Ubiquiti Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results

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Ubiquiti Inc. (NYSE: UI) reported strong first quarter fiscal 2025 results with record revenues of $550.3 million, up 18.8% year-over-year. The company achieved GAAP diluted EPS of $2.12 and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $2.14. Enterprise Technology revenue grew to $470.2 million, while Service Provider Technology revenue was $80.2 million. Gross profit margin improved to 42.1%, up from 39.7% in the prior year. The Board declared a $0.60 per share cash dividend payable on November 25, 2024. Notable regional performance included North America revenue of $271.2 million and Europe, Middle East and Africa revenue of $204.9 million.

Positive

• Record quarterly revenue of $550.3 million, up 18.8% YoY
• GAAP net income increased 45.9% YoY to $128.0 million
• Gross profit margin improved to 42.1% from 39.7% YoY
• Enterprise Technology revenue grew significantly to $470.2 million from $380.1 million YoY
• Interest expenses decreased due to lower borrowings and interest rates

Negative

• Service Provider Technology revenue declined to $80.2 million from $83.0 million YoY
• SG&A expenses increased to $24.4 million from $19.3 million YoY
• Higher warehouse-related expenses and shipping costs impacted margins

Insights

Financial Analyst

Ubiquiti delivered an impressive first quarter with $550.3 million in revenue, marking an 18.8% year-over-year growth. The Enterprise Technology segment showed remarkable strength, contributing $470.2 million, while gross margins expanded to 42.1%. The 45.9% surge in GAAP net income to $128 million demonstrates strong operational execution.

Key positives include improved gross margins from better product mix and lower tariffs, reduced interest expenses and strong geographical performance, particularly in North America (20.7% YoY growth). The $0.60 quarterly dividend maintains an attractive yield. However, investors should monitor rising SG&A costs and the slight decline in Service Provider Technology revenues.

Market Research Analyst

The geographical revenue distribution reveals strong market penetration and growth opportunities. North America leads with $271.2 million, followed by EMEA at $204.9 million. The 18.8% YoY growth in Asia Pacific and South America markets indicates successful expansion in emerging markets. The Enterprise Technology segment's dominance (85.4% of total revenue) reflects successful positioning in the growing enterprise networking market, while reduced R&D expenses suggest improved operational efficiency in product development.

~ Record Revenues of $550.3 million ~

~ GAAP Diluted Earnings Per Share of $2.12 ~

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ubiquiti Inc. (NYSE: UI) ("Ubiquiti" or the "Company") today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2024.

First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Summary

• Revenues of $550.3 million
• GAAP diluted EPS of $2.12
• Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $2.14

Additional Financial Highlight

• The Company's Board of Directors declared a $0.60 per share cash dividend payable on November 25, 2024 to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 18, 2024.

Financial Highlights ($, in millions, except per share data)
Income statement highlights		F1Q25		F4Q24		F1Q24
Revenues		550.3		507.5		463.1
Enterprise Technology		470.2		431.7		380.1
Service Provider Technology		80.2		75.7		83.0
Gross profit		231.6		204.1		183.9
Gross Profit (%)		42.1%		40.2%		39.7%
Total Operating Expenses		62.4		65.8		55.6
Income from Operations		169.2		138.4		128.3
GAAP Net Income		128.0		103.8		87.8
GAAP EPS (diluted)		2.12		1.72		1.45
Non-GAAP Net Income		129.3		105.1		88.9
Non-GAAP EPS (diluted)		2.14		1.74		1.47

Ubiquiti Inc. Revenues by Product Type (In thousands) (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023
Enterprise Technology		$	470,184		$	380,095
Service Provider Technology			80,160			82,983
Total revenues		$	550,344		$	463,078

Ubiquiti Inc. Revenues by Geographical Area (In thousands) (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023
North America		$	271,247		$	224,785
Europe, the Middle East and Africa			204,888			172,394
Asia Pacific			40,938			36,086
South America			33,271			29,813
Total revenues		$	550,344		$	463,078

Income Statement Items

Revenues

Revenues for the first quarter fiscal 2025 were $550.3 million, representing an increase from the prior quarter of 8.5% and an increase from the comparable prior year period of 18.8%.

The increase in revenues compared to the prior quarter was driven by an increase in revenue from both our Enterprise Technology platform and Service Provider Technology platform. The increase in revenues as compared to the comparable prior year period was driven by an increase in revenue from our Enterprise Technology platform, offset in part by decrease in revenue from our Service Provider Technology platform.

Gross Margins

During the first quarter fiscal 2025, GAAP gross profit was $231.6 million. GAAP gross margin of 42.1% increased by 1.9% as compared to the prior quarter GAAP gross margin of 40.2% and increased by 2.4% as compared to the comparable prior year period GAAP gross margin of 39.7%.

