SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2023.
“Customers are focused on minimizing their spend and optimizing their existing investments while also continuing to drive revenue”
First Quarter Performance Summary
First quarter fiscal year 2023 revenue grew 2% from the year ago period, to $700 million, up from $687 million in fiscal year 2022. Global services revenue grew 5% from the year-ago period while product revenue declined 1%, reflecting 3% software revenue growth and a 4% decline in systems revenue from the year-ago period.
GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $72 million, or $1.20 per diluted share compared to $94 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.
Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $149 million, or $2.47 per diluted share, compared to $179 million, or $2.89 per diluted share, in fiscal year 2022.
A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures is included in the attached Consolidated Income Statements. Additional information about non-GAAP financial information is included in this release.
Business Outlook
“We continue to expect 9% to 11% revenue growth for the year, though the mix may look different than what we expected three months ago,” continued Locoh-Donou. “We remain committed to maintaining double-digit non-GAAP earnings growth this year and on an annual basis going forward and we will continue to evaluate our cost base and take further action as needed to achieve this goal.”
For the second quarter of fiscal year 2023, F5 expects to deliver revenue in the range of $690 million to $710 million, with non-GAAP earnings in the range of $2.36 to $2.48 per diluted share.
F5 to Acquire Lilac Cloud, Inc.
On January 22, 2023, F5 signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lilac Cloud, Inc. (Lilac) a provider of innovative application delivery services. F5 currently uses Lilac's Content Delivery Network (CDN) technology in its F5 Distributed Cloud Services. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and the acquisition is not expected to have a material impact on F5’s operating results. F5 expects the transaction to close in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023.