Ciena said its revenue for fiscal 2024 Q2 declined 19.6% from a year earlier, and its first-half revenue declined 11.0%. The company said order levels were below revenue in fiscal 2023 and in the first half of fiscal 2024, and it cited a slower-than-expected return to normal order patterns with its communications service provider customers.

10-QQuarterly reportFiled Jun 6, 2024Period of report Apr 27, 2024Summary published (UTC) Oct 24, 2026

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Ciena said its revenue for fiscal 2024 Q2 declined 19.6% from a year earlier, and its first-half revenue declined 11.0%. The company said order levels were below revenue in fiscal 2023 and in the first half of fiscal 2024, and it cited a slower-than-expected return to normal order patterns with its communications service provider customers.
Ciena said Networking Platforms segment revenue for the quarter ended April 27, 2024 decreased $238.6 million from a year earlier. It said the decrease included lower Optical Networking product sales of $224.3 million and lower Routing and Switching product sales of $14.3 million. Platform Software and Services segment revenue increased $16.0 million.
The company said gross profit for Q2 decreased $99.0 million and gross margin fell 40 basis points. It cited lower manufacturing efficiencies and higher inventory excess and obsolescence costs as factors. It said partial offsets included improved margins on Platform and Blue Planet software and product cost reductions.
Ciena said it generated $324.5 million of cash from operating activities for the 6 months ended April 27, 2024. It said it used $94.8 million of cash for its stock repurchase program over the same period. As of April 27, 2024, cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $1.4 billion, and there were no borrowings outstanding under its Revolving Credit Facility.

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Quarter ended April 27, 2024

Revenue: $911M
Operating income: −$4M
Net income: −$17M
EPS: −$0.12
Gross profit: $389M

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Q2 Revenue Decline and Order Trends in First Half

Ciena said its revenue for fiscal 2024 Q2 declined 19.6% from a year earlier, and its first-half revenue declined 11.0%. The company said order levels were below revenue in fiscal 2023 and in the first half of fiscal 2024, and it cited a slower-than-expected return to normal order patterns with its communications service provider customers.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Networking Platforms Quarterly Revenue Changes

Ciena said Networking Platforms segment revenue for the quarter ended April 27, 2024 decreased $238.6 million from a year earlier. It said the decrease included lower Optical Networking product sales of $224.3 million and lower Routing and Switching product sales of $14.3 million. Platform Software and Services segment revenue increased $16.0 million.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Quarterly Gross Margin Change and Company Explanation

The company said gross profit for Q2 decreased $99.0 million and gross margin fell 40 basis points. It cited lower manufacturing efficiencies and higher inventory excess and obsolescence costs as factors. It said partial offsets included improved margins on Platform and Blue Planet software and product cost reductions.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

First-Half Operating Cash Flow and Liquidity

Ciena said it generated $324.5 million of cash from operating activities for the 6 months ended April 27, 2024. It said it used $94.8 million of cash for its stock repurchase program over the same period. As of April 27, 2024, cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $1.4 billion, and there were no borrowings outstanding under its Revolving Credit Facility.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

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