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Ribbon Communications Inc. Releases Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

July 31, 2018 7:01 AM

WESTFORD, Mass., July 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Ribbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN), a global leader in secure and intelligent cloud communications, today announced its financial results for the second quarter 2018.

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"Our second quarter results demonstrate the progress we are making in firmly establishing Ribbon as a recognized leader in our industry," said Fritz Hobbs, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ribbon. "From our agreement to acquire Edgewater Networks, to further wins based on our NFV technology, we are intent on broadening our portfolio and helping our customers migrate their legacy networks to the cloud."

Second Quarter 2018 Financial Highlights1,2

  • GAAP total revenue was $137 million, compared with $121 million in the first quarter of 2018 and $56 million in the comparable period a year ago.
  • Non-GAAP total revenue was $145 million, compared with $135 million in the first quarter of 2018 and $56 million in the comparable period a year ago.
  • GAAP net loss was $20 million, compared with a net loss of $45 million in the first quarter of 2018 and a net loss of $12 million in the comparable period a year ago.
  • Non-GAAP net income was $14 million, compared with a net loss of $4 million in the first quarter of 2018 and a net loss of $1 million in the comparable period a year ago.
  • GAAP loss per share was $0.20, compared with a loss per share of $0.44 in the first quarter of 2018 and a loss per share of $0.25 in the comparable period a year ago.
  • Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.14, compared with a loss per share of $0.04 in the first quarter of 2018 and a loss per share of $0.02 in the comparable period a year ago.
  • Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA was $20 million, compared with $1 million in the first quarter of 2018 and $1 million in the comparable period a year ago.
  • Cash and investments were $55 million at June 30, 2018, compared with $85 million at the end of the first quarter of 2018 and $83 million at fiscal year-end 2017.

"Non-GAAP Revenue of $145 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $20 million in second quarter 2018 demonstrates solid business execution by the Ribbon team, including a focus on successfully concluding our ongoing integration efforts", said Daryl Raiford, Chief Financial Officer of Ribbon. "At this stage, we have operationalized over $75 million of integration synergies and, coupled with our first half business execution, we remain confident in our full year 2018 guidance of Adjusted EBITDA of $75 million and an end-of-year Adjusted EBITDA exit velocity of at least $100 million."

Second Quarter 2018 Customer and Company Highlights

  • Ribbon signed an agreement to acquire Edgewater Networks, and upon closing of the acquisition, Ribbon is projected to become the market share leader3 for enterprise Session Border Controllers (SBCs) and Network Edge Orchestration. This acquisition allows Ribbon to offer its global customer base a complete core-to-edge product portfolio, unrivaled end-to-end service assurance and analytics solutions, and a fully integrated SD-WAN service. The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Ribbon powered a North American Tier One service provider's major fixed network transformation and interconnect projects leveraging Ribbon's softswitch, media gateways, SBCs and professional services.
  • Ribbon and Verizon announced that they recently completed one of the largest VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) deployments in the Department of Defense's history, migrating more than 60,000 users to Ribbon's Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)-certified Application Server technology.
  • The city of Los Angeles, which includes more than 40 departments and 50,000-plus employees, signed an agreement to upgrade its Unified Communications (UC) capabilities and voicemail system with Ribbon's Kandy Business Solutions (KBS), replacing its legacy PBX and key systems with state-of-the-art, cloud-based UCaaS capabilities. A large segment of the end users covered under the agreement has already been migrated to the cloud as of the end of the second quarter.
  • Ribbon continues to gain market share in Japan, a country in the early stages of IP migration, with multiple Tier One service provider wins. SoftBank accelerated its IP migration project and replacement of legacy equipment with Ribbon's SBCs. Another Tier One service provider selected Ribbon's SBC for network interconnection to other Japanese carriers.
  • Ribbon extended its lead in the virtual SBC market with a win for a Cloud-based SBC for a new Web 2.0 mobile provider in the Asia/Pacific region. Ribbon, through its partnership with Verizon, signed a second customer, a large Enterprise, for Verizon's SBCaaS.

1 The Sonus-GENBAND merger occurred on October 27, 2017. The consolidated financial results included in this press release represent the consolidated financial results of Sonus Networks, Inc., prior to October 27, 2017, and the consolidated financial results of Ribbon, on and after such date. The financial results of GENBAND are included in Ribbon's consolidated financial results beginning October 27, 2017.2 Please see the reconciliation of non-GAAP and GAAP financial measures, and additional information about non-GAAP measures, in the press release appendix.3 Leadership placement derived by combining Edgewater Networks, GENBAND, Sonus and Ribbon E-SBC revenue positions for FY2017. Source: IHS, Enterprise SBCs and VoIP Gateways, Market Tracker, March 7, 2018.

