- Q2 revenue of $203 million increased 6 percent from the second quarter of 2017
- Q2 billings of $196 million increased 13 percent from the second quarter of 2017
- Q2 ending annual recurring revenue of $522 million increased 12 percent compared to the end of the second quarter of 2017
- Addition of new logo customers accelerated sequentially and year-to-year
FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ:FEYE), the intelligence-led security company, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018.
"Sales growth in the second quarter was broad based across all geographies and product families, and demand for our differentiated security products and services is increasing as we enter the second half of 2018," said Kevin Mandia, FireEye chief executive officer. "New logo customers added in the quarter increased year-over-year and sequentially for the first time since early 2016, and we added more than 75 new Helix customers in the second quarter."
"We continue to leverage our unique innovation cycle to quickly adapt our products with knowledge gained on the front lines of combatting cyber attacks," added Mandia. "The most recent example of our innovation cycle in action was yesterday's release of our advanced machine learning-based detection engine, MalwareGuard. MalwareGuard is designed to provide superior signature-less detection of malware to better protect our customers. MalwareGuard is included with our cloud and on-premise Endpoint Security products, and we have plans to extend these models to our Email Security and Network Security products."
Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
"We achieved non-GAAP profitability in the second quarter, and we are on track to deliver non-GAAP profitability and positive free cash flow for 2018," said Frank Verdecanna, FireEye chief financial officer and chief accounting officer. "On a rolling four quarter basis, we generated $55 million in non-GAAP operating cash flow and were free cash flow positive for the first time. These are important milestones in our efforts to achieve our long-term financial targets and build shareholder value."
"Our business continues to shift toward virtual appliances and cloud-based solutions purchased on a subscription basis. In the second quarter, more than 80 percent of our non-services billings were recurring subscriptions and support," added Verdecanna. "The increased revenue visibility inherent in our subscriptions model, combined with more than $1 billion in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments and deferred revenue of $880 million, provides a solid foundation for balanced growth and profitability in the future. This outlook is reflected in our increased guidance for 2018 billings and non-GAAP operating cash flow."
FireEye adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), effective January 1, 2018 using the full retrospective method. Certain prior period information has been adjusted to reflect the adoption of the new standard.
1 A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."
Third Quarter and Updated 2018 Outlook
FireEye provides guidance based on current market conditions and expectations.
For the third quarter of 2018, FireEye currently expects:
Non-GAAP net income per share for the third quarter assumes cash interest expense of approximately $3.5 million associated with the company's convertible senior notes, provision for income taxes of between $1.0 million and $1.5 million, and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of approximately 201 million.
For 2018, FireEye currently expects:
Non-GAAP net income per share for 2018 assumes cash interest expense of approximately $13 million, paid semi-annually in June and December, associated with the company's convertible senior notes, provision for income taxes of between $5.0 million and $6.0 million, and diluted weighted average shares outstanding of approximately 199 million.
Conference Call Information
Forward-Looking Statements
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP cash generated by operations for the second quarter of 2018 excluded $43.6 million deemed to be a repayment of accreted debt discount on $340 million principal amount of the Series A Notes that were repurchased and retired prior to maturity.
About FireEye, Inc.
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