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FireEye Reports Record Q2 Billings and Revenue and Raises 2015 Outlook

July 30, 2015 4:01 PM

MILPITAS, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/30/15 -- FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), the leader at stopping today's advanced cyber attacks, today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2015.

"Our business continued to gain momentum in the second quarter as the power of our platform resulted in expansion of our customer base, new strategic partnerships, and additional cross-selling opportunities," said David DeWalt, CEO and chairman of the board of FireEye. "Record sales across our portfolio of network, endpoint, cloud and services offerings further highlight the power of our platform to drive growth and deliver value to customers. Our strong second quarter billings and revenue performance resulted in improved operating leverage and operating cash flow of more than $39 million, giving us the confidence to raise our outlook and accelerate our anticipated timeline for achieving positive annual operating cash flow. We achieved these outstanding financial results while increasing our investments in new products, global infrastructure, and sales capacity to extend our leadership in advanced security."

Second Quarter 2015 Revenue and Billings

"Demand was strong across product families, vertical markets and geographies in the second quarter, strengthening our belief that we have 'crossed the chasm' in advanced security," said DeWalt. "The opportunity continues to expand, and we believe the breadth and depth of our platform positions us to extend our leadership as the market develops."

Second Quarter 2015 Operating Performance "Our continued focus on driving efficiency along with growth resulted in improved operating leverage and the best operating cash flow in our history," said FireEye Chief Financial Officer Michael Sheridan. "Our results this quarter demonstrate the strength of our business model to generate operating and free cash flow. We expect our operating cash flows to be within $10 million of break-even for 2015, more than a year earlier than our most optimistic targets."

(1) A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Third Quarter and Updated 2015 Outlook FireEye provides guidance based on current market conditions and expectations.

For the third quarter of 2015, FireEye expects total revenue in the range of $164 to $168 million. Additionally, for the third quarter, on a non-GAAP basis, the company expects:

For 2015, the company currently expects total revenue in the range of $630 to $645 million. Additionally, for 2015, on a non-GAAP basis, the company expects:

Guidance for non-GAAP financial measures excludes stock based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, non-cash interest expense related to the company's convertible senior notes and other non-recurring expenses. A reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available on a forward-looking basis.

CFO Transition Announced FireEye also announced that Michael Sheridan, FireEye chief financial officer since 2011, intends to leave FireEye to accept a position as chief financial officer at a private technology company in an unrelated industry. Sheridan will remain with FireEye through the filing of the company's second quarter Form 10-Q. Frank Verdecanna, FireEye vice president of finance, will serve as interim chief financial officer following Sheridan's departure in early August while the company conducts an external search for a new CFO.

Verdecanna joined FireEye in November 2012 as the company's vice president of finance, with responsibility for accounting, corporate financial planning and analysis, tax and revenue operations. Prior to joining FireEye, he served as chief financial officer of Apptera, a mobile communications and advertising company, and iPass, a publicly traded global provider of mobility software and services. Verdecanna began his career as a CPA in public accounting with Coopers and Lybrand and holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

"Mike helped build FireEye from an early-stage technology pioneer to a global leader in advanced threat protection," said DeWalt. "We thank him for his many contributions over the past four years and wish him the greatest success in his future."

"Frank Verdecanna is well qualified to lead FireEye's finance and accounting organizations while we conduct our CFO search," said DeWalt. "Given his deep knowledge of our organization, I expect a seamless transition."

Additional Business Highlights Business highlights since the release of first quarter 2015 financial results on April 30, 2015 included multiple product releases, an expansion of the company's ecosystem of partners, the discovery of a new zero day attack, and the completion of a $920 million offering of convertible senior notes.

Enhancements to solutions in FireEye's Threat Prevention Platform included:

Also during this period, FireEye continued to expand its global reach and extend its technology, expertise and intelligence to new customers with:

Conference Call Information FireEye will host a conference call today, July 30, 2015, at 5 p.m. Eastern time (2 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss its second quarter results and updated outlook for 2015. Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing 877-312-5521 (domestic) or 678-894-3048 (international). A live audio webcast of the call, as well as related multi-media content, can be accessed from the Investor Relations section of the company's website at http://investors.fireeye.com. Shortly after the conclusion of the call, an archived version of the webcast will be available at the same website.

Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements related to future total revenue, billings, non-GAAP gross margins, non-GAAP research and development expenses as a percent of total revenue, non-GAAP sales and marketing expenses as a percent of total revenue, non-GAAP general and administrative expenses as a percent of total revenue, non-GAAP interest expense, non-GAAP loss per share, weighted average shares outstanding, and cash flow from operations in the section entitled "Third Quarter and Updated 2015 Outlook" above, as well as statements related to the continued momentum in FireEye's business and its threat prevention platform, the market for FireEye's products and services, FireEye's competitive position, the company's belief in its ability to expand its leadership and market share gains, and the company's CFO transition.

These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions which, if they do not fully materialize or prove incorrect, could cause FireEye's results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties that could cause FireEye's results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include customer demand and adoption of FireEye's products and services; FireEye's limited operating history, particularly as a public company; real or perceived defects, errors or vulnerabilities in FireEye's products or services; FireEye's ability to react to trends and challenges in its business and the markets in which it operates; FireEye's ability to anticipate market needs or develop new or enhanced products and services to meet those needs; the ability of FireEye and its acquired companies to successfully integrate their respective market opportunities, technology, products, personnel and operations; FireEye's ability to hire and retain critical executives and key employees, including a new CFO to replace Mr. Sheridan; FireEye's ability to attract new and retain existing customers and expand and train its sales force; the budgeting cycles, seasonal buying patterns and length of FireEye's sales cycle; risks associated with FireEye's rapid growth; the ability of FireEye and its partners to execute their strategies, plans, objectives and expected investments with respect to FireEye's partnerships; and general market, political, economic, and business conditions, as well as those risks and uncertainties included under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in FireEye's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2015, which should be read in conjunction with these financial results and is available on the Investor Relations section of FireEye's website at investors.fireeye.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.

All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to the company as of the date hereof, and FireEye does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made. Any future product, feature, or related specification that may be referenced in this release is for informational purposes only and is not a commitment to deliver any technology or enhancement. FireEye reserves the right to modify future product or service plans at any time.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures In this release FireEye has provided financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures used by other companies. The company uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends, and in comparing the company's financial results with other companies in its industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read only in conjunction with the company's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the company's non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation.

Billings. FireEye defines billings as revenue recognized plus the change in deferred revenue from the beginning to the end of the period. The company considers billings to be a useful metric for management and investors because billings drive deferred revenue balances, which are an important indicator of the health and visibility of the company's business. Revenue recognized from deferred revenue represents a significant percentage of quarterly revenue. There are a number of limitations related to the use of billings versus revenue calculated in accordance with GAAP. First, billings include amounts that have not yet been recognized as revenue. Second, FireEye's calculation of billings may be different from other companies in its industry, some of which may not use billings, may calculate billings differently, may have different billing frequencies, or may use other financial measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of billings as a comparative measure. FireEye compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding GAAP revenue and evaluating billings together with revenue calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP gross margin, operating margin, net loss and net loss per share. FireEye defines non-GAAP gross margin as total gross profit excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, and, as applicable, other special items, divided by total revenue. FireEye defines non-GAAP operating margin as operating loss excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition related expenses, restructuring charges and other special or non-recurring items, divided by total revenue. FireEye defines non-GAAP net loss as net loss excluding stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related expenses, non-cash interest expense related to the company's convertible senior notes, restructuring charges or discrete tax benefits. FireEye defines non-GAAP net loss per share as non-GAAP net loss divided by the weighted average shares outstanding. Additionally, weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate non-GAAP net loss per share excludes stock options, restricted stock units and performance stock units that are anti-dilutive.

FireEye considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors because they exclude the effect of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition related expenses, non-cash interest expense related to the company's convertible senior notes, restructuring charges, and other non-recurring and discrete items so that management and investors can compare the company's "core business operating results," over multiple periods.