Upcoming Third Quarter 2018 Investor Non Deal Roadshow and Conference Schedule

  • August 7, 2018 – Northland Capital Markets Non Deal Roadshow, Boston
  • August 8, 2018 – The Oppenheimer 21st Annual Technology, Internet & Communications Conference, Four Seasons Hotel, Boston
  • August 9, 2018 – D.A. Davidson 10th Annual Technology Forum, Grand Hyatt, New York City
  • August 28, 2018 – Jefferies 2018 Semiconductor, Hardware and Communications Infrastructure Summit, Ritz Carlton, Chicago

Conference Call Details and Replay InformationRibbon will offer a live, listen-only webcast of the conference call to discuss the complete financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018 on July 31, 2018, via the investor section of its website at http://investors.ribboncommunications.com/events.cfm, where a replay will also be available shortly following the conference call.

Date: July 31, 2018Time: 8:30 a.m. (ET)Dial-in number: 800-699-3715 - International callers: +1-312-281-1202

A telephone playback of the call will be available following the conference call until August 14, 2018 and can be accessed by calling 800-633-8284 or +1-402-977-9140 for international callers. The reservation number for the replay is 21892287.

About Ribbon CommunicationsRibbon Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: RBBN) is a company with two decades of market leadership experience in providing secure real-time communications solutions to the top service providers and enterprises around the globe. Built on world-class technology and intellectual property, Ribbon delivers highly reliable, unified and embedded real-time communications capabilities to customers in more than 25 countries and on 6 continents. The Company transforms fixed, mobile and enterprise networks from legacy environments to all IP and fully virtualized, secure, cloud-based architectures, enabling highly productive communications for consumers and businesses. Ribbon's market-leading communications security solutions are based on a big data behavioral analytics platform and offer customers enhanced network intelligence and security. The Company's Kandy Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) enables rapid service creation and digital transformation by delivering customers a comprehensive set of advanced embedded and unified communications capabilities. To learn more, visit ribboncommunications.com.

Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements The information in this release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this release are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding plans and projections about our business; our future market position; pending acquisitions; and anticipated financial results. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to various risks, uncertainties and other important factors, including our ability to successfully complete pending acquisitions in the timeframe expected or at all; the timing of customer purchasing decisions and our recognition of revenues; economic conditions; our ability to recruit and retain key personnel; difficulties supporting our strategic focus on channel sales; difficulties retaining and expanding our customer base; difficulties leveraging market opportunities; the impact of restructuring and cost-containment activities; litigation; actions taken by significant stockholders; difficulties providing solutions that meet the needs of customers; market acceptance of our products and services; rapid technological and market change; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; our ability to maintain partner, reseller, distribution and vendor support and supply relationships; higher risks in international operations and markets; the impact of increased competition; currency fluctuations; changes in the market price of our common stock; and/or failure or circumvention of our controls and procedures. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with Ribbon Communications' business, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of Ribbon Communications' most recent annual or quarterly report filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements represent Ribbon Communications' views only as of the date on which such statement is made and should not be relied upon as representing Ribbon Communications' views as of any subsequent date. While Ribbon Communications may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point, Ribbon Communications specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial MeasuresRibbon management uses several different financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of the business, making operating decisions, planning and forecasting future periods, and determining payments under compensation programs. Our annual financial plan is prepared both on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, and the non-GAAP annual financial plan is approved by our board of directors. Continuous budgeting and forecasting for revenue and expenses are conducted on a non-GAAP basis (in addition to GAAP) and actual results on a non-GAAP basis are assessed against the annual financial plan. We consider the use of non-GAAP financial measures helpful in assessing the core performance of our continuing operations and when planning and forecasting future periods. By continuing operations, we mean the ongoing results of the business adjusted for acquisition-related revenue as a result of purchase accounting and the related cost of revenue, the impact of the new revenue standard, and excluding certain expenses and credits, including, but not limited to stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, settlement expense, certain litigation costs, acquisition-related facilities adjustments; acquisition- and integration-related expense, restructuring and the gain on the sale of an intangible asset. While our management uses non-GAAP financial measures as a tool to enhance their understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance, our management does not consider these measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP measures. In addition, our presentations of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives for, or in isolation from, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. In particular, many of the adjustments to Ribbon's financial measures reflect the exclusion of items that are recurring and will be reflected in our financial results for the foreseeable future.

Acquisition-Related Revenue and Cost of Revenue; Impact of New Revenue StandardWe provide the supplementary non-GAAP financial measures of non-GAAP Product revenue, non-GAAP Service revenue and non-GAAP Total revenue, which include revenue related to the acquisition of GENBAND that we would have recognized but for the purchase accounting treatment of these transactions and eliminated revenue as a result of our adoption in 2018 of the new revenue recognition standard. Because GAAP accounting requires the elimination of this revenue, as well as the impact on future revenue of our adoption in 2018 of the new revenue standard, GAAP results alone do not fully capture all of our economic activities. These non-GAAP adjustments are intended to reflect the full amounts of such revenue and the related cost of revenue. We include these adjustments to allow for more complete comparisons to the financial results of our historical operations, forward-looking guidance and the financial results of peer companies. We believe these adjustments are useful to management and investors as a measure of the ongoing performance of the business. These adjustments do not accelerate revenue, but instead include revenue (and the related cost of revenue) that would have been recognized in our 2017 results, and included in our 2018 guidance and results, but for the purchase accounting and new revenue standard adjustments required by GAAP.

