UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark one)
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the quarterly period ended January 27, 2024
OR
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from to
Commission File Number: 001-36250
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| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | ||||||||
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CIENA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
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| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
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| Significant asset impairments and restructuring costs | |||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | |||||||||||
| Acquisition and integration costs | |||||||||||
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| Income from operations | |||||||||||
| Interest and other income, net | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Income before income taxes | |||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Basic net income per common share | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Diluted net income per potential common share | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Weighted average basic common shares outstanding | |||||||||||
| Weighted average dilutive potential common shares outstanding | |||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CIENA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
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| January 27, | January 28, | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax | |||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on foreign currency forward contracts, net of tax | |||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps, net of tax | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Change in cumulative translation adjustments | |||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | |||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CIENA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
| January 27, 2024 | October 28, 2023 | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $ | |||||||||||
| Inventories, net | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | |||||||||||
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| Long-term investments | |||||||||||
| Equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net | |||||||||||
| Operating right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Deferred tax asset, net | |||||||||||
| Other long-term assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Other long-term obligations | |||||||||||
| Long-term operating lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt, net | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | |||||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19) | |||||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | |||||||||||
Preferred stock – par value $ | |||||||||||
Common stock – par value $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CIENA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands) (unaudited)
| Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
| January 27, | January 28, | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation costs | |||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | |||||||||||
| Deferred taxes | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Provision for inventory excess and obsolescence | |||||||||||
| Provision for warranty | |||||||||||
| Gain on cost method equity investments, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ||||||||||
| Inventories | ( | ||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable, accruals and other obligations | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Short- and long-term operating lease liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Payments for equipment, furniture, fixtures and intellectual property | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchases of investments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of investments | |||||||||||
| Settlement of foreign currency forward contracts, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | ( | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of term loan, net | |||||||||||
| Payment of long-term debt | ( | ||||||||||
| Payment of debt issuance costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Payment of finance lease obligations | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of stock unit awards | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program, net | ( | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | |||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information | |||||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for interest, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for income taxes, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Operating lease payments | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities | |||||||||||
| Purchase of equipment in accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock in accrued liabilities from repurchase program | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Operating right-of-use assets subject to lease liability | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Gain on cost method equity investments, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CIENA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)
| Common Stock Shares | Par Value | Additional Paid-in-Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at October 28, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock - repurchase program, net | ( | ( | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of shares from employee equity plans | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of stock unit awards | ( | ( | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 27, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock Shares | Par Value | Additional Paid-in-Capital | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | Accumulated Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at October 29, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of shares from employee equity plans | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of stock unit awards | ( | ( | ( | — | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 28, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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CIENA CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(1) INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The interim financial statements included herein for Ciena Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiaries (“Ciena”) have been prepared by Ciena, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires Ciena to make judgments, assumptions, and estimates that affect the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Among other things, these estimates form the basis for judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. To the extent that there are material differences between Ciena’s estimates and actual results, Ciena’s consolidated financial statements will be affected.
In the opinion of management, the financial statements included in this report reflect all normal recurring adjustments that Ciena considers necessary for the fair statement of the results of operations of Ciena for the interim periods covered and of the financial position of Ciena at the date of the interim balance sheets. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to SEC rules and regulations. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of October 28, 2023 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. However, Ciena believes that the disclosures are adequate to understand the information presented herein. The operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the entire year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with Ciena’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Ciena’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 28, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Report”).
(2) SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Except for the changes in certain policies described below, there have been no material changes to Ciena’s significant accounting policies, compared to the accounting policies described in Note 1, Ciena Corporation and Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates, in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II of the 2023 Annual Report.
Newly Issued Accounting Standards - Effective
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08 (“ASU 2021-08”), Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers to improve the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in a business combination to address recognition of an acquired contract liability and payment terms and their effect on subsequent revenue recognized by the acquirer. ASU 2021-08 was effective for Ciena beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 without any material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and related disclosures.
Newly Issued Accounting Standards - Not Yet Effective
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07 (“ASU 2023-07”), Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 on a retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. Ciena is currently evaluating the impact of this accounting standard update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09 (“ASU 2023-09”), Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvement to Income Tax Disclosures to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024; however, early adoption is permitted. ASU 2023-09 allows for
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(3)REVENUE
Disaggregation of Revenue
Ciena’s disaggregated revenue as presented below depicts the nature, amount, and timing of revenue and cash flows for similar groupings of Ciena’s various offerings. The sales cycle, contractual obligations, customer requirements, and go-to-market strategies may differ for each of its product categories, resulting in different economic risk profiles for each category.
The tables below set forth Ciena’s disaggregated revenue for the respective periods (in thousands):
| Quarter Ended January 27, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Networking Platforms | Platform Software and Services | Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | Global Services | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product lines: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Optical Networking | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Routing and Switching | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platform Software and Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance Support and Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Installation and Deployment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consulting and Network Design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue by product line | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timing of revenue recognition: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Products and services at a point in time | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services transferred over time | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Quarter Ended January 28, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Networking Platforms | Platform Software and Services | Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | Global Services | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Product lines: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Optical Networking | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Routing and Switching | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platform Software and Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maintenance Support and Training | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Installation and Deployment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consulting and Network Design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue by product line | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timing of revenue recognition: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Products and services at a point in time | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Services transferred over time | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total revenue by timing of revenue recognition | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ciena reports its sales geographically using the following markets: (i) the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America (“Americas”); (ii) Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); and (iii) Asia Pacific, Japan and India (“APAC”). Within each geographic area, Ciena maintains specific teams or personnel that focus on a particular region, country, customer, or market vertical. These teams include sales management, account salespersons, and sales engineers, as well as services professionals and commercial management personnel. The following table reflects Ciena’s geographic distribution of revenue based principally on the relevant location for Ciena’s delivery of products and performance of services.
For the periods below, Ciena’s geographic distribution of revenue was as follows (in thousands):
| Quarter Ended | ||||||||||||||
| January 27, | January 28, | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Geographic distribution: | ||||||||||||||
Americas | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
EMEA | ||||||||||||||
APAC | ||||||||||||||
Total revenue by geographic distribution | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Ciena’s revenue includes $677.6 million and $693.6 million of United States revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively. No other country accounted for 10% or more of total revenue for the periods presented above.
For the periods below, the only customers that accounted for at least 10% of Ciena’s revenue were as follows (in thousands):
| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
| January 27, | January 28, | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Cloud provider A | $ | n/a | |||||||||
| Cloud provider B | |||||||||||
| AT&T | n/a | ||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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n/a Denotes revenue representing less than 10% of total revenue for the period
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The cloud providers noted in the above table purchased products from each of Ciena’s operating segments excluding Blue Planet® Automation Software and Services. AT&T purchased products and services from each of Ciena’s operating segments for the period presented.
•Networking Platforms revenue reflects sales of Ciena’s Optical Networking and Routing and Switching product lines.
•Optical Networking - includes the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, the Waveserver® modular interconnect system, the 6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS), the 5400 family of Packet-Optical Platforms, and the Coherent ELS open line system (OLS). This product line also includes the WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n) 100G-400G coherent pluggable transceivers.
•Routing and Switching - includes the 3000 family of service delivery platforms and the 5000 family of service aggregation. This product line also includes the 6500 Packet Transport System (PTS), which combines packet switching, control plane operation, and integrated optics, the 8100 Coherent IP networking platforms, the 8700 Packetwave Platform, and virtualization software. This product line also includes SD-Edge software and our microplug Optical Line Terminal (OLT) transceiver. This product line also includes Ciena’s WaveRouterTM product, which was introduced during fiscal 2023, for which there have been no material sales to date.
The Networking Platforms segment also includes sales of operating system software and enhanced software features embedded in each of the product lines above. Revenue from this segment is included in product revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Operating system software and enhanced software features embedded in Ciena hardware are each considered distinct performance obligations for which the revenue is generally recognized upfront at a point in time upon transfer of control.
•Platform Software and Services offerings provide domain control management, analytics, data and planning tools and applications to assist customers in managing their networks, including by creating more efficient operations and providing more proactive visibility into their networks. Ciena’s platform software includes its Navigator Network Control SuiteTM (“Navigator NCS”) domain controller solution, its suite of Navigator NCS applications, which was previously referred to as “Manage, Control and Plan (MCP),” and its OneControl Unified Management System, as well as planning tools and legacy software solutions that support Ciena’s installed base of network solutions. Platform software-related services revenue includes sales of subscription, installation, support, and consulting services related to Ciena’s software platforms, operating system software and enhanced software features embedded in each of the Networking Platforms product lines above. Revenue from the software portion of this segment is included in product revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Revenue from services portions of this segment is included in services revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
•Blue Planet Automation Software and Services is a comprehensive, cloud native, and standards-based software portfolio, together with related services, that enables customers to realize digital transformation through the automation of the services lifecycle. Ciena’s Blue Planet Automation Platform includes multi-domain service orchestration (MDSO), inventory management (BPI), route optimization and analysis (ROA), multi-cloud orchestration (MCO), and unified assurance and analytics (UAA). Services revenue includes sales of subscription, installation, support, consulting and design services related to Ciena’s Blue Planet Automation Platform. Revenue from the software portion of this segment is included in product revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Revenue from services portions of this segment is included in services revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Ciena’s software platform revenue typically reflects either perpetual or term-based software licenses, and these sales are considered distinct performance obligations where revenue is generally recognized upfront at a point in time upon transfer of control. Revenue from software subscription and support is recognized ratably over the period during which the services are performed. Revenue from professional services for solution customization, software and solution support services, consulting and design, and build-operate-transfer services relating to Ciena’s software offerings is recognized over time with Ciena applying the input method to determine the amount of revenue to be recognized in a given period.
