Radware Reports 11% Revenue Growth for The First Quarter 2021

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Radware reported Q1 2021 revenues of $67 million, marking an 11% increase year-over-year, surpassing guidance. The Americas region saw a 15% growth, contributing 50% of total revenues. Record Annual Recurring Revenues (ARR) reached $176 million, up 10% year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating income surged 55% to $7.5 million, with a non-GAAP EPS of $0.17. GAAP EPS was $0.08. Cash flow from operations totaled $59 million over the last twelve months. The company is well-positioned amid increasing demand for cybersecurity solutions.

Positive

• Total revenues of $67 million, up 11% year-over-year
• Americas revenue growth of 15%, representing 50% of total revenue
• Record ARR of $176 million, a 10% increase year-over-year
• Non-GAAP operating income increased 55% to $7.5 million
• Non-GAAP EPS of $0.17, exceeding guidance

Negative

• APAC revenues decreased by 5% to $12 million

First Quarter 2021 Results and Financial Highlights

• Total revenues of $67 million, up 11% year over year, exceeding high end of the guidance

• Americas revenues grew 15% year over year and accounts for 50% of total revenues

• Record ARR of $176 million, up 10% year over year

• Non-GAAP operating income increased 55% year over year to $7.5 million

• Non-GAAP EPS of $0.17, exceeding high end of the guidance; GAAP EPS of $0.08

• Cash flow from operations of $59 million in the last twelve months

TEL AVIV, Israel, May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), a leading provider of cyber security and application delivery solutions, today announced its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.

“We are pleased to start the year with a strong quarter, highlighted by double-digit growth in total revenue and earnings per share. We continue to execute on our growth pillars, focusing on our security and cloud offerings,” said Roy Zisapel, President and CEO, Radware.

Mr. Zisapel continued, “We are facing a new reality with an increased level of infrastructure and application attacks. As a result, organizations are seeking innovative and sophisticated solutions to protect their assets and applications. The business climate is very positive and given the breadth of our product offering, we are well positioned to capture the opportunities ahead of us.”

Financial Highlights for the First Quarter of 2021

Revenues for the first quarter of 2021 totaled $66.8 million:

• Revenues in the Americas region were $33.7 million for the first quarter of 2021, up 15% from $29.2 million in the first quarter of 2020.

• Revenues in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”) region were $21.1 million for the first quarter of 2021, up 16% from $18.2 million in the first quarter of 2020.

• Revenues in the Asia-Pacific (“APAC”) region were $12.0 million for the first quarter of 2021, down 5% from $12.6 million in the first quarter of 2020.

GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2021 was $3.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $2.6 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020.

Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of 2021 was $8.0 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $6.6 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020.

Non-GAAP results are calculated excluding, as applicable, the impact of stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets, litigation costs, exchange rate differences, net on balance sheet items included in finance income, other loss adjustment and tax related adjustments. A reconciliation of each of the Company’s non-GAAP measures to the comparable GAAP measure is included at the end of this press release.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term bank deposits and marketable securities of $435.3 million, up from $427.3 million as of March 31, 2020. Net cash provided by operating activities in the first quarter of 2021 totaled $16.2 million. Net cash spent on share repurchases in the first quarter of 2021 totaled $30.2 million.

Conference Call
Radware management will host a call today, May 5, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss its first quarter 2021 results and the Company’s outlook. To participate in the call, please use the following numbers:
Participants in the US call: Toll Free 833-968-2213
Participants Internationally call: +1-778-560-2898
Conference ID: 5036077

A replay will be available for 2 days, starting 2 hours after the end of the call, on telephone number +1-416-621-4642 or (US toll-free) 800-585-8367.
The call will be webcast live on the Company’s website at: http://www.radware.com/IR/. The webcast will remain available for replay during the next 12 months.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information and Key Performance Indicators
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Radware uses non-GAAP measures of gross profit, research and development expense, selling and marketing expense, general and administrative expense, total operating expenses, operating income, financial income, income before taxes on income, taxes on income, net income and earnings per share, which are adjustments from results based on GAAP to exclude stock-based compensation expenses, amortization of intangible assets, litigation costs, exchange rate differences, net on balance sheet items included in finance income, other loss adjustment and tax related adjustments. Management believes that exclusion of these charges allows for meaningful comparisons of operating results across past, present and future periods. Radware’s management believes the non-GAAP financial measures provided in this release are useful to investors for the purpose of understanding and assessing Radware’s ongoing operations. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is included with the financial information contained in this press release. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating and operating the business and, as such, has determined that it is important to provide this information to investors.

