Solid Performance Driven by Demand Improvement
from Service Providers and Continued Execution in Enterprise
Business
A10 Networks, Inc. (NYSE: ATEN or the “Company”), a leading
provider of cybersecurity and infrastructure solutions, today
announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full year
ended December 31, 2024.
Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial
Summary
- Revenue of $74.2 million, compared to $70.4 million in the
fourth quarter of 2023, representing a 5% increase.
- Enterprise revenue grew 8% for the quarter year-over-year, and
service provider revenue grew 4%.
- GAAP gross margin of 79.9%; non-GAAP gross margin of
80.7%.
- GAAP net income was $18.3 million (24.7% of revenue), or $0.24
per diluted share, compared to net income of $17.9 million (25.4%
of revenue) or $0.24 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of
2023.
- Non-GAAP net income of $23.0 million (30.9% of revenue), or
$0.31 per diluted share (non-GAAP EPS) compared to non-GAAP net
income of $18.5 million (26.2% of revenue) or $0.25 per diluted
share in the fourth quarter of 2023.
- Adjusted EBITDA was $27.3 million (36.8% of revenue) compared
to $24.0 million (34.0% of revenue) in the fourth quarter of
2023.
- The Company completed the quarter with cash and investments of
$195.6 million, up from $159.3 million as of December 31, 2023. A10
generated $25.7 million in cash from operations during the
quarter.
- The Company returned $10.2 million to investors, having
repurchased 360,000 shares at an average price of $15.99 per share
for a total of $5.8 million and having paid $4.4 million in cash
dividends in the quarter.
- The Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.06 per share, payable March 3, 2025, to stockholders of record
at the close of business on February 14, 2025.
Full-Year 2024 Financial
Summary
- Revenue of $261.7 million, up $10.0 million (4.0%) compared to
$251.7 million in 2023.
- GAAP net income of $50.1 million (representing 19.2% of
revenue), or $0.67 per diluted share.
- Non-GAAP net income of $64.8 million (representing 24.8% of
revenue) or $0.86 per diluted share compared to $54.9 million
(representing 21.8% of revenue), or $0.73 per diluted share
(non-GAAP EPS).
- Adjusted EBITDA margin of 28.5% vs. 28.3% in 2023.
A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information is
contained in the financial statements below.
“The demand from service provider customers improved throughout
the second half of 2024, and we enter 2025 with growing optimism of
an ongoing normalization of spending from these customers,”
commented Dhrupad Trivedi, A10 Network’s President and Chief
Executive Officer. “AI continues to serve as a significant catalyst
for spending in general, and for A10 customer’s priorities in
particular, because of the efficiency of our high throughput, low
latency solutions for all operating environments. Our solutions
lower the total cost of ownership, utilizing less power and
integrated security capabilities, creating a durable competitive
advantage within energy-hungry AI data centers.”
“Simultaneously, we delivered significant growth with enterprise
customers, and we are investing heavily to further enhance our
offerings for these customers,” added Trivedi. “During the coming
year, we anticipate launching solutions to further expand our
security offerings. We view 2025 as a year that will benefit from
several years of R&D investment, furthering our competitive
position with both service provider and enterprise customers.”
“As we drive the company transformation to a more agile
engineering and delivery model, focused on security and efficiency,
we have transformed our processes and systems,” concluded Trivedi.
“The continued focus on operational excellence and long-term
business model provides a strong foundation for a durable business
model delivering consistent returns for all our stakeholders.”
Conference Call
Management will host a call today at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time
(4:30 p.m. Eastern time) to discuss the results.
Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing
(833) 470-1428 (toll-free) or (404) 975-4839 and referencing access
code: 475407.
A live audio webcast of the conference call will be accessible
from the “Investor Relations” section of A10 Network’s website at
investors.a10networks.com. The webcast will be archived for at
least 90 days. A telephonic replay of the conference call will be
available two hours after the conclusion of the live call and will
run for seven days and may be accessed by dialing (866) 813-9403
(toll-free) or (929) 458-6194 and entering the passcode 596790.
About A10 Networks
A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN) provides security and infrastructure
solutions for on-premises, hybrid cloud, and edge-cloud
environments. Our 7000+ customers span global large enterprises and
communications, cloud and web service providers who must ensure
business-critical applications and networks are secure, available,
and efficient. Founded in 2004, A10 Networks is based in San Jose,
Calif. and serves customers globally. For more information, visit
A10networks.com and follow us at A10Networks.
