Barracuda: Fiscal 4Q16 Financial Results

Barracuda Networks, Inc. announced results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2016, which ended February 29, 2016.

“We continue to build momentum in our core focus areas and are pleased with the initial results of our efforts to capitalize on the fastest growing trends in our markets,” said BJ Jenkins, president and CEO. “We are focusing our efforts to be the leader in security and data protection for our customers. To reach that goal, we have made investments in enhancing our product portfolio, mobilizing our teams, and expanding our avenues to market to meet the growing demand for cost effective cloud-enabled solutions that can be deployed and managed in ‘pay-as-you-go’ private and public cloud environments.”

“We delivered better than expected results in the fourth quarter, achieved non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.15, and our active subscriber count grew 14% to 278,000,” said David Faugno, CFO.  “Demonstrating our belief in our strategy, we repurchased approximately $11 million of our shares in the open market during the quarter, bringing our total for the fiscal year to $19 million.”

Fourth Quarter 2016 Financial Summary

• Total revenue increased 16% to $83.7 million, compared with $72.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015. Appliance revenue was $21.7 million, compared with $20.9 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, and recurring subscription revenue grew to $62.1 million, up from $51.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, representing 74% of total revenue.
• Gross billings were $95.8 million, compared with $96.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015. The count of active subscribers grew 14% to 278 thousand and the dollar-based renewal rate was 96% for the quarter.
• GAAP net income was $3.2 million, or $0.06 per share, based on a diluted share count of 53.1 million, compared to a GAAP net loss of $68.4 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.
• Non-GAAP net income was $7.9 million, or $0.15 per share, based on a diluted share count of 53.1 million.
• Non-GAAP net income excludes $7.4 million in stock-based compensation expense, $3.8 million of income tax benefits, $3.1 million in amortization of intangibles, $1.4 million in acquisition and other non-recurring benefits, and $0.6 million in other income.

Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Summary

• Total revenue increased 15% to $320.2 million, compared with $277.4 million in fiscal year 2015. Appliance revenue grew 7% to $89.3 million, up from $83.1 million in fiscal year 2015, and recurring subscription revenue grew 19% to $230.9 million, up from $194.3 million in fiscal year 2015, representing 72% of total revenue.
• Gross billings increased 4% to $377.5 million, compared with $364.3 million in fiscal year 2015.
• GAAP net loss was $4.4 million, or $0.08 per share, based on a basic share count of 53.1 million.
• Non-GAAP net income was $22.7 million, or $0.42 per share, based on a diluted share count of 54.3 million. Non-GAAP net income excludes $28.8 million in stock-based compensation expense, $12.4 million of income tax benefits, $5.6 million in amortization of intangibles, $5.0 million in acquisition and other non-recurring charges, and $0.1 million in other expense.

Recent Highlights

• Launched Barracuda Essentials for Office 365: Added a suite of cloud services, with simple per-user licensing, designed to help organizations expand on the security and data protection functionality in Office 365.
• Introduced Advanced Security Capabilities: Announced availability of Anti-Phishing Link Protection and Advanced Threat Detection functionality for protection against targeted email attacks for customers of all sizes in on-premises and cloud-based environments.
• Expanded NextGen Firewall Appliances: Expanded the NextGen Firewall product family with the new Barracuda NextGen Firewall S-Series, which is designed to enable customers to securely connect thousands of machine endpoints, enabling new ‘Internet of Things’ applications and deployments.
• Enhanced Backup Products and Services: Announced enhancements to the Barracuda Backup product lines, including new subscription and cloud storage pricing and two new large-scale Barracuda Backup models. These updates offer additional flexibility for data protection and recovery in a single-source solution.
• Enhanced Web Application Security Portfolio: Introduced the new Barracuda Vulnerability Manager, a cloud-based service to help customers detect vulnerabilities in their websites and applications running in on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Increased Industry Recognition: Recognized with numerous awards and accolades for channel commitment, customer service, and technology innovation – including CRN 5-Star Partner Program, Cloud Partner Program, and Channel Chief; 2016 SC Magazine Awards for Barracuda NextGen Firewall, Barracuda Web Application Firewall, and for the third time for Best Customer Service; 2016 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards Winner for Network Security for Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series; 2016 Infosecurity Products Guide Gold as Best Security Vendor, Customer Service Department of the Year, and Innovation in Cloud Security; InfoTech Champion for the MSSP use case for next-generation firewalls.

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