Stock-Based CompensationStock-based compensation expense is different from other forms of compensation, as it is a non-cash expense. For example, a cash salary generally has a fixed and unvarying cash cost. In contrast, the expense associated with an equity-based award is generally unrelated to the amount of cash ultimately received by the employee, and the cost to us is based on a stock-based compensation valuation methodology, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types, all of which may vary over time. We evaluate performance without these measures because stock-based compensation expense is influenced by the Company's stock price and other factors such as volatility and interest rates that are beyond our control. The expense related to stock-based awards is generally not controllable in the short-term and can vary significantly based on the timing, size and nature of awards granted. As such, we do not include such charges in our operating plans, and we believe that presenting non-GAAP operating results that exclude stock-based compensation provides investors with visibility and insight into our management's method of analysis and the Company's core operating performance. It is reasonable to expect that stock-based compensation will continue in future periods.

Amortization of Intangible AssetsWe exclude the amortization of acquired intangible assets from non-GAAP expense and income measures. These amortization amounts are inconsistent in frequency and amount and are significantly impacted by the timing and size of acquisitions. Although we exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets from our non-GAAP expenses, we believe that it is important for investors to understand that intangible assets contribute to revenue generation. We believe that excluding the non-cash amortization of intangible assets facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry as if the acquired intangible assets had been developed internally rather than acquired. Amortization of intangible assets that relate to past acquisitions will recur in future periods until such intangible assets have been fully amortized.

Settlement ExpenseIn the first quarter of 2018, we recorded $1.7 million of expense related to settlements, comprised of $1.4 million for the settlement of litigation in connection with our acquisition of Taqua LLC and $0.3 million of patent litigation settlement expense. These amounts are included as components of general and administrative expense. We believe that such settlement costs are not part of our core business or ongoing operations, are unplanned and generally not within our control. Accordingly, we believe that excluding costs such as the SEC potential fines and patent litigation settlement expense facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry.

Litigation CostsIn connection with certain ongoing litigation between GENBAND, as plaintiff, and one of its competitors, we have incurred litigation costs beginning in the fourth quarter of 2017. In March 2018, we filed litigation on behalf of Sonus against the same competitor asserting additional intellectual property infringement. We recorded $0.7 million and $1.9 million in the first and second quarters of 2018, respectively, in connection with this litigation. We expect to incur significant future litigation costs related to these matters. These costs are included as a component of general and administrative expense. We believe that such costs are not part of our core business or ongoing operations, are unplanned and generally not within our control. Accordingly, we believe that excluding the litigation costs related to this specific legal matter facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry.

Acquisition-Related Facilities AdjustmentsGAAP accounting requires that the deferred rent liability of an acquired company be written off as part of purchase accounting and that the combined company's rent expense on a straight-line basis begin as of the acquisition date. As a result, we recorded more rent expense than would have been recognized but for the purchase accounting treatment of GENBAND's assumed deferred rent liability. We include this adjustment, which relates to the acquisition of GENBAND, to allow for more complete comparisons to the financial results of our historical operations, forward-looking guidance and the financial results of peer companies. We believe these adjustments provide an indication of the rent expense that would have been recognized, but for the purchase accounting required in connection with the acquisition of GENBAND.

Acquisition- and Integration-Related ExpenseWe consider certain acquisition- and integration-related costs to be unrelated to the organic continuing operations of our acquired businesses and the Company and they are generally not relevant to assessing or estimating the long-term performance of the acquired assets. In addition, the size, complexity and/or volume of an acquisition, which often drives the magnitude of acquisition- and integration-related costs, may not be indicative of future acquisition- and integration-related costs. By excluding these acquisition- and integration-related costs from our non-GAAP measures, management is better able to evaluate our ability to utilize our existing assets and estimate the long-term value that acquired assets will generate for us. We exclude certain acquisition- and integration-related costs to allow more accurate comparisons of our financial results to our historical operations, forward-looking guidance and the financial results of less acquisitive peer companies. In addition, we believe that providing supplemental non-GAAP measures that exclude these items allows management and investors to consider the ongoing operations of the business both with and without such expenses.

RestructuringWe have recorded restructuring expense to streamline operations and reduce operating costs by closing and consolidating certain facilities and reducing our worldwide workforce. We review our restructuring accruals regularly and record adjustments (both expense and credits) to these estimates as required. We believe that excluding restructuring expense and credits facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry, as there are no future revenue streams or other benefits associated with these costs.

