Akamai Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial Results Record first quarter revenue of $669 million, up 11% year-over-year; Cloud Security Solutions revenue grew 36%, now at $600 million annualized run rate; GAAP EPS of $0.31 and non-GAAP EPS of $0.79
Cambridge, MA | April 30, 2018
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the worlds largest and most trusted cloud delivery platform, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.
We are very pleased with the results of our first quarter performance, which featured continued outstanding growth in our security business, substantial improvement in our media business, margin expansion and accelerated revenue growth overall. said Dr. Tom Leighton, Chief Executive Officer.
Akamai delivered the following financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.
Revenue: Revenue was $669 million, an 11% increase over first quarter 2017 revenue of $600 million and a 9% increase when adjusted for foreign exchange.*
Revenue by Division(1):
Web Division revenue was $353 million, up 16% year-over-year and up 13% when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Media and Carrier Division revenue was $316 million, up 6% year-over-year and up 4% when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Revenue from Cloud Security Solutions(2):
Cloud Security Solutions revenue was $149 million, up 36% year-over-year and up 32% when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Revenue from Internet Platform Customers(3):
Revenue from Internet Platform Customers was $44 million, down 14% year-over-year and when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Revenue excluding Internet Platform Customers was $624 million, up 14% year-over-year and up 11% when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Revenue by Geography:
U.S. revenue was $423 million, up 6% year-over-year
International revenue was $245 million, up 22% year-over-year and up 14% when adjusted for foreign exchange*
Income from operations: GAAP income from operations was $69 million, a 35% decrease from first quarter 2017. GAAP operating margin for the first quarter was 10%, down 8 percentage points from the same period last year. The first quarter of 2018 was impacted by a $15 million restructuring charge and $23 million for legal settlements and non-recurring professional advisory fees associated with a non-routine stockholder matter.
Non-GAAP income from operations* was $167 million, a 5% increase from fourth quarter 2017 and a 7% increase from first quarter 2017. Non-GAAP operating margin* for the first quarter was 25%, up 1 percentage point from the fourth quarter of 2017 due to operational efficiency improvements, but down 1 percentage point from the same period last year due to two acquisitions that were completed subsequent to the first quarter of 2017.
Net income: GAAP net income was $54 million, a 28% decrease from first quarter 2017. Non-GAAP net income* was $136 million, a 19% increase from first quarter 2017.
EPS: GAAP EPS was $0.31 per diluted share, a 28% decrease from first quarter 2017 and a 33% decrease when adjusted for foreign exchange.* Non-GAAP EPS was $0.79 per diluted share, a 22% increase from first quarter 2017 and a 17% increase when adjusted for foreign exchange.*
Adjusted EBITDA*: Adjusted EBITDA was $256 million, an 11% increase from first quarter 2017. Adjusted EBITDA margin* was 38%, flat compared to the first quarter of 2017.
Other first quarter 2018 results:
Cash from operations was $192 million, or 29% of revenue
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities was $1.3 billion as of March 31, 2018
The Company spent $20 million to repurchase 0.3 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $67.38 per share
The Company had approximately 171 million shares of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2018
Adoption of new revenue recognition standard: Prior period results have been revised for the adoption of the new revenue recognition standard. Under this standard, the way revenue is recognized changed for some of Akamais customers and primarily impacts the revenue timing of a small number of licensed software customers. The way Akamai recognizes revenue for its core Web and Media products is substantially unchanged. Akamai will also begin capitalizing certain commission and incentive payments. The revisions as a result of the new standard did not have a material impact on Akamais annual revenue or results of operations, but did cause quarter-to-quarter fluctuations. For more information, see the posted revisions to the consolidated statements of income and other key disaggregated revenue amounts in the Investor Relations section of Akamais website at www.akamai.com.
* See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions
(1) Revenue by Division - A customer-focused reporting view that reflects revenue from customers that are managed by the division. As of January 1, 2018, Akamai now reports its revenue in two divisions compared to the three divisions reported in 2017; the Media Division and Enterprise and Carrier Division were combined to form the new Media and Carrier Division. In addition, as the purchasing patterns and required account expertise of customers changes over time, Akamai may reassign a customers division from one to another. In 2018 Akamai reassigned some of its customers from the Media and Carrier Division to the Web Division and revised historical results in order to reflect the most recent categorization and to provide a comparable view for all periods presented.
(2) Revenue from Cloud Security Solutions - A product-focused reporting view that illustrates revenue from Cloud Security Solutions separately from all other solution categories. During 2018, Akamai updated its methodology for allocating revenue to specific solutions when solutions are sold as a bundle. During 2018, Akamai reassigned amounts from CDN a
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Akamai Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial Results Record first quarter revenue of $669 million, up 11% year-over-year; Cloud Security Solutions revenue grew 36%, now at $600 million annualized run rate; GAAP EPS of $0.31 and non-GAAP EPS of $0.79 
