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VMware Reports Fiscal 2018 First Quarter Results

June 1, 2017 4:15 PM

PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/01/17 -- VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announced financial results for fiscal 2018 first quarter:

"We are very pleased with our strong Q1 results. Our strategy is resonating across the regions and driving increased customer interest for our SDDC and cloud portfolio as well as our digital workspace offerings," said Pat Gelsinger, chief executive officer, VMware. "We also drove momentum across our partner ecosystem, featuring announcements with Dell EMC, Google, Microsoft and Oracle providing customers more complete solutions across clouds, applications and devices."

Zane Rowe, executive vice president and chief financial officer, VMware, said, "Q1 was a great start to the year. We're pleased with our performance and remain committed to providing value to our customers as they build out their private, public and hybrid cloud strategies."

Recent Highlights & Strategic Announcements

The company will host a conference call today at 2:00 p.m. PT/ 5:00 p.m. ET to review financial results and business outlook. A live web broadcast of the event will be available on the VMware investor relations website at http://ir.vmware.com. Slides will accompany the web broadcast. The replay of the webcast and slides will be available on the website for two months. In addition, six quarters of historical data for unearned revenue that include year-over-year comparisons will also be made available at http://ir.vmware.com in conjunction with the conference call.

Revised Fiscal Calendar - Year-over-Year Comparisons of Quarterly Results and Sequential Change in Unearned Revenue Balances

VMware revised its fiscal calendar effective January 1, 2017. VMware's first fiscal year under its revised fiscal calendar began on February 4, 2017 and will end February 2, 2018. The period from January 1, 2017 through February 3, 2017 has been recorded as a transition period and will be reported as a separate period in VMware's Form 10-Q filing for the first quarter of fiscal 2018.

Year-over-year comparisons of quarterly financial results included in this press release and the attached financial tables compare results for VMware's fiscal 2018 first quarter (February 4, 2017 through May 5, 2017) to VMware's fiscal 2016 first quarter (January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016). Sequential changes in total unearned revenue and unearned license revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2018 compare VMware's total unearned revenue and unearned license revenue balances as of February 3, 2017, the last day of the transition period, to the respective balances as of May 5, 2017, the last day of VMware's fiscal 2018 first quarter.

About VMware

VMware, a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, helps customers accelerate their digital transformation. VMware enables enterprises to master a software-defined approach to business and IT with VMware Cross-Cloud Architecture™ and solutions for the data center, mobility, and security. With 2016 revenue of $7.09 billion, VMware is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA and has over 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners worldwide.

Additional Information

VMware's website is located at www.vmware.com, and its investor relations website is located at http://ir.vmware.com. VMware's goal is to maintain the investor relations website as a portal through which investors can easily find or navigate to pertinent information about VMware, all of which is made available free of charge. The additional information includes materials that VMware files with the SEC; announcements of investor conferences and events at which its executives talk about its products, services and competitive strategies; webcasts of its quarterly earnings calls, investor conferences and events (archives of which are also available for a limited time); additional information on its financial metrics, including reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures; press releases on quarterly earnings, product and service announcements, legal developments and international news; corporate governance information; and other news, blogs and announcements that VMware may post from time to time that investors may find useful or interesting.