•Global Services revenue reflects sales of a broad range of Ciena’s services for maintenance support and training, installation and deployment, and consulting and network design activities. Revenue from this segment is included in services revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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Ciena’s Global Services are considered a distinct performance obligation where revenue is generally recognized over time. Revenue from maintenance support is recognized ratably over the period during which the services are performed. Revenue from installation and deployment services and consulting and network design services is recognized over time with Ciena applying the input method to determine the amount of revenue to be recognized in a given period. Revenue from training services is generally recognized at a point in time upon completion of the service.
Contract Balances
The following table provides information about receivables, contract assets, and contract liabilities (deferred revenue) from contracts with customers (in thousands):
| Balance at January 27, 2024 | Balance at October 28, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Contract assets for unbilled accounts receivable, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Ciena’s contract assets represent unbilled accounts receivable, net where transfer of a product or service has occurred but invoicing is conditional upon completion of future performance obligations. These amounts are primarily related to installation and deployment and professional services arrangements where transfer of control has occurred, but Ciena has not yet invoiced the customer. Contract assets are included in prepaid expenses and other on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 10 below.
Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue and represent advanced payments against non-cancelable customer orders received prior to revenue recognition. Ciena recognized approximately $70.6 million and $67.9 million of revenue during the first three months of fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively, that was included in the deferred revenue balance at October 28, 2023 and October 29, 2022, respectively. Revenue recognized due to changes in transaction price from performance obligations satisfied or partially satisfied in previous periods was immaterial during the three months ended January 27, 2024 and January 28, 2023.
Capitalized Contract Acquisition Costs
Capitalized contract acquisition costs consist of deferred sales commissions, and were $27.8 million and $30.2 million as of January 27, 2024 and October 28, 2023, respectively. Capitalized contract acquisition costs were included in (i) prepaid expenses and other and (ii) other long-term assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amortization expense associated with these costs was $7.7 million and $7.2 million during the first three months of fiscal 2024 and 2023, respectively, and was included in selling and marketing expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Remaining Performance Obligations
Remaining performance obligations (“RPO”) are comprised of non-cancelable customer purchase orders for products and services that are awaiting transfer of control for revenue recognition under the applicable contract terms. As of January 27, 2024, the aggregate amount of RPO was $1.7 billion. As of January 27, 2024, Ciena expects approximately 83 % of the RPO to be recognized as revenue within the next 12 months.
(4)SIGNIFICANT ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND RESTRUCTURING COSTS
Restructuring Costs
Ciena has undertaken a number of restructuring activities intended to reduce expense and to align its workforce and costs with market opportunities, product development, and business strategies. The following table sets forth the restructuring activity and balance of the restructuring liability accounts, which are included in accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, for the three months ended January 27, 2024 (in thousands):
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| Workforce reduction | Other restructuring activities | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Balance at October 28, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Charges | (1) | (2) | |||||||||||||||
| Cash payments | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 27, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Current restructuring liabilities | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
(1) Reflects employee costs associated with workforce reductions during the three months ended January 27, 2024 as part of a business optimization strategy to improve gross margin, constrain operating expense, and redesign certain business processes.
(2) Primarily represents costs related to restructured real estate facilities and the redesign of certain business processes associated with Ciena’s supply chain and distribution structure reorganization.
The following table sets forth the restructuring activity and balance of the restructuring liability accounts, which are included in accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for the three months ended January 28, 2023 (in thousands):
| Workforce reduction | Other restructuring activities | Total | |||||||||||||||
| Balance at October 29, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Charges | (1) | (2) | |||||||||||||||
| Cash payments | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 28, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Current restructuring liabilities | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
(1) Reflects employee costs associated with workforce reductions during the three months ended January 28, 2023 as part of a business optimization strategy to improve gross margin, constrain operating expense, and redesign certain business processes.
(2) Primarily represents the redesign of certain business processes associated with Ciena’s supply chain and distribution structure reorganization and costs related to restructured real estate facilities.
(5) INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME, NET
The components of interest and other income, net, are as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
| January 27, | January 28, | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Interest income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Gains (losses) on non-hedge designated foreign currency forward contracts | ( | ||||||||||
| Foreign currency exchange losses | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Gain on cost method equity investments, net | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| Interest and other income, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
During the first quarter of fiscal 2023, the acquisition of Tibit Communications, Inc. (“Tibit”) by Ciena triggered the remeasurement of Ciena’s previously held investment in Tibit to fair value, which resulted in Ciena recognizing a gain on its cost method equity investment of $26.5 million.
Ciena Corporation, as the U.S. parent entity, uses the U.S. Dollar as its functional currency; however, some of its foreign branch offices and subsidiaries use local currencies as their functional currencies. Ciena recorded $9.2 million and $1.9 million during the first three months of fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively, in foreign currency exchange rate losses as a result of monetary assets and liabilities that were transacted in a currency other than Ciena’s functional currency. The related remeasurement adjustments were recorded in interest and other income, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. From time to time, Ciena uses foreign currency forwards to hedge this type of balance sheet exposure. These
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(6) INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate for the quarter ended January 27, 2024 was higher than the effective tax rate for the quarter ended January 28, 2023, primarily due to the tax benefit of a gain on a cost method equity investment in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
(7) CASH EQUIVALENT, SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
As of the dates indicated, investments are comprised of the following (in thousands):
| January 27, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Estimated Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government obligations | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Included in cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Included in short-term investments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Included in long-term investments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| October 28, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Estimated Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government obligations | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Included in cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Included in short-term investments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Included in long-term investments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The following table summarizes the final legal maturities of debt investments as of January 27, 2024 (in thousands):
| Amortized Cost | Estimated Fair Value | ||||||||||
| Less than one year | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Due in 1-2 years | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
(8)FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
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| January 27, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bond mutual fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation plan assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government obligations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| October 28, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market funds | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bond mutual fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time deposits | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation plan assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. government obligations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate debt securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest rate swaps | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
As of the dates indicated, the assets and liabilities above are presented on Ciena’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):
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| January 27, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other long-term assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| October 28, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term investments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other long-term assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total liabilities measured at fair value | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Ciena did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements during the periods presented.
(9) INVENTORIES
As of the dates indicated, inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):
| January 27, 2024 | October 28, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Raw materials | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Work-in-process | |||||||||||
| Finished goods | |||||||||||
| Deferred cost of goods sold | |||||||||||
| Gross inventories | |||||||||||
| Reserve for inventory excess and obsolescence | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Inventories, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Ciena has been expanding its manufacturing capacity and had been accumulating raw materials inventory of components that are available, in some cases with expanded lead times, in an effort to prepare Ciena to produce finished goods more quickly upon the easing of supply constraints for certain common components. During the first quarter of fiscal 2024 Ciena reduced its raw materials inventory of components due to the consumption of raw materials in excess of purchases. The increase in finished goods inventories resulted primarily from planned fulfillment of customer advance orders for which some deliveries have been rescheduled outside of the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
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Ciena makes estimates about future customer demand for its products when establishing the appropriate reserve for excess and obsolete inventory. For the periods presented, future demand was calculated using both customer backlog and future forecasted sales. Generally, Ciena’s customers may cancel or change their orders with limited advance notice, or they may decide not to accept its products and services, although instances of both cancellation and non-acceptance are rare. Ciena writes down its inventory for estimated obsolescence or unmarketable inventory by an amount equal to the difference between the cost of inventory and the estimated net realizable value based on assumptions about future demand, which are affected by changes in Ciena’s strategic direction, discontinuance of a product or introduction of newer versions of products, declines in the sales of or forecasted demand for certain products, and general market conditions. During the first three months of fiscal 2024, Ciena recorded a provision for inventory excess and obsolescence of $10.4 million, primarily related to a decrease in the forecasted demand for certain Networking Platforms products. Deductions from the provision for excess and obsolete inventory relate primarily to disposal activities.
