Ciena reports fiscal first quarter 2012 financial results
Linthicum, md.--(business wire)--ciena® corporation (nasdaq: cien), the network specialist, today announced unaudited financial results for its fiscal first quarter ended january 31, 2012. for the fiscal first quarter 2012, ciena reported revenue of $416.7 million. on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles (gaap), ciena's net loss for the fiscal first quarter 2012 was $(47.7) million, or $(0.49) per common share, which compares to a gaap net loss of $(79.1) million, or $(0.84) per common share, for the fiscal first quarter 2011. ciena's adjusted (non-gaap) net loss for the fiscal first quarter 2012 was $(16.5) million, or $(0.17) per common share, which compares to an adjusted (non-gaap) net loss of $(13.3) million, or $(0.14) per common share, for the fiscal first quarter 2011. “our first quarter revenue reflects the combined effects of seasonality and longer customer deployment and revenue recognition cycles as a result of our greater mix of international and solutions-oriented sales,” said gary smith, president and ceo of ciena. “however, our first quarter revenue does not reflect the underlying strength of the business and ongoing customer demand. we expect sequential revenue growth in the fiscal second quarter, and we anticipate that our operating results for the second half of fiscal 2012 will be stronger than the first half.” fiscal first quarter 2012 performance summary the tables below (in millions, except percentage data) provide comparisons of certain quarterly results to prior periods, including sequential quarterly and year-over-year changes. a reconciliation between the gaap and adjusted (non-gaap) measures contained in this release is included in appendix a. * denotes % change, or in the case of margin, absolute change additional performance metrics for fiscal first quarter 2012 non-u.s. customers contributed 44% of total revenue one 10%-plus customer represented a total of 19% of revenue cash and investments totaled $600.7 million cash flow from operations totaled $12.9 million free cash flow totaled $5.0 million average days' sales outstanding (dsos) were 86 accounts receivable balance was $399.5 million inventories totaled $248.7 million, including: raw materials: $43.5 million work in process: $17.7 million finished goods: $146.9 million deferred cost of sales: $76.2 million reserve for excess and obsolescence: $(35.6) million raw materials: $43.5 million work in process: $17.7 million finished goods: $146.9 million deferred cost of sales: $76.2 million reserve for excess and obsolescence: $(35.6) million product inventory turns were 3.2 headcount totaled 4,386 business outlook for fiscal second quarter 2012 statements relating to business outlook are forward-looking in nature and actual results may differ materially. these statements should be read in the context of the notes to investors below. ciena expects fiscal second quarter 2012 financial performance to include: revenue in the range of $435 to $460 million adjusted (non-gaap) gross margin percentage in the low 40s range adjusted (non-gaap) operating expense in the low $180s million range live web broadcast of unaudited fiscal first quarter 2012 results ciena will host a discussion of its unaudited fiscal first quarter 2012 results with investors and financial analysts today, wednesday, march 7, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. (eastern). the live broadcast of the discussion will be available via ciena's homepage at http://www.ciena.com/. an archived version of the discussion will be available shortly following the conclusion of the live broadcast on the investor relations page of ciena's website at: www.ciena.com/investors. notes to investors forward-looking statements. this press release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. these statements are based on current expectations, forecasts, assumptions and other information available to the company as of the date hereof. forward-looking statements include statements regarding ciena's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," and "would" or similar words. forward-looking statements in this release include: "our first quarter revenue reflects the combined effects of seasonality and longer customer deployment and revenue recognition cycles as a result of our greater mix of international and solutions-oriented sales”; “however, our first quarter revenue does not reflect the underlying strength of the business and ongoing customer demand. we expect sequential revenue growth in the fiscal second quarter, and we anticipate that our operating results for the second half of fiscal 2012 will be stronger than the first half"; "ciena expects fiscal second quarter 2012 financial performance to include revenue in the range of $435 to $460 million, adjusted (non-gaap) gross margin percentage in the low 40s range, adjusted (non-gaap) operating expense in the low $180s million range." ciena's actual results, performance or events may differ materially from these forward-looking statements made or implied due a number of risks and uncertainties relating to ciena's business, including: the effect of broader economic and market conditions on our customers and their business; changes in network spending or network strategy by large communication service providers; seasonality and the timing and size of customer orders, including our ability to recognize revenue relating to such sales; the level of competitive pressure we encounter; the product, customer and geographic mix of sales within the period; supply chain disruptions and the level of success relating to efforts to optimize ciena's operations; changes in foreign currency exchange rates affecting revenue and operating expense; and the other risk factors disclosed in ciena's annual report on form 10-k filed with the securities and exchange commission on december 22, 2011. ciena assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information included in this press release. non-gaap presentation of quarterly results. this release includes non-gaap measures of ciena's gross profit, operating expense, income (loss) from operations, net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share. in evaluating the operating performance of ciena's business, management excludes certain charges and credits that are required by gaap. these items share one or more of the following characteristics: they are unusual and ciena does not expect them to recur in the ordinary course of its business; they do not involve the expenditure of cash; they are unrelated to the ongoing operation of the business in the ordinary course; or their magnitude and timing is largely outside of ciena's control. management believes that the non-gaap measures below provide management and investors useful information and meaningful insight to the operating performance of the business. the presentation of these non-gaap financial measures should be considered in addition to ciena's gaap results and these measures are not intended to be a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with gaap. ciena's non-gaap measures and the related adjustments may differ from non-gaap measures used by other companies and should only be used to evaluate ciena's results of operations in conjunction with our corresponding gaap results. to the extent not previously disclosed in a prior ciena financial results press release, appendix a to this press release sets forth a complete gaap to non-gaap reconciliation of the non-gaap measures contained in this release. the adjusted (non-gaap) measures above and their reconciliation to ciena's gaap results for the periods presented reflect adjustments relating to the following items: share-based compensation expense - a non-cash expense incurred in accordance with share-based compensation accounting guidance. amortization of intangible assets - a non-cash expense arising from the acquisition of intangible assets, principally developed technologies and customer-related intangibles acquired from the men business, that ciena is required to amortize over its expected useful life. fair value adjustment of acquired inventory - an infrequent charge required by acquisition accounting rules resulting from the required revaluation of inventory acquired from the men business to estimated fair value. this revaluation resulted in a net increase in inventory carrying value and an increase in cost of goods sold for the periods indicated. acquisition and integration costs - reflects transaction expense, and consulting and third party service fees associated with the acquisition of the nortel men business and the integration of this business into ciena's operations. restructuring costs - costs incurred as a result of restructuring activities (or in the case of recoveries, previous restructuring activities) taken to align resources with perceived market opportunities. change in fair value of contingent consideration – a non-cash, unrealized gain during the periods identified related to nortel's early termination right for the carling, canada facility lease entered into as part of the acquisition of the men business. settlement of patent litigation - included in general and administrative expense during our first quarter of fiscal 2011 is a $0.5 million patent litigation settlement. change in fair value of embedded redemption feature - a non-cash unrealized gain or loss reflective of a mark to market fair value adjustment of an embedded derivative related to the redemption feature of ciena's outstanding 4.0% senior convertible notes.
