Improving Demand from Service Providers and
continued Enterprise Execution Drive Revenue Growth,
Profitability
A10 Networks, Inc. (NYSE: ATEN or the “Company”), a leading
provider of cybersecurity and infrastructure solutions, today
announced financial results for its third quarter ended September
30, 2024.
Third Quarter 2024 Financial
Summary
- Revenue of $66.7 million, compared to $57.8 million in the
third quarter of 2023. Revenue for the first nine months of 2024
was $187.5 million, compared to $181.3 million for the first nine
months of 2023.
- GAAP gross margin of 80.5%; non-GAAP gross margin of 81.3% as a
result of continued focus on operational execution of business
model goals.
- GAAP net income of $12.6 million (18.9% of revenue), or $0.17
per diluted share, compared to net income of $6.5 million (11.2% of
revenue) or $0.09 per diluted share in the third quarter of
2023.
- Non-GAAP net income of $15.9 million (23.9% of revenue), or
$0.21 per diluted share (non-GAAP EPS) compared to non-GAAP net
income of $12.0 million (20.8% of revenue) or $0.16 per diluted
share in the third quarter of 2023.
- The Company completed the quarter with cash and investments of
$182.1 million, up from $159.3 million as of December 31, 2023. A10
generated $21.0 million in cash from operations during the
quarter.
- The Company returned $13.9 million to investors, having
repurchased 747,000 shares at an average price of $12.64 per share
for a total of $9.4 million and having paid $4.4 million in cash
dividends in the quarter.
- The Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.06 per share, payable December 2, 2024, to stockholders of
record at the close of business on November 18, 2024. The Board of
Directors also authorized a new common stock repurchase program for
up to $50 million.
A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is
contained in the financial statements below.
“Our third quarter results reflect the strength of our business
and the value we provide our customers,” commented Dhrupad Trivedi,
A10 Network’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Revenue from
Enterprise customers continues to grow, in line with our stated
strategy. Revenue from North American service provider customers
resumed growth, demonstrating the market’s need for our evolving
product portfolio. Our solutions remain designed into customer
buildout plans, and while sales cycles have elongated and spending
decisions are more carefully considered, our solutions are
increasingly critical for evolving networks.”
“A10 continues to leverage AI technology and we announced plans
for a blueprint to integrate AI into multiple facets of our
business including enhanced security solutions to address new
threats posed by AI traffic,” added Trivedi. “We have accelerated
our investment in R&D consistent with our strategy. Building
upon our industry-leading operating system, the new A10 Control
platform provides integrated management and ease of use across our
best-in-class security and infrastructure solutions.”
“The overall market environment remains volatile, and A10 is
navigating these challenges efficiently based on the durability of
our business,” concluded Trivedi. “Security-led revenue now
represent 63% of total revenue in the quarter, demonstrating A10’s
continued evolution to a cybersecurity-focused organization that
increasingly leverages AI tools to benefit customers. We have
aligned our cost structure to enable consistent profitability
despite macro uncertainty, and when the market improves, we deliver
increased operating leverage.”
Conference Call
Management will host a call at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time (4:30 p.m.
Eastern time) today, Thursday, November 7, 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: 713043.
