|
|
$ |
829,455 |
|
|
$ |
914,530 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Gross Profit (GAAP) |
|
$ |
153,103 |
|
|
$ |
157,152 |
|
|
$ |
174,448 |
|
|
$ |
642,043 |
|
|
$ |
691,432 |
|
Share-based compensation expense (1) |
|
|
2,305 |
|
|
|
1,940 |
|
|
|
2,375 |
|
|
|
10,229 |
|
|
|
8,415 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (2) |
|
|
1,637 |
|
|
|
2,329 |
|
|
|
1,636 |
|
|
|
6,549 |
|
|
|
9,284 |
|
Acquisition related depreciation expense (3) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
Non-GAAP Gross Profit |
|
$ |
157,046 |
|
|
$ |
161,427 |
|
|
$ |
178,461 |
|
|
$ |
658,833 |
|
|
$ |
709,153 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Income (Loss) from Operations (GAAP) |
|
$ |
(36,976 |
) |
|
$ |
1,638 |
|
|
$ |
(134,447 |
) |
|
$ |
(149,826 |
) |
|
$ |
77,664 |
|
GAAP Operating Margin |
|
|
(18.2 |
)% |
|
|
0.8 |
% |
|
|
(61.7 |
)% |
|
|
(18.1 |
)% |
|
|
8.5 |
% |
Share-based compensation expense (1) |
|
|
16,146 |
|
|
|
14,761 |
|
|
|
16,364 |
|
|
|
70,799 |
|
|
|
61,986 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (2) |
|
|
14,184 |
|
|
|
16,219 |
|
|
|
14,169 |
|
|
|
56,886 |
|
|
|
64,674 |
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,782 |
|
Goodwill impairment |
|
|
50,154 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
167,106 |
|
|
|
217,260 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Acquisition related depreciation expense (3) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
241 |
|
Gain on divestiture of a business |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,806 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Legal (benefit) expense related to civil judgments (4) |
|
|
(4,510 |
) |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
(4,380 |
) |
|
|
476 |
|
Non-GAAP Income from Operations |
|
$ |
39,009 |
|
|
$ |
32,705 |
|
|
$ |
63,249 |
|
|
$ |
187,052 |
|
|
$ |
206,823 |
|
Non-GAAP Operating Margin |
|
|
19.2 |
% |
|
|
15.7 |
% |
|
|
29.0 |
% |
|
|
22.6 |
% |
|
|
22.6 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Net Income (Loss) (GAAP) |
|
$ |
(32,419 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,221 |
) |
|
$ |
(132,577 |
) |
|
$ |
(147,734 |
) |
|
$ |
59,648 |
|
Share-based compensation expense (1) |
|
|
16,146 |
|
|
|
14,761 |
|
|
|
16,364 |
|
|
|
70,799 |
|
|
|
61,986 |
|
Amortization of acquired intangible assets (2) |
|
|
14,184 |
|
|
|
16,219 |
|
|
|
14,169 |
|
|
|
56,886 |
|
|
|
64,674 |
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(21 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,782 |
|
Goodwill impairment |
|
|
50,154 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
167,106 |
|
|
|
217,260 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Acquisition related depreciation expense (3) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
119 |
|
|
|
241 |
|
Gain on divestiture of a business |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,806 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Legal (benefit) expense related to civil judgments (4) |
|
|
(4,510 |
) |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
(4,380 |
) |
|
|
476 |
|
Change in fair value of derivative instrument (5) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,380 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
1,380 |
|
Income tax adjustments (6) |
|
|
(3,743 |
) |
|
|
(2,041 |
) |
|
|
(13,085 |
) |
|
|
(29,828 |
) |
|
|
(30,626 |
) |
Non-GAAP Net Income |
|
$ |
39,823 |
|
|
$ |
27,185 |
|
|
$ |
52,034 |
|
|
$ |
159,110 |
|
|
$ |
159,561 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (GAAP) |
|
$ |
(0.46 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(1.87 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.07 |
) |
|
$ |
0.82 |
|
Share impact of non-GAAP adjustments identified above |
|
|
1.01 |
|
|
|
0.43 |
|
|
|
2.60 |
|
|
|
4.27 |
|
|
|
1.36 |
|
Non-GAAP Diluted Net Income Per Share |
|
$ |
0.55 |
|
|
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
$ |
0.73 |
|
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
$ |
