SANTA CLARA, CA — (Marketwired) — 02/09/15 —
Revenue of $1,079 million
Operating Income of $104 million, Non-GAAP Operating Income(1) of $193 million
Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $239 million, 22.2% of revenue
Avaya reported financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014.
Total revenue for the quarter was $1,079 million, down $47 million compared to the prior quarter. On a year over year basis revenue was down $52 million compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2014. After adjusting for fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, revenue was down 3 percent sequentially and year-over-year, in line with historical quarterly sequential patterns.
For the quarter, adjusted EBITDA(1) was $239 million which compares to adjusted EBITDA of $253 million for the prior quarter and $237 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014. GAAP operating income was $104 million and non-GAAP operating income was $193 million which compares to non-GAAP operating income of $212 million for the prior quarter and $193 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014. The company was free cash flow positive for the quarter, with cash and cash equivalents totaling $328 million as of December 31, 2014.
“Revenue for Avaya–s first fiscal quarter was constrained by the effect of exchange rates, December sales execution and deal timing. Non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating margin and adjusted EBITDA margin achieved record results for a first fiscal quarter. Our performance demonstrated improved year-over-year operating model efficiency and continued execution of our strategic plan,” said Kevin Kennedy, president and CEO. “Looking ahead, Avaya remains focused on our sales and marketing transformation and enhancing our portfolio of engagement solutions to drive toward increasing our private cloud, networking, and mid-market penetration and gaining share in our existing markets.”
Product bookings were up year-over-year, while product book-to-bill was below 1.0, consistent with typical first fiscal quarter patterns
The total future contracted value for private cloud and managed services increased 20 percent from the first quarter of fiscal 2014, ending the quarter at over $800 million
Revenue of $1,079 million, down by $47 million when compared to the prior quarter, of which $13 million was due to exchange rate fluctuations, and also down by $52 million when compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2014, of which $19 million was due to exchange rate fluctuations
Gross margin 59.1% compared to 58.2% for the prior quarter and 56.6% for the first quarter of fiscal 2014
Non-GAAP gross margin was 60.1% compared to 59.7% for the prior quarter and 58.1% for the first quarter of fiscal 2014
Operating income was $104 million which compares to operating income of $62 million for the prior quarter and operating income of $87 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014
Non-GAAP operating income was $193 million compared to non-GAAP operating income of $212 million for the prior quarter and $193 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2014
Adjusted EBITDA was $239 million or 22.2% of revenue compared to $253 million or 22.5% of revenue for the prior quarter and $237 million or 21.0% of revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2014
For the first fiscal quarter, percentage of revenue by geography was:
U.S. – 53% – EMEA – 28%
Asia-Pacific – 9% – Americas International – 10%
Avaya will host a conference call to discuss its financial results and Q&A at 2:00 p.m. PST on Monday, February 9, 2015. On the call will be Kevin Kennedy, president and CEO, and Dave Vellequette, CFO. The call will be moderated by John Nunziati, senior director of investor relations.
To join the live webcast and view supplementary materials, listeners should access the investor page of Avaya–s website (). Following the live webcast, a replay will be available at the same web address in the event archives.
To access the live webcast by phone, dial 877-876-9176 in the U.S. or Canada and 785-424-1667 for international callers, using the conference ID: AVQ115. Listeners should access the webcast or the call 10-15 minutes before the start time to ensure they are connected prior to the start time.
A replay of the conference call will be available beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST on February 9 through March 9, 2015, by dialing 800-695-0395 within the United States or 402-220-1388 outside the United States.
Avaya is a leading provider of solutions that enable customer and team engagement across multiple channels and devices for better customer experience, increased productivity and enhanced financial performance. Its world-class contact center and unified communications technologies and services are available in a wide variety of flexible on-premise and cloud deployment options that seamlessly integrate with non-Avaya applications. The Avaya Engagement Environment enables third parties to create and customize business applications for competitive advantage. Avaya–s fabric-based networking solutions help simplify and accelerate the deployment of business critical applications and services. For more information please visit .
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(1) Refer to Supplemental Financial Information accompanying this press release for a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP numbers and for reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 see our Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2014 at .
The information furnished in this release includes non-GAAP financial measures that differ from measures calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), including adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP gross margin as a percentage of revenue, and non-GAAP operating income.
EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) before income taxes, interest expense, interest income and depreciation and amortization and excludes the results of discontinued operations for all periods presented. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA further adjusted to exclude certain charges and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance under our debt agreements as further described in our SEC filings.
We believe that including supplementary information concerning Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate compliance with our debt agreements and because it serves as a basis for determining management compensation. In addition, we believe Adjusted EBITDA provides more comparability between our historical results and results that reflect purchase accounting and our current capital structure. Accordingly, Adjusted EBITDA measures our financial performance based on operational factors that management can impact in the short-term, namely the Company–s pricing strategies, volume, costs and expenses of the organization.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent net income (loss) or cash flow from operations as those terms are defined by GAAP and does not necessarily indicate whether cash flows will be sufficient to fund cash needs. While adjusted EBITDA and similar measures are frequently used as measures of operations and the ability to meet debt service requirements, these terms are not necessarily comparable to other similarly titled captions of other companies due to the potential inconsistencies in the method of calculation. Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the impact of earnings or charges resulting from matters that we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations. In particular, based on our debt agreements the definition of Adjusted EBITDA allows us to add back certain non-cash charges that are deducted in calculating net income (loss). Our debt agreements also allow us to add back restructuring charges, certain fees payable to our private equity sponsors and other specific cash costs and expenses as defined in the agreements and that portion of our pension costs, other post-employment benefits costs, and non-retirement post-employment benefits costs representing the amortization of pension service costs and actuarial gain or loss associated with these employment benefits. However, these are expenses that may recur, may vary and are difficult to predict. Further, our debt agreements require that Adjusted EBITDA be calculated for the most recent four fiscal quarters. As a result, the measure can be disproportionately affected by a particularly strong or weak quarter. Further, it may not be comparable to the measure for any subsequent four-quarter period or any complete fiscal year.
Non-GAAP gross margin excludes the amortization of acquired technology intangible assets, share based compensation, impairment of long lived assets and purchase accounting adjustments. We have included non-GAAP gross margin because we believe it provides additional useful information to investors regarding our operations by excluding those charges that management does not believe are reflective of the Company–s ongoing operating results when assessing the performance of the business.
Non-GAAP operating income excludes the amortization of technology intangible assets, restructuring and impairment charges, acquisition and integration related costs, share based compensation, impairment of long lived assets and purchase accounting adjustments. We have included non-GAAP operating income because we believe it provides additional useful information to investors regarding our operations by excluding those charges that management does not believe are reflective of the company–s ongoing operating results when assessing the performance of the business.
These non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and have limitations as analytical tools in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Avaya–s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP. As such, these measures should only be used to evaluate Avaya–s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.
The following tables reconcile GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures:
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