VMware, vCloud, vCloud Air, vCloud Air Network, vCloud NFV, VMware vSAN, Horizon, Horizon Cloud, Workspace ONE, NSX, VMware Pulse, Pulse IoT Center, and Cross-Cloud Architecture are registered trademarks of VMware, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective organizations.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to VMware's financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables titled "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding the expected benefits to customers of new product releases, including VMware vSAN, and new solutions, such as VMware's Pulse IOT Center; the anticipated continuing relationship with OVH Group; and the expected benefits of expanded alliances with Microsoft, Oracle, Google, Samsung and Pivotal. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in consumer, government and information technology spending; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors into the virtualization software and cloud, end user and mobile computing industries, and new product and marketing initiatives by VMware's competitors; (iv) VMware's customers' ability to transition to new products and computing strategies such as cloud computing, desktop virtualization and the software defined data center; (v) VMware's ability to enter into and maintain strategically effective partnerships and alliances; (vi) the uncertainty of customer acceptance of emerging technology; (vii) rapid technological changes in the virtualization software and cloud, end user and mobile computing industries; (viii) changes to product and service development timelines; (ix) VMware's relationship with Dell Technologies and Dell's ability to control matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of VMware's board members and matters relating to Dell's investment in VMware; (x) VMware's ability to protect its proprietary technology; (xi) VMware's ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xii) the ability to successfully integrate into VMware acquired companies and assets and smoothly transition services related to divested assets from VMware; (xiii) the ability of VMware to realize synergies from Dell; (xiv) disruptions resulting from key management changes; (xv) fluctuating currency exchange rates; (xvi) changes in VMware's financial condition; (xvii) potential disruptions relating to the transition to Dell's fiscal year and further business integrations with Dell; and (xviii) changes in business opportunities and priorities that could cause VMware to consider alternative uses of cash. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, are based on current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect as well as other risks detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including VMware's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that we may file from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. VMware assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

                                                                            
                                                                            
                               VMware, Inc.                                 
                                                                            
                CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME                 
  (amounts in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)  
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                     Three Months Ended     
                                                 -------------------------- 
                                                    May 5,       March 31,  
                                                     2017          2016     
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
                                                                            
Revenue:                                                                    
  License                                        $        610  $        572 
  Services                                              1,126         1,017 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Total revenue                                           1,736         1,589 
Operating expenses(1):                                                      
  Cost of license revenue                                  39            40 
  Cost of services revenue                                250           211 
  Research and development                                421           356 
  Sales and marketing                                     586           565 
  General and administrative                              151           172 
  Realignment and loss on disposition                      51            53 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Operating income                                          238           192 
Investment income                                          23            16 
Interest expense with Dell                                 (7)           (7)
Other income (expense), net                                 4            (1)
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Income before income tax                                  258           200 
Income tax provision                                       26            39 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Net income                                       $        232  $        161 
                                                 ============  ============ 
                                                                            
Net income per weighted-average share, basic for                            
 Class A and Class B                             $       0.57  $       0.38 
Net income per weighted-average share, diluted                              
 for Class A and Class B                         $       0.56  $       0.38 
                                                                            
Weighted-average shares, basic for Class A and                              
 Class B                                              408,431       423,230 
Weighted-average shares, diluted for Class A and                            
 Class B                                              414,018       424,180 
______                                                                      
(1) Includes stock-based compensation as                                    
 follows:                                                                   
  Cost of license revenue                        $          1  $          1 
  Cost of services revenue                                 14            12 
  Research and development                                 82            70 
  Sales and marketing                                      48            49 
  General and administrative                               18            18 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                               VMware, Inc.                                 
                                                                            
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                    
  (amounts in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)  
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                     May 5,    December 31, 
                                                      2017         2016     
                                                 ------------- ------------ 
                                                                            
                     ASSETS                                                 
Current assets:                                                             
  Cash and cash equivalents                      $       3,864 $      2,790 
  Short-term investments                                 4,748        5,195 
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance for                                 
   doubtful accounts of $2 and $2                          867        1,856 
  Due from related parties, net                            127          132 
  Other current assets                                     172          362 
                                                 ------------- ------------ 
Total current assets                                     9,778       10,335 
Property and equipment, net                                993        1,049 
Other assets                                               240          248 
Deferred tax assets                                        724          462 
Intangible assets, net                                     474          517 
Goodwill                                                 4,032        4,032 
                                                 ------------- ------------ 
    Total assets                                 $      16,241 $     16,643 
                                                 ============= ============ 
                                                                            
