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Check Point Software Technologies Inc | NASDAQ:CHKP | NASDAQ | Common Stock |
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Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2014.
“We had a fantastic second quarter. Total revenues from products and software blades subscription delivered 10 percent growth, which was driven by strong demand across industries and business segments. We saw a nice up-tick in customer wins across the board with several very large customer contracts,” said Gil Shwed, founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Check Point Software Technologies.
Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter of 2014:
For information regarding the Non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, as well as a reconciliation of such Non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” and “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information.”
Business Highlights
During the second quarter of 2014, Check Point launched new products and services, including:
41000 Security System – New datacenter and telco grade high performance system based on the multi-blade hardware architecture of the 61000. The 41000 has a smaller footprint, enabling more customers to deploy high performance scalable security. The 41000 delivers performance of up to 11,000 SecurityPower™ units (SPU), 40 Gbps of real-life firewall throughput, and 25 Gbps of real-life IPS throughput.
Smart-1 Appliance Family – Upgraded the entire line of the Smart-1 security management appliance family with five new appliances that deliver cyber security management for the era of big data. Smart-1 appliances enable organizations to consolidate security policy, log, and event management. The new Smart-1 Appliances allow for three times more effective storage capacity and report generation is greatly accelerated.
Next-Generation SmartEvent – Announced the availability of Next-Generation SmartEvent, a new and powerful event monitoring solution for real-time processing and storing of threat detection data. Next-Generation SmartEvent offers one single view for all security threats and network components, to more easily manage and analyze big data security, and to make faster and more informed security decisions.
ThreatCloud IntelliStore – The ThreatCloud IntelliStore provides a threat intelligence marketplace that enables organizations to select from a wide range of threat intelligence feeds relevant to them and simultaneously uses this intelligence to proactively stop threats at their Check Point Security Gateways.
Check Point 2014 Security Report – We published our annual industry security report which provides insight into the major security events that occurred in organizations across the world and offers recommendations on how to protect against them. The report is based on collaborative research from our Security Checkup assessments, Threat Emulation sensors, ThreatCloud™ and Endpoint Security reports, and includes in-depth analysis of 200,000+ hours of monitored network traffic from over 9,000 security gateways across 996 organizations of various industries worldwide. The report is available at http://www.checkpoint.com/securityreport.
Industry Accolades:
Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewall - Check Point is positioned as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Network Firewall. The company has been in the Leaders quadrant since 1999.
Top Position in Worldwide Combined Firewall and UTM Appliance Market - Check Point continued to be the number one vendor in worldwide combined Firewall and UTM appliance revenue for Q1 2014, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker Q1 2014.
“We’ve continued to innovate and expand our offerings this quarter with the introduction of our ThreatCloud IntelliStore, which provides customers access to the industry’s best cyber intelligence sources and translates it into real-time prevention. This is the latest layer in our Threat Prevention solution that includes our Intrusion Prevention (IPS), Network Anti-Virus, Web Security, Anti-bot and Threat Emulation,” concluded Shwed.
Third Quarter 2014 Investor Conference Participation Schedule:
Members of Check Point's management team will present at these conferences and discuss the latest company strategies and initiatives. Check Point’s conference presentations are expected to be available via webcast on the company's web site. To view these presentations and access the most updated information please visit the company's web site at www.checkpoint.com/ir. The schedule is subject to change.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
Check Point will host a conference call with the investment community on July 23, 2014 at 8:30 AM ET/5:30 AM PT. To listen to the live webcast, please visit the website at: www.checkpoint.com/ir. A replay of the conference call will be available through August 1, 2014 on the company's website or by telephone at +1.201.612.7415, replay ID number 13586646.
About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, is the only vendor to deliver Total Security for networks, data and endpoints, unified under a single management framework. Check Point provides customers with uncompromised protection against all types of threats, reduces security complexity and lowers total cost of ownership. Check Point first pioneered the industry with FireWall-1 and its patented stateful inspection technology. Today, Check Point continues to innovate with the development of the Software Blade Architecture™. The dynamic Software Blade Architecture delivers secure, flexible and simple solutions that can be fully customized to meet the exact security needs of any organization or environment. Check Point customers include tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes including all Fortune 100 companies. Check Point's award-winning ZoneAlarm solutions protect millions of consumers from hackers, spyware and identity theft.