There are a number of limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP financial measures versus their nearest GAAP equivalents. First, these non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation expense. Stock-based compensation expense has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in the company's business. Stock-based compensation is an important part of FireEye employees' overall compensation. Second, the components of the costs that FireEye excludes in its calculation of these non-GAAP financial measures, including not only stock-based compensation but also non-recurring items such as acquisition related expenses, amortization of intangible assets, non-cash interest expense related to the company's convertible senior notes, restructuring charges, and discrete tax benefits, may differ from the components excluded by peer companies when they report their non-GAAP results of operations. FireEye compensates for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP financial measures and evaluating non-GAAP financial measures together with their nearest GAAP equivalents.

About FireEye, Inc. FireEye has invented a purpose-built, virtual machine-based security platform that provides real-time threat protection to enterprises and governments worldwide against the next generation of cyber attacks. These highly sophisticated cyber attacks easily circumvent traditional signature-based defenses, such as next-generation firewalls, IPS, anti-virus, and gateways. The FireEye Threat Prevention Platform provides real-time, dynamic threat protection without the use of signatures to protect an organization across the primary threat vectors and across the different stages of an attack life cycle. The core of the FireEye platform is a virtual execution engine, complemented by dynamic threat intelligence, to identify and block cyber attacks in real time. FireEye has over 3,700 customers across 67 countries, including 675 of the Forbes Global 2000.

� 2015 FireEye, Inc. All rights reserved. FireEye, FireEye as a Service, Advanced Threat Intelligence, ATI, Email Threat Prevention Platform, EX, Endpoint Security, HX, PX and IA are registered trademarks or trademarks of FireEye, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.


                               FireEye, Inc.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                         (Unaudited, in thousands)


                                                  June 30,     December 31,
                                                    2015           2014
                                               -------------  -------------

Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                    $     726,480  $     146,363
  Short-term investments                             463,137        255,845
  Accounts receivable, net                           105,183        193,182
  Inventories                                         10,485          7,952
  Deferred tax assets, current portion                25,081         25,126
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets           32,706         28,669
                                               -------------  -------------
    Total current assets                           1,363,072        657,137

Property and equipment, net                           74,438         82,298
Goodwill                                             750,288        750,288
Intangible assets, net                               238,092        261,625
Deposits and other long-term assets                    6,824          7,533
                                               -------------  -------------
      Total assets                             $   2,432,714  $   1,758,881
                                               =============  =============

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable                             $      25,344  $      34,057
  Accrued and other current liabilities               27,286         24,596
  Accrued compensation                                63,693         64,551
  Deferred revenue, current portion                  232,522        203,877
                                               -------------  -------------
    Total current liabilities                        348,845        327,081

Convertible senior notes, net                        688,961              -
Deferred revenue, non-current portion                177,369        148,666
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current portion         24,893         24,903
Other long-term liabilities                            9,959          7,403
                                               -------------  -------------
      Total liabilities                            1,250,027        508,053

Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock                                            16             15
  Additional paid-in capital                       2,267,972      1,918,546
  Treasury stock                                    (150,000)             -
  Accumulated other comprehensive loss                  (472)          (441)
  Accumulated deficit                               (934,829)      (667,292)
                                               -------------  -------------
    Total stockholders' equity                     1,182,687      1,250,828
                                               -------------  -------------
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $   2,432,714  $   1,758,881
                                               =============  =============


                               FireEye, Inc.
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
            (Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                 --------------------  --------------------
                                  Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                       June 30,              June 30,
                                 --------------------  --------------------
                                    2015       2014       2015       2014
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

Revenue:
  Product                        $  49,696  $  37,683  $  89,933  $  61,935
  Subscription and services         97,511     56,806    182,644    106,534
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Total revenue                  147,207     94,489    272,577    168,469

Cost of revenue: (1)(2)
  Product                           17,101     13,749     32,301     24,075
  Subscription and services         39,006     27,831     75,857     52,798
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Total cost of revenue           56,107     41,580    108,158     76,873

Total gross profit                  91,100     52,909    164,419     91,596

Operating expenses:(1)(2)
  Research and development          68,798     53,408    134,403     95,378
  Sales and marketing              116,008     94,591    223,603    171,445
  General and administrative (3)    34,687     31,931     67,294     59,031
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Total operating expenses       219,493    179,930    425,300    325,854

