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Fortinet FTNTThe company said total revenue for the 3 months ended March 31, 2024 was $1.35 billion, up 7% from $1.26 billion a year earlier. Product revenue was $408.9 million, down 18%, and service revenue was $944.4 million, up 24%.
Key points
AI summaryThe company said total revenue for the 3 months ended March 31, 2024 was $1.35 billion, up 7% from $1.26 billion a year earlier. Product revenue was $408.9 million, down 18%, and service revenue was $944.4 million, up 24%.
Fortinet said total gross margin for the 3 months ended March 31, 2024 was 77.5%, compared with 75.6% a year earlier, a 1.9 percentage points increase. It also said operating income was $321.2 million, up 17% from $273.5 million in the same period last year.
The company cited the backlog drawdown in the prior-year period, continued product digestion of previously placed orders, reduced net prices on certain products and macroeconomic conditions as factors behind the 18% decline in product revenue. The company said it expects product revenue growth rates for the remainder of 2024 to continue to be affected by the drawdown of backlog from earlier periods and earlier pricing actions.
The company said net cash provided by operating activities was $830.4 million for the 3 months ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $152.9 million, or 23%, from the same period last year. Net cash used in investing activities was $270.3 million, and net cash used in financing activities was $30.3 million.
Key figures
Quarter ended March 31, 2024
- Revenue
- $1.4B
- Operating income
- $321M
- Net income
- $299M
- EPS
- $0.39
- Gross profit
- $1.0B
- Operating cash flow
- $830M
From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.
Summary
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Total revenue of $1.35 billion in Q1 2024
The company said total revenue for the 3 months ended March 31, 2024 was $1.35 billion, up 7% from $1.26 billion a year earlier. Product revenue was $408.9 million, down 18%, and service revenue was $944.4 million, up 24%.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Gross margin 77.5%, operating income $321.2 million
Fortinet said total gross margin for the 3 months ended March 31, 2024 was 77.5%, compared with 75.6% a year earlier, a 1.9 percentage points increase. It also said operating income was $321.2 million, up 17% from $273.5 million in the same period last year.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Company explanation for product revenue decline
The company cited the backlog drawdown in the prior-year period, continued product digestion of previously placed orders, reduced net prices on certain products and macroeconomic conditions as factors behind the 18% decline in product revenue. The company said it expects product revenue growth rates for the remainder of 2024 to continue to be affected by the drawdown of backlog from earlier periods and earlier pricing actions.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
Operating cash flow $830.4 million
The company said net cash provided by operating activities was $830.4 million for the 3 months ended March 31, 2024, an increase of $152.9 million, or 23%, from the same period last year. Net cash used in investing activities was $270.3 million, and net cash used in financing activities was $30.3 million.
Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing
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