Gain on Sale of Intangible AssetsIn the second quarter of 2017, we sold an intangible asset that we had acquired in connection with a previous acquisition. This amount is included as a component of other income (expense), net. We believe that such gains are not part of our core business or ongoing operations, we had not used the intangible asset in connection with revenue-producing activities and would not have used it as such in the future. Accordingly, we believe that excluding from our results the other income arising from this sale facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical results and to other companies in our industry.

Adjusted EBITDAWe use Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to review and assess our performance. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA by excluding from net income (loss): interest income (expense), net; income tax benefit (provision); depreciation; and amortization of intangible assets. In addition, we exclude from net income (loss): adjustments to revenue and cost of revenue related to revenue reductions resulting from purchase accounting and adoption of the new revenue standard; stock-based compensation expense; settlement expense; certain litigation costs; acquisition-related facilities adjustments; acquisition- and integration-related expense; restructuring; and other income (expense), net. In general, we add back the expenses that we consider to be non-cash and/or not part of our ongoing operations. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is used by our investing community for comparative and valuation purposes. We disclose this metric to support and facilitate our dialogue with research analysts and investors. Other companies may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

We believe that providing non-GAAP information to investors, in addition to the GAAP presentation, will allow investors to view the financial results in the way management views them. We further believe that providing this information helps investors to better understand our core financial and operating performance and evaluate the efficacy of the methodology and information used by our management to evaluate and measure such performance.

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Analyst RelationsMichael Cooper+1 (708) 383-3387[email protected]

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Three months ended

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

2018

2018

2017

Revenue:

Product

$ 63,123

$ 51,531

$ 28,790

Service

74,238

69,649

26,943

Total revenue

137,361

121,180

55,733

Cost of revenue:

Product

30,278

33,014

9,287

Service

31,972

32,893

10,044

Total cost of revenue

62,250

65,907

19,331

Gross profit

75,111

55,273

36,402

Gross margin:

Product

52.0%

35.9%

67.7%

Service

56.9%

52.8%

62.7%

Total gross margin

54.7%

45.6%

65.3%

Operating expenses:

Research and development

35,604

39,049

20,064

Sales and marketing

30,738

31,926

15,720

General and administrative

15,028

15,601

8,141

Acquisition- and integration-related

4,280

4,412

4,679

Restructuring

6,097

6,668

501

Total operating expenses

91,747

97,656

49,105

Loss from operations

(16,636)

(42,383)

(12,703)

Interest income (expense), net

(735)

(599)

254

Other income (expense), net

(2,052)

248

575

Loss before income taxes

(19,423)

(42,734)

(11,874)

Income tax provision

(499)

(2,170)

(471)

Net loss

$ (19,922)

$ (44,904)

$ (12,345)

Loss per share:

Basic

$ (0.20)

$ (0.44)

$ (0.25)

Diluted

$ (0.20)

$ (0.44)

$ (0.25)

Shares used to compute loss per share:

Basic

102,160

101,917

49,543

Diluted

102,160

101,917

49,543

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2018

2017

Revenue:

Product

$ 114,654

$ 54,185

Service

143,887

54,916

Total revenue

258,541

109,101

Cost of revenue:

Product

63,292

19,040

Service

64,865

19,911

Total cost of revenue

128,157

38,951

Gross profit

130,384

70,150

Gross margin:

Product

44.8%

64.9%

Service

54.9%

63.7%

Total gross margin

50.4%

64.3%

Operating expenses:

Research and development

74,653

40,273

Sales and marketing

62,664

30,396

General and administrative

30,629

17,160

Acquisition- and integration-related

8,692

4,735

Restructuring

12,765

1,071

Total operating expenses

189,403

93,635

Loss from operations

(59,019)

(23,485)

Interest income (expense), net

(1,334)

512

Other income (expense), net

(1,804)

576

Loss before income taxes

(62,157)

(22,397)

Income tax provision

(2,669)

(594)

Net loss

$ (64,826)

$ (22,991)

Loss per share:

Basic

$ (0.64)

$ (0.47)

Diluted

$ (0.64)

$ (0.47)

Shares used to compute loss per share:

Basic

102,039

49,330

Diluted

102,039

49,330

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

June 30,

December 31,

2018

2017

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 33,411

$ 57,073

Marketable securities

21,924

17,224

Accounts receivable, net

136,395

165,156

Inventory

19,036

21,303

Other current assets

22,014

21,463

Total current assets

232,780

282,219

Property and equipment, net

23,835

24,780

Intangible assets, net

220,141

244,414

Goodwill

335,716

335,716

Investments

-

9,031

Deferred income taxes

7,643

8,434

Other assets

7,587

6,289

$ 827,702

$ 910,883

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:

