Ciena Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

HANOVER, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 2023-- Ciena® Corporation (NYSE: CIEN), a networking systems, services and software company, today announced unaudited financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended July 29, 2023.

  • Q3 Revenue: $1.07 billion
  • Q3 Net Income per Share: $0.20 GAAP; $0.59 adjusted (non-GAAP)
  • Share Repurchases: Repurchased approximately 1.4 million shares of common stock for an aggregate price of $61.2 million during the quarter.

"We delivered excellent results for the fiscal third quarter with strength across all regions," said Gary Smith, president and CEO of Ciena. "We are encouraged by increased customer activity that, when combined with our elevated backlog, market leadership and expanding addressable market, we believe will drive growth and market share gains going forward."

For fiscal third quarter 2023, Ciena reported revenue of $1.07 billion as compared to $868.0 million for the fiscal third quarter 2022.

Ciena's GAAP net income for the fiscal third quarter 2023 was $29.7 million, or $0.20 per diluted common share, which compares to a GAAP net income of $10.5 million, or $0.07 per diluted common share, for the fiscal third quarter 2022.

Ciena's adjusted (non-GAAP) net income for the fiscal third quarter 2023 was $89.1 million, or $0.59 per diluted common share, which compares to an adjusted (non-GAAP) net income of $49.0 million, or $0.33 per diluted common share, for the fiscal third quarter 2022.

Fiscal Third Quarter 2023 Performance Summary

The tables below (in millions, except percentage data) provide comparisons of certain quarterly results to the prior year. Appendices A and B set forth reconciliations between the GAAP and adjusted (non-GAAP) measures contained in this release.

 

 

GAAP Results (unaudited)

 

 

Q3

 

Q3

 

Period Change

 

 

FY 2023

 

FY 2022

 

Y-T-Y*

Revenue

 

$

1,067.9

 

 

$

868.0

 

 

23.0

%

Gross margin

 

 

42.0

%

 

 

39.3

%

 

2.7

%

Operating expense

 

$

370.7

 

 

$

313.7

 

 

18.2

%

Operating margin

 

 

7.3

%

 

 

3.1

%

 

4.2

%

 

 

Non-GAAP Results (unaudited)

 

 

Q3

 

Q3

 

Period Change

 

 

FY 2023

 

FY 2022

 

Y-T-Y*

Revenue

 

$

1,067.9

 

 

$

868.0

 

 

23.0

%

Adj. gross margin

 

 

42.7

%

 

 

40.0

%

 

2.7

%

Adj. operating expense

 

$

327.9

 

 

$

273.1

 

 

20.1

%

Adj. operating margin

 

 

12.0

%

 

 

8.5

%

 

3.5

%

Adj. EBITDA

 

$

151.3

 

 

$

96.0

 

 

57.6

%

             

* Denotes % change, or in the case of margin, absolute change

 

 

Revenue by Segment (unaudited)

 

 

Q3 FY 2023

 

Q3 FY 2022

 

 

Revenue

 

%**

 

Revenue

 

%**

Networking Platforms

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Converged Packet Optical

 

$

719.0

 

67.3

 

$

563.9

 

65.0

Routing and Switching

 

 

127.6

 

11.9

 

 

100.7

 

11.6

Total Networking Platforms

 

 

846.6

 

79.2

 

 

664.6

 

76.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Platform Software and Services

 

 

78.9

 

7.4

 

 

63.5

 

7.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Planet Automation Software and Services

 

 

13.1

 

1.3

 

 

17.3

 

2.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance Support and Training

 

 

72.9

 

6.8

 

 

72.8

 

8.4

Installation and Deployment

 

 

46.8

 

4.4

 

 

38.7

 

4.4

Consulting and Network Design

 

 

9.6

 

0.9

 

 

11.1

 

1.3

Total Global Services

 

 

129.3

 

12.1

 

 

122.6

 

14.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

1,067.9

 

100.0

 

$

868.0

 

100.0

                 

** Denotes % of total revenue

Additional Performance Metrics for Fiscal Third Quarter 2023

 

 

Revenue by Geographic Region (unaudited)

 

 

Q3 FY 2023

 

Q3 FY 2022

 

 

Revenue

 

% **

 

Revenue

 

% **

Americas

 

$

749.5

 

70.2

 

$

617.4

 

71.1

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

 

152.8

 

14.3

 

 

124.2

 

14.3

Asia Pacific

 

 

165.6

 

15.5

 

 

126.4

 

14.6

Total

 

$

1,067.9

 

100.0

 

$

868.0

 

100.0

                     

** Denotes % of total revenue

  • One customer represented 10%-plus of revenue for a total of 11.7% of revenue
  • Cash and investments totaled $1.28 billion
  • Cash flow from operations totaled $8.7 million
  • Average days' sales outstanding (DSOs) were 96
  • Accounts receivable, net balance was $997.4 million
  • Unbilled contract assets, net balance was $142.3 million
  • Inventories totaled $1.19 billion, including:
    • Raw materials: $772.0 million
    • Work in process: $51.8 million
    • Finished goods: $333.5 million
    • Deferred cost of sales: $77.5 million
    • Reserve for excess and obsolescence: $(42.3) million
  • Product inventory turns were 1.7
  • Headcount totaled 8,623
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