Fortinet’s Security Fabric Offerings and Strong Execution Drive Revenue Growth of 34% Year Over Year

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in high performance cyber security solutions, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.

“During the first quarter, Fortinet executed very well and outperformed across all key metrics,” said Ken Xie, founder, chairman and chief executive officer. “The increasing complexity of the IT security landscape is driving customer adoption of broad, integrated platforms, which has been our vision from the company’s inception. Fortinet’s Security Fabric is a strategic asset, since it allows customers to protect and gain intelligence on all points in the network – from IoT to cloud – through a unified operating system and management platform.  This, along with recently announced products like our FortiGate-6000E Series of high-performance systems, strengthens our competitive position, expands our market opportunity, and helps to drive continued growth in 2016 and beyond.”

 

Financial Highlights for the First Quarter of 2016

• Billings¹: Total billings were $330.5 million for the first quarter of 2016, an increase of 30% compared to $254.3 million in the same quarter of 2015.

• Revenue: Total revenue was $284.6 million for the first quarter of 2016, an increase of 34% compared to $212.9 million in the same quarter of 2015. Within total revenue, product revenue was $124.6 million, an increase of 28% compared to $97.5 million in the same quarter of 2015. Service revenue was $160.0 million, an increase of 39% compared to $115.4 million in the same quarter of 2015.

• Deferred Revenue: Total deferred revenue was $837.2 million as of March 31, 2016, an increase of $45.9 million compared to $791.3 million as of December 31, 2015.

• Cash and Cash Flow²: As of March 31, 2016, cash, cash equivalents and investments were $1.19 billion, compared to $1.16 billion as of December 31, 2015. In the first quarter of 2016, cash flow from operations was $100.6 million compared to $64.6 million in the same quarter of 2015. Free cash flow¹ was $70.6 million during the first quarter of 2016 compared to $59.7 million in the same quarter of 2015.

• GAAP Operating Income or Loss: GAAP operating loss was $5.7 million for the first quarter of 2016, representing a GAAP operating margin of -2%. GAAP operating income was $0.9 million for the same quarter of 2015, representing a GAAP operating margin of 0.4%.

• Non-GAAP Operating Income¹: Non-GAAP operating income was $30.1 million for the first quarter of 2016, representing a non-GAAP operating margin of 11%. Non-GAAP operating income was $20.1 million for the same quarter of 2015, representing a non-GAAP operating margin of 9%.

• GAAP Net Income or Loss and Diluted Net Income or Loss Per Share: GAAP net loss was $3.4 million for the first quarter of 2016, compared to GAAP net income of $1.6 million for the same quarter of 2015. GAAP diluted net loss per share was $0.02 for the first quarter of 2016, compared to GAAP diluted net income per share of $0.01 for the same quarter of 2015.

• Non-GAAP Net Income and Diluted Net Income Per Share¹: Non-GAAP net income was $20.1 million for the first quarter of 2016, compared to non-GAAP net income of $13.5 million for the same quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.12 for the first quarter of 2016, compared to $0.08 for the same quarter of 2015.

¹ A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

² During the first quarter of 2016, we repurchased $50.0 million of our common stock under our share repurchase program. During the first quarter of 2015, there were no shares repurchased under our repurchase program.