(10) PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER
As of the dates indicated, prepaid expenses and other are comprised of the following (in thousands):
| January 27, 2024 | October 28, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Contract assets for unbilled accounts receivable, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Prepaid VAT and other taxes | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | |||||||||||
| Product demonstration equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Capitalized contract acquisition costs | |||||||||||
| Other non-trade receivables | |||||||||||
| Derivative Assets | |||||||||||
| Deferred deployment expense | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
Depreciation of product demonstration equipment was $1.9
For further discussion on contract assets and capitalized contract acquisition costs, see Note 3 above.
(11) OTHER BALANCE SHEET DETAILS
As of the dates indicated, accrued liabilities and other short-term obligations are comprised of the following (in thousands):
| January 27, 2024 | October 28, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Compensation, payroll related tax and benefits | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Warranty | |||||||||||
| Vacation | |||||||||||
| Interest payable | |||||||||||
| Income taxes payable | |||||||||||
| Finance lease liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
The following table summarizes the activity in Ciena’s accrued warranty for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Beginning Balance | Current Period Provisions | Settlements | Ending Balance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended January 28, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended January 27, 2024 | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of the dates indicated, deferred revenue is comprised of the following (in thousands):
| January 27, 2024 | October 28, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Products | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| Total deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Less current portion | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Long-term deferred revenue | $ | $ | |||||||||
(12) DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
Foreign Currency Derivatives
Ciena conducts business globally in numerous currencies, and thus is exposed to adverse foreign currency exchange rate changes. To limit this exposure, Ciena enters into foreign currency contracts. Ciena does not enter into such contracts for speculative purposes.
As of January 27, 2024 and October 28, 2023, Ciena had forward contracts to hedge its foreign exchange exposure in order to reduce variability in certain currencies for expenses principally related to research and development activities. The notional amount of these contracts was approximately $349.5 million and $367.3 million as of January 27, 2024 and October 28, 2023, respectively. These foreign exchange contracts have maturities of 24 months or less and have been designated as cash flow hedges.
As of January 27, 2024 and October 28, 2023, Ciena had forward contracts designated as net investment hedges to minimize the effect of foreign exchange rate movements on its net investments in foreign operations. The notional amount of these contracts was approximately $48.1 million and $48.0 million as of January 27, 2024 and October 28, 2023, respectively. These foreign exchange contracts have maturities of 24 months or less and have been designated as net investment hedges.
As of January 27, 2024 and October 28, 2023, Ciena had forward contracts in place to hedge its foreign exchange exposure in order to reduce the variability in various currencies of certain balance sheet items. The notional amount of these contracts was approximately $190.8 million and $226.3 million as of January 27, 2024 and October 28, 2023, respectively. These foreign exchange contracts have maturities of 12 months or less and have not been designated as hedges for accounting purposes.
Interest Rate Derivatives
Ciena is exposed to floating rates of interest on its term loan borrowings (see Note 13 below) and has hedged such risk by entering into floating-to-fixed interest rate swap arrangements.
In April 2022, Ciena entered into forward starting interest rate swaps to fix the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) for the first $350.0 million of its floating rate debt at 2.968 % from September 2023 through September 2025 (“2025 interest rate swaps”). The total notional amount of the 2025 interest swaps was $350.0 million as of January 27, 2024.
In January 2023, Ciena entered into interest rate swaps to fix SOFR for an additional $350.0 million of its floating rate debt at 3.47 % through January 2028 (“2028 interest rate swaps”). The total notional amount of these interest rate swaps in effect as of January 27, 2024 was $350.0 million.
In December 2023, Ciena entered into forward starting interest rate swaps to fix SOFR for an additional $350.0 million of its floating rate debt at 3.287 % from September 2025 through December 2028 (“2028 forward starting interest rate swaps”). The total notional amount of the 2028 forward starting interest rate swaps effective September 2025 was $350.0 million as of January 27, 2024.
Ciena expects the variable rate payments to be received under the terms of these interest rate swaps to offset exactly the forecasted variable rate payments on the equivalent notional amount of the 2030 New Term Loan (as defined in Note 13 below). These derivative contracts have been designated as cash flow hedges.
Other information regarding Ciena’s derivatives is immaterial for separate financial statement presentation. See Note 5 and Note 8 above.
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(13) SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT
Outstanding Term Loan Payable
2030 New Term Loan
On October 24, 2023, Ciena entered into an Incremental Amendment Agreement to its Credit Agreement to which Ciena incurred a new tranche of senior secured term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1.2 billion maturing on October 24, 2030 (the “2030 New Term Loan”) and a new senior secured revolving credit facility of $300.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The 2030 New Term Loan requires Ciena to make installment payments of $2.9 million quarterly, or $11.7 million annually, with the remaining balance payable at maturity.
The net carrying value of the 2030 New Term Loan was comprised of the following as of the date indicated (in thousands):
| January 27, 2024 | October 28, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Balance | Unamortized Discount | Deferred Debt Issuance Costs | Net Carrying Value | Net Carrying Value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2030 New Term Loan | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred debt issuance costs that were deducted from the carrying amount of the 2030 New Term Loan totaled $6.2 million as of January 27, 2024 and $5.5 million at October 28, 2023. Deferred debt issuance costs are amortized using the straight-line method, which approximates the effect of the effective interest rate, through the maturity of the 2030 New Term Loan. The amortization of deferred debt issuance costs for the 2030 New Term Loan is included in interest expense and was approximately $0.2 million during the first three months of fiscal 2024.
As of January 27, 2024, the estimated fair value of the 2030 New Term Loan was $1.2 billion. The 2030 New Term Loan is categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Ciena estimated the fair value of its 2030 New Term Loan using a market approach based on observable inputs, such as current market transactions involving comparable securities.
Refinanced Term Loans
The proceeds of the 2030 New Term Loan, net of original issuance discount, was used to repay in full $1.2 billion of outstanding principal of the 2025 Term Loan (as defined below) and the 2030 Term Loan (as defined below), together the Refinanced Term Loans, including accrued interest.
2025 Term Loan
On January 19, 2023, pursuant to the Incremental Agreement (as defined below) to the Credit Agreement, the Credit Agreement was amended to replace LIBOR with SOFR for Ciena’s senior secured term loan maturing on September 28, 2025 (the “2025 Term Loan”) in response to pending impact of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 848, Reference Rate Reform. Deferred debt issuance costs are amortized using the straight-line method, which approximates the effect of the effective interest rate method, through the maturity of the 2025 Term Loan. The amortization of deferred debt issuance costs for the 2025 Term Loan is included in interest expense, and was $0.2 million for the first three months of fiscal 2023.
2030 Term Loan
On January 19, 2023, Ciena entered into an Incremental Joinder and Amendment Agreement (the “Incremental Agreement”) to its Credit Agreement, dated July 15, 2014, as amended, by and among Ciena, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, pursuant to which Ciena incurred a new tranche of senior secured term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million and maturing on January 19, 2030 (the “2030 Term Loan”). Net of original issue discount and debt issuance costs, the $492.5 million in proceeds from the 2030 Term Loan were used for general corporate purposes. Deferred debt issuance costs are amortized using the straight-line method, which approximates the effect of the effective interest rate method, through the maturity of the 2030 Term Loan. The amortization of deferred debt issuance costs for the 2030 Term Loan is included in interest expense, and was nominal for the first three months of fiscal 2023.
Outstanding Senior Notes Payable
2030 Notes
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On January 18, 2022, Ciena entered into an indenture among Ciena, as issuer, certain domestic subsidiaries of Ciena, as guarantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which Ciena issued $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.00 % fixed-rate senior notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”).
The net carrying value of the 2030 Notes was comprised of the following as of the dates indicated (in thousands):
| January 27, 2024 | October 28, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Balance | Deferred Debt Issuance Costs | Net Carrying Value | Net Carrying Value | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2030 Notes | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Deferred debt issuance costs that were deducted from the carrying amount of the 2030 Notes totaled $4.1 million as of January 27, 2024 and $4.3 million as of October 28, 2023. Deferred debt issuance costs are amortized using the straight-line method, which approximates the effect of the effective interest rate, through the maturity of the 2030 Notes. The amortization of deferred debt issuance costs for the 2030 Notes is included in interest expense, and was approximately $0.2
As of January 27, 2024, the estimated fair value of the 2030 Notes was $363.5 million. The 2030 Notes are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. Ciena estimated the fair value of its 2030 Notes using a market approach based on observable inputs, such as current market transactions involving comparable securities.