      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                  
Current liabilities:                                                        
  Accounts payable                               $         116 $        125 
  Accrued expenses and other                               897          898 
  Note payable to Dell                                     680            - 
  Unearned revenue                                       3,317        3,531 
                                                 ------------- ------------ 
Total current liabilities                                5,010        4,554 
Notes payable to Dell                                      820        1,500 
Unearned revenue                                         1,918        2,093 
Other liabilities                                          425          399 
                                                 ------------- ------------ 
  Total liabilities                                      8,173        8,546 
Contingencies                                                               
Stockholders' equity:                                                       
  Class A common stock, par value $.01;                                     
   authorized 2,500,000 shares; issued and                                  
   outstanding 108,409 and 108,351 shares                    1            1 
  Class B convertible common stock, par value                               
   $.01; authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and                            
   outstanding 300,000 shares                                3            3 
  Additional paid-in capital                             1,448        1,721 
  Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)             11           (9)
  Retained earnings                                      6,605        6,381 
                                                 ------------- ------------ 
    Total stockholders' equity                           8,068        8,097 
                                                 ------------- ------------ 
      Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $      16,241 $     16,643 
                                                 ============= ============ 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                               VMware, Inc.                                 
                                                                            
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS               
                               (in millions)                                
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                     Three Months Ended     
                                                 -------------------------- 
                                                    May 5,       March 31,  
                                                     2017          2016     
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Operating activities:                                                       
Net income                                       $        232  $        161 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash                             
 provided by operating activities:                                          
  Depreciation and amortization                            85            88 
  Stock-based compensation                                163           150 
  Deferred income taxes, net                               (8)          (18)
  Loss on disposition                                      49             - 
  Loss on Dell share repurchase                             2             - 
  Impairment of strategic investments                       2             5 
  Other                                                     1             1 
  Changes in assets and liabilities, net of                                 
   acquisitions:                                                            
    Accounts receivable                                   325           544 
    Other assets                                          (12)           (5)
    Due to/from related parties, net                      (34)           63 
    Accounts payable                                       59           (28)
    Accrued expenses                                      (34)         (118)
    Income taxes payable                                   15           (23)
    Unearned revenue                                      (70)         (100)
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Net cash provided by operating activities                 775           720 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
                                                                            
Investing activities:                                                       
Additions to property and equipment                       (49)          (41)
Purchases of available-for-sale securities               (506)       (1,124)
Sales of available-for-sale securities                    548           420 
Maturities of available-for-sale securities               418           286 
Proceeds from disposal of assets                            -             3 
Purchases of strategic investments                         (6)           (2)
Decrease in restricted cash                                 2             2 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing                                    
 activities                                               407          (456)
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
                                                                            
Financing activities:                                                       
Proceeds from issuance of common stock                      7            52 
Repurchase of common stock                               (425)            - 
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on                                  
 vesting of restricted stock                             (120)          (24)
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing                                    
 activities                                              (538)           28 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                 644           292 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the                               
 period                                                 3,220         2,493 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period   $      3,864  $      2,785 
                                                 ============  ============ 
                                                                            
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow                                       
 information:                                                               
Cash paid for interest                           $          9  $          7 
Cash paid for taxes, net                                   27            63 
Non-cash items:                                                             
Changes in capital additions, accrued but not                               
 paid                                            $          5  $         (3)
                                                                            
                                                                            
                               VMware, Inc.                                 
        GROWTH IN REVENUE PLUS SEQUENTIAL CHANGE IN UNEARNED REVENUE        
                               (in millions)                                
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
     Growth in Total Revenue Plus Sequential Change in Unearned Revenue     
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            
                                                     Three Months Ended     
                                                 ---------------------------
                                                    May 5,       March 31,  
                                                     2017          2016     
                                                 ------------- -------------
                                                                            
Total revenue, as reported                       $      1,736  $      1,589 
Sequential change in unearned revenue(1) (2)             (105)         (100)
                                                 ------------- -------------
Total revenue plus sequential change in unearned                            
 revenue                                         $      1,631  $      1,489 
                                                 ============= =============
                                                                            
                                                 -------------              
Change (%) over prior year, as reported                    10%              
                                                 -------------              
                                                                            
