Company Achieves Revenue Guidance, Maintains
Strong Profitability and Business Model
A10 Networks, Inc. (NYSE: ATEN), a leading provider of
cybersecurity and infrastructure solutions, today announced
financial results for its fourth quarter ended December 31,
2023.
Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial
Summary
- Revenue of $70.4 million, in-line with guidance and down $7.2
million (9.3%) year-over-year due to market conditions related to
North American service provider customers’ capital expenditures.
Sequentially, revenue increased 21.9%, reflecting delayed orders
from the third quarter as expected.
- Enterprise revenue increased 22.6% year-over-year.
- GAAP gross margin of 81.1%; non-GAAP gross margin of 81.8% as a
result of continued focus on operational execution of business
model goals in spite of near-term volatility in the market.
- GAAP net income of $17.9 million (representing 25.4% of
revenue), or $0.24 per diluted share, compared to net income of
$18.0 million (23.2% of revenue) or $0.24 per diluted share in the
fourth quarter of 2022.
- Non-GAAP net income of $18.5 million (representing 26.2% of
revenue), or $0.25 per diluted share (non-GAAP EPS) compared to
non-GAAP net income of $18.4 million (23.7% of revenue) or $0.24
per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2022.
- The Company repurchased 656,000 shares at an average price of
$11.14 for a total of $7.3 million. The Company has $49.7 million
remaining on this authorization. The Company also paid $4.4 million
in cash dividends.
- The Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.06 per share, payable on March 1, 2024 to stockholders of record
at the close of business on February 16, 2024.
Full-Year 2023 Financial
Summary
- Revenue of $251.7 million, down $28.6 million (10.2%)
year-over-year.
- Enterprise revenue increased 8.6% year-over-year.
- GAAP gross margin of 80.9% vs. 79.7% in 2022; non-GAAP gross
margin of 81.7% vs. 80.3% in 2022.
- GAAP net income of $40.0 million (representing 15.9% of
revenue), or $0.53 per diluted share.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin of 28.3% vs. 26.8% in 2022.
- Non-GAAP net income of $54.9 million (representing 21.8% of
revenue), or $0.73 per diluted share (non-GAAP EPS).
A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is
contained in the financial statements below.
“Continued strong demand for our solutions and shift to focus on
Enterprise customers partially mitigated broadly reported headwinds
with Service Provider customers related to depressed capital
expenditures and longer sales cycles,” said Dhrupad Trivedi,
President and Chief Executive Officer of A10 Networks. Revenue from
enterprise customers increased 8.6% on a full year basis.
“Simultaneously, A10 continues to deliver solid execution and we
believe our business model positions us to navigate this
challenging period better than others,” continued Trivedi. “We
maintained our target gross margin level of 80 – 82% and EBITDA
margin of 26 – 28% despite the revenue challenges, demonstrating
our proven ability to allocate resources to the best strategic
opportunities for future growth while driving operating
efficiencies We were able to deliver flat full year EPS on a
constant-currency basis in spite of a challenging macro
environment. Over the last three years, we have delivered Adjusted
EBITDA growth of 14%. We expect to grow our non-GAAP EPS in 2024
compared to 2023, enabling us to continue investing in future
innovative solutions and returning capital to shareholders.”
Conference Call
Management will host a call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time (4:30 p.m.
Eastern time) today, February 6, 2024, to discuss these results.
Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing (833)
470-1428 (toll-free) or (404) 975-4839 and referencing access code:
619931.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be accessible
from the “Investor Relations” section of A10 Network’s website at
investors.a10networks.com. The webcast will be archived for at
least 90 days. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be
available two hours after the conclusion of the live call and will
run for seven days and may be accessed by dialing (866) 813-9403
(toll-free) or (929) 458-6194 and entering the passcode 829707.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements,”
including statements regarding our quarterly dividend payments and
repurchase program, strategy, growth, customer opportunities,
profitability, and expectations for 2024, including as to non-GAAP
EPS, investments and return of capital. Forward-looking statements
are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are
based on assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or
implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause
actual results to differ include any unforeseen need for capital
which may require us to divert funds we may have otherwise used for
the dividend program or stock repurchase program, which may in turn
negatively impact our ability to administer the quarterly dividends
or the repurchase of our common stock; a significant decline in
global macroeconomic or political conditions that have an adverse
impact on our business and financial results; business
interruptions related to our supply chain; our ability to manage
our business and expenses if customers cancel or delay orders;
execution risks related to closing key deals and improving our
execution; the continued market adoption of our products; our
ability to successfully anticipate market needs and opportunities;
our timely development of new products and features; our ability to
achieve or maintain profitability; any loss or delay of expected
purchases by our largest end-customers; our ability to maintain or
improve our competitive position; competitive and execution risks
related to cloud-based computing trends; our ability to attract and
retain new end-customers and our largest end-consumers; our ability
to maintain and enhance our brand and reputation; changes demanded
by our customers in the deployment and payment model for our
products; continued growth in markets relating to network security;
the success of any future acquisitions or investments in
complementary companies, products, services or technologies; the
ability of our sales team to execute well; our ability to shorten
our close cycles; the ability of our channel partners to sell our
products; variations in product mix or geographic locations of our
sales; risks associated with our presence in international markets;
weaknesses or deficiencies in our internal control over financial
reporting; our ability to timely file periodic reports required to
be filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and other risks
that are described in “Risk Factors” in our periodic filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27,
2023. We do not intend to update or alter our forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
In addition to disclosing financial measures prepared in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP), we refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures, including
non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per basic and diluted
share (or non-GAAP EPS), non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin,
non-GAAP operating income and operating margin, non-GAAP operating
expenses, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin. Non-GAAP
financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and are
therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures
presented by other companies.