The A10 logo and A10 Networks are trademarks or registered
trademarks of A10 Networks, Inc. in the United States and other
countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements,”
including statements regarding our quarterly dividend payments,
strategy, including as to AI, growth, demand, positioning,
products, profitability, revenue expectations for 2025, market
trends and investments. Forward-looking statements are subject to
known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on
assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, which could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied
by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual
results to differ include any unforeseen need for capital which may
require us to divert funds we may have otherwise used for the
dividend program, which may in turn negatively impact our ability
to administer the quarterly dividends; a significant decline in
global macroeconomic or political conditions that have an adverse
impact on our business and financial results; business
interruptions related to our supply chain; our ability to manage
our business and expenses if customers cancel or delay orders;
execution risks related to closing key deals and improving our
execution; the continued market adoption of our products; our
ability to successfully anticipate market needs and opportunities;
our timely development of new products and features; our ability to
achieve or maintain profitability; any loss or delay of expected
purchases by our largest end-customers; our ability to maintain or
improve our competitive position; competitive and execution risks
related to cloud-based computing trends; our ability to attract and
retain new end-customers and our largest end-consumers; our ability
to maintain and enhance our brand and reputation; changes demanded
by our customers in the deployment and payment model for our
products; continued growth in markets relating to network security;
the success of any future acquisitions or investments in
complementary companies, products, services or technologies; the
ability of our sales team to execute well; our ability to shorten
our close cycles; the ability of our channel partners to sell our
products; variations in product mix or geographic locations of our
sales; risks associated with our presence in international markets;
weaknesses or deficiencies in our internal control over financial
reporting; our ability to timely file periodic reports required to
be filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and other risks
that are described in “Risk Factors” in our periodic filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Form 10-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29,
2024. We do not intend to update or alter our forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
In addition to disclosing financial measures prepared in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP), we refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures, including
non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per basic and diluted
share (or non-GAAP EPS), non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin,
non-GAAP operating income and operating margin, non-GAAP operating
expenses, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin. Non-GAAP
financial measures do not have any standardized meaning and are
therefore unlikely to be comparable to similarly titled measures
presented by other companies.
A10 Networks considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be
important because they provide useful measures of the operating
performance of the company, exclusive of unusual events or factors
that do not directly affect what we consider to be our core
operating performance and are used by the company's management for
that purpose.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in
isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
We define non-GAAP net income as our GAAP net income excluding:
(i) stock-based compensation and related payroll tax, (ii)
impairment expense, (iii) tax planning expense, (iv) workforce
reduction expense, (v) cyber incident remediation expense, (vi)
one-time legal expense and (vii) income tax effect of non-GAAP
items (i) to (vi) listed above. We define non-GAAP net income per
basic and diluted share as our non-GAAP net income divided by our
basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding. We define
non-GAAP gross profit as our GAAP gross profit excluding (i)
stock-based compensation and related payroll tax, (ii) workforce
reduction expense and (iii) cyber incident remediation expense. We
define non-GAAP gross margin as our non-GAAP gross profit divided
by our GAAP revenue. We define non-GAAP operating expenses as our
GAAP operating expenses excluding (i) stock-based compensation and
related payroll tax, (ii) impairment expense, (iii) tax planning
expense, (iv) workforce reduction expense, (v) cyber incident
remediation expense and (vi) one-time legal expense. We define
non-GAAP operating income as our GAAP income from operations
excluding (i) stock-based compensation and related payroll tax,
(ii) impairment expense, (iii) tax planning expense, (iv) workforce
reduction expense, (v) cyber incident remediation expense and (vi)
one-time legal expense. We define non-GAAP operating margin as our
non-GAAP operating income divided by our GAAP revenue. We define
Adjusted EBITDA as our GAAP net income excluding (i) interest and
other income, net, (ii) depreciation and amortization expense,
(iii) provision for income taxes, (iv) stock-based compensation and
related payroll tax, (v) impairment expense, (vi) tax planning
expense, (vii) workforce reduction expense, (viii) cyber incident
remediation expense and (ix) one-time legal expense. We define
Adjusted EBITDA margin as our Adjusted EBITDA divided by our GAAP
revenue.
Non-GAAP financial measures are presented for supplemental
informational purposes only for understanding the company's
operating results.
Source: A10 Networks, Inc.