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 350985.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements,”
including statements regarding our quarterly dividend payments and
stock repurchase program, strategy, including as to AI, growth,
demand, positioning, products, profitability, revenue and cash
expectations for 2024, market trends, 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 29,
2024. 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) workforce reduction expense, (iv) cyber
incident remediation expense, (v) one-time tax planning expense,
(vi) one-time legal expense 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) workforce
reduction expense and (iii) cyber incident remediation expense. We
define non-GAAP gross margin as our non-GAAP gross profit 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) workforce
reduction expense, (iv) cyber incident remediation expense, (v)
one-time tax planning expense and (vi) one-time legal expense. 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) workforce reduction expense, (iv)
cyber incident remediation expense, (v) one-time tax planning
expense and (vi) one-time legal expense. We define non-GAAP
operating margin as our non-GAAP operating income divided by our
GAAP revenue. 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 income
taxes, (iv) stock-based compensation and related payroll tax, (v)
impairment expense, (vi) workforce reduction expense, (vii) cyber
incident remediation expense, (viii) one-time tax planning expense
and (ix) one-time legal 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 September
30,
Nine Months Ended September
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net revenue:
Products
$
36,862
$
30,260
$
96,464
$
100,532
Services
29,859
27,515
91,028
80,751
Total net revenue
66,721
57,775
187,492
181,283
Cost of net revenue:
Products
7,531
6,815
21,143
22,334
Services
5,508
4,194
15,378
12,354
Total cost of net revenue
13,039
11,009
36,521
34,688
Gross profit
53,682
46,766
150,971
146,595
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing
21,011
21,324
61,678
64,526
Research and development
15,734
17,620
44,533
43,250
General and administrative
6,494
5,613
19,188
18,177
Total operating expenses
43,239
44,557
125,399
125,953
Income from operations
10,443
2,209
25,572
20,642
Non-operating income, net:
Interest income
1,634
1,766
5,077
3,401
Other income, net
2,312
987
5,943
653
Non-operating income, net
3,946
2,753
11,020
4,054
Income before provision for (benefit from)
income taxes
14,389
4,962
36,592
24,696
Provision for (benefit from) income
taxes
1,752
(1,507
)
4,753
2,643
Net income
$
12,637
$
6,469
$
31,839
$
22,053
Net income per share:
Basic
$
0.17
$
0.09
$
0.43
$
0.30
Diluted
$
0.17
$
0.09
$
0.42
$
0.29
Weighted-average shares used in computing
net income per share:
Basic
73,823
74,526
74,200
74,184
Diluted
74,780
75,807
75,236
75,639
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET
INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME
(unaudited, in thousands,
except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September
30,
Nine Months Ended September
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP net income
$
12,637
$
6,469
$
31,839
$
22,053
Non-GAAP items:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
4,516
4,255
12,814
11,752
Impairment expense
—
2,975
—
2,975
Workforce reduction expense
—
2,437
—
4,298
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
—
732
One-time tax planning expense
100
—
500
—
One-time legal expense
—
—
71
—
Income tax-effect of non-GAAP items
(1,327
)
(4,140
)
(3,343
)
(5,358
)
Total non-GAAP items
3,289
5,527
10,042
14,399
Non-GAAP net income
$
15,926
$
11,996
$
41,881
$
36,452
GAAP net income per share:
Basic
$
0.17
$
0.09
$
0.43
$
0.30
Diluted
$
0.17
$
0.09
$
0.42
$
0.29
Non-GAAP items:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
0.06
0.06
0.17
0.15
Impairment expense
—
0.04
—
0.04
Workforce reduction expense
—
0.03
—
0.06
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
—
0.01
One-time tax planning expense
—
—
0.01
—
One-time legal expense
—
—
—
—
Income tax-effect of non-GAAP items
(0.02
)
(0.06
)
(0.04
)
(0.07
)
Total non-GAAP items
0.04
0.07
0.14
0.19
Non-GAAP net income per share:
Basic
$
0.22
$
0.16
$
0.56
$
0.49
Diluted
$
0.21
$
0.16
$
0.56
$
0.48
Weighted average shares used in computing
net income per share:
Basic
73,823
74,526
74,200
74,184
Diluted
74,780
75,807
75,236
75,639
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)
September 30,
2024
December 31,
2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
78,063
$
97,244
Marketable securities
104,043
62,056
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of
$1,171 and $405, respectively
64,949
74,307
Inventory
23,417
23,522
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
13,365
14,695
Total current assets
283,837
271,824
Property and equipment, net
37,313
29,876
Goodwill
1,307
1,307
Deferred tax assets, net
62,632
62,725
Other non-current assets
22,658
24,077
Total assets
$
407,747
$
389,809
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
7,544
$
7,024
Accrued liabilities
29,985
21,388
Deferred revenue
89,509
82,657
Total current liabilities
127,038
111,069
Deferred revenue, non-current
54,710
58,677
Other non-current liabilities
8,729
12,187
Total liabilities
190,477
181,933
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.00001 par value: 500,000
shares authorized; 90,249 and 89,003 shares issued and 73,783 and
