NetApp Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2017 Results

16/06/2017

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Net Revenues of $1.48 Billion for the Fourth Quarter and $5.52 Billion for Fiscal Year 2017

Net Revenues for Q4 up 5% quarter-over-quarter and 7% year-over-year.

Q4 All-flash array annualized net revenue run rate of $1.70 billion, up almost 140% year-over-year.

Over an exabyte of flash shipped in fiscal year 2017.

$913 million returned to shareholders in share repurchases and cash dividends in fiscal year 2017.

First quarter fiscal year 2018 dividend to increase by 5% to $0.20 per share.

Sunnyvale, Calif.-May 24, 2017-NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017, ended April 28, 2017.

Fourth Quarter Financial Results

Net revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 were $1.48 billion. GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 was $190 million, or $0.68 per share,[1] compared to GAAP net loss of $8 million, or $0.03 loss per share, [2] for the comparable period of the prior year. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 was $239 million, or $0.86 per share, [3]compared to non-GAAP net income of $157 million, or $0.55 per share, for the comparable period of the prior year.

Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results

Net revenues for fiscal year 2017 were $5.52 billion. GAAP net income for fiscal year 2017 was $509 million, or $1.81 per share,[1] compared to GAAP net income of $229 million, or $0.77 per share, for the comparable period of the prior year. Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2017 was $768 million, or $2.73 per share, [3]compared to non-GAAP net income of $633 million, or $2.13 per share, for the comparable period of the prior year.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments

NetApp ended the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017 with $4.9 billion in total cash, cash equivalents and investments. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017, the Company generated $365 million in cash from operations and returned $180 million to shareholders through share repurchases and a cash dividend.

The Company will increase the first quarter fiscal year 2018 dividend by 5% to $0.20 per share. The quarterly dividend will be paid on July 26, 2017, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 7, 2017.

Our continued focus and disciplined execution yielded yet another quarter of solid results. We have regained momentum, returning the company to revenue growth and delivering against all of our fiscal year 2017 commitments, said George Kurian, chief executive officer. By innovating to redefine traditional markets and to bring enterprise-grade technology to emerging areas of the market, we are gaining market share, expanding our addressable market, and creating new opportunities for NetApp.

Q1 Fiscal Year 2018 Outlook

The Company provided the following financial guidance for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018:

Net revenues are expected to be in the range of $1.24 billion to $1.39 billion

Earnings per share is expected to be in the range of: GAAP Non-GAAP

14% 16% 18% 20%

Full Fiscal Year 2018 Outlook

The Company provided the following financial guidance for the full fiscal year 2018:

GAAP Non-GAAP

Consolidated gross margin is expected to be in the range of: 61% 62% 62% 63%

Operating margin is expected to be in the range of: 14% 16% 18% 20%

Effective tax rate is expected to be in the range of: 23% 24% 19% 20%

Business Highlights

NetApp Expands Impact in Flash, Cloud, and Next-Generation Data Center

New NetApp All-Flash Innovations Improve Data Center Economics. New All Flash FAS A700s array delivers breakthrough performance in a compact form factor to modernize IT for demanding enterprise applications, analytic workloads and cloud integration.

NetApp Names Anthony Lye to Lead Cloud Business Unit. Cloud champion joins NetApp to accelerate hyperscaler and hybrid cloud progress. Lye, who reports to NetApp CEO George Kurian, drives the strategy and execution necessary to create a profitable cloud business for NetApp and establish the Company as the undisputed leader in managing data in a cloud-integrated world.

One-Year Anniversary: NetApp SolidFire Redefines Data Center Infrastructure. NetApp celebrated the one-year anniversary of its acquisition of SolidFire, fueling the advance of the next-generation data center that is transforming IT for enterprises and service providers.

Customers Team with NetApp to Drive Transformation and Improve Performance with Their Choice of Hybrid Cloud Deployment

NetApp Supports Vital Energi in Transforming Data into Energy Savings Throughout the UK. Sustainable energy company, Vital Energi, deployed a NetApp all-flash array to speed performance and NetApp AltaVault cloud-integrated storage to help the company meet mandatory back up requirements.

DARZ Drives DevOps Success with NetApp. German IT services leader fuels customers' digital transformation by enabling agile software development through its Docker & Container as a Service offering.

neteffect Offers Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery Solutions with NetApp. NetApp converged infrastructure gives neteffect technologies the flexibility to blend on-premises and cloud services for customers.

NetApp Helps Kaufman Hall Transform Businesses with Data-Driven Insight. Kaufman Hall takes critical first step toward a hybrid cloud future by consolidating on FlexPod to speed innovation as well as maximize performance and growth.

Contegix Accelerates Private Cloud Deployment and Cuts Service Costs in Half with NetApp SolidFire. The leading cloud host provider prepares for coming data deluge with high-performing, scalable NetApp SolidFire all-flash storage to meet customers' demands for scalability and guaranteed performance to accelerate their private cloud deployments.

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