Annual recurring revenues ("ARR") is a key performance indicator defined as the annualized value of booked orders for term-based cloud services, subscription licenses and maintenance contracts that are in effect at the end of a reporting period. ARR should be viewed independently of revenue and deferred revenue and is not intended to be combined with or to replace either of those items. ARR is not a forecast of future revenue, which can be impacted by contract start and end dates and renewal rates and does not include revenue reported as perpetual license or professional services revenue in our consolidated statement of operations. We consider ARR a key performance indicator of the value of the recurring components of our business.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements made herein that are not statements of historical fact, including statements about Radware’s plans, outlook, beliefs or opinions, are forward-looking statements. Generally, forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could.” Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to various risks and uncertainties, and actual results, expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, could differ materially from Radware’s current forecasts and estimates. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: the impact of global economic conditions and volatility of the market for our products; natural disasters and public health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; our ability to expand our operations effectively; timely availability and customer acceptance of our new and existing solutions; risks and uncertainties relating to acquisitions or other investments; the impact of economic and political uncertainties and weaknesses in various regions of the world, including the commencement or escalation of hostilities or acts of terrorism; intense competition in the market for cyber security and application delivery solutions and in our industry in general and changes in the competitive landscape; changes in government regulation; outages, interruptions or delays in hosting services or our internal network system; compliance with open source and third-party licenses; the risk that our intangible assets or goodwill may become impaired; our dependence on independent distributors to sell our products; long sales cycles for our solutions; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; real or perceived shortcomings, defects or vulnerabilities in our solutions or if we or our end-users experience security breaches; the availability of components and manufacturing capacity; our reliance on a single managed security service provider to provide us with scrubbing center services; the ability of vendors to provide our hardware platforms and components for our main accessories; our ability to protect our proprietary technology; intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties; changes in tax laws; our ability to realize our investment objectives for our cash and liquid investments; our ability to attract, train and retain highly qualified personnel; and other factors and risks over which we may have little or no control. This list is intended to identify only certain of the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties affecting Radware, refer to Radware’s Annual Report on Form 20-F, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the other risk factors discussed from time to time by Radware in reports filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and, except as required by applicable law, Radware undertakes no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking statement in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date any such statement is made. Radware’s public filings are available from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or may be obtained on Radware’s website at .

About Radware
Radware® (NASDAQ: RDWR), is a global leader of cyber security and application delivery solutions for physical, cloud, and software defined data centers. Its award-winning solutions portfolio secures the digital experience by providing infrastructure, application, and corporate IT protection and availability services to enterprises globally. Radware’s solutions empower enterprise and carrier customers worldwide to adapt to market challenges quickly, maintain business continuity and achieve maximum productivity while keeping costs down. For more information, please visit www.radware.com.

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CONTACTS
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Media Contacts:
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Radware Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
	March 31,			December 31,
	2021			2020
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	38,979			54,771
Available-for-sale marketable securities	70,215			64,684
Short-term bank deposits	205,554			191,038
Trade receivables, net	9,908			16,848
Other receivables and prepaid expenses	10,190			6,526
Inventories	13,411			13,935
	348,257			347,802
Long-term investments
Available-for-sale marketable securities	62,690			66,836
Long-term bank deposits	57,829			71,421
Severance pay funds	2,312			2,453
	122,831			140,710
Property and equipment, net	22,124			22,976
Intangible assets, net	12,125			12,588
Other long-term assets	31,139			30,222
Operating lease right-of-use assets	26,892			27,823
Goodwill	41,144			41,144
Total assets	604,512			623,265
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current Liabilities
Trade payables	4,126			3,882
Deferred revenues	99,595			92,127
Operating lease liabilities	5,165			5,224
Other payables and accrued expenses	36,520			42,514
	145,406			143,747
Long-term liabilities
Deferred revenues	56,251			54,797
Operating lease liabilities	23,197			24,851
Other long-term liabilities	11,494			11,409
	90,942			91,057
Shareholders' equity
Share capital	723			721
Additional paid-in capital	449,542			443,018
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	978			1,517
Treasury stock, at cost	(220,741	)		(190,552	)
Retained earnings	137,662			133,757
Total shareholders' equity	368,164			388,461
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	604,512			623,265

Radware Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(U.S Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
		For the three months ended
		March 31,
		2021			2020
		(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Revenues		66,769			60,012
Cost of revenues		12,266			10,689
Gross profit		54,503			49,323
Operating expenses, net:
Research and development, net		17,735			15,832
Selling and marketing		28,991			28,202
General and administrative		5,196			4,712
Total operating expenses, net		51,922			48,746
Operating income		2,581			577
Financial income, net		2,670			2,724
Income before taxes on income		5,251			3,301
Taxes on income		1,346			727
Net income		3,905			2,574
Basic net earnings per share		0.08			0.05
Weighted average number of shares used to compute basic net earnings per share		46,225,882			46,921,344
Diluted net earnings per share		0.08			0.05
Weighted average number of shares used to compute diluted net earnings per share		47,607,518			48,225,688