(14) ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated balances of other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), net of tax, for the three months ended January 27, 2024 (in thousands):
| Unrealized Gain (Loss) on | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale Securities | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts | Interest Rate Swaps | Cumulative Translation Adjustment | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at October 28, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassifications | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from AOCI | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 27, 2024 | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
The following table summarizes the changes in AOCI, net of tax, for the three months ended January 28, 2023 (in thousands):
| Unrealized Gain (Loss) on | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Available-for-sale Securities | Foreign Currency Forward Contracts | Interest Rate Swaps | Cumulative Translation Adjustment | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at October 29, 2022 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassifications | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts reclassified from AOCI | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at January 28, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
All amounts reclassified from AOCI, related to settlement (gains) losses on foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges, impacted research and development expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. All amounts reclassified from AOCI, related to settlement (gains) losses on interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges, impacted interest and other income, net, on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(15) EARNINGS PER SHARE CALCULATION
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Basic net income per common share (“Basic EPS”) is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income per potential common share (“Diluted EPS”) is computed using the weighted average number of the following, in each case, to the extent that the effect is not anti-dilutive: (i) common shares outstanding; (ii) shares issuable upon vesting of stock unit awards; and (iii) shares issuable under Ciena’s employee stock purchase plan and upon exercise of outstanding stock options, using the treasury stock method.
The following table presents the calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share amounts):
| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
| January 27, | January 28, | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Basic weighted average shares outstanding | |||||||||||
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| Diluted weighted average shares | |||||||||||
| Basic EPS | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Diluted EPS | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Antidilutive employee share-based awards, excluded | |||||||||||
(16) STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Stock Repurchase Program
On December 9, 2021, Ciena announced that its Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its common stock.
During the first three months of fiscal 2024, Ciena repurchased an additional 0.7 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $32.0 million at an average price of $46.30 per share. As of January 27, 2024, Ciena (i) has repurchased 14.8 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of $782.0 million at an average price of $52.85 per share and (ii) has an aggregate of $218.0 million authorized and remaining under its stock repurchase program.
The purchase price for the shares of Ciena’s stock repurchased is reflected as a reduction of common stock and additional paid-in capital.
Stock Repurchases Related to Stock Unit Award Tax Withholdings
Ciena repurchases shares of its common stock to satisfy employee tax withholding obligations due on vesting of stock unit awards. The related purchase price of $10.1 million for the shares of Ciena’s stock repurchased during the first three months of fiscal 2024 is reflected as a reduction to stockholders’ equity. Ciena is required to allocate the purchase price of the repurchased shares as a reduction of common stock and additional paid-in capital.
(17) SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION EXPENSE
The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense for the periods indicated (in thousands):
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| January 27, | January 28, | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Products | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense included in cost of goods sold | |||||||||||
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| Share-based compensation expense included in operating expense | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense capitalized in inventory, net | |||||||||||
| Total share-based compensation expense | $ | $ | |||||||||
As of January 27, 2024, total unrecognized share-based compensation expense was approximately $333.9 million, which relates to unvested stock unit awards and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.56 years.
(18) SEGMENTS AND ENTITY-WIDE DISCLOSURES
Segment Reporting
Ciena has the following operating segments for reporting purposes: (i) Networking Platforms; (ii) Platform Software and Services; (iii) Blue Planet Automation Software and Services; and (iv) Global Services.
Ciena's long-lived assets, including equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, finite-lived intangible assets, and maintenance spares, are not reviewed by Ciena's chief operating decision maker for purposes of evaluating performance and allocating resources. As of January 27, 2024, equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, totaled $280.4 million, and operating ROU assets totaled $35.7 million both of which support asset groups within Ciena’s four operating segments and unallocated selling and general and administrative activities. As of January 27, 2024, finite-lived intangible assets, goodwill, and maintenance spares are assigned to asset groups within the following segments (in thousands):
| January 27, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Networking Platforms | Platform Software and Services | Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | Global Services | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goodwill | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maintenance spares, net | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Segment Profit (Loss)
Segment profit (loss) is determined based on internal performance measures used by Ciena’s chief executive officer to assess the performance of each operating segment in a given period. In connection with that assessment, the chief executive officer excludes the following items: selling and marketing costs; general and administrative costs; significant asset impairments and restructuring costs; amortization of intangible assets; acquisition and integration costs; interest and other income, net; interest expense; and provision for income taxes.
The table below sets forth Ciena’s segment profit (loss) and the reconciliation to net income for the periods indicated (in thousands):
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| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||
| January 27, | January 28, | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
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| Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | ( | ( | |||||||||
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| Significant asset impairments and restructuring costs | |||||||||||
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| Interest and other income, net | |||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Less: Provision for income taxes | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | $ | |||||||||
Entity-Wide Reporting
The following table reflects Ciena’s geographic distribution of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets, with any country accounting for at least 10% of total equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets specifically identified. Equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets attributable to geographic regions outside of the United States and Canada are reflected as “Other International.” For the periods indicated, Ciena’s geographic distribution of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets was as follows (in thousands):
| January 27, 2024 | October 28, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Canada | $ | $ | |||||||||
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| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
(19) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Tax Contingencies
Ciena is subject to various tax liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business. Ciena does not expect that the ultimate settlement of these tax liabilities will have a material effect on its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.
Litigation
Ciena is subject to various legal proceedings, claims, and other matters arising in the ordinary course of business, including those that relate to employment, commercial, tax, and other regulatory matters. Ciena is also subject to intellectual property related claims, including claims against third parties that may involve contractual indemnification obligations on the part of Ciena. Ciena does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve such matters will have a material effect on its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.
Purchase Order Obligations
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Ciena has certain advanced orders for supply of certain long lead time components. As of January 27, 2024, Ciena had $1.9 billion in outstanding purchase order commitments to contract manufacturers and component suppliers for inventory. In certain instances, Ciena is permitted to cancel, reschedule or adjust these orders. Consequently, only a portion of this amount relates to firm, non-cancelable and unconditional obligations.
(20) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Stock Repurchase Program
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains statements that discuss future events or expectations, projections of results of operations or financial condition, changes in the markets for our products and services, trends in our business, operational matters including the expansion of manufacturing capacity and accumulation of inventory, business prospects and strategies and other “forward-looking” information. Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this report, including in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors.” In some cases, you can identify “forward-looking statements” by words like “may,” “will,” “would,” “can,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “future,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “intends,” “potential,” “projects,” “targets,” “prepare,” or “continue” or the negative of those words and other comparable words. You should be aware that the forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on our current views and assumptions, and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual events or results to differ materially.
For a discussion identifying some of the important factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” in this report. For a more complete understanding of the risks associated with an investment in our securities, you should review these factors and the rest of this report in combination with the more detailed description of our business and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 28, 2023, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 15, 2023 (our “2023 Annual Report”). However, we operate in a very competitive and dynamic environment and new risks and uncertainties emerge, are identified or become apparent from time to time and therefore may not be identified in this report. We cannot predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this report. You should be aware that the forward-looking statements contained in this report are based on our current views and assumptions. We undertake no obligation to revise or to update any forward-looking statements made in this report to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. The forward-looking statements in this report are intended to be subject to protection afforded by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this report to “Ciena,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Ciena Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Overview
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is designed to provide an understanding of Ciena’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows, and should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes thereto included in Item 1 of Part I of this report and in Item 8 of Part II of our 2023 Annual Report.
We are a network platform, software, and services company, providing solutions that enable a wide range of network operators to deploy and manage next-generation networks that deliver services to businesses and consumers. We provide hardware, software, and services that support the delivery of video, data, and voice traffic over core, metro, aggregation, and
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access communications networks. Our solutions are used globally by communications service providers, cable and multiservice operators, cloud providers, submarine network operators, governments, and enterprises across multiple industry verticals. Our portfolio is designed to enable the Adaptive Network, which is our vision for a network end state that leverages a programmable and scalable network infrastructure, driven by software control and automation capabilities, that is informed by analytics and intelligence. Our solutions include Networking Platforms, including our Optical Networking and Routing and Switching portfolios, which can be applied from the network core to end-user access points, and which allow network operators to scale capacity, increase transmission speeds, allocate traffic efficiently and adapt dynamically to changing end-user service demands. To complement our Networking Platforms, we offer Platform Software, which includes our Navigator Network Control SuiteTM (“Navigator NCS”), which we previously referred to as Manage, Control, and Plan (MCP), applications that deliver advanced multi-layer domain control and operations. Through our Blue Planet Software, we also enable complete service lifecycle management automation with productized operational support systems (OSS), which include inventory, orchestration and assurance solutions that help our customers to achieve closed loop automation across multi-vendor and multi-domain environments.
Order Volumes
From the second quarter of fiscal 2021 through the third quarter of fiscal 2022, we received an unprecedented volume of orders for our products and services, which significantly exceeded our revenue and historical order volumes. We believe some portion of these large orders reflected customer acceleration of future orders due to a constrained supply environment, as well as orders which were delayed due to the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our order volumes began to moderate in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, and we experienced order levels below revenue during fiscal 2023 and the first quarter of fiscal 2024, particularly from our communications service provider customers. Our expected return to more typical order patterns with our service provider customers in fiscal 2024 is taking longer than anticipated. We believe this is, in part, due to service providers in North America working through relatively high levels of inventory previously acquired, which has been made more difficult due to challenges installing and deploying equipment, including site readiness and access to fiber or other resources. In addition, in certain international geographies, we believe that caution driven by macroecononic concerns and market-specific issues are contributing to lower-than-expected order volumes from service providers. We expect these dynamics with our service provider customers to persist for the next few quarters. Notwithstanding these near-term impacts, we continue to believe that certain trends and shifts in business and consumer behaviors, including enterprise and consumer cloud network adoption, 5G, high-definition video, generative AI, and network operator focus on resilience and automation, represent positive, long-term drivers of bandwidth demand and long-term opportunities for our business.