A10 Networks considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be
important because they provide useful measures of the operating
performance of the company, exclusive of unusual events or factors
that do not directly affect what we consider to be our core
operating performance and are used by the company's management for
that purpose.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in
isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
We define non-GAAP net income as our GAAP net income excluding:
(i) stock-based compensation and related payroll tax, (ii)
impairment expense, (iii) one-time tax planning expense, (iv) cyber
incident remediation expense, (v) workforce reduction expense, (vi)
income tax benefit from amended returns and (vii) income tax effect
of non-GAAP items (i) to (vi) listed above. We define non-GAAP net
income per basic and diluted share as our non-GAAP net income
divided by our basic and diluted weighted-average shares
outstanding. We define non-GAAP gross profit as our GAAP gross
profit excluding (i) stock-based compensation and related payroll
tax, (ii) cyber incident remediation expense and (iii) workforce
reduction expense. We define non-GAAP gross margin as our non-GAAP
gross profit divided by our GAAP revenue. We define non-GAAP
operating income as our GAAP income from operations excluding (i)
stock-based compensation and related payroll tax, (ii) impairment
expense, (iii) one-time tax planning expense, (iv) cyber incident
remediation expense and (v) workforce reduction expense. We define
non-GAAP operating margin as our non-GAAP operating income divided
by our GAAP revenue. We define non-GAAP operating expenses as our
GAAP operating expenses excluding (i) stock-based compensation and
related payroll tax, (ii) impairment expense, (iii) one-time tax
planning expense, (iv) cyber incident remediation expense and (v)
workforce reduction expense. We define Adjusted EBITDA as our GAAP
net income excluding (i) interest and other (income) expense, net,
(ii) depreciation and amortization expense, (iii) provision for
(benefit from) income taxes, (iv) stock-based compensation and
related payroll tax, (v) impairment expense, (vi) one-time tax
planning expense, (vii) workforce reduction expense, (viii) cyber
incident remediation expense and (ix) global distribution center
transition expense. We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as our
Adjusted EBITDA divided by our GAAP revenue.
Non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental
informational purposes only for understanding the company's
operating results.
About A10 Networks
A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN) provides security and infrastructure
solutions for on-premises, hybrid cloud, and edge-cloud
environments. Our 7000+ customers span global large enterprises and
communications, cloud and web service providers who must ensure
business-critical applications and networks are secure, available,
and efficient. Founded in 2004, A10 Networks is based in San Jose,
Calif. and serves customers globally. For more information, visit
A10networks.com and follow us at A10Networks.
The A10 logo and A10 Networks are trademarks or registered
trademarks of A10 Networks, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Source: A10 Networks, Inc.