2.18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Shares used in computing non-GAAP diluted net income per share |
|
|
72,345 |
|
|
|
72,491 |
|
|
|
71,638 |
|
|
|
72,294 |
|
|
|
73,046 |
|
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Current GAAP to Current and Historical Non-GAAP Financial Measures - Continued |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Twelve Months Ended |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
March 31, |
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
(1) |
Share-based compensation expense included in these amounts is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Cost of product revenue |
|
$ |
303 |
|
|
$ |
260 |
|
|
$ |
306 |
|
|
$ |
1,330 |
|
|
$ |
1,129 |
|
|
|
|
Cost of service revenue |
|
|
2,002 |
|
|
|
1,680 |
|
|
|
2,069 |
|
|
|
8,899 |
|
|
|
7,286 |
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
|
|
4,409 |
|
|
|
3,870 |
|
|
|
4,498 |
|
|
|
19,281 |
|
|
|
17,055 |
|
|
|
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
5,736 |
|
|
|
5,374 |
|
|
|
5,680 |
|
|
|
25,375 |
|
|
|
22,612 |
|
|
|
|
General and administrative |
|
|
3,696 |
|
|
|
3,577 |
|
|
|
3,811 |
|
|
|
15,914 |
|
|
|
13,904 |
|
|
|
|
Total share-based compensation expense |
|
$ |
16,146 |
|
|
$ |
14,761 |
|
|
$ |
16,364 |
|
|
$ |
70,799 |
|
|
$ |
61,986 |
|
|
(2) |
Amortization expense related to acquired software and product technology, tradenames, customer relationships included in these amounts is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Cost of product revenue |
|
$ |
1,637 |
|
|
$ |
2,329 |
|
|
$ |
1,636 |
|
|
$ |
6,549 |
|
|
$ |
9,284 |
|
|
|
|
Operating expenses |
|
|
12,547 |
|
|
|
13,890 |
|
|
|
12,533 |
|
|
|
50,337 |
|
|
|
55,390 |
|
|
|
|
Total amortization expense |
|
$ |
14,184 |
|
|
$ |
16,219 |
|
|
$ |
14,169 |
|
|
$ |
56,886 |
|
|
$ |
64,674 |
|
|
(3) |
Acquisition related depreciation expense included in these amounts is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Cost of product revenue |
|
$ |
1 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
8 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
|
|
Cost of service revenue |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
Research and development |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
170 |
|
|
|
|
Sales and marketing |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
General and administrative |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
|
Total acquisition related depreciation expense |
|
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
58 |
|
|
$ |
12 |
|
|
$ |
119 |
|
|
$ |
241 |
|
|
(4) |
Legal (benefit) expense related to civil judgments included in this amount is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
General and administrative |
|
$ |
(4,510 |
) |
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
45 |
|
|
$ |
(4,380 |
) |
|
$ |
476 |
|
|
|
|
Total legal judgments expense |
|
$ |
(4,510 |
) |
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
45 |
|
|
$ |
(4,380 |
) |
|
$ |
476 |
|
|
(5) |
Change in fair value of derivative instrument included in this amount is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Interest and other (income) expense, net |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,380 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(206 |
) |
|
$ |
1,380 |
|
|
|
|
Total change in fair value of derivative instrument |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,380 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(206 |
) |
|
$ |
1,380 |
|
|
(6) |
Total income tax adjustment included in this amount is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
|
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments above |
|
$ |
(3,743 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,041 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,085 |
) |
|
$ |
(29,828 |
) |
|
$ |
(30,626 |
) |
|
|
|
Total income tax adjustments |
|
$ |
(3,743 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,041 |
) |
|
$ |
(13,085 |
) |
|
$ |
(29,828 |
) |
|
$ |