©2014 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved
Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations for software-defined protection, Next-Generation SmartEvent and our other new solutions, and our expectations regarding our collaboration with VMware to automate and simplify the provisioning and deployment of network security in private clouds. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks include our ability to continue to develop platform capabilities and solutions; customer acceptance and purchase of our existing solutions and new solutions; the market for IT security continuing to develop; competition from other products and services; and general market, political, economic and business conditions. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 28, 2014. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Check Point as of the date hereof, and Check Point disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, Check Point uses non-GAAP measures of net income, operating income, operating margin and earnings per share, which are adjustments from results based on GAAP to exclude stock-based compensation charges, amortization of intangible assets and the related tax affects. Check Point’s management believes the non-GAAP financial information provided in this release is useful to investors’ understanding and assessment of Check Point’s ongoing core operations and prospects for the future. Historically, Check Point has also publicly presented these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures in order to assist the investment community to see the Company “through the eyes of management,” and thereby enhance understanding of its operating performance. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included with the financial statements contained in this press release. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP information in evaluating and operating business internally and as such has determined that it is important to provide this information to investors.
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended Six Months EndedJune 30, June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) Revenues: Products and licenses $124,342 $119,252 $232,281 $224,445 Software Blades subscriptions 63,743 52,350 125,500 101,504 Total revenues from products and software blades
188,085
171,602
357,781
325,949
Software updates and maintenance 174,513 168,570 347,023 336,953 Total revenues 362,598 340,172 704,804 662,902 Operating expenses: Cost of products and licenses 22,353 20,916 42,413 39,765 Cost of software blades subscriptions1,092
1,240
2,602
2,846
Total cost of products and software blades23,445
22,156
45,015
42,611
Cost of Software updates and maintenance17,506
16,959
34,754
33,207
Amortization of technology 60 198 120 492 Total cost of revenues 41,011 39,313 79,889 76,310 Research and development 33,451 29,369 66,417 58,683 Selling and marketing 79,821 70,481 148,435 132,310 General and administrative 18,394 17,719 35,644 35,305 Total operating expenses 172,677 156,882 330,385 302,608 Operating income 189,921 183,290 374,419 360,294 Financial income, net 7,298 7,608 14,447 16,450 Income before taxes on income 197,219 190,898 388,866 376,744 Taxes on income 37,563 39,890 76,125 77,776 Net income $159,656 $151,008 $312,741 $298,968Earnings per share (basic)
$0.84
$0.77
$1.64
$1.51
Number of shares used in computing earnings per share (basic)
189,933
196,387
190,972
197,418
Earnings per share (diluted)
$0.83
$0.76
$1.61
$1.49
Number of shares used in computing earnings per share (diluted)
193,380
199,946
194,566
201,265
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30,2014 2013 2014 2013 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) GAAP operating income $189,921 $183,290 $374,419 $360,294 Stock-based compensation (1) 16,587 13,752 29,058 24,922 Amortization of intangible assets (2) 535 826 1,070 1,748 Non-GAAP operating income $207,043 $197,868 $404,547 $386,964 GAAP net income $159,656 $151,008 $312,741 $298,968 Stock-based compensation (1) 16,587 13,752 29,058 24,922 Amortization of intangible assets (2) 535 826 1,070 1,748 Taxes on the above items (3) (4,679 ) (551 ) (6,868 ) (1,311 ) Non-GAAP net income $172,099 $165,035 $336,001 $324,327 GAAP Earnings per share (diluted) $0.83 $0.76 $1.61 $1.49 Stock-based compensation (1) 0.08 0.07 0.15 0.12 Amortization of intangible assets (2) - 0.01 0.01 0.01 Taxes on the above items (3) (0.02 ) (0.01 ) (0.04 ) (0.01 ) Non-GAAP Earnings per share (diluted) $0.89 $0.83 $1.73 $1.61 Number of shares used in computing Non-GAAP earnings per share (diluted) 193,380 199,946 194,566 201,265 (1) Stock-based compensation: Cost of products and licenses $22 $23 $38 $41 Cost of software updates and maintenance 240 249 425 448 Research and development 2,661 2,802 4,754 4,789 Selling and marketing 3,874 3,312 6,202 5,572 General and administrative 9,790 7,366 17,639 14,072 $16,587 $13,752 $29,058 $24,922 (2) Amortization of intangible assets: Amortization of technology-cost of revenues 60 198 120 492 Selling and marketing 475 628 950 1,256 $535 $826 $1,070 $1,748