74,359 shares outstanding, respectively
1
1
Treasury stock, at cost: 16,467 and 14,644
shares, respectively
(175,230
)
(150,909
)
Additional paid-in-capital
501,918
486,958
Dividends paid
(50,988
)
(37,619
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
214
(71
)
Accumulated deficit
(58,645
)
(90,484
)
Total stockholders' equity
217,270
207,876
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity
$
407,747
$
389,809
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands, on a
GAAP Basis)
Nine Months Ended September
30,
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
31,839
$
22,053
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
8,248
6,845
Stock-based compensation
12,284
11,180
Other non-cash items
(1,013
)
774
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable
8,378
14,056
Inventory
(1,911
)
(5,313
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
753
2,033
Accounts payable
(1,820
)
(1,183
)
Accrued liabilities
5,139
(17,384
)
Deferred revenue
2,885
8,722
Net cash provided by operating
activities
64,782
41,783
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of marketable
securities
22,536
42,252
Proceeds from maturities of marketable
securities
66,446
54,007
Purchases of marketable securities
(127,288
)
(75,064
)
Capital expenditures
(9,886
)
(7,752
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities
(48,192
)
13,443
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
under employee equity incentive plans
1,919
2,996
Repurchase of common stock
(24,321
)
(8,672
)
Payments for dividends
(13,369
)
(13,369
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(35,771
)
(19,045
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
(19,181
)
36,181
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of
period
97,244
67,971
Cash and cash equivalents—end of
period
$
78,063
$
104,152
Non-cash investing and financing
activities:
Transfers between inventory and property
and equipment
$
2,015
$
1,445
Purchases of property and equipment
included in accounts payable
$
2,340
$
2,672
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP GROSS
PROFIT TO NON-GAAP GROSS PROFIT
(unaudited, in thousands,
except percentages)
Three Months Ended September
30,
Nine Months Ended September
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP gross profit
$
53,682
$
46,766
$
150,971
$
146,595
GAAP gross margin
80.5
%
80.9
%
80.5
%
80.9
%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
534
512
1,568
1,373
Workforce reduction expense
—
—
—
42
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
—
3
Non-GAAP gross profit
$
54,216
$
47,278
$
152,539
$
148,013
Non-GAAP gross margin
81.3
%
81.8
%
81.4
%
81.6
%
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TOTAL
OPERATING EXPENSES
TO NON-GAAP TOTAL OPERATING
EXPENSES
(unaudited, in
thousands)
Three Months Ended September
30,
Nine Months Ended September
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP total operating expenses
$
43,239
$
44,557
$
125,399
$
125,953
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
(3,982
)
(3,743
)
(11,246
)
(10,379
)
Impairment expense
—
(2,975
)
—
(2,975
)
Workforce reduction expense
—
(2,437
)
—
(4,256
)
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
—
(729
)
One-time tax planning expense
(100
)
—
(500
)
—
One-time legal expense
—
—
(71
)
—
Non-GAAP total operating expenses
$
39,157
$
35,402
$
113,582
$
107,614
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
TO NON-GAAP OPERATING
INCOME
(unaudited, in thousands,
except percentages)
Three Months Ended September
30,
Nine Months Ended September
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP income from operations
$
10,443
$
2,209
$
25,572
$
20,642
GAAP operating margin
15.7
%
3.8
%
13.6
%
11.4
%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
4,516
4,255
12,814
11,752
Impairment expense
—
2,975
—
2,975
Workforce reduction expense
—
2,437
—
4,298
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
—
732
One-time tax planning expense
100
—
500
—
One-time legal expense
—
—
71
—
Non-GAAP operating income
$
15,059
$
11,876
$
38,957
$
40,399
Non-GAAP operating margin
22.6
%
20.6
%
20.8
%
22.3
%
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET
INCOME TO
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
(NON-GAAP)
(unaudited, in thousands,
except percentages)
Three Months Ended September
30,
Nine Months Ended September
30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP net income
$
12,637
$
6,469
$
31,839
$
22,053
GAAP net income margin
18.9
%
11.2
%
17.0
%
12.2
%
Exclude: Interest and other income,
net
(3,946
)
(2,753
)
(11,020
)
(4,054
)
Exclude: Depreciation and amortization
2,741
2,537
8,248
6,845
Exclude: Provision for income taxes
1,752
(1,507
)
4,753
2,643
EBITDA
13,184
4,746
33,820
27,487
Exclude: Stock-based compensation and
related payroll tax
4,516
4,255
12,814
11,752
Exclude: Impairment expense
—
2,975
—
2,975
Exclude: Workforce reduction expense
—
2,437
—
4,298
Exclude: Cyber incident remediation
expense
—
—
—
732
Exclude: One-time tax planning expense
100
—
500
—
Exclude: One-time legal expense
—
—
71
—
Adjusted EBITDA
$
17,800
$
14,413
$
47,205
$
47,244
Adjusted EBITDA margin
26.7
%
24.9
%
25.2
%
26.1
%
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Investor Contact: Rob Fink / Tom Baumann FNK IR
646.809.4048 / 646.349.6641 aten@fnkir.com
Brian Becker Chief Financial Officer
investors@a10networks.com
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