Radware Ltd.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information
(U.S Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
	For the three months ended
	March 31,
	2021			2020
	(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
GAAP gross profit	54,503			49,323
Stock-based compensation	47			38
Amortization of intangible assets	464			498
Non-GAAP gross profit	55,014			49,859
GAAP research and development, net	17,735			15,832
Stock-based compensation	1,339			809
Non-GAAP Research and development, net	16,396			15,023
GAAP selling and marketing	28,991			28,202
Stock-based compensation	2,052			1,886
Non-GAAP selling and marketing	26,939			26,316
GAAP general and administrative	5,196			4,712
Stock-based compensation	936			903
Litigation costs	63			119
Non-GAAP general and administrative	4,197			3,690
GAAP total operating expenses, net	51,922			48,746
Stock-based compensation	4,327			3,598
Litigation costs	63			119
Non-GAAP total operating expenses, net	47,532			45,029
GAAP operating income	2,581			577
Stock-based compensation	4,374			3,636
Amortization of intangible assets	464			498
Litigation costs	63			119
Non-GAAP operating income	7,482			4,830
GAAP financial income, net	2,670			2,724
Other loss adjustment	-			247
Exchange rate differences, net on balance sheet items included in financial income, net	(724	)		(307	)
Non-GAAP financial income, net	1,946			2,664
GAAP income before taxes on income	5,251			3,301
Stock-based compensation	4,374			3,636
Amortization of intangible assets	464			498
Litigation costs	63			119
Other loss adjustment	-			247
Exchange rate differences, net on balance sheet items included in financial income, net	(724	)		(307	)
Non-GAAP income before taxes on income	9,428			7,494
GAAP taxes on income	1,346			727
Tax related adjustments	62			122
Non-GAAP taxes on income	1,408			849
GAAP net income	3,905			2,574
Stock-based compensation	4,374			3,636
Amortization of intangible assets	464			498
Litigation costs	63			119
Other loss adjustment	-			247
Exchange rate differences, net on balance sheet items included in financial income, net	(724	)		(307	)
Tax related adjustments	(62	)		(122	)
Non-GAAP net income	8,020			6,645
GAAP diluted net earnings per share	0.08			0.05
Stock-based compensation	0.09			0.08
Amortization of intangible assets	0.01			0.01
Litigation costs	0.00			0.00
Other loss adjustment	0.00			0.01
Exchange rate differences, net on balance sheet items included in financial income, net	(0.02	)		(0.01	)
Tax related adjustments	(0.00	)		(0.00	)
Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share	0.17			0.14
Weighted average number of shares used to compute Non-GAAP diluted net earnings per share	47,607,518			48,225,688

Radware Ltd.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow
(U.S. Dollars in thousands)
		For the three months ended
		March 31,
		2021			2020
		(Unaudited)			(Unaudited)
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income		3,905			2,574
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		2,648			2,630
Stock based compensation		4,374			3,636
Amortization of premium, accretion of discounts and accrued interest on marketable securities, net		408			196
Other loss (gain)		(2	)		163
Accrued interest on bank deposits		(781	)		(195	)
Increase in accrued severance pay, net		225			216
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables, net		6,940			(4,029	)
Increase in other receivables and prepaid expenses and other long-term assets		(4,462	)		(459	)
Decrease (increase) in inventories		524			(914	)
Increase (decrease) in trade payables		244			(1,416	)
Increase in deferred revenues		8,922			20,030
Decrease in other payables and accrued expenses		(5,993	)		(621	)
Operating lease liabilities, net		(782	)		(838	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		16,170			20,973
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment		(1,333	)		(2,452	)
Proceeds from (investment in) other long-term assets, net		42			(2	)
Investment in bank deposits, net		(143	)		(4,506	)
Proceeds from (investment in) sale, redemption of and purchase of marketable securities, net		(2,491	)		2,523
Net cash used in investing activities		(3,925	)		(4,437	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		2,152			1,589
Repurchase of shares		(30,189	)		(18,669	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(28,037	)		(17,080	)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(15,792	)		(544	)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period		54,771			40,751
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period		38,979			40,207

FAQ

What were Radware's Q1 2021 revenue results?

Radware reported Q1 2021 revenues of $67 million, up 11% year-over-year.

What is Radware's Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) as of Q1 2021?

Radware's ARR reached a record $176 million, up 10% year-over-year.

How did Radware perform in the Americas region in Q1 2021?

In Q1 2021, Radware's revenues in the Americas grew by 15%, accounting for 50% of total revenues.

What was Radware's non-GAAP EPS for Q1 2021?

Radware's non-GAAP EPS for Q1 2021 was $0.17, exceeding guidance.

Did Radware see any revenue decline in Q1 2021?

Yes, Radware's revenues in the Asia-Pacific region decreased by 5% to $12 million.