Backlog and Order Delivery Timing
Historically, a meaningful portion of our quarterly revenue was generated from customer orders received during that same quarter (which we refer to as “book to revenue”) and was therefore less predictable and subject to fluctuation. As a result of elevated order volumes during portions of fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022, however, our backlog grew from $1.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2020 to $4.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2022. Accordingly, our revenue in recent fiscal years has been more significantly impacted by factors including availability of supply and customer delivery deferrals, as we converted our existing backlog to revenue. As supply chain conditions have improved, and we have been able to increase shipment volumes and reduce lead times, our backlog decreased to $2.2 billion as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024. We expect our backlog to continue to reduce during fiscal 2024 as supply chain conditions continue to improve and customers place fewer advanced orders. As that happens, we expect that our reliance upon securing quarterly book to revenue orders will grow, and that increased orders and a return to a more typical composition of our quarterly revenue will be a critical element of any future revenue growth.
The timing and degree to which we fulfill our backlog will have a significant impact on our revenue and can be affected by factors outside of our control, including customer readiness and willingness to receive shipment against existing orders. During fiscal 2023 and the first quarter of fiscal 2024, certain customers, including communications service providers and cable and multiservice operators in North America, that had earlier placed significant advanced orders, rescheduled deliveries for a portion of such orders. We believe that this was the result of a number of factors, including the rapid improvement in our delivery lead times as supply chain conditions improved and their capital expenditure and inventory levels. Accordingly, our results for a particular period can be difficult to predict. As a result of these and other factors, the timing of our fulfillment of backlog could cause some volatility in our results of operations and our backlog should not necessarily be viewed as an accurate indicator of revenue for any particular period.
For additional information regarding our business, industry, market opportunity, competitive landscape, and strategy, see our 2023 Annual Report.
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Consolidated Results of Operations
Operating Segments
Our results of operations are presented based on the following operating segments: (i) Networking Platforms; (ii) Platform Software and Services; (iii) Blue Planet Automation Software and Services; and (iv) Global Services. See Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report.
Revenue
Revenue and Currency Fluctuations
As a result of the reduction in orders relative to revenue described under “Overview” above, our revenue declined by 1.8% in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023. In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2024, approximately 14.3% of our revenue was non-U.S. Dollar-denominated primarily including sales in Euros, Canadian Dollars, and British Pounds. During the first quarter of fiscal 2024 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023, the U.S. Dollar primarily weakened against these currencies. Consequently, our revenue reported in U.S. Dollars slightly increased by approximately $3.4 million, or 0.3%, as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023, as a result of foreign exchange rates.
Operating Segment Revenue
The table below sets forth the changes in our operating segment revenue for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentage data):
| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| January 27, 2024 | January 28, 2023 | %* | |||||||||||||||
| Revenue: | |||||||||||||||||
| Networking Platforms | |||||||||||||||||
| Optical Networking | $ | 695,849 | $ | 735,634 | (5.4) | % | |||||||||||
| %** | 67.1 | % | 69.6 | % | |||||||||||||
| Routing and Switching | 111,387 | 119,505 | (6.8) | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 10.7 | % | 11.3 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total Networking Platforms | 807,236 | 855,139 | (5.6) | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 77.8 | % | 80.9 | % | |||||||||||||
| Platform Software and Services | 89,745 | 73,445 | 22.2 | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 8.6 | % | 6.9 | % | |||||||||||||
| Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | 13,942 | 15,405 | (9.5) | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 1.4 | % | 1.5 | % | |||||||||||||
| Global Services | |||||||||||||||||
| Maintenance Support and Training | 74,115 | 67,891 | 9.2 | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 7.1 | % | 6.4 | % | |||||||||||||
| Installation and Deployment | 42,723 | 34,575 | 23.6 | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 4.1 | % | 3.3 | % | |||||||||||||
| Consulting and Network Design | 9,948 | 10,066 | (1.2) | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 1.0 | % | 1.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total Global Services | 126,786 | 112,532 | 12.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 12.2 | % | 10.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 1,037,709 | $ | 1,056,521 | (1.8) | % | |||||||||||
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* Denotes % change from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
** Denotes % of total revenue
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Quarter ended January 27, 2024 as compared to the quarter ended January 28, 2023
•Networking Platforms segment revenue decreased by $47.9 million, reflecting product line sales decreases of $39.8 million of our Optical Networking products and $8.1 million of our Routing and Switching products.
◦Optical Networking sales decreased, primarily reflecting a sales decrease of $178.6 million of our 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, primarily to communications service providers. This sales decrease was partially offset by sales increases of $73.5 million of our 6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS) products and $64.5 million of our Waveserver® modular interconnect system, both primarily to cloud providers.
•Routing and Switching sales decreased, primarily reflecting a sales decrease of $29.8 million of our virtualization software primarily to communications service providers, partially offset by sales increases of $11.0 million of our 3000 and 5000 families of service delivery and aggregation switches, primarily to cable and multiservice operators, $5.6 million of our platform independent software and $5.3 million of our 8100 Coherent IP networking platforms, both primarily to communications service providers.
•Platform Software and Services segment revenue increased by $16.3 million, reflecting sales increases of $8.8 million of our software platforms and $7.5 million in our software maintenance services, both primarily for our Navigator NCS software platform.
•Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment revenue decreased by $1.5 million reflecting a sales decrease of $2.8 million in software platforms, partially offset by a sales increase of $1.3 million in professional software services, both primarily to communications service providers.
•Global Services segment revenue increased by $14.3 million, primarily reflecting sales increases of $8.1 million of our installation and deployment services and $6.2 million of our maintenance support and training.
Revenue by Geographic Region
Our operating segments engage in business and operations across three geographic regions: the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America (“Americas”); Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); and Asia Pacific, Japan and India (“APAC”). The geographic distribution of our revenue can fluctuate significantly from period to period, and the timing of revenue recognition for large network projects, particularly outside of the United States, can result in large variations in geographic revenue results in any particular period. The decrease in our Americas region revenue for the quarter ended January 27, 2024 was primarily driven by decreased sales in Canada and the United States. The decrease in our APAC region revenue for the quarter ended January 27, 2024 was primarily driven by decreased sales in India. The increase in our EMEA region revenue for the quarter ended January 27, 2024 was primarily driven by increased sales in the Netherlands.
The following table reflects our geographic distribution of revenue, principally based on the relevant location for our delivery of products and performance of services. The table sets forth the changes in geographic distribution of revenue for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentage data):
| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| January 27, 2024 | January 28, 2023 | %* | |||||||||||||||
| Americas | $ | 718,198 | $ | 765,096 | (6.1) | % | |||||||||||
| %** | 69.2 | % | 72.4 | % | |||||||||||||
| EMEA | 207,413 | 152,804 | 35.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 20.0 | % | 14.5 | % | |||||||||||||
| APAC | 112,098 | 138,621 | (19.1) | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 10.8 | % | 13.1 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,037,709 | $ | 1,056,521 | (1.8) | % | |||||||||||
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* Denotes % change from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
** Denotes % of total revenue
Quarter ended January 27, 2024 as compared to the quarter ended January 28, 2023
•Americas revenue decreased by $46.9 million, primarily reflecting sales decreases of $59.7 million within our Networking Platforms segment and $1.4 million within our Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment,
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partially offset by sales increases of $8.8 million within our Platform Software and Services segment and $5.3 million within our Global Services segment. The decrease within our Networking Platforms segment reflects product line sales decreases of $42.3 million of our Optical Networking products and $17.4 million of our Routing and Switching products. The decrease within our Optical Networking product line was primarily related to a sales decrease of $136.1 million of our 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, primarily to communication service providers. This decrease was partially offset by sales increases of $55.8 million of our 6500 RLS products, primarily to cloud providers, and $39.7 million of our Waveserver® modular interconnect system, primarily to cloud providers and communication service providers. The decrease within our Routing and Switching product line primarily reflects a sales decrease of $29.8 million of our virtualization software, primarily to communications service providers.
•EMEA revenue increased by $54.6 million, primarily reflecting sales increases of $42.5 million within our
Networking Platforms segment, $7.1 million within our Global Services segment and $5.4 million within our Platform Software and Services segment. The increase within our Networking Platforms segment primarily reflects product line sales increases of $36.8 million of our Optical Networking product line, primarily related to a sales increase of $24.8 million of our Waveserver® modular interconnect system, primarily to cloud providers.