The increase in gross profit margin as compared to the prior quarter was primarily driven by favorable product mix, lower excess and obsolete inventory charges, offset in part by higher warehouse related expenses and shipping costs. The increase in gross profit margin as compared to the comparable prior year period was primarily driven by favorable product mix and lower tariffs, offset in part by higher shipping costs, warehouse related expenses and incremental excess and obsolete inventory charges.

Research and Development

During the first quarter fiscal 2025, research and development ("R&D") expenses were $38.0 million. This reflects a decrease as compared to the R&D expenses of $44.1 million in the prior quarter and an increase as compared to the R&D expenses of $36.3 million in the comparable prior year period.

The decrease in R&D expenses as compared to the prior quarter was primarily driven by lower prototype-related expenses. The increase in R&D expenses as compared to the comparable prior year period were primarily driven by higher employee-related expenses, depreciation and software costs, offset in part by lower prototype-related expenses.

Sales, General and Administrative

The Company’s sales, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses for the first quarter fiscal 2025 were $24.4 million. This reflects an increase as compared to the SG&A expenses of $21.7 million in the prior quarter and an increase compared to the SG&A expenses of $19.3 million in the comparable prior year period.

The increase in SG&A costs as compared to the prior quarter was primarily due to higher marketing expenses, professional fees and higher fees associated with webstore credit card processing. The increase in SG&A as compared to the comparable prior year period was primarily due to higher fees associated with webstore credit card processing, professional fees and marketing expenses.

Interest Expense and Other, net

During the first quarter fiscal 2025, interest expense and other, net ("I&O") expenses were $10.6 million. This reflects a decrease as compared to the I&O expenses in both the prior quarter and comparable prior year period of $16.8 million and $21.2 million, respectively.

The decrease in I&O expenses as compared to the prior quarter was primarily due to lower interest expense driven by a decrease in borrowings and lower interest rates and foreign exchange gains. The decrease in I&O expenses as compared to the comparable prior year period was primarily due to lower interest expense driven by a decrease in borrowings and lower interest rates and foreign exchange gains.

Net Income and Earnings Per Share

During the first quarter fiscal 2025, GAAP net income was $128.0 million and non-GAAP net income was $129.3 million. This reflects an increase in GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income from the comparable prior year period by 45.9% and 45.4%, respectively, primarily driven by higher revenues and gross profit . First quarter fiscal 2025 GAAP earnings per diluted share was $2.12 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share was $2.14. This reflects an increase in GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share from the comparable prior year period of 46.2% and 45.6%, respectively.

About Ubiquiti Inc.

Ubiquiti Inc. is focused on democratizing network technology on a global scale — creating networking infrastructure in over 200 countries and territories around the world. Our professional networking products are powered by our UISP and UniFi software platforms to provide high-capacity distributed Internet access and unified information technology management, respectively.

Ubiquiti and the U logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Ubiquiti and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. For more information, please visit www.ui.com.

Safe Harbor for Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements other than statements of historical fact including words such as "look", "will", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "consider" and "plan" and statements in the future tense are forward looking statements. The statements in this press release that could be deemed forward-looking statements include the statement regarding our intention to pay quarterly cash dividends, any statements or assumptions underlying the foregoing, and any statement regarding future events and the future financial performance of Ubiquiti Inc. that involves risks or uncertainties.

Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual future results to differ materially or cause a material adverse impact on our results. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the impact of public health problems, such as COVID-19, and U.S. tariffs on results; fluctuations in our operating results; varying demand for our products due to the financial and operating condition of our distributors and their customers, and our distributors’ inventory management practices; political and economic conditions and volatility affecting the stability of business environments, economic growth, currency values, commodity prices and other factors that may influence the ultimate demand for our products in particular geographies or globally; impact of counterfeiting and our ability to contain such impact; our reliance on a limited number of distributors; inability of our contract manufacturers and suppliers to meet our demand; our dependence on chipset suppliers for chipsets without a short-term alternative; as we move into new markets competition from certain of our current or potential competitors who may be more established in such markets; our ability to keep pace with technological and market developments; success and timing of new product introductions by us and the performance of our products generally; our ability to effectively manage the significant increase in our transactional sales volumes; we may become subject to warranty claims, product liability and product recalls; that a substantial majority of our sales are into countries outside the United States and we are subject to numerous U.S. export control and economic sanctions laws; costs related to responding to government inquiries related to regulatory compliance; our reliance on certain key members of our management team, including our founder and chief executive officer, Robert J. Pera; adverse tax-related matters such as tax audits, changes in our effective tax rate or new tax legislative proposals; whether the final determination of our income tax liability may be materially different from our income tax provisions; the impact of any intellectual property litigation and claims for indemnification; litigation related to U.S. securities laws; and social, economic and political conditions in the United States and abroad, including the impact of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the tension between China and Taiwan. We discuss these risks in greater detail under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024, and subsequent filings filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which are available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies may also be obtained by contacting the Ubiquiti Inc. Investor Relations Department, by email at IR@ui.com or by visiting the Investor Relations section of the Ubiquiti Inc. website, https://ir.ui.com/.

Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date made. Except as required by law, Ubiquiti Inc. undertakes no obligation to update information contained herein. You should review our SEC filings carefully and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

Ubiquiti Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended September 30,
		2024			2023
Revenues		$	550,344		$	463,078
Cost of revenues			318,726			279,203
Gross profit			231,618			183,875
Operating expenses:
Research and development			37,997			36,283
Sales, general and administrative			24,415			19,290
Total operating expenses			62,412			55,573
Income from operations			169,206			128,302
Interest expense and other, net			10,578			21,224
Income before income taxes			158,628			107,078
Provision for income taxes			30,640			19,328
Net income		$	127,988		$	87,750
Net income per share of common stock:
Basic		$	2.12		$	1.45
Diluted		$	2.12		$	1.45
Weighted average shares used in computing net income per share of common stock:
Basic			60,469			60,447
Diluted			60,494			60,451

Ubiquiti Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Non-GAAP Net Income (In thousands, except per share data) (Unaudited)
		Three Months Ended
		September 30, 2024				June 30, 2024				September 30, 2023
Net Income		$	127,988			$	103,804			$	87,750
Share-based compensation:
Cost of revenues			54				45				33
Research and development			1,237				1,264				1,135
Sales, general and administrative			405				378				332
Tax effect of Non-GAAP adjustments			(416	)			(441	)			(359	)
Non-GAAP net income		$	129,268			$	105,050			$	88,891
Non-GAAP diluted EPS		$	2.14			$	1.74			$	1.47
Shares outstanding (Diluted)			60,494				60,466				60,451
Weighted-average shares used in Non-GAAP diluted EPS			60,494				60,466				60,451

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement our condensed consolidated financial results prepared under generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, we use non-GAAP measures of net income and earnings per diluted share that are adjusted to exclude certain costs, expenses and gains such as share-based compensation expense and the tax effects of these non-GAAP adjustments.

Reconciliations of the adjustments to GAAP results for the periods presented are provided above. In addition, an explanation of the ways in which management uses non-GAAP financial information to evaluate its business, the substance behind management’s decision to use this non-GAAP financial information, material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial information, the manner in which management compensates for those limitations, and the substantive reasons management believes that this non-GAAP financial information provides useful information to investors is included under the paragraphs below.

Usefulness of Non-GAAP Financial Information to Investors

We believe that the presentation of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share provides important supplemental information regarding non-cash expenses, significant items that we believe are important to understanding our financial, and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share are among the primary indicators used by management as a basis for planning and forecasting future periods and by management and our board of directors to determine whether our operating performance has met specified targets and thresholds. Management uses non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share when evaluating operating performance because it believes that the exclusion of the items described below, for which the amounts or timing may vary significantly depending upon the Company’s activities and other factors, facilitates comparability of the Company’s operating performance from period to period. We have chosen to provide this information to investors so they can analyze our operating results in the same way that management does and use this information in their assessment of our business and the valuation of our Company.

About our Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Earnings per Diluted Share

We compute non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share by adjusting GAAP net income and GAAP earnings per diluted share to remove the impact of certain adjustments and the tax effect of those adjustments. Items excluded from net income are:

• Share-based compensation expense
• Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments, applying the principles of ASC 740

These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP and may be materially different from other non-GAAP measures, including similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. The presentation of this additional information should not be considered in isolation from, as a substitute for, or superior to, net income or earnings per diluted share prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results.

For more information on the non-GAAP adjustments, please see the table captioned "Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to non-GAAP Net Income" included in this press release.

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FAQ

What was Ubiquiti's (UI) revenue in Q1 fiscal 2025?

Ubiquiti reported record revenues of $550.3 million in Q1 fiscal 2025, representing an 18.8% increase from the prior year.

What was Ubiquiti's (UI) earnings per share in Q1 fiscal 2025?

Ubiquiti achieved GAAP diluted EPS of $2.12 and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $2.14 in Q1 fiscal 2025.

What dividend did Ubiquiti (UI) declare for Q1 fiscal 2025?

Ubiquiti declared a $0.60 per share cash dividend payable on November 25, 2024.

How did Ubiquiti's (UI) Enterprise Technology segment perform in Q1 fiscal 2025?

Enterprise Technology revenue grew to $470.2 million from $380.1 million in the prior year, showing significant growth.