A10 NETWORKS, INC. CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited, in thousands,
except per share amounts, on a GAAP Basis)
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Years Ended December
31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Revenue:
Products
$
40,550
$
49,577
$
141,082
$
173,201
Services
29,867
28,057
110,618
107,137
Total revenue
70,417
77,634
251,700
280,338
Cost of revenue:
Products
9,134
11,793
31,468
40,135
Services
4,140
3,950
16,494
16,697
Total cost of revenue
13,274
15,743
47,962
56,832
Gross profit
57,143
61,891
203,738
223,506
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing
21,450
22,351
85,976
88,511
Research and development
11,979
16,916
55,229
58,398
General and administrative
5,708
6,358
23,885
23,518
Total operating expenses
39,137
45,625
165,090
170,427
Income from operations
18,006
16,266
38,648
53,079
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest income
1,677
568
5,078
1,304
Interest and other income (expense),
net
(584
)
(464
)
69
(1,667
)
Total non-operating income (expense),
net
1,093
104
5,147
(363
)
Income before income taxes
19,099
16,370
43,795
52,716
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes
1,182
(1,660
)
3,825
5,808
Net income
$
17,917
$
18,030
$
39,970
$
46,908
Net income per share:
Basic
$
0.24
$
0.25
$
0.54
$
0.62
Diluted
$
0.24
$
0.24
$
0.53
$
0.60
Weighted-average shares used in computing
net income per share:
Basic
74,288
73,560
74,210
75,528
Diluted
74,972
75,392
75,550
77,751
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME
(unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
GAAP net income
$
17,917
$
18,030
$
39,970
$
46,908
Non-GAAP items:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
2,922
3,546
14,674
13,969
One-time tax planning expense
500
—
500
—
Impairment expense
—
1,000
2,975
1,000
Workforce reduction expense
—
—
4,298
—
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
732
—
Income tax benefit from amended
returns
—
(4,176
)
—
(4,176
)
Income tax-effect of non-GAAP items
(1)
(2,872
)
—
(8,230
)
—
Total non-GAAP items
550
370
14,949
10,793
Non-GAAP net income (1)(2)
$
18,467
$
18,400
$
54,919
$
57,701
GAAP net income per share:
Basic
$
0.24
$
0.25
$
0.54
$
0.62
Diluted
$
0.24
$
0.24
$
0.53
$
0.60
Non-GAAP items:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
0.04
0.05
0.19
0.18
One-time tax planning expense
0.01
—
0.01
—
Impairment expense
—
0.01
0.04
0.01
Workforce reduction expense
—
—
0.06
—
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
0.01
—
Income tax benefit from amended
returns
—
(0.06
)
—
(0.05
)
Income tax-effect of non-GAAP items
(1)
(0.04
)
—
(0.11
)
—
Total non-GAAP items
0.01
—
0.20
0.14
Non-GAAP net income per share: (1)(2)
Basic
$
0.25
$
0.25
$
0.74
$
0.76
Diluted
$
0.25
$
0.24
$
0.73
$
0.74
Weighted average shares used in computing
net income per share:
Basic
74,288
73,560
74,210
75,528
Diluted
74,972
75,392
75,550
77,751
(1)
For 2023, we adopted presenting non-GAAP
net income impacted for the income tax effect of excluding non-GAAP
items. In the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2023, the
income tax effect represents a non-GAAP profit before tax rate of
18.0%. For the three months ended December 31, 2022, the income tax
effect of excluding non-GAAP items would be $889 thousand and
non-GAAP net income adjusted for the income tax effect of excluding
non-GAAP items would be $17,511 thousand, representing a $0.01
decrease in reported non-GAAP net income per share in the table
above. The income tax effect of $889 thousand represents a non-GAAP
profit before tax rate of 4.3%. For the twelve months ended
December 31, 2022, the income tax effect of excluding non-GAAP
items would be $6,765 thousand and non-GAAP net income adjusted for
the income tax effect of excluding non-GAAP items would be $50,936
thousand, representing a $0.09 decrease in reported non-GAAP net
income per share in the table above. The income tax effect of
$6,765 thousand represents a non-GAAP profit before tax rate of
10.0%.
(2)
Net income and earnings per share
excluding adjustments are non-GAAP financial measures presented as
supplemental financial measures to enable a user of the financial
information to understand the impact of these adjustments on
reported results. These financial measures should not be considered
an alternative to net income, operating income, cash flows provided
by operating activities, or any other measure of financial
performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Our adjusted net income and earnings per share may not be
comparable to similarly titled measures of another company because
companies may not all calculate adjusted net income and earnings
per share in the same manner.