Reduction of unearned revenue due to vCloud                                 
 Air(2)                                          $         35  $          - 
                                                 ------------- -------------
Total revenue plus sequential change in unearned                            
 revenue, excluding impact of vCloud Air         $      1,666  $      1,489 
                                                 ============= =============
                                                                            
                                                 -------------              
Change (%) over prior year, excluding impact of                             
 vCloud Air                                                12%              
                                                 -------------              
                                                                            
    Growth in License Revenue Plus Sequential Change in Unearned License    
                                  Revenue                                   
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                            
                                                     Three Months Ended     
                                                 ---------------------------
                                                    May 5,       March 31,  
                                                     2017          2016     
                                                 ------------- -------------
                                                                            
Total license revenue, as reported               $        610  $        572 
Sequential change in unearned license                                       
 revenue(2)(3)                                            (12)          (13)
                                                 ------------- -------------
Total license revenue plus sequential change in                             
 unearned license revenue                        $        598  $        559 
                                                 ============= =============
                                                                            
                                                 -------------              
Change (%) over prior year, as reported                     7%              
                                                 -------------              
                                                                            
Reduction of unearned license revenue due to                                
 vCloud Air(2)                                   $         18  $          - 
                                                 ------------- -------------
Total revenue plus sequential change in unearned                            
 license revenue, excluding impact of vCloud Air $        616  $        559 
                                                 ============= =============
                                                                            
                                                 -------------              
Change (%) over prior year, excluding impact of                             
 vCloud Air                                                10%              
                                                 -------------              
(1) Sequential change in unearned revenue compares total unearned revenue as
    of May 5, 2017 to total unearned revenue as of February 3, 2017. As of  
    February 3, 2017, total unearned revenue was $5,340 million.            
                                                                            
(2) In conjunction with the disposition of the vCloud Air offering,         
    approximately $35 million of unearned revenue was reclassified to       
    accrued expenses and other on the condensed consolidated balance sheet  
    as of May 5, 2017. Included in the $35 million of total unearned revenue
    was approximately $18 million of unearned license revenue. The amounts  
    shown in the table above are inclusive of these reclassifications.      
                                                                            
(3) Sequential change in unearned license revenue compares unearned license 
    revenue as of May 5, 2017 to unearned license revenue as of February 3, 
    2017. As of February 3, 2017, unearned license revenue was $484 million.
                                                                            
                                                                            
                               VMware, Inc.                                 
                                                                            
                  SUPPLEMENTAL UNEARNED REVENUE SCHEDULE                    
                               (in millions)                                
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                         December    September   June     March   December  
               May 5,       31,         30,       30,      31,       31,    
                2017       2016        2016      2016     2016      2015    
               ------   ----------  ----------  ------   ------   --------  
Unearned                                                                    
 revenue as                                                                 
 reported:                                                                  
  License      $  472   $      503  $      425  $  455   $  415   $    428  
  Software                                                                  
   maintenance  4,323        4,628       4,201   4,189    4,105      4,174  
  Professional                                                              
   services       440          493         468     478      456        474  
               ------   ----------  ----------  ------   ------   --------  
Total unearned                                                              
 revenue       $5,235   $    5,624  $    5,094  $5,122   $4,976   $  5,076  
               ======   ==========  ==========  ======   ======   ========  
                                                                            
Change (%) over                                                             
 prior year:                                                                
  License        13.8%        17.4%        5.1%   (5.5)%  (11.0)%    (12.2)%
  Software                                                                  
   maintenance    5.3%        10.9%        9.1%    7.6%     6.7%       6.9% 
  Professional                                                              
   services      (3.7)%        3.9%        8.6%    9.2%     6.0%       7.9% 
               ------   ----------  ----------  ------   ------   --------  
Total unearned                                                              
 revenue          5.2%        10.8%        8.7%    6.4%     4.9%       5.0% 
               ======   ==========  ==========  ======   ======   ========  
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                VMware, Inc.                                
                                                                            