•APAC revenue decreased by $26.5 million, primarily reflecting a sales decrease of $30.7 million within our
Networking Platforms segment, partially offset by increased sales of $2.1 million within our Platform Software and Services segment and $1.8 million within our Global Services segment. The decrease within our Networking Platforms segment primarily reflects a product line sales decrease of $34.3 million of Optical Networking products, which primarily reflects a sales decrease of $40.5 million of our 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, primarily to communication service providers.
Cost of Goods Sold and Gross Profit
There are a number of important factors or conditions that can adversely affect or cause our gross profit as a percentage of product or service revenue, or “gross margin,” to fluctuate on a quarterly basis. For example, early stages of new network builds also often include an increased concentration of lower margin “common” equipment, photonics sales, and installation services, with the intent to improve margin as we sell channel cards and maintenance services to customers as they add capacity. The component elements that comprise our product cost of goods sold and services cost of goods sold, and certain factors that can cause gross margin to fluctuate, are described in detail in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of our 2023 Annual Report.
The tables below set forth the changes in revenue, cost of goods sold and gross profit for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentage data):
| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| January 27, 2024 | January 28, 2023 | %* | |||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 1,037,709 | $ | 1,056,521 | (1.8) | % | |||||||||||
| Total cost of goods sold | 570,747 | 600,575 | (5.0) | % | |||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 466,962 | $ | 455,946 | 2.4 | % | |||||||||||
| %** | 45.0 | % | 43.2 | % | |||||||||||||
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* Denotes % change from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
** Denotes % of total revenue
| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| January 27, 2024 | January 28, 2023 | %* | |||||||||||||||
| Product revenue | $ | 835,777 | $ | 877,715 | (4.8) | % | |||||||||||
| Product cost of goods sold | 466,472 | 500,337 | (6.8) | % | |||||||||||||
| Product gross profit | $ | 369,305 | $ | 377,378 | (2.1) | % | |||||||||||
| %** | 44.2 | % | 43.0 | % | |||||||||||||
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* Denotes % change from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
** Denotes % of product revenue
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| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| January 27, 2024 | January 28, 2023 | %* | |||||||||||||||
| Services revenue | $ | 201,932 | $ | 178,806 | 12.9 | % | |||||||||||
| Services cost of goods sold | 104,275 | 100,238 | 4.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| Services gross profit | $ | 97,657 | $ | 78,568 | 24.3 | % | |||||||||||
| % ** | 48.4 | % | 43.9 | % | |||||||||||||
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* Denotes % change from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
** Denotes % of services revenue
Quarter ended January 27, 2024 as compared to the quarter ended January 28, 2023
•Gross profit increased by $11.0 million. Gross margin increased by 180 basis points, primarily due to reduced component costs and improved margins on Blue Planet software services, partially offset by a higher concentration of lower margin product mix.
•Gross profit on products decreased by $8.1 million. Product gross margin increased by 120 basis points, primarily due to reduced component costs and higher software sales, partially offset by a higher concentration of lower margin product mix and higher inventory excess and obsolescence costs.
•Gross profit on services increased by $19.1 million. Gross margin increased by 450 basis points, primarily due to improved margins on Blue Planet software services due to improved efficiencies on delivery. Additionally, margins on deployment services increased due to increased revenue and efficiencies reducing costs.
Operating Expense
Currency Fluctuations
Approximately 48.0% of our operating expense was non-U.S. Dollar-denominated during the first quarter of fiscal 2024, including expenses in Canadian Dollars, Indian Rupees, and Euros. During the first quarter of fiscal 2024, as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2023, the U.S. Dollar fluctuated against these currencies. Consequently, our operating expense, net of hedging, reported in U.S. Dollars, was adversely affected by approximately $0.9 million, or 0.2%.
The component elements that comprise each of our operating expense categories in the table below are set forth in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of our 2023 Annual Report. The table below sets forth the changes in operating expense for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentage data):
| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| January 27, 2024 | January 28, 2023 | %* | |||||||||||||||
| Research and development | $ | 187,269 | $ | 181,730 | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||
| %** | 18.0 | % | 17.2 | % | |||||||||||||
| Selling and marketing | 128,158 | 123,807 | 3.5 | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 12.3 | % | 11.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 54,683 | 50,896 | 7.4 | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 5.3 | % | 4.8 | % | |||||||||||||
| Significant asset impairments and restructuring costs | 4,971 | 4,298 | 15.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 0.5 | % | 0.4 | % | |||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 7,252 | 7,441 | (2.5) | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | 0.7 | % | 0.7 | % | |||||||||||||
| Acquisition and integration costs | — | 2,558 | (100.0) | % | |||||||||||||
| %** | — | % | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | $ | 382,333 | $ | 370,730 | 3.1 | % | |||||||||||
| %** | 36.8 | % | 35.1 | % | |||||||||||||
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* Denotes % change from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
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** Denotes % of total revenue
Quarter ended January 27, 2024 as compared to the quarter ended January 28, 2023
•Research and development expense increased by $5.5 million. This increase primarily reflects increases in employee headcount and related compensation costs, partially offset by decreased professional services related to design engineering, fabrication and production of ASIC chips.
•Selling and marketing expense increased by $4.4 million. This increase primarily reflects increases in employee-related compensation costs.
•General and administrative expense increased by $3.8 million. This increase primarily reflects increases in employee-related compensation costs and bad debt expense, partially offset by decreased costs for professional services.
•Significant asset impairments and restructuring costs reflects actions that we have taken with respect to our operations, global workforce, and facilities as part of a business optimization strategy to improve gross margin, constrain operating expense, redesign certain business processes, and restructure real estate facilities.
•Amortization of intangible assets remained relatively unchanged.
•Acquisition and integration costs in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 reflect financial, legal, and accounting advisors and employee-related costs related to our acquisitions of Benu Networks, Inc. (“Benu”) and Tibit Communications, Inc. (“Tibit”) during the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
Other Items
The table below sets forth the changes in other items for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentage data):
| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| January 27, 2024 | January 28, 2023 | %* | |||||||||||||||
| Interest and other income, net | $ | 10,650 | $ | 31,973 | (66.7) | % | |||||||||||
| %** | 1.0 | % | 3.0 | % | |||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | 23,776 | $ | 15,870 | 49.8 | % | |||||||||||
| %** | 2.3 | % | 1.5 | % | |||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | $ | 21,956 | $ | 25,078 | (12.4) | % | |||||||||||
| %** | 2.1 | % | 2.4 | % | |||||||||||||
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* Denotes % change from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
** Denotes % of total revenue
Quarter ended January 27, 2024 as compared to the quarter ended January 28, 2023
•Interest and other income, net decreased by $21.3 million, primarily resulting from the remeasurement of our previously held investment in Tibit to fair value, which resulted in a gain on our cost method equity investment of $26.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, partially offset by higher interest income on our investments.
•Interest expense increased by $7.9 million, primarily due to higher interest rates on our floating rate debt, net of hedging activity. For more information on our short-term and long-term debt, see Note 13 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report.
•Provision for income taxes decreased by $3.1 million, primarily due to the effect of research and development expenditures and tax credits. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was higher than the effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal 2023, primarily due to the tax benefit of a gain on our cost method equity investment in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
Segment Profit (Loss)
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The table below sets forth the changes in our segment profit (loss) for the periods indicated (in thousands, except percentage data):
| Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||||
| January 27, 2024 | January 28, 2023 | %* | |||||||||||||||
| Segment profit (loss): | |||||||||||||||||
| Networking Platforms | $ | 183,775 | $ | 202,147 | (9.1) | % | |||||||||||
| Platform Software and Services | $ | 58,004 | $ | 45,650 | 27.1 | % | |||||||||||
| Blue Planet Automation Software and Services | $ | (7,069) | $ | (11,059) | 36.1 | % | |||||||||||
| Global Services | $ | 44,983 | $ | 37,478 | 20.0 | % | |||||||||||
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* Denotes % change from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
Quarter ended January 27, 2024 as compared to the quarter ended January 28, 2023
•Networking Platforms segment profit decreased by $18.4 million, primarily due to lower product sales volume and increased research and development costs, offset by slightly higher gross margin as described above.
•Platform Software and Services segment profit increased by $12.4 million, primarily due to higher sales volume as described above, partially offset by increased research and development costs.
•Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment loss decreased by $4.0 million, primarily due to improved margins on software services as described above, partially offset by lower sales volume as described above.
•Global Services segment profit increased by $7.5 million, primarily due to higher sales volume and improved margins as described above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview. For the three months ended January 27, 2024, we generated $266.1 million of cash in operating activities. Net income (adjusted for non-cash charges) provided approximately $136.1 million of cash and working capital provided approximately $130.0 million of cash. For additional details, see “Cash Provided By Operating Activities” below.