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, in thousands,
except per share amounts, on a GAAP Basis)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Revenue:
Products
$
43,335
$
40,550
$
139,799
$
141,082
Services
30,869
29,867
121,897
110,618
Total revenue
74,204
70,417
261,696
251,700
Cost of revenue:
Products
10,075
9,134
31,218
31,468
Services
4,823
4,140
20,201
16,494
Total cost of revenue
14,898
13,274
51,419
47,962
Gross profit
59,306
57,143
210,277
203,738
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing
21,622
21,450
83,300
85,976
Research and development
13,192
11,979
57,726
55,229
General and administrative
6,096
5,708
25,283
23,885
Total operating expenses
40,910
39,137
166,309
165,090
Income from operations
18,396
18,006
43,968
38,648
Non-operating income (expense):
Interest income
1,671
1,677
6,747
5,078
Interest and other income (expense),
net
1,440
(584
)
7,384
69
Total non-operating income (expense),
net
3,111
1,093
14,131
5,147
Income before income taxes
21,507
19,099
58,099
43,795
Provision for income taxes
3,206
1,182
7,959
3,825
Net income
$
18,301
$
17,917
$
50,140
$
39,970
Net income per share:
Basic
$
0.25
$
0.24
$
0.68
$
0.54
Diluted
$
0.24
$
0.24
$
0.67
$
0.53
Weighted-average shares used in computing
net income per share:
Basic
73,691
74,288
74,088
74,210
Diluted
74,975
74,972
75,302
75,550
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET
INCOME TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME
(unaudited, in thousands,
except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP net income
$
18,301
$
17,917
$
50,140
$
39,970
Non-GAAP items:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
4,811
2,922
17,625
14,674
Impairment expense
—
—
—
2,975
Tax planning expense
—
500
500
500
Workforce reduction expense
1,075
—
1,075
4,298
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
—
732
One-time legal expense
—
—
71
—
Income tax-effect of non-GAAP items
(1,232
)
(2,872
)
(4,575
)
(8,230
)
Total non-GAAP items
4,654
550
14,696
14,949
Non-GAAP net income (1)
$
22,955
$
18,467
$
64,836
$
54,919
GAAP net income per share:
Basic
$
0.25
$
0.24
$
0.68
$
0.54
Diluted
$
0.24
$
0.24
$
0.67
$
0.53
Non-GAAP items:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
0.07
0.04
0.23
0.19
Impairment expense
—
—
—
0.04
Tax planning expense
—
0.01
0.01
0.01
Workforce reduction expense
0.01
—
0.01
0.06
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
—
0.01
One-time legal expense
—
—
—
—
Income tax-effect of non-GAAP items
(0.01
)
(0.04
)
(0.06
)
(0.11
)
Total non-GAAP items
0.07
0.01
0.19
0.20
Non-GAAP net income per share: (1)
Basic
$
0.31
$
0.25
$
0.88
$
0.74
Diluted
$
0.31
$
0.25
$
0.86
$
0.73
Weighted average shares used in computing
net income per share:
Basic
73,691
74,288
74,088
74,210
Diluted
74,975
74,972
75,302
75,550
(1)
Net income and earnings per share
excluding adjustments are non-GAAP financial measures presented as
supplemental financial measures to enable a user of the financial
information to understand the impact of these adjustments on
reported results. These financial measures should not be considered
an alternative to net income, operating income, cash flows provided
by operating activities, or any other measure of financial
performance or liquidity presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Our adjusted net income and earnings per share may not be
comparable to similarly titled measures of another company because
companies may not all calculate adjusted net income and earnings
per share in the same manner.
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(unaudited, in thousands,
except par value, on a GAAP Basis)
As of December 31,
2024
As of December 31,
2023
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
95,129
$
97,244
Marketable securities
100,429
62,056
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of
$465 and $405, respectively
76,687
74,307
Inventory
22,005
23,522
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
13,038
14,695
Total current assets
307,288
271,824
Property and equipment, net
39,142
29,876
Goodwill
1,307
1,307
Deferred tax assets, net
62,364
62,725
Other non-current assets
22,714
24,077
Total assets
$
432,815
$
389,809
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
12,542
$
7,024
Accrued and other liabilities
32,696
21,388
Deferred revenue, current
78,335
82,657
Total current liabilities
123,573
111,069
Deferred revenue, non-current
69,924
58,677
Other non-current liabilities
7,489
12,187
Total liabilities
200,986
181,933
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.00001 par value: 500,000
shares authorized; 90,520 and 89,003 shares issued and 73,693 and
74,359 shares outstanding, respectively
1
1
Treasury stock, at cost: 16,827 and 14,644
shares, respectively
(180,992
)
(150,909
)
Additional paid-in-capital
508,387
486,958
Dividends paid
(55,417
)
(37,619
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss)
194
(71
)
Accumulated deficit