                  RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP DATA                   
                   For the Three Months Ended May 5, 2017                   
  (amounts in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)  
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                  Employer                  
                                                   Payroll                  
                                                  Taxes on                  
                                                  Employee                  
                                   Stock-Based      Stock      Intangible   
                           GAAP   Compensation  Transactions  Amortization  
                         -------  ------------  ------------  ------------  
Operating expenses:                                                         
  Cost of license                                                           
   revenue               $    39            (1)            -           (26) 
  Cost of services                                                          
   revenue               $   250           (14)           (1)           (1) 
  Research and                                                              
   development           $   421           (82)            -             -  
  Sales and marketing    $   586           (48)           (2)           (4) 
  General and                                                               
   administrative        $   151           (18)            -             -  
  Realignment and loss                                                      
   on disposition        $    51             -             -             -  
                                                                            
Operating income         $   238           163             3            31  
Operating margin(2)         13.7%          9.4%          0.2%          1.8% 
                                                                            
Other income (expense),                                                     
 net                     $     4             -             -             -  
                                                                            
Income before income tax $   258           163             3            31  
                                                                            
Income tax provision     $    26                                            
Tax rate(2)                 10.1%                                           
                                                                            
Net income               $   232           163             3            31  
                                                                            
Net income per weighted-                                                    
 average share, diluted                                                     
 for Class A and Class                                                      
 B(2) (3)                $  0.56  $       0.39  $       0.01  $       0.08  
                                                                            
table continued below
                                                                          
                        Acquisition,                                      
                         Disposition                           Non-GAAP,  
                         and Other      Loss on      Tax           as     
                          Related        Share    Adjustment    adjusted  
                            Items     Repurchase      (1)          (2)    
                        ------------  ---------- ------------  ---------- 
Operating expenses:                                                       
  Cost of license                                                         
   revenue                         -           -            -  $       12 
  Cost of services                                                        
   revenue                        (1)          -            -  $      233 
  Research and                                                            
   development                    (3)          -            -  $      337 
  Sales and marketing              -           -            -  $      531 
  General and                                                             
   administrative                 (5)          -            -  $      128 
  Realignment and loss                                                    
   on disposition                (51)          -            -  $        - 
                                                                          
Operating income                  60           -            -  $      495 
Operating margin(2)              3.5%          -            -        28.5%
                                                                          
Other income (expense),                                                   
 net                               1           2            -  $        7 
                                                                          
Income before income tax          61           2            -  $      518 
                                                                          
Income tax provision                                       80  $      106 
Tax rate(2)                                                          20.5%
                                                                          
Net income                        61           2          (80) $      412 
                                                                          
Net income per weighted-                                                  
 average share, diluted                                                   
 for Class A and Class                                                    
 B(2) (3)               $       0.15  $        - $      (0.19) $     0.99 
                                                                          
(1) Non-GAAP financial information for the quarter is adjusted for a tax    
    rate equal to our annual estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income. This    
    rate is based on our estimated annual GAAP income tax rate forecast,    
    adjusted to account for items excluded from GAAP income in calculating  
    the non-GAAP financial measures presented above as well as significant  
    tax adjustments. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income is determined
    annually and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events
    or trends that we believe materially impact the estimated annual rate   
    including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax   
    legislation, material changes in the geographic mix of revenue and      
    expenses and other significant events. Due to the differences in the tax
    treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP earnings, as well as the      
    methodology applied to our estimated annual tax rates as described      
    above, our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from our    
    GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities.                      
                                                                            
(2) Totals may not sum, due to rounding. Operating margin, tax rate and net 
    income per weighted average share information are calculated based upon 
    the respective underlying, non-rounded data.                            
                                                                            
(3) Calculated based upon 414,018 diluted weighted-average shares for Class 
    A and Class B.                                                          
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                VMware, Inc.                                
                                                                            
                  RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP DATA                   
                 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016                  
  (amounts in millions, except per share amounts, and shares in thousands)  
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                  Employer                  
                                                   Payroll                  
                                                  Taxes on                  
                                                  Employee                  
                                  Stock-Based       Stock      Intangible   
                          GAAP    Compensation  Transactions  Amortization  
                        --------  ------------  ------------  ------------  
                                                                            