Revolving credit facility

$ 20,000

$ 20,000

Accounts payable

34,172

45,851

Accrued expenses and other

61,003

76,380

Deferred revenue

87,935

100,571

Total current liabilities

203,110

242,802

Long-term debt, related party

22,922

22,500

Deferred revenue, net of current

17,464

14,184

Deferred income taxes

3,291

2,787

Other long-term liabilities

13,665

13,189

Total liabilities

260,452

295,462

Commitments and contingencies

Stockholders' equity:

Common stock

10

10

Additional paid-in capital

1,688,966

1,684,768

Accumulated deficit

(1,124,799)

(1,072,426)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

3,073

3,069

Total stockholders' equity

567,250

615,421

$ 827,702

$ 910,883

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2018

2017

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss

$ (64,826)

$ (22,991)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

5,318

3,595

Amortization of intangible assets

24,273

4,552

Stock-based compensation

4,905

7,500

Deferred income taxes

817

446

Foreign exchange (gains) losses

2,079

(67)

Other

-

(570)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable

28,752

11,317

Inventory

2,077

829

Other operating assets

(275)

(994)

Accounts payable

(13,872)

(535)

Accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities

(15,203)

(8,089)

Deferred revenue

3,264

7,848

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

(22,691)

2,841

Cash flows from investing activities:

Purchases of property and equipment

(3,492)

(2,593)

Purchases of marketable securities

-

(28,731)

Sale/maturities of marketable securities

4,278

29,067

Proceeds from the sale of intangible assets

-

576

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

786

(1,681)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Borrowings under revolving line of credit

25,000

-

Principal payments on revolving line of credit

(25,000)

-

Principal payments of capital lease obligations

(293)

(20)

Payment of debt issuance costs

(624)

-

Proceeds from the sale of common stock in connection with employee purchase plan and exercise of stock options

10

683

Payment of tax withholding obligations related to net share settlements of restricted stock awards

(716)

(1,406)

Net cash used in financing activities

(1,623)

(743)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

(134)

266

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

(23,662)

683

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

57,073

31,923

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$ 33,411

$ 32,606

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Supplemental Information

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

The following tables provide the details of stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related facilities adjustments, settlement expense, litigation costs and the gain on the sale of an intangible asset included as components of other line items in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and the line items in which these amounts are reported.

Three months ended

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

2018

2018

2017

Stock-based compensation

Cost of revenue - product

$ 19

$ 51

$ 87

Cost of revenue - service

67

132

261

Cost of revenue

86

183

348

Research and development expense

151

900

1,238

Sales and marketing expense

485

874

907

General and administrative expense

1,359

867

1,744

Operating expense

1,995

2,641

3,889

Total stock-based compensation

$ 2,081

$ 2,824

$ 4,237

Amortization of intangible assets

Cost of revenue - product

$ 9,270

$ 9,592

$ 1,601

Sales and marketing expense

2,694

2,717

692

Operating expense

2,694

2,717

692

Total amortization of intangible assets

$ 11,964

$ 12,309

$ 2,293

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

Cost of revenue - product

$ 20

$ 17

$ -

Cost of revenue - service

61

51

-

Cost of revenue

81

68

-

Research and development expense

98

82

-

Sales and marketing expense

45

38

-

General and administrative expense

28

23

-

Operating expense

171

143

-

Total acquisition-related facilities adjustment

$ 252

$ 211

$ -

Settlement expense

General and administrative expense

$ -

$ 1,730

$ -

Litigation costs

General and administrative expense

$ 1,901

$ 673

$ -

Gain on the sale of intangible asset

Other income (expense), net

$ -

$ -

$ 576

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Supplemental Information

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

The following tables provide the details of stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition-related facilities adjustments, settlement expense, litigation costs and the gain on the sale of an intangible asset included as components of other line items in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and the line items in which these amounts are reported.

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2018

2017

Stock-based compensation

Cost of revenue - product

$ 70

$ 186

Cost of revenue - service

199

578

Cost of revenue

269

764

Research and development expense

1,051

2,555

Sales and marketing expense

1,359

819

General and administrative expense

2,226

3,362

Operating expense

4,636

6,736

Total stock-based compensation

$ 4,905

$ 7,500

Amortization of intangible assets

Cost of revenue - product

$ 18,862

$ 3,167

Sales and marketing expense

5,411

1,385

Operating expense

5,411

1,385

Total amortization of intangible assets

$ 24,273

$ 4,552

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

Cost of revenue - product

$ 37

$ -

Cost of revenue - service

112

-

Cost of revenue

149

-

Research and development expense

180

-

Sales and marketing expense

83

-

General and administrative expense

51

-

Operating expense

314

-

Total acquisition-related facilities adjustment

$ 463

$ -

Settlement expense

General and administrative expense

$ 1,730

$ -

Litigation costs

General and administrative expense

$ 2,574

$ -

Gain on the sale of intangible asset

Other income (expense), net

$ -

$ 576

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except percentages)

(unaudited)