Operating loss                    (128,393)  (127,021)  (260,881)  (234,258)

Other expense, net (4)              (4,253)      (150)    (4,752)      (166)
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Loss before income taxes          (132,646)  (127,171)  (265,633)  (234,424)
Provision for (benefit from)
 income taxes (5)                      927    (10,348)     1,904    (16,390)
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net loss attributable to common
 stockholders                    $(133,573) $(116,823) $(267,537) $(218,034)
                                 =========  =========  =========  =========

Net loss per share attributable
 to common stockholders, basic
 and diluted                     $   (0.87) $   (0.82) $   (1.75) $   (1.58)
                                 =========  =========  =========  =========

Weighted average shares used in
 per share calculations, basic
 and diluted                       154,121    141,895    152,890    137,939
                                 =========  =========  =========  =========


                               FireEye, Inc.
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                         (Unaudited, in thousands)


                                                   ------------------------
                                                       Six Months Ended
                                                           June 30,
                                                   ------------------------
                                                       2015         2014
                                                   -----------  -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net loss                                         $  (267,537) $  (218,034)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
   provided by (used in) operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                       54,169       42,726
    Stock-based compensation expense                   106,286       63,447
    Non-cash interest expense related to
     convertible senior notes                            2,832            -
    Deferred income taxes                                   81      (18,960)
    Other                                                2,085          183
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net
   of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in
   business combinations:
    Accounts receivable                                 86,840      (11,660)
    Inventories                                         (3,309)         729
    Prepaid expenses and other assets                   (2,354)      (3,084)
    Accounts payable                                    (6,053)      (7,103)
    Accrued liabilities                                  3,891        8,747
    Accrued compensation                                  (992)      10,834
    Deferred revenue                                    57,348       44,193
    Other long-term liabilities                          2,557        3,460
                                                   -----------  -----------
      Net cash provided by (used in) operating
       activities                                       35,844      (84,522)
                                                   -----------  -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Purchase of property and equipment and
   demonstration units                                 (24,538)     (31,469)
  Purchase of short-term investments                  (301,213)    (302,531)
  Maturities of short-term investments                  92,138        8,000
  Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired              -      (55,058)
  Lease deposits                                          (786)        (403)
                                                   -----------  -----------
      Net cash used in investing activities           (234,399)    (381,461)
                                                   -----------  -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Net proceeds from follow-on public offering                -      445,280
  Net proceeds from convertible debt offering          897,000            -
  Prepaid forward stock purchase                      (150,000)           -
  Proceeds from exercise of equity awards               31,672       18,405
                                                   -----------  -----------
      Net cash provided by financing activities        778,672      463,685
                                                   -----------  -----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
 equivalents                                           580,117       (2,298)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year           146,363      173,918
                                                   -----------  -----------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year             $   726,480  $   171,620
                                                   ===========  ===========


                               FireEye, Inc.
               RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
            (Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                 --------------------  --------------------
                                  Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended
                                       June 30,              June 30,
                                 --------------------  --------------------
                                    2015       2014       2015       2014
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------

GAAP operating loss              $(128,393) $(127,021) $(260,881) $(234,258)
Stock-based compensation expense
 (1)                                56,411     38,253    106,286     63,447
Amortization of intangible
 assets (2)                         11,766     11,187     23,532     21,985
Acquisition related expenses (3)         -        512          -      1,559
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Non-GAAP operating loss          $ (60,216) $ (77,069) $(131,063) $(147,267)

GAAP net loss                    $(133,573) $(116,823) $(267,537) $(218,034)
Stock-based compensation expense
 (1)                                56,411     38,253    106,286     63,447
Amortization of intangible
 assets (2)                         11,766     11,187     23,532     21,985
Acquisition related expenses (3)         -        512          -      1,559
Non-cash interest expense
 related to convertible senior
 notes (4)                           2,832          -      2,832          -
Non-recurring benefit from
 income taxes (5)                        -    (11,610)         -    (18,852)
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Non-GAAP net loss                $ (62,564) $ (78,481) $(134,887) $(149,895)