Operating expenses:                                                         
  Cost of license                                                           
   revenue              $     40            (1)            -           (25) 
  Cost of services                                                          
   revenue              $    211           (12)            -            (1) 
  Research and                                                              
   development          $    356           (70)            -             -  
  Sales and marketing   $    565           (49)           (3)           (6) 
  General and                                                               
   administrative       $    172           (18)            -             -  
  Realignment           $     53             -             -             -  
                                                                            
Operating income        $    192           150             3            32  
Operating margin(2)         12.1%          9.4%          0.2%          2.0% 
                                                                            
Other income (expense),                                                     
 net                    $     (1)            -             -             -  
                                                                            
Income before income                                                        
 tax                    $    200           150             3            32  
                                                                            
Income tax provision    $     39                                            
Tax rate(2)                 19.5%                                           
                                                                            
Net income              $    161           150             3            32  
                                                                            
Net income per                                                              
 weighted-average                                                           
 share, diluted for                                                         
 Class A and Class B(2)                                                     
 (3)                    $   0.38  $       0.35  $       0.01  $       0.08  
          
                                                                  
table continued below
                                                                         
                                     Acquisition,                        
                                      Disposition              Non-GAAP, 
                                      and Other       Tax          as    
                       Realignment     Related     Adjustment   adjusted 
                          Charges        Items         (1)        (2)    
                       ------------  ------------  ----------  --------- 
                                                                         
Operating expenses:                                                      
  Cost of license                                                        
   revenue                        -             -           -  $      15 
  Cost of services                                                       
   revenue                        -             -           -  $     198 
  Research and                                                           
   development                    -             -           -  $     286 
  Sales and marketing             -             -           -  $     508 
  General and                                                            
   administrative                 -           (16)          -  $     136 
  Realignment                   (53)            -           -  $       - 
                                                                         
Operating income                 53            16           -  $     446 
Operating margin(2)             3.3%          1.0%          -       28.1%
                                                                         
Other income (expense),                                                  
 net                              -             3           -  $       2 
                                                                         
Income before income                                                     
 tax                             53            19           -  $     457 
                                                                         
Income tax provision                                       53  $      91 
Tax rate(2)                                                         20.0%
                                                                         
Net income                       53            19         (53) $     366 
                                                                         
Net income per                                                           
 weighted-average                                                        
 share, diluted for                                                      
 Class A and Class B(2)                                                  
 (3)                   $       0.13  $       0.05  $    (0.12) $    0.86 
                                                                         
(1) Non-GAAP financial information for the quarter is adjusted for a tax    
    rate equal to our annual estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income. This    
    rate is based on our estimated annual GAAP income tax rate forecast,    
    adjusted to account for items excluded from GAAP income in calculating  
    the non-GAAP financial measures presented above as well as significant  
    tax adjustments. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income is determined
    annually and may be adjusted during the year to take into account events
    or trends that we believe materially impact the estimated annual rate   
    including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax   
    legislation, material changes in the geographic mix of revenue and      
    expenses and other significant events. Due to the differences in the tax
    treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP earnings, as well as the      
    methodology applied to our estimated annual tax rates as described      
    above, our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from our    
    GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities.                      
                                                                            
(2) Totals may not sum, due to rounding. Operating margin, tax rate and net 
    income per weighted average share information are calculated based upon 
    the respective underlying, non-rounded data.                            
                                                                            
(3) Calculated based upon 424,180 diluted weighted-average shares for Class 
    A and Class B.                                                          
                                                                            
                                                                            
                               VMware, Inc.                                 
                                                                            
                              REVENUE BY TYPE                               
                               (in millions)                                
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                     Three Months Ended     
                                                 -------------------------- 
                                                    May 5,       March 31,  
                                                     2017          2016     
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
                                                                            