Three months ended

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

2018

2018

2017

GAAP Product revenue

$ 63,123

$ 51,531

$ 28,790

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

1,741

5,499

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

2,437

2,540

-

Non-GAAP Product revenue

$ 67,301

$ 59,570

$ 28,790

GAAP Service revenue

$ 74,238

$ 69,649

$ 26,943

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

2,547

5,619

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

512

475

-

Non-GAAP Service revenue

$ 77,297

$ 75,743

$ 26,943

GAAP Total revenue

$ 137,361

$ 121,180

$ 55,733

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

4,288

11,118

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

2,949

3,015

-

Non-GAAP Total revenue

$ 144,598

$ 135,313

$ 55,733

GAAP Gross margin - product

52.0%

35.9%

67.7%

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

0.9%

4.2%

0.0%

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

0.0%

*

0.0%

Adjustment for new revenue standard

1.2%

1.9%

0.0%

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

0.0%

-0.1%

0.0%

Stock-based compensation

*

0.1%

0.3%

Amortization of intangible assets

14.7%

18.6%

5.6%

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

*

*

0.0%

Non-GAAP Gross margin - product

68.8%

60.6%

73.6%

GAAP Gross margin - service

56.9%

52.8%

62.7%

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

1.4%

3.6%

0.0%

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

0.0%

-2.8%

0.0%

Adjustment for new revenue standard

0.3%

0.3%

0.0%

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

0.0%

*

0.0%

Stock-based compensation

0.1%

0.2%

1.0%

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

Non-GAAP Gross margin - service

58.8%

54.2%

63.7%

GAAP Total gross margin

54.7%

45.6%

65.3%

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

1.1%

3.9%

0.0%

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

0.0%

-1.6%

0.0%

Adjustment for new revenue standard

0.8%

1.0%

0.0%

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

0.0%

-0.1%

0.0%

Stock-based compensation

0.1%

0.2%

0.6%

Amortization of intangible assets

6.7%

7.9%

2.9%

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

0.1%

0.1%

0.0%

Non-GAAP Total gross margin

63.5%

57.0%

68.8%

GAAP Total gross profit

$ 75,111

$ 55,273

$ 36,402

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

4,288

11,118

-

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

-

(1,977)

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

2,949

3,015

-

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

-

(110)

-

Stock-based compensation

86

183

348

Amortization of intangible assets

9,270

9,592

1,601

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

81

68

-

Non-GAAP Total gross profit

$ 91,785

$ 77,162

$ 38,351

GAAP Research and development expense

$ 35,604

$ 39,049

$ 20,064

Stock-based compensation

(151)

(900)

(1,238)

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

(98)

(82)

-

Non-GAAP Research and development expense

$ 35,355

$ 38,067

$ 18,826

GAAP Sales and marketing expense

$ 30,738

$ 31,926

$ 15,720

Stock-based compensation

(485)

(874)

(907)

Amortization of intangible assets

(2,694)

(2,717)

(692)

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

(45)

(38)

-

Non-GAAP Sales and marketing expense

$ 27,514

$ 28,297

$ 14,121

* Less than 0.1% impact on gross margin.

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except percentages)

(unaudited)

Three months ended

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

2018

2018

2017

GAAP General and administrative expense

$ 15,028

$ 15,601

$ 8,141

Stock-based compensation

(1,359)

(867)

(1,744)

Settlement expense

-

(1,730)

-

Litigation costs

(1,901)

(673)

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

(28)

(23)

-

Non-GAAP General and administrative expense

$ 11,740

$ 12,308

$ 6,397

GAAP Operating expenses

$ 91,747

$ 97,656

$ 49,105

Stock-based compensation

(1,995)

(2,641)

(3,889)

Amortization of intangible assets

(2,694)

(2,717)

(692)

Settlement expense

-

(1,730)

-

Litigation costs

(1,901)

(673)

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

(171)

(143)

-

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

(4,280)

(4,412)

(4,679)

Restructuring

(6,097)

(6,668)

(501)

Non-GAAP Operating expenses

$ 74,609

$ 78,672

$ 39,344

GAAP Loss from operations

$ (16,636)

$ (42,383)

$ (12,703)

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

4,288

11,118

-

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

-

(1,977)

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

2,949

3,015

-

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

-

(110)

-

Stock-based compensation

2,081

2,824

4,237

Amortization of intangible assets

11,964

12,309

2,293

Settlement expense

-

1,730

-

Litigation costs

1,901

673

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

252

211

-

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

4,280

4,412

4,679

Restructuring

6,097

6,668

501

Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations

$ 17,176

$ (1,510)

$ (993)