(30,626 |
) |
|
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. |
||||||||||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Current GAAP to Current and Historical Non-GAAP Financial Measures - |
||||||||||||||||||||
Non-GAAP EBITDA from Operations |
||||||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) |
||||||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Twelve Months Ended |
||||||||||||||
|
|
March 31, |
|
December 31, |
|
March 31, |
||||||||||||||
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations (GAAP) |
|
$ |
(36,976 |
) |
|
$ |
1,638 |
|
|
$ |
(134,447 |
) |
|
$ |
(149,826 |
) |
|
$ |
77,664 |
|
Previous adjustments to determine non-GAAP income from operations |
|
|
75,985 |
|
|
|
31,067 |
|
|
|
197,696 |
|
|
|
336,878 |
|
|
|
129,159 |
|
Non-GAAP Income from operations |
|
$ |
39,009 |
|
|
$ |
32,705 |
|
|
$ |
63,249 |
|
|
$ |
187,052 |
|
|
$ |
206,823 |
|
Depreciation excluding acquisition related-depreciation expense |
|
|
3,863 |
|
|
|
5,339 |
|
|
|
4,337 |
|
|
|
17,981 |
|
|
|
21,003 |
|
Non-GAAP EBITDA from operations |
|
$ |
42,872 |
|
|
$ |
38,044 |
|
|
$ |
67,586 |
|
|
$ |
205,033 |
|
|
$ |
227,826 |
|
Non-GAAP EBITDA from operations as a % of revenue |
|
|
21.1 |
% |
|
|
18.3 |
% |
|
|
31.0 |
% |
|
|
24.7 |
% |
|
|
24.9 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. |
||||||
Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Outlook to Non-GAAP Financial Outlook |
||||||
(Unaudited) |
||||||
(In millions, except net income per share - diluted) |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
FY'24 |
|
FY'25 |
|
||
GAAP & Non-GAAP revenue |
$ |
829.5 |
|
|
~ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
FY'24 |
|
FY'25 |
|
||
GAAP net income (loss) |
$ |
(147.7 |
) |
|
|
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
$ |
56.9 |
|
|
|
|
Share-based compensation expenses |
$ |
70.8 |
|
|
|
|
Business development & integration expenses* |
$ |
0.1 |
|
|
~Less than |
|
Gain on divestiture of a business |
$ |
(3.8 |
) |
|
— |
|
Change in fair value of derivative instrument |
$ |
(0.2 |
) |
|
— |
|
Legal (benefit) expense related to civil judgments |
$ |
(4.4 |
) |
|
— |
|
Restructuring charges |
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
Goodwill impairment |
$ |
217.3 |
|
|
— |
|
Total adjustments |
$ |
336.7 |
|
|
|
|
Related impact of adjustments on income tax |
$ |
(29.8 |
) |
|
( |
|
Non-GAAP net income |
$ |
159.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
GAAP net income (loss) per share (diluted) |
$ |
(2.07 |
) |
|
|
|
Non-GAAP net income per share (diluted) |
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Average weighted shares outstanding (diluted GAAP) |
|
71.5 |
|
|
~74 million |
|
Average weighted shares outstanding (diluted Non-GAAP) |
|
72.3 |
|
|
~74 million |
|
*Business development & integration expenses include acquisition-related depreciation expense |
|
|||||
**Figures in table may not total due to rounding |
|
|
|
|
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IR@netscout.com
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Source: NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC
FAQ
What were NETSCOUT's total revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024?
NETSCOUT's total revenue for Q4 FY24 was $203.4 million.
What percentage of total revenue was product revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024?
Product revenue accounted for approximately 44% of total revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024.
What was NETSCOUT's net loss per share (diluted) for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024?
NETSCOUT reported a net loss per share (diluted) of $0.46 for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024.
What is NETSCOUT's stock symbol?
NETSCOUT's stock symbol is NTCT.
What was the Company's outstanding debt balance under its revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2024?
The Company's outstanding debt balance under its revolving credit facility was $100 million as of March 31, 2024.