A10 NETWORKS, INC. CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited, in thousands, except par
value, on a GAAP Basis)
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
97,244
$
67,971
Marketable securities
62,056
83,018
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of
$405 and $32, respectively
74,307
72,928
Inventory
23,522
19,693
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
14,695
13,381
Total current assets
271,824
256,991
Property and equipment, net
29,876
19,743
Goodwill
1,307
1,307
Deferred tax assets, net
62,725
63,183
Other non-current assets
24,077
27,881
Total assets
$
389,809
$
369,105
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
7,024
$
6,725
Accrued and other liabilities
21,388
37,183
Deferred revenue, current
82,657
74,340
Total current liabilities
111,069
118,248
Deferred revenue, non-current
58,677
52,652
Other non-current liabilities
12,187
17,193
Total liabilities
181,933
188,093
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.00001 par value: 500,000
shares authorized; 89,003 and 87,123 shares issued and 74,359 and
73,738 shares outstanding, respectively
1
1
Treasury stock, at cost: 14,645 and 13,384
shares, respectively
(150,909
)
(134,934
)
Additional paid-in-capital
486,958
466,927
Dividends paid
(37,619
)
(19,802
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(71
)
(726
)
Accumulated deficit
(90,484
)
(130,454
)
Total stockholders' equity
207,876
181,012
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity
$
389,809
$
369,105
A10 NETWORKS, INC. CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited, in thousands, on
a GAAP Basis)
Years Ended December
31,
2023
2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
39,970
$
46,908
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
9,346
7,381
Stock-based compensation
14,081
13,331
Provision for doubtful accounts and sales
returns
(699
)
(36
)
Other non-cash items
(628
)
793
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable
(679
)
(10,065
)
Inventory
(6,302
)
2,035
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(1,850
)
1,627
Accounts payable
(2,999
)
103
Accrued and other liabilities
(20,801
)
(1,338
)
Deferred revenue
14,342
5,361
Net cash provided by operating
activities
43,781
66,100
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of marketable
securities
57,432
6,252
Proceeds from maturities of marketable
securities
61,583
71,045
Purchases of marketable securities
(93,778
)
(55,411
)
Purchases of property and equipment
(10,896
)
(10,799
)
Net cash provided by investing
activities
14,341
11,087
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
under employee equity incentive plans
4,943
7,038
Repurchases of common stock
(15,975
)
(79,257
)
Payments for dividends
(17,817
)
(15,922
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(28,849
)
(88,141
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
29,273
(10,954
)
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of
period
67,971
78,925
Cash and cash equivalents—end of
period
$
97,244
$
67,971
Non-cash investing and financing
activities:
Transfers between inventory and property
and equipment
$
2,473
$
733
Purchases of property and equipment
included in accounts payable
$
3,298
$
230
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP GROSS PROFIT TO NON-GAAP GROSS PROFIT
(unaudited, in thousands, except percentages)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
GAAP gross profit
$
57,143
$
61,891
$
203,738
$
223,506
GAAP gross margin
81.1
%
79.7
%
80.9
%
79.7
%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
441
414
1,814
1,662
Workforce reduction expense
—
—
42
—
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
3
—
Non-GAAP gross profit
$
57,584
$
62,305
$
205,597
$
225,168
Non-GAAP gross margin
81.8
%
80.3
%
81.7
%
80.3
%
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES TO NON-GAAP TOTAL
OPERATING EXPENSES (unaudited, in thousands)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
GAAP total operating expenses
$
39,137
$
45,625
$
165,090
$
170,427
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
(2,481
)
(3,132
)
(12,860
)
(12,307
)
Impairment expense
—
—
(2,975
)
—
One-time tax planning expense
(500
)
—
(500
)
—
Workforce reduction expense
—
—
(4,256
)
—
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
(729
)
—
Non-GAAP total operating expenses
$
36,156
$
42,493
$
143,770
$
158,120
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP INCOME FROM OPERATIONS TO NON-GAAP OPERATING
INCOME (unaudited, in thousands, except percentages)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
GAAP income from operations
$
18,006
$
16,266
$
38,648
$
53,079
GAAP operating margin
25.6
%
21.0
%
15.4
%
18.9
%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
2,922
3,546
14,674
13,969
Impairment expense
—
—
2,975
—
One-time tax planning expense
500
—
500
—
Workforce reduction expense
—
—
4,298
—
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
732
—
Non-GAAP operating income
$
21,428
$
19,812
$
61,827
$
67,048
Non-GAAP operating margin
30.4
%
25.5
%
24.6
%
23.9
%
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
(NON-GAAP) (unaudited, in thousands)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2023
2022
2023
2022
2021
GAAP net income
$
17,917
$
18,030
$
39,970
$
46,908
$
94,887
GAAP net income margin
25.4
%
23.2
%
15.9
%
16.7
%
37.9
%
Exclude: Interest and other (income)
expense, net
(1,093
)
(104
)
(5,147
)
363
1,746
Exclude: Depreciation and amortization
2,501
2,473
9,346
8,012
8,907
Exclude: Provision for (benefit from)
income taxes
1,182
(1,660
)
3,825
5,808
(63,245
)
EBITDA
20,507
18,739
47,994
61,091
42,295
Exclude: Stock-based compensation and
related payroll tax
2,922
3,546
14,674
13,969
15,031
Exclude: Impairment expense
—
—
2,975
—
—
Exclude: One-time tax planning expense
500
—
500
—
—
Exclude: Workforce reduction expense
—
—
4,298
—
—
Exclude: Cyber incident remediation
expense
—
—
732
—
—
Exclude: Global distribution center
transition expense
—
—
—
—
5,063
Adjusted EBITDA
$
23,929
$
22,285
$
71,173
$
75,060
$
62,389
Adjusted EBITDA margin
34.0
%
28.7
%
28.3
%
26.8
%
25.0
%
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investors@a10networks.com
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