GAAP Loss from operations as a percentage of revenue

-12.1%

-35.0%

-22.8%

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

3.6%

11.9%

0.0%

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

0.0%

-1.5%

0.0%

Adjustment for new revenue standard

2.0%

2.2%

0.0%

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

0.0%

-0.1%

0.0%

Stock-based compensation

1.4%

2.1%

7.6%

Amortization of intangible assets

8.3%

9.1%

4.1%

Settlement expense

0.0%

1.3%

0.0%

Litigation costs

1.3%

0.5%

0.0%

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

0.2%

0.2%

0.0%

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

3.0%

3.3%

8.4%

Restructuring

4.2%

4.9%

0.9%

Non-GAAP Income (loss) from operations as a percentage of revenue

11.9%

-1.1%

-1.8%

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Three months ended

June 30,

March 31,

June 30,

2018

2018

2017

GAAP Net loss

$ (19,922)

$ (44,904)

$ (12,345)

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

4,288

11,118

-

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

-

(1,977)

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

2,949

3,015

-

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

-

(110)

-

Stock-based compensation

2,081

2,824

4,237

Amortization of intangible assets

11,964

12,309

2,293

Settlement expense

-

1,730

-

Litigation costs

1,901

673

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

252

211

-

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

4,280

4,412

4,679

Restructuring

6,097

6,668

501

Gain on the sale of intangible asset

-

-

(576)

Non-GAAP Net income (loss)

$ 13,890

$ (4,031)

$ (1,211)

Earnings (loss) per share:

GAAP Loss per share

$ (0.20)

$ (0.44)

$ (0.25)

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

0.04

0.11

-

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

-

(0.02)

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

0.03

0.03

-

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

-

*

-

Stock-based compensation

0.02

0.03

0.09

Amortization of intangible assets

0.13

0.11

0.05

Settlement expense

-

0.02

-

Litigation costs

0.02

0.01

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

*

*

-

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

0.04

0.04

0.09

Restructuring

0.06

0.07

0.01

Gain on the sale of intangible asset

-

-

(0.01)

Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

$ 0.14

$ (0.04)

$ (0.02)

Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

GAAP Shares used to compute loss per share

102,160

101,917

49,543

Non-GAAP Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

102,334

101,917

49,543

Adjusted EBITDA:

GAAP Net loss

$ (19,922)

$ (44,904)

$ (12,345)

Interest (income) expense, net

735

599

(254)

Income tax provision

499

2,170

471

Depreciation

2,811

2,507

1,772

Amortization of intangible assets

11,964

12,309

2,293

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

4,288

11,118

-

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

-

(1,977)

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

2,949

3,015

-

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

-

(110)

-

Stock-based compensation

2,081

2,824

4,237

Settlement expense

-

1,730

-

Litigation costs

1,901

673

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

252

211

-

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

4,280

4,412

4,679

Restructuring

6,097

6,668

501

Other (income), net

2,052

(248)

(575)

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA

$ 19,987

$ 997

$ 779

* Less than $0.01 impact on earnings (loss) per share

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except percentages)

(unaudited)

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2018

2017

GAAP Product revenue

$ 114,654

$ 54,185

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

7,240

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

4,977

-

Non-GAAP Product revenue

$ 126,871

$ 54,185

GAAP Service revenue

$ 143,887

$ 54,916

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

8,166

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

987

-

Non-GAAP Service revenue

$ 153,040

$ 54,916

GAAP Total revenue

$ 258,541

$ 109,101

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

15,406

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

5,964

-

Non-GAAP Total revenue

$ 279,911

$ 109,101

GAAP Gross margin - product

44.8%

64.9%

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

2.1%

0.0%

Adjustment for new revenue standard

1.5%

0.0%

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

*

0.0%

Stock-based compensation

0.1%

0.3%

Amortization of intangible assets

16.5%

5.8%

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

*

0.0%

Non-GAAP Gross margin - product

65.0%

71.0%

GAAP Gross margin - service

54.9%

63.7%

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

2.5%

0.0%

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

-1.4%

0.0%

Adjustment for new revenue standard

0.3%

0.0%

Stock-based compensation

0.1%

1.1%

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

0.1%

0.0%

Non-GAAP Gross margin - service

56.5%

64.8%

GAAP Total gross margin

50.4%

64.3%

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

2.4%

0.0%

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

-0.8%

0.0%

Adjustment for new revenue standard

0.9%

0.0%

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

*

0.0%

Stock-based compensation

0.1%

0.7%

Amortization of intangible assets

7.3%

2.9%

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

0.1%

0.0%

Non-GAAP Total gross margin

60.4%

67.9%

GAAP Total gross profit

$ 130,384

$ 70,150

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

15,406

-

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

(1,977)

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

5,964

-

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

(110)

-

Stock-based compensation

269

764

Amortization of intangible assets

18,862

3,167

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

149

-

Non-GAAP Total gross profit

$ 168,947

$ 74,081

GAAP Research and development expense

$ 74,653

$ 40,273

Stock-based compensation

(1,051)

(2,555)

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

(180)

-

Non-GAAP Research and development expense

$ 73,422

$ 37,718

GAAP Sales and marketing expense

$ 62,664

$ 30,396

Stock-based compensation

(1,359)

(819)

Amortization of intangible assets

(5,411)

(1,385)

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

(83)

-

Non-GAAP Sales and marketing expense

$ 55,811

$ 28,192

* Less than 0.1% impact on gross margin.