Revenue:                                                                    
  License                                        $        610  $        572 
  Services:                                                                 
    Software maintenance                                  974           891 
    Professional services                                 152           126 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
  Total services                                        1,126         1,017 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Total revenue                                    $      1,736  $      1,589 
                                                 ============  ============ 
                                                                            
                                                                            
Percentage of revenue:                                                      
  License                                                35.1%         36.0%
  Services:                                                                 
    Software maintenance                                 56.1%         56.1%
    Professional services                                 8.8%          7.9%
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
  Total services                                         64.9%         64.0%
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Total revenue                                           100.0%        100.0%
                                                 ============  ============ 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                               VMware, Inc.                                 
                                                                            
                            REVENUE BY GEOGRAPHY                            
                               (in millions)                                
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                     Three Months Ended     
                                                 -------------------------- 
                                                    May 5,       March 31,  
                                                     2017          2016     
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
                                                                            
Revenue:                                                                    
  United States                                  $        860  $        800 
  International                                           876           789 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Total revenue                                    $      1,736  $      1,589 
                                                 ============  ============ 
                                                                            
                                                                            
Percentage of revenue:                                                      
  United States                                          49.5%         50.4%
  International                                          50.5%         49.6%
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Total revenue                                           100.0%        100.0%
                                                 ============  ============ 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                               VMware, Inc.                                 
                                                                            
        RECONCILIATION OF GAAP CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES         
                             TO FREE CASH FLOWS                             
                       (A NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE)                       
                               (in millions)                                
                                (unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                     Three Months Ended     
                                                 -------------------------- 
                                                    May 5,       March 31,  
                                                     2017          2016     
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
                                                                            
GAAP cash flows from operating activities        $        775  $        720 
Capital expenditures                                      (49)          (41)
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Free cash flows                                  $        726  $        679 
                                                 ============  ============ 

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors and others with additional information regarding VMware's results, VMware has disclosed in this earnings release the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP income per diluted share, and free cash flows. VMware has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. These non-GAAP financial measures, other than free cash flows, differ from GAAP in that they exclude stock-based compensation, employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions, amortization of acquired intangible assets, realignment charges, acquisition, disposition and other-related items, gain or loss on share repurchase, and certain litigation and other contingencies, each as discussed below. Free cash flows differ from GAAP cash flows from operating activities with respect to the treatment of capital expenditures.

VMware has also presented in this earnings release (i) quarterly historical data for total unearned revenue; and (ii) data on the percentage change in total revenue and license revenue plus the sequential change in total unearned revenue and unearned license revenue, respectively, excluding the impact of total unearned revenue and unearned license related to vCloud Air. VMware's management believes that these measures are useful to investors because they allow investors to make meaningful comparisons of VMware revenue and unearned revenue across periods.

VMware's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short- and long-term operating plans, to calculate bonus payments and to evaluate VMware's financial performance, the performance of its individual functional groups and the ability of operations to generate cash. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures reflect VMware's ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in VMware's business, as they exclude charges and gains that are not reflective of ongoing operating results. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating VMware's operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies. Additionally, management believes information regarding free cash flows provides investors and others with an important perspective on the cash available to make strategic acquisitions and investments, to repurchase shares, to fund ongoing operations and to fund other capital expenditures.

Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and others in assessing VMware's operating performance due to the following factors:

Additionally, VMware's management believes that the non-GAAP financial measure of free cash flows is meaningful to investors because management reviews cash flows generated from operations after taking into consideration capital expenditures due to the fact that these expenditures are considered to be a necessary component of ongoing operations.

The use of non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations because they do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect VMware's operations. Specifically, in the case of stock-based compensation, if VMware did not pay out a portion of its compensation in the form of stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes, the cash salary expense included in operating expenses would be higher, which would affect VMware's cash position. VMware compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered measures of VMware's liquidity. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore comparability may be limited.

Management encourages investors and others to review VMware's financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

   Contacts:Paul Ziots VMware Investor [email protected] ThackerVMware Global [email protected] 650-427-4454

Source: VMware, Inc.

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