(40,344
)
(90,484
)
Total stockholders' equity
231,829
207,876
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity
$
432,815
$
389,809
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, in thousands, on a
GAAP Basis)
Years Ended December
31,
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
50,140
$
39,970
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
11,293
9,346
Stock-based compensation
17,048
14,081
Provision for (recovery from) doubtful
accounts and sales returns
59
(699
)
Other non-cash items
(424
)
117
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities:
Accounts receivable
(2,555
)
(679
)
Inventory
(760
)
(6,302
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(67
)
(1,862
)
Accounts payable
2,224
(2,999
)
Accrued and other liabilities
6,609
(20,801
)
Deferred revenue
6,925
14,342
Net cash provided by operating
activities
90,492
44,514
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of marketable
securities
25,531
45,420
Proceeds from maturities of marketable
securities
81,146
64,504
Purchases of marketable securities
(142,759
)
(85,420
)
Capital expenditures
(12,268
)
(10,896
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing
activities
(48,350
)
13,608
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
under employee equity incentive plans
3,624
4,943
Repurchases of common stock
(30,084
)
(15,975
)
Payments for dividends
(17,797
)
(17,817
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(44,257
)
(28,849
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
(2,115
)
29,273
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of
period
97,244
67,971
Cash and cash equivalents—end of
period
$
95,129
$
97,244
Non-cash investing and financing
activities:
Transfers between inventory and property
and equipment
$
2,277
$
2,473
Capital expenditures included in accounts
payable
$
3,294
$
3,298
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP GROSS
PROFIT TO NON-GAAP GROSS PROFIT
(unaudited, in thousands,
except percentages)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP gross profit
$
59,306
$
57,143
$
210,277
$
203,738
GAAP gross margin
79.9
%
81.1
%
80.4
%
80.9
%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
523
441
2,091
1,814
Workforce reduction expense
20
—
20
42
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
—
3
Non-GAAP gross profit
$
59,849
$
57,584
$
212,388
$
205,597
Non-GAAP gross margin
80.7
%
81.8
%
81.2
%
81.7
%
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TOTAL
OPERATING EXPENSES
TO NON-GAAP TOTAL OPERATING
EXPENSES
(unaudited, in
thousands)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP total operating expenses
$
40,910
$
39,137
$
166,309
$
165,090
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
(4,288
)
(2,481
)
(15,534
)
(12,860
)
Impairment expense
—
—
—
(2,975
)
Tax planning expense
—
(500
)
(500
)
(500
)
Workforce reduction expense
(1,055
)
—
(1,055
)
(4,256
)
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
—
(729
)
One-time legal expense
—
—
(71
)
—
Non-GAAP total operating expenses
$
35,567
$
36,156
$
149,149
$
143,770
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP INCOME
FROM OPERATIONS
TO NON-GAAP OPERATING
INCOME
(unaudited, in thousands,
except percentages)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP income from operations
$
18,396
$
18,006
$
43,968
$
38,648
GAAP operating margin
24.8
%
25.6
%
16.8
%
15.4
%
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Stock-based compensation and related
payroll tax
4,811
2,922
17,625
14,674
Impairment expense
—
—
—
2,975
Tax planning expense
—
500
500
500
Workforce reduction expense
1,075
—
1,075
4,298
Cyber incident remediation expense
—
—
—
732
One-time legal expense
—
—
71
—
Non-GAAP operating income
$
24,282
$
21,428
$
63,239
$
61,827
Non-GAAP operating margin
32.7
%
30.4
%
24.2
%
24.6
%
A10 NETWORKS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET
INCOME TO
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA
(NON-GAAP)
(unaudited, in
thousands)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2024
2023
2024
2023
GAAP net income
$
18,301
$
17,917
$
50,140
$
39,970
GAAP net income margin
24.7
%
25.4
%
19.2
%
15.9
%
Exclude: Interest and other income,
net
(3,111
)
(1,093
)
(14,131
)
(5,147
)
Exclude: Depreciation and amortization
3,045
2,501
11,293
9,346
Exclude: Provision for income taxes
3,206
1,182
7,959
3,825
EBITDA
21,441
20,507
55,261
47,994
Exclude: Stock-based compensation and
related payroll tax
4,811
2,922
17,625
14,674
Exclude: Impairment expense
—
—
—
2,975
Exclude: Tax planning expense
—
500
500
500
Exclude: Workforce reduction expense
1,075
—
1,075
4,298
Exclude: Cyber incident remediation
expense
—
—
—
732
Exclude: One-time legal expense
—
—
71
—
Adjusted EBITDA
$
27,327
$
23,929
$
74,532
$
71,173
Adjusted EBITDA margin
36.8
%
34.0
%
28.5
%
28.3
%
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investors@a10networks.com
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