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except percentages)

(unaudited)

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2018

2017

GAAP General and administrative expense

$ 30,629

$ 17,160

Stock-based compensation

(2,226)

(3,362)

Settlement expense

(1,730)

-

Litigation costs

(2,574)

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

(51)

-

Non-GAAP General and administrative expense

$ 24,048

$ 13,798

GAAP Operating expenses

$ 189,403

$ 93,635

Stock-based compensation

(4,636)

(6,736)

Amortization of intangible assets

(5,411)

(1,385)

Settlement expense

(1,730)

-

Litigation costs

(2,574)

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

(314)

-

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

(8,692)

(4,735)

Restructuring

(12,765)

(1,071)

Non-GAAP Operating expenses

$ 153,281

$ 79,708

GAAP Loss from operations

$ (59,019)

$ (23,485)

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

15,406

-

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

(1,977)

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

5,964

-

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

(110)

-

Stock-based compensation

4,905

7,500

Amortization of intangible assets

24,273

4,552

Settlement expense

1,730

-

Litigation costs

2,574

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

463

-

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

8,692

4,735

Restructuring

12,765

1,071

Non-GAAP Income (loss) from operations

$ 15,666

$ (5,627)

GAAP Loss from operations as a percentage of revenue

-22.8%

-21.5%

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

7.1%

0.0%

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

-0.7%

0.0%

Adjustment for new revenue standard

2.1%

0.0%

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

*

0.0%

Stock-based compensation

1.8%

6.8%

Amortization of intangible assets

8.7%

4.2%

Settlement expense

0.6%

0.0%

Litigation costs

0.9%

0.0%

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

0.2%

0.0%

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

3.1%

4.3%

Restructuring

4.6%

1.0%

Non-GAAP Income (loss) from operations as a percentage of revenue

5.6%

-5.2%

* Less than 0.1% impact on income (loss) from operations as a percentage of revenue

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

Six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

2018

2017

GAAP Net loss

$ (64,826)

$ (22,991)

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

15,406

-

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

(1,977)

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

5,964

-

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

(110)

-

Stock-based compensation

4,905

7,500

Amortization of intangible assets

24,273

4,552

Settlement expense

1,730

-

Litigation costs

2,574

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

463

-

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

8,692

4,735

Restructuring

12,765

1,071

Gain on the sale of intangible asset

-

(576)

Non-GAAP Net income (loss)

$ 9,859

$ (5,709)

Earnings (loss) per share:

GAAP Loss per share

$ (0.64)

$ (0.47)

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

0.16

-

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

(0.02)

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

0.06

-

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

*

-

Stock-based compensation

0.05

0.15

Amortization of intangible assets

0.24

0.09

Settlement expense

0.02

-

Litigation costs

0.03

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

*

-

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

0.08

0.10

Restructuring

0.12

0.02

Gain on the sale of intangible asset

-

(0.01)

Non-GAAP Diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

$ 0.10

$ (0.12)

Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

GAAP Shares used to compute loss per share

102,039

49,330

Non-GAAP Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

102,268

49,330

Adjusted EBITDA:

GAAP Net loss

$ (64,826)

(22,991)

Interest (income) expense, net

1,334

(512)

Income tax provision

2,669

594

Depreciation

5,318

3,595

Amortization of intangible assets

24,273

4,552

Acquisition-related revenue adjustment

15,406

-

Acquisition-related cost of revenue adjustment

(1,977)

-

Adjustment for new revenue standard

5,964

-

Adjustment to cost of revenue for new revenue standard

(110)

-

Stock-based compensation

4,905

7,500

Settlement expense

1,730

-

Litigation costs

2,574

-

Acquisition-related facilities adjustment

463

-

Acquisition- and integration-related expense

8,692

4,735

Restructuring

12,765

1,071

Other (income), net

1,804

(576)

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA

$ 20,984

$ (2,032)

* Less than $0.01 impact on earnings (loss) per share

RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures - Outlook

(in millions)

(unaudited)

Year

ending

December 31,

2018

Non-GAAP Revenue

$ 580

Less acquisition-related adjustments and impact of new revenue standard

(32)

GAAP Revenue

$ 548

Adjusted EBITDA: Ribbon has not provided a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA for the year ending December 31, 2018, as it is unable to project without unreasonable efforts the comparable GAAP net loss figure, which includes interest expense, net; income tax benefit (provision); depreciation; amortization of intangible assets; acquisition-related revenue and related cost of revenue adjustments; adjustments for the impact of the new revenue standard; stock-based compensation; settlement expense; litigation costs; acquisition-related facilities adjustments; acquisition- and integration-related expense; restructuring; and other income (expense), net.

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