Form 8-K - Current report

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 13, 2024

 

 

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-39940		77-0059951
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, California		95134-1706
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		CSCO		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

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Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 13, 2024, Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”) reported its results of operations for its fiscal first quarter 2025 ended October 26, 2024. A copy of the press release issued by Cisco concerning the foregoing results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Cisco, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The attached exhibit includes non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP gross margins, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income and margin, non-GAAP effective tax rates, non-GAAP interest and other income (loss), net, and non-GAAP net income per share data for the periods presented. It also includes future estimated ranges for gross margin, operating margin, tax provision rate and EPS on a non-GAAP basis.

These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Cisco believes that non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Cisco’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Cisco’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.

Cisco believes that the presentation of non-GAAP measures when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and its historical and projected results of operations.

For its internal budgeting process, Cisco’s management uses financial statements that do not include, when applicable, share-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related/divestiture costs, significant asset impairments and restructurings, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies (such as legal and indemnification settlements and the supplier component remediation amounts), Russia-Ukraine war costs, gains and losses on investments, the income tax effects of the foregoing, and significant tax matters. Cisco’s management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP measures, in addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, in reviewing the financial results of Cisco. In prior periods, Cisco has excluded other items that it no longer excludes for purposes of its non-GAAP financial measures. From time to time in the future, there may be other items that Cisco may exclude for purposes of its internal budgeting process and in reviewing its financial results.

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As described above, Cisco excludes the following items from one or more of its non-GAAP measures when applicable:

Share-based compensation expense. These expenses consist primarily of expenses for employee restricted stock and restricted stock units, employee stock options, and employee stock purchase rights, including such expenses associated with acquisitions. Cisco excludes share-based compensation expense from its non-GAAP measures primarily because they are non-cash expenses and Cisco believes that it is useful to investors to understand the impact of share-based compensation to its results of operations.

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets. Cisco incurs amortization of intangible assets (which may include impairment charges from the write-downs of purchased intangible assets) in connection with acquisitions. Such intangible assets may include purchased intangible assets with finite lives, capitalized in process research and development and goodwill. Cisco excludes these items because Cisco does not believe these expenses are reflective of ongoing operating results in the period incurred. These amounts arise from Cisco’s prior acquisitions and have no direct correlation to the operation of Cisco’s business.

Acquisition-related/divestiture costs. In connection with its business combinations, Cisco incurs compensation expense, changes to the fair value of contingent consideration, as well as professional fees and other direct expenses such as restructuring activities related to the acquired company. In addition, from time to time Cisco enters into foreign currency transactions related to pending acquisitions, and may incur gains or losses on such transactions. Cisco may also from time to time incur gains or losses from divestitures of a business area as well as professional fees and other direct expenses associated with such transactions. Cisco excludes such compensation expense, changes to the fair value of contingent consideration, fees, other direct expenses, and gains and losses, as they are related to acquisitions and divestitures and have no direct correlation to the operation of Cisco’s business.

Significant asset impairments and restructurings. Cisco from time to time incurs significant asset impairments, restructuring charges, and gains or losses on asset disposals. Cisco excludes these items, when significant, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.

Significant litigation settlements and other contingencies. Cisco from time to time may incur charges or benefits related to significant litigation settlements and other contingencies. Cisco excludes these charges or benefits, when significant, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.

Russia-Ukraine war costs. In past periods, in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Cisco announced its intention to stop business operations in Russia and Belarus. Cisco began an orderly wind-down and exit of its business in Russia and Belarus. Cisco had incurred certain non-recurring charges related to this exit plan. These charges included non-recoverability of certain assets, special personnel-related charges in order to support impacted employees (unrelated to ordinary compensation expenses), potential future litigation and other contingencies, and other exit related costs, among others. Cisco excluded these charges because it believed they were not normal and recurring with respect to ongoing business and operating results. These excluded amounts did not include any impacts to revenue.

Gains and losses on investments. Cisco excludes gains and losses on our marketable equity investments and our investments in privately held companies, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.

Income tax effects of the foregoing. This amount is used to present each of the amounts described above on an after-tax basis consistent with the presentation of non-GAAP net income.

Significant tax matters. Cisco may incur tax charges or benefits that are (i) related to prior periods or (ii) not reflective of its ongoing provision for income taxes. These tax charges or benefits may be the result of events such as changes in tax legislation, court decisions, and/or tax settlements. Cisco excludes these charges or benefits, when significant, because it does not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.

 

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From time to time in the future, there may be other items that Cisco may exclude if it believes that doing so is consistent with the goal of providing useful information to investors and management.

Cisco will incur share-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related costs, and gains and losses on investments, in future periods. Significant asset impairments, restructurings, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies, and divestiture costs could occur in future periods. Cisco could also be impacted by significant tax matters in future periods.

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Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description of Document
99.1		Press Release of Cisco, dated November 13, 2024, reporting the results of operations for Cisco’s fiscal first quarter 2025 ended October 26, 2024.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

						CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
Dated: November 13, 2024				By:		/s/ R. Scott Herren
				Name:		R. Scott Herren
				Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Press Contact:				Investor Relations Contact:
Robyn Blum				Sami Badri
Cisco				Cisco
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CISCO REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS

News Summary:

 

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Broad-based acceleration in product orders reflecting normalizing demand

 

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Product orders up 20% year over year; up 9% year over year excluding Splunk

 

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Revenue of $13.8 billion in Q1, at the high end of our guidance range

 

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Strong profitability:

 

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GAAP gross margin of 65.9% and non-GAAP gross margin of 69.3%, above our guidance range

 

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GAAP EPS of $0.68 and non-GAAP EPS of $0.91, above our guidance range

 

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Q1 FY 2025 Results:

 

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Revenue: $13.8 billion

 

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Decrease of 6% year over year

 

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Earnings per Share: GAAP: $0.68; Non-GAAP: $0.91

 

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GAAP EPS decreased 24% year over year

 

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Non-GAAP EPS decreased 18% year over year

 

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Q2 FY 2025 Guidance:

 

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Revenue: $13.75 billion to $13.95 billion

 

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Earnings per Share: GAAP: $0.51 to $0.56; Non-GAAP: $0.89 to $0.91

 

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FY 2025 Guidance:

 

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Revenue: $55.3 billion to $56.3 billion

 

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Earnings per Share: GAAP: $2.26 to $2.38; Non-GAAP: $3.60 to $3.66

SAN JOSE, Calif. — November 13, 2024 — Cisco today reported first quarter results for the period ended October 26, 2024. Cisco reported first quarter revenue of $13.8 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of $2.7 billion or $0.68 per share, and non-GAAP net income of $3.7 billion or $0.91 per share.

“Cisco is off to a strong start to fiscal 2025” said Chuck Robbins, chair and CEO of Cisco. “Our customers are investing in critical infrastructure to prepare for AI, and with the breadth of our portfolio, we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on this opportunity.”

“Revenue, gross margin and EPS in Q1 were at the high end or above our guidance range, generating strong operating leverage” said Scott Herren, CFO of Cisco. “We are focused on solid execution and operating discipline while making strategic investments to drive innovation and growth.”

 

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GAAP Results

 

		Q1 FY 2