(3) Taxes on the above items
$ (4,679 ) $ (551 ) $ (6,868 ) $ (1,311 )Total, net
$12,443 $14,027 $23,260 $25,359 CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA(In thousands)
ASSETS June 30, December 31, 2014 2013 (unaudited) (audited) Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $317,544 $408,432 Marketable securities and short-term deposits 915,977 758,382 Trade receivables, net 245,432 379,648 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 59,907 53,856 Total current assets 1,538,860 1,600,318 Long-term assets: Marketable securities 2,409,263 2,463,110 Property and equipment, net 38,083 37,991 Severance pay fund 6,479 6,488 Deferred tax asset, net 16,476 13,557 Other intangible assets, net 15,120 16,191 Goodwill 727,875 727,875 Other assets 19,865 20,907 Total long-term assets 3,233,161 3,286,119 Total assets 4,772,021 $4,886,437 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Deferred revenues $565,188 $586,696 Trade payables and other accrued liabilities 251,228 396,102 Total current liabilities 816,416 982,798 Long-term liabilities: Long-term deferred revenues 94,958 84,927 Income tax accrual 227,028 205,420 Deferred tax liability, net 636 308 Accrued severance pay 11,071 10,887 333,693 301,542 Total liabilities 1,150,109 1,284,340 Shareholders’ equity: Share capital 774 774 Additional paid-in capital 811,711 774,917 Treasury shares at cost (2,757,415 ) (2,421,278 ) Accumulated other comprehensive income 8,256 1,839 Retained earnings 5,558,586 5,245,845 Total shareholders’ equity 3,621,912 3,602,097Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$4,772,021
$4,886,437
Total cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short-term deposits$3,642,784
$3,629,924
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD. SELECTED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW DATA(In thousands)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2014 2013 2014 2013 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) Cash flow from operating activities: Net income $159,656 $151,008 $312,741 $298,968 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation of property and equipment2,248
2,081
4,439 4,097 Amortization of intangible assets 535 826 1,070 1,748 Stock-based compensation 16,587 13,752 29,058 24,922 Realized gain on marketable securities (143 ) 40 (154 ) (1,074 ) Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables, net (15,128 ) 10,875 130,015 105,251 Increase (decrease) in deferred revenues, trade payables and other accrued liabilities11,594
29,065
(129,500 ) 112,561 Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation (2,674 ) (1,934 ) (1,952 ) (6,105 ) Deferred income taxes, net (4,703 ) (1,054 ) (5,687 ) (4,267 ) Net cash provided by operating activities 167,972 204,659 340,030 536,101 Cash flow from investing activities: Investment in property and equipment (2,328 ) (2,044 ) (4,531 ) (4,626 ) Net cash used in investing activities (2,328 ) (2,044 ) (4,531 ) (4,626 ) Cash flow from financing activities: Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of options-
6,785
47,418
33,430
Purchase of treasury shares (194,000 ) (142,797 ) (380,869 ) (274,434 ) Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation 2,674 1,934 1,952 6,105 Net cash used in financing activities (191,326 ) (134,078 ) (331,499 ) (234,899 ) Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net 6,272 (21,276 ) 8,860 (21,288 ) Increase in cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short term deposits(19,410
)
47,261
12,860
275,288
Cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short term deposits at the beginning of the period3,662,194
3,523,391
3,629,924
3,295,364
Cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short term deposits at the end of the period$3,642,784
$3,570,652
$3,642,784
$3,570,652
Check Point Software TechnologiesINVESTOR CONTACT:Kip E. Meintzer, +1-650-628-2040ir@checkpoint.comMEDIA CONTACT:James Rivas, +1-650-628-2215press@checkpoint.com
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