Cash, cash equivalents and investments increased by $225.6 million during the first three months of fiscal 2024. Cash from operations was partially offset by the following: (i) cash used for stock repurchases under our stock repurchase program of $38.2 million; (ii) cash used to fund our investing activities for capital expenditures totaling $16.6 million; and (iii) stock repurchases on vesting of our stock unit awards to employees relating to tax withholding of $10.1 million. In addition to cash provided by operating activities, proceeds from the issuance of equity under our employee stock purchase plan provided $16.9 million in cash during the three months ended January 27, 2024.
The following table sets forth changes in our cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable debt securities for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| January 27, 2024 | October 28, 2023 | Increase (decrease) | |||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,264,751 | $ | 1,010,618 | $ | 254,133 | |||||||||||
| Short-term investments in marketable debt securities | 106,678 | 104,753 | 1,925 | ||||||||||||||
| Long-term investments in marketable debt securities | 103,862 | 134,278 | (30,416) | ||||||||||||||
| Total cash, cash equivalents, and investments in marketable debt securities | $ | 1,475,291 | $ | 1,249,649 | $ | 225,642 | |||||||||||
Principal Sources of Liquidity. Our principal sources of liquidity on hand include our cash, cash equivalents, and investments, which, as of January 27, 2024 totaled $1.5 billion, as well as the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, to which we and certain of our subsidiaries are parties. The Revolving Credit Facility provides for a total commitment of $300.0 million with a maturity date of October 24, 2028. We principally use the Revolving Credit Facility to support the issuance of letters of credit that arise in the ordinary course of our business and for general corporate purposes. As of
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January 27, 2024, letters of credit totaling $70.6 million were issued under the Revolving Credit Facility. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as of January 27, 2024.
Foreign Liquidity. The amount of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments held by our foreign subsidiaries was $214.6 million as of January 27, 2024. Approximately $93.0 million of future cash generated from these foreign subsidiaries is expected to be repatriated with any remaining amount continuing to be indefinitely reinvested. A deferred tax liability related to the expected repatriation amount was accrued in fiscal 2023. There are no other significant temporary differences related to our investment in the foreign subsidiaries for which a deferred tax liability has not been recognized.
Stock Repurchase Authorization. On December 9, 2021, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of our common stock, which replaced in its entirety the previous stock repurchase program authorized in fiscal 2019. During the first quarter of fiscal 2024, we repurchased an additional $32.0 million of our common stock under the stock repurchase program, and $218.0 million remained under the current repurchase authorization as of January 27, 2024. The amount and timing of any further repurchases under our stock repurchase program are subject to a variety of factors including liquidity, cash flow, stock price, and general business and market conditions. The program may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time. See Note 16 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report.
Liquidity Position. Based on past performance and current expectations, we believe that cash from operations, cash, cash equivalents, investments, and other sources of liquidity, including our Revolving Credit Facility, will satisfy our currently anticipated working capital needs, capital expenditures, and other liquidity requirements associated with our operations through the next 12 months and the reasonably foreseeable future. We regularly evaluate our liquidity position, debt obligations, and anticipated cash needs to fund our operating or investment plans, and will continue to consider capital raising and other market opportunities that may be available to us. We regularly evaluate alternatives to manage our capital structure and market opportunities to enhance our liquidity and provide further operational and strategic flexibility.
Cash Provided By Operating Activities
The following sections set forth the components of our $266.1 million of cash provided by operating activities during the first three months of fiscal 2024:
Net income (adjusted for non-cash charges)
The following table sets forth our net income (adjusted for non-cash charges) during the period (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | |||||
| January 27, 2024 | |||||
| Net income | $ | 49,547 | |||
| Adjustments for non-cash charges: | |||||
| Depreciation of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, and amortization of leasehold improvements | 22,808 | ||||
| Share-based compensation expenses | 37,827 | ||||
| Amortization of intangible assets | 10,016 | ||||
| Deferred taxes | (4,368) | ||||
| Provision for inventory excess and obsolescence | 10,350 | ||||
| Provision for warranty | 4,841 | ||||
| Other | 5,051 | ||||
| Net income (adjusted for non-cash charges) | $ | 136,072 | |||
Working Capital
We provided $130.0 million of cash for working capital during the period. The following table sets forth the major components of the cash used in working capital (in thousands):
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| Three Months Ended | |||||
| January 27, 2024 | |||||
| Cash provided by accounts receivable | $ | 135,160 | |||
| Cash provided by inventories | 56,157 | ||||
| Cash provided by prepaid expenses and other | 17,116 | ||||
| Cash used in accounts payable, accruals, and other obligations | (90,915) | ||||
| Cash provided by deferred revenue | 14,022 | ||||
| Cash used in operating lease assets and liabilities, net | (1,536) | ||||
| Total cash provided by working capital | $ | 130,004 | |||
As compared to the end of fiscal 2023:
•The $135.2 million of cash provided by accounts receivable during the first three months of fiscal 2024 primarily reflects increased cash collections and lower sales volume as compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023;
•The $56.2 million of cash provided by inventories during the first three months of fiscal 2024 primarily reflects the consumption of raw materials in excess of purchases, partially offset by increases in finished goods inventories from planned fulfillment of customer advance orders for which some deliveries have since been rescheduled as described in “Overview” above;
•The $17.1 million of cash provided by prepaid expense and other during the first three months of fiscal 2024 primarily reflects lower non-trade receivables, upfront fees paid to customers and capitalized contract acquisition costs;
•The $90.9 million of cash used in accounts payable, accruals, and other obligations during the first three months of fiscal 2024 primarily reflects the timing of payments to employees under our annual cash incentive compensation plans;
•The $14.0 million of cash provided by deferred revenue during the first three months of fiscal 2024 represents an increase in advanced payments received on multi-year maintenance contracts from customers prior to revenue recognition; and
•The $1.5 million of cash used in operating lease assets and liabilities, net, during the first three months of fiscal 2024 represents cash paid for operating lease payments in excess of operating lease costs.
Our days sales outstanding (“DSOs”) decreased from 103 for the first three months of fiscal 2023 to 88 for the first three months of fiscal 2024. The calculation of DSOs includes accounts receivables, net and contract assets for unbilled receivables, net included in prepaid expenses and other. Our inventory turns increased from 1.7 for the first three months of fiscal 2023 to 1.9 for the first three months of fiscal 2024.
Cash Paid for Interest, Net
The following table sets forth the cash paid for interest, net, during the period (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended | |||||
| January 27, 2024 | |||||
2030 New Term Loan due October 28, 2030(1) | 21,473 | ||||
2030 Senior Notes due January 31, 2030(2) | — | ||||
Interest rate swaps(3) | (3,882) | ||||
Revolving Credit Facility(4) | 12 | ||||
| Finance leases | 979 | ||||
| Cash paid during period | $ | 18,582 | |||
(1) Interest on the 2030 New Term Loan is payable periodically based on the interest period selected for borrowing. The 2030 New Term Loan bears interest at SOFR for the chosen borrowing period plus a spread of 2.00% subject to a minimum SOFR rate of 0.00%. At the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the interest rate on the 2030 New Term Loan was 7.34%.
(2) The 2030 Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.00% per annum and mature on January 31, 2030. Interest is payable on the 2030 Notes in arrears on January 31 and July 31 of each year.
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(3) Our interest rate swaps fix the SOFR rate for $350.0 million of our Term Loans at 3.47% through January 2028 and another $350.0 million of our Term Loans at 2.968% through September 2025.
(4) During the first three months of fiscal 2024, we utilized the Revolving Credit Facility to issue certain standby letters of credit and paid nominal commitment fees, interest expense and other administrative charges primarily relating to the Revolving Credit Facility, approximately $0.3 million was accrued as of January 27, 2024.
For additional information about our debt and interest rate swaps, see Notes 12 and 13 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report.
Contractual Obligations
Our contractual obligations have not changed materially since October 28, 2023, except for the items listed below. For a summary of our contractual obligations, see Item 7 of Part II of the 2023 Annual Report.
Purchase Order Obligations. As of January 27, 2024 we had $1.9 billion in outstanding purchase order commitments to our contract manufacturers and component suppliers for inventory. In certain instances, we are permitted to cancel, reschedule, or adjust these orders. Consequently, only a portion of this amount relates to firm, non-cancelable, and unconditional obligations.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our critical accounting policies and estimates have not changed materially since October 28, 2023. For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 of Part II of our 2023 Annual Report.
Effects of Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report for information relating to our discussion of the effects of recent accounting pronouncements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to market risk related to changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. For a discussion of quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A of Part II of our 2023 Annual Report.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The information set forth under the heading “Litigation” in Note 19 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of Part I of this report, is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before investing in our securities, you should consider carefully the information contained in this report and in our 2023 Annual Report, including the information under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I thereof. This report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations” above. Our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Any of the risks discussed in our 2023 Annual Report, in this report, in other reports we file with the SEC, and other risks we have not anticipated or discussed, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Except as set forth below, there has been no material change to the material factors that make an investment in our securities speculative or risky from those presented in our 2023 Annual Report.
