Ciena said its revenue for fiscal 2024 Q3 fell 11.8% from a year earlier, and its revenue for the first 9 months fell 11.2% from a year earlier. The company linked this to order volume and order delivery timing factors.

10-QQuarterly reportFiled Sep 4, 2024Period of report Jul 27, 2024Summary published (UTC) Oct 23, 2026

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Ciena said its revenue for fiscal 2024 Q3 fell 11.8% from a year earlier, and its revenue for the first 9 months fell 11.2% from a year earlier. The company linked this to order volume and order delivery timing factors.
The company said Networking Platforms segment revenue for the quarter ended July 27, 2024 decreased $147.0 million from the quarter ended July 29, 2023, with Optical Networking down $112.1 million and Routing and Switching down $34.9 million.
Ciena said gross profit for the quarter ended July 27, 2024 decreased $45.0 million from a year earlier, while gross margin rose 90 basis points. The company cited product cost reductions and improved manufacturing efficiencies, which it said were partially offset by higher inventory excess and obsolescence costs and other factors.
Ciena said it generated $165.2 million of cash from operating activities in the first 9 months of fiscal 2024. The company also said that as of July 27, 2024, its cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $1.2 billion, and it had no borrowings outstanding under its Revolving Credit Facility.

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Quarter ended July 27, 2024

Revenue: $942M
Operating income: $27M
Net income: $14M
EPS: $0.10
Gross profit: $404M

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Quarterly and 9-Month Revenue Declines

Ciena said its revenue for fiscal 2024 Q3 fell 11.8% from a year earlier, and its revenue for the first 9 months fell 11.2% from a year earlier. The company linked this to order volume and order delivery timing factors.

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

Networking Platforms Revenue Declines

The company said Networking Platforms segment revenue for the quarter ended July 27, 2024 decreased $147.0 million from the quarter ended July 29, 2023, with Optical Networking down $112.1 million and Routing and Switching down $34.9 million.

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

Lower Gross Profit and Higher Gross Margin

Ciena said gross profit for the quarter ended July 27, 2024 decreased $45.0 million from a year earlier, while gross margin rose 90 basis points. The company cited product cost reductions and improved manufacturing efficiencies, which it said were partially offset by higher inventory excess and obsolescence costs and other factors.

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9-Month Operating Cash Flow and Liquidity

Ciena said it generated $165.2 million of cash from operating activities in the first 9 months of fiscal 2024. The company also said that as of July 27, 2024, its cash, cash equivalents and investments totaled $1.2 billion, and it had no borrowings outstanding under its Revolving Credit Facility.

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

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