GAAP net loss per common share,
 basic and diluted               $   (0.87) $   (0.82) $   (1.75) $   (1.58)
Stock-based compensation expense
 (1)                                  0.37       0.27       0.70       0.46
Amortization of intangible
 assets (2)                           0.08       0.08       0.15       0.16
Acquisition related expenses (3)         -       0.00          -       0.01
Non-cash interest expense
 related to convertible senior
 notes (4)                            0.02          -       0.02          -
Non-recurring benefit from
 income taxes (5)                        -      (0.08)         -      (0.14)
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Non-GAAP net loss per common
 share, basic and diluted        $   (0.41) $   (0.55) $   (0.88) $   (1.09)

Weighted average shares used in
 per share calculations for GAAP
 and Non-GAAP, basic and diluted   154,121    141,895    152,890    137,939

(1) includes stock-based
 compensation expense as
 follows:
Cost of product revenue          $     386  $     236  $     654  $     381
Cost of subscription and
 services revenue                    7,163      3,605     13,541      7,025
Research and development            16,525      7,803     32,560     12,406
Sales and marketing                 19,358     15,923     35,812     24,611
General and administrative          12,979     10,686     23,719     19,024
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Total stock-based compensation
   expense                       $  56,411  $  38,253  $ 106,286  $  63,447

(2) includes amortization of
 intangible assets as follows:
Cost of product revenue          $   3,064  $   2,672  $   6,128  $   5,103
Cost of subscription and
 services revenue                    5,475      5,394     10,950     10,784
Sales and marketing                  3,227      3,121      6,454      6,098
                                 ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Total amortization of
   intangible assets             $  11,766  $  11,187  $  23,532  $  21,985

(3) includes acquisition related
 expenses as follows:
General and administrative       $       -  $     512  $       -  $   1,559

(4) Includes non-cash interest
 expense related to convertible
 senior notes as follows:
Other expense, net               $   2,832  $       -  $   2,832  $       -

(5) includes discrete benefit
 from income taxes as follows:
Provision for (benefit from)
 income taxes                    $       -  $ (11,610) $       -  $ (18,852)


                                FireEye, Inc.
               RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP BILLINGS TO REVENUE
                          (Unaudited, in thousands)

                                     ------------------- -------------------
                                      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                           June 30,            June 30,
                                     ------------------- -------------------
                                        2015      2014      2015      2014
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------

GAAP revenue                         $ 147,207 $  94,489 $ 272,577 $ 168,469
 Add change in deferred revenue         31,127    19,285    57,348    44,493
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
Non-GAAP billings                    $ 178,334 $ 113,774 $ 329,925 $ 212,962


                                FireEye, Inc.
                              BILLINGS BREAKOUT
                          (Unaudited, in thousands)

                                     ------------------- -------------------
                                      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                           June 30,            June 30,
                                     ------------------- -------------------
                                        2015      2014      2015      2014
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------

Product billings                     $  48,824 $  35,573 $  87,058 $  61,648
Product subscription billings           72,454    42,085   136,190    81,521
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
Product billings and product
 subscription billings                 121,278    77,658   223,248   143,169
Support and maintenance billings        31,107    18,582    53,949    34,277
Professional services billings          25,949    17,534    52,728    35,516
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
Non-GAAP billings                    $ 178,334 $ 113,774 $ 329,925 $ 212,962


                                FireEye, Inc.
                              REVENUE BREAKOUT
                          (Unaudited, in thousands)

                                     ------------------- -------------------
                                      Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended
                                           June 30,            June 30,
                                     ------------------- -------------------
                                        2015      2014      2015      2014
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------

Product revenue                      $  49,696 $  37,683 $  89,933 $  61,935
Product subscription revenue            48,510    28,025    91,886    50,844
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
Product revenue and product
 subscription revenue                   98,206    65,708   181,819   112,779
Support and maintenance revenue         21,429    11,874    40,513    22,625
Professional services revenue           27,572    16,907    50,245    33,065
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
Total revenue                        $ 147,207 $  94,489 $ 272,577 $ 168,469

Source: FireEye

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