If we are unable to secure order growth, our revenue may not reach the levels we anticipate.
As a result of unprecedented order volumes placed by customers to address supply chain constraints and longer delivery lead times, our backlog grew from $1.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2020 to $4.2 billion at the end of fiscal 2022. Our revenue grew by 21% during fiscal 2023 as we consumed a significant portion of this backlog. Customer order volumes rapidly decreased and, throughout much of fiscal 2023 and into the first quarter of fiscal 2024, we experienced orders that were below our revenue. As a result, our backlog decreased to $2.2 billion as of the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2024 and we expect it to continue to reduce during fiscal 2024. As backlog consumption reduces and represents a relatively smaller portion of our quarterly revenue, we expect to increasingly rely upon securing orders growth, particularly orders that we are able to convert into revenue during the same quarter in which they are received (which we refer to as "book to revenue"). Our future revenue growth will depend on securing increased orders, particularly from our service provider customers. Our failure to reach increased order levels, including a more typical composition of our quarterly revenue comprised of book to revenue orders, would adversely affect our revenue and results of operations.
The international scale of our sales and operations exposes us to additional risk and expense that could adversely affect our results of operations.
We market, sell and service our products globally, maintain personnel in numerous countries, and rely on a global supply chain for sourcing important components and manufacturing our products. Our international sales and operations are subject to inherent risks, including:
•adverse social, political and economic conditions, such as continued inflation and rising interest rates;
•effects of adverse changes in currency exchange rates;
•greater difficulty in collecting accounts receivable and longer collection periods;
•difficulty and cost of staffing and managing foreign operations;
•higher incidence and risk of corruption or unethical business practices;
•less protection for intellectual property rights in some countries;
•tax and customs changes that adversely impact our global sourcing strategy, manufacturing practices, transfer-pricing, or competitiveness of our products for global sales;
•compliance with certain testing, homologation or customization of products to conform to local standards;
•significant changes to free trade agreements, trade protection measures, tariffs and other import measures, export compliance, economic sanctions measures, domestic preference procurement requirements, qualification to transact business and additional regulatory requirements;
•natural disasters (including as a result of climate change), acts of war or terrorism, and public health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic; and
•uncertain economic, legal and political conditions in Europe, Asia and other regions where we do business, including, for example, as a result of continued impacts of Brexit on the relationship between the United Kingdom and Europe, the ongoing military conflicts between Russia and Ukraine and Israel and Hamas, including related maritime impacts in the Red Sea, and changes in China-Taiwan and U.S.-China relations.
We utilize a sourcing strategy that emphasizes global procurement of materials that has direct or indirect dependencies upon a number of vendors with operations in the Asia-Pacific region. We also rely upon third-party contract manufacturers, including those with facilities in Canada, Mexico, Thailand and the United States, to manufacture, support and ship our products. Physical, regulatory, technological, market, reputational, and legal risks related to climate change in these regions and globally are increasing in impact and diversity and the magnitude of any short-term or long-term adverse impact on our business or results of operations remains unknown. The physical impacts of climate change, including as a result of certain
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types of natural disasters occurring more frequently or with more intensity or changing weather patterns, could disrupt our supply chain, result in damage to or closures of our facilities, and could otherwise have an adverse impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Our international operations are subject to complex foreign and U.S. laws and regulations, including anti-bribery and corruption laws, antitrust or competition laws, data privacy laws, such as the GDPR, and environmental regulations, among others. In particular, recent years have seen a substantial increase in anti-bribery law enforcement activity by U.S. regulators, and we currently operate and seek to operate in many parts of the world that are recognized or perceived as having greater potential for corruption. Violations of any of these laws and regulations could result in fines and penalties, criminal sanctions against us or our employees, prohibitions on the conduct of our business and on our ability to offer our products and services in certain geographies, and significant harm to our business reputation. Our policies and procedures to promote compliance with these laws and regulations and to mitigate these risks may not protect us from all acts committed by our employees or third-party vendors, including contractors, agents and services partners or from the misinterpretation or changing application of such laws. Additionally, the costs of complying with these laws (including the costs of investigations, auditing and monitoring) could adversely affect our current or future business.
Our business, operations and financial results could also be adversely impacted by instability, disruption or destruction in a significant geographic region, including as a result of war, terrorism, riot, civil insurrection or social unrest; natural or man-made disasters; public health emergencies; or economic instability or weakness. For example, in February 2022, armed conflict escalated between Russia and Ukraine. The United States and certain other countries have imposed sanctions on Russia and could impose further sanctions, which could damage or disrupt international commerce and the global economy. We are complying with a broad range of U.S. and international sanctions and export control requirements imposed on Russia and, in March 2022, we announced our decision to suspend our business operations in Russia immediately. Although this decision did not materially impact our results of operations for fiscal 2022 or 2023 due to the limited amount of business that we conducted in Russia historically, it is not possible to predict the broader or longer-term consequences of this conflict, which could include further sanctions, export control and import restrictions, embargoes, regional instability, geopolitical shifts and adverse effects on macroeconomic conditions, security conditions, currency exchange rates and financial markets. In addition, the conflict between Israel and Hamas, and related regional impacts have recently resulted in damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea and disruption of networks using those cables, which could impact future projects by our customers in this region. Such geopolitical instability and uncertainty could have a negative impact on our ability to sell to, ship products to, collect payments from, and support customers in certain countries and regions based on trade restrictions, sanctions, embargoes and export control law restrictions, and logistics restrictions including closures of air space, and could increase the costs, risks and adverse impacts from supply chain and logistics challenges.
The success of our international sales and operations will depend, in large part, on our ability to anticipate and manage these risks effectively. Our failure to manage any of these risks could harm our international operations, reduce our international sales, and could give rise to liabilities, costs or other business difficulties that could adversely affect our operations and financial results.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides a summary of repurchases of our common stock during the first quarter of fiscal 2024:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased (1) | Average Price Paid per Share(1) | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs (1) | Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in thousands)(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| October 29, 2023 to November 25, 2023 | — | $ | — | — | $ | 250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| November 26, 2023 to December 23, 2023 | 246,815 | $ | 43.76 | 246,815 | $ | 239,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| December 24, 2023 to January 27, 2024 | 444,273 | $ | 47.71 | 444,273 | $ | 218,006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 691,088 | $ | 46.30 | 691,088 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(1) On December 9, 2021, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to $1.0 billion
of our common stock, which replaced in its entirety our previous stock repurchase program. The program may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time. During the first quarter of fiscal 2024, we repurchased $32.0 million of our common
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stock under the stock repurchase program, and we had $218.0 million remaining under the current repurchase authorization as of January 27, 2024.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Arrangements
The following table describes, for the quarter ended January 27, 2024, each trading arrangement for the sale or purchase of our securities adopted terminated
| Name (Title) | Action Taken (Date of Action) | Type of Trading Arrangement | Nature of Trading Arrangement | Duration of Trading Arrangement | Aggregate Number of Securities to be Purchased or Sold | ||||||||||||
Adoption ( | Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement | Sales | Until December 27, 2024, or such earlier date upon which all transactions are completed or expire without execution | * | |||||||||||||
•The aggregate number of shares of common stock to be sold pursuant to Mr. Cumello’s arrangement is up to (i) 11,599 shares of common stock plus (ii) 100% of the net after-tax shares of common stock to be received as a result of the March 20, 2024 vesting of 2,805 restricted stock units. The actual number of net after-tax shares to be received will vary based on the market price of our common stock at the time of settlement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Ciena Corporation | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | March 7, 2024 | By: | /s/ Gary B. Smith | |||||||||||
| Gary B. Smith | ||||||||||||||
| President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Duly Authorized Officer) | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | March 7, 2024 | By: | /s/ James E. Moylan, Jr. | |||||||||||
| James E. Moylan, Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||||||||||
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CIENA CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Gary B. Smith, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report of Ciena Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
Dated: March 7, 2024
| /s/ Gary B. Smith | |||||
| Gary B. Smith | |||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
CIENA CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, James E. Moylan, Jr., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report of Ciena Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 7, 2024
/s/ James E. Moylan, Jr. | |||||
James E. Moylan, Jr. | |||||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
CIENA CORPORATION
Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The undersigned, the Chief Executive Officer of Ciena Corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge, on the date hereof:
(a) the Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended January 27, 2024 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(b) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Gary B. Smith | ||
Gary B. Smith | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| March 7, 2024 | ||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Ciena Corporation and will be retained by Ciena Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
CIENA CORPORATION
Written Statement of Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
The undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of Ciena Corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge, on the date hereof:
(a) the Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended January 27, 2024 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(b) information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ James E. Moylan, Jr. | ||
James E. Moylan, Jr. | ||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| March 7, 2024 | ||
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Ciena Corporation and will be retained by Ciena Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.