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Citrix Reports Second Quarter Financial ResultsCitrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 ending June 30, 2015, as well as key operational initiatives. Financial Results For the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, Citrix achieved revenue of $797 million, compared to $782 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014, representing 2 percent revenue growth. GAAP Results Net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 was $103 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, compared to $53 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. GAAP net income includes net tax benefits of approximately $21 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 and approximately $9 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 primarily related to the closing of audits with the IRS for certain tax years. In addition, GAAP results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 include restructuring charges of $15 million for severance and facility closing costs related to the 2015 restructuring program. The second quarter of fiscal year 2014 GAAP results included impairment charges of approximately $30 million related to certain intangible assets, which are included in amortization of product related intangible assets, and restructuring charges of approximately $5 million for severance costs related to the 2014 restructuring program. Non-GAAP Results Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 was $163 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, compared to $142 million, or $0.83 per diluted share for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. Non-GAAP net income includes net tax benefits of approximately $21 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 and approximately $9 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 primarily related to the closing of audits with the IRS for certain tax years. Non-GAAP net income per diluted share excludes the effects of amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expenses, charges related to amortization of debt discount, charges related to restructuring programs, and the tax effects related to these items. "We are starting to see the benefits of the restructuring actions we took at the start of 2015 in terms of margin expansion," said Mark Templeton, president and chief executive officer for Citrix. "Through the additional actions we are announcing today, we're taking steps to ensure that we are focusing all of our energy on our core secure app delivery offerings and setting the company up for even better execution, greater efficiency and profitable growth." Forms Operations Committee to Support Operational Review Citrix also today announced that its board of directors has formed an Operations Committee. The committee will be led by current board member Robert Calderoni, who will work closely with Mr. Templeton and the company's management team in a comprehensive review of its operations and capital structure, building upon the company's previously announced initiatives to drive operating margin expansion through simplification, efficiency and portfolio refinements. Citrix intends to announce the committee's findings once its initial review has been completed and will provide updates thereafter. As part of this initiative, Mr. Calderoni has been appointed executive chairman of the board, effective immediately, and Thomas Bogan will assume the role of lead independent director. Commences Exploration of Strategic Alternatives for GoTo Family of Products In addition, Citrix, with the assistance of its independent advisors, has initiated a review of strategic alternatives for the company's GoTo family of products. The strategic alternatives review for this business could result in, among other things, a possible sale or spin-off transaction. Qatalyst Partners and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are serving as financial advisors to Citrix and Goodwin Procter LLP is serving as legal counsel. The company also announced that earlier this year it engaged a financial advisor to provide strategic advice related to a potential sale of its ByteMobile business. Citrix is currently in active discussions with third parties regarding a potential sale. Q2 Financial Summary In reviewing the results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2014:
During the second quarter of fiscal year 2015:
Financial Outlook for Third Quarter 2015 Citrix management expects to achieve the following results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015 ending September 30, 2015:
Financial Outlook for Fiscal Year 2015 Citrix management expects to achieve the following results for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015:
The above statements are based on current targets. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. Conference Call Information Citrix will host a conference call today at 4:45 p.m. ET to discuss its financial results, quarterly highlights, business outlook and other items announced today. The call will include a slide presentation, and participants are encouraged to listen to and view the presentation via webcast at http://www.citrix.com/investors. The conference call may also be accessed by dialing: (888) 799-0519 or (706) 634-0155, using passcode: CITRIX. A replay of the webcast can be viewed for approximately 30 days on the Investor Relations section of the Citrix corporate website at http://www.citrix.com/investors. About Citrix Citrix (NASDAQ:CTXS) is leading the transition to software-defining the workplace, uniting virtualization, mobility management, networking and SaaS solutions to enable new ways for businesses and people to work better. Citrix solutions power business mobility through secure, mobile workspaces that provide people with instant access to apps, desktops, data and communications on any device, over any network and cloud. With annual revenue in 2014 of $3.14 billion, Citrix solutions are in use at more than 400,000 organizations and by over 100 million users globally. Learn more at www.citrix.com. For Citrix Investors This release contains forward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The forward-looking statements in this release do not constitute guarantees of future performance. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release, which are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, statements by Citrix's president and chief executive officer, statements contained in the Financial Outlook for Fiscal Year 2015 and Third Quarter 2015 sections and under the Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation section, statements related to Citrix's exploration of strategic alternatives regarding the GoTo family of products, statements related to Citrix's potential sale of its ByteMobile business, statements concerning the formation of an Operations Committee of the Board of Directors of Citrix and its review of operations and capital structure, and statements regarding management's plans, objectives and strategies, constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the impact of the global economy, foreign exchange rate volatility and uncertainty in the IT spending environment; the success and growth of the company's product lines, including competition, demand and pricing dynamics and other transitions in the markets for Citrix's virtualization products and collaboration services; the company's ability to develop and commercialize new products and services, including its enterprise mobility products, while growing its established virtualization, networking and collaboration products and services; the uncertainty as to which strategic alternatives may be available with respect to the GoTo family of products, whether any transaction will be commenced or completed, and the timing and value of any such transaction; the uncertainty as to a potential sale of the ByteMobile business, whether such sale will be completed, and the timing and value of any such sale transaction; disruptions to execution due to Citrix's restructuring programs and operational review, review of strategic alternatives with respect to the GoTo family of products, potential sale of the ByteMobile business and changes and transitions in key personnel and succession risk; risks associated with the on-going CEO succession process; the introduction of new products by competitors or the entry of new competitors into the markets for Citrix's products and services; changes in our revenue mix towards products and services with lower gross margins; seasonal fluctuations in the company's business; failure to execute Citrix's sales and marketing plans; failure to successfully partner with key distributors, resellers, system integrators, service providers and strategic partners and the company's reliance on and the success of those partners for the marketing and distribution of the company's products; the company's ability to maintain and expand its business in small sized and large enterprise accounts; the size, timing and recognition of revenue from significant orders; the success of investments in its product groups, foreign operations and vertical and geographic markets; the ability of Citrix to make suitable acquisitions on favorable terms in the future; risks associated with Citrix's acquisitions, including failure to further develop and successfully market the technology and products of acquired companies, failure to achieve or maintain anticipated revenues and operating performance contributions from acquisitions, which could dilute earnings, the retention of key employees from acquired companies, difficulties and delays integrating personnel, operations, technologies and products, disruption to our ongoing business and diversion of management's attention from our ongoing business; the recruitment and retention of qualified employees; risks in effectively controlling operating expenses, including failure to achieve anticipated cost savings from the restructuring programs, the planned review by the Operations Committee of the Board of Directors and other cost reduction initiatives; ability to effectively manage our capital structure and the impact of related changes on our operating results and financial condition; risks and costs associated with engaging with activist stockholders; the effect of new accounting pronouncements on revenue and expense recognition; the risks associated with securing data and maintaining security of our networks and customer data stored by our services; failure to comply with federal, state and international regulations; litigation and disputes, including challenges to our intellectual property rights or allegations of infringement of the intellectual property rights of others; the inability to further innovate our technology or enter into new businesses due to the intellectual property rights of others; changes in the company's pricing and licensing models, promotional programs and product mix, all of which may impact Citrix's revenue recognition; charges in the event of a write-off or impairment of acquired assets, underperforming businesses, investments or licenses; international market readiness, execution and other risks associated with the markets for Citrix's products and services; unanticipated changes in tax rates, non-renewal of tax credits or exposure to additional tax liabilities; risks of political and social turmoil; and other risks detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Citrix assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information contained in this press release or with respect to the announcements described herein. Citrix® is a trademarks or registered trademarks of Citrix Systems, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures to Comparable U.S. GAAP Measures (Unaudited) Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation G, the Company has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. These measures differ from GAAP in that they exclude amortization primarily related to acquired intangible assets and debt discount, stock-based compensation expenses, charges associated with the Company's restructuring programs, significant litigation charges or benefits and the related tax effect of those items. The Company's basis for these adjustments is described below. Management uses these non-GAAP measures for internal reporting and forecasting purposes, when publicly providing its business outlook, to evaluate the Company's performance and to evaluate and compensate the Company's executives. The Company has provided these non-GAAP financial measures in addition to GAAP financial results because it believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to certain investors and financial analysts for comparison across accounting periods not influenced by certain non-cash items that are not used by management when evaluating the Company's historical and prospective financial performance. In addition, the Company has historically provided this or similar information and understands that some investors and financial analysts find this information helpful in analyzing the Company's operating margins, operating expenses and net income and comparing the Company's financial performance to that of its peer companies and competitors. Management typically excludes the amounts described above when evaluating the Company's operating performance and believes that the resulting non-GAAP measures are useful to investors and financial analysts in assessing the Company's operating performance due to the following factors:
These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") and may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies. There are significant limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures. The additional non-GAAP financial information presented here should be considered in conjunction with, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP (such as net income and earnings per share) and should not be considered measures of the Company's liquidity. Furthermore, the Company in the future may exclude amortization primarily related to newly acquired intangible assets and debt discount, additional charges related to its restructuring programs, significant litigation charges or benefits and the related tax effects from financial measures that it releases, and the Company expects to continue to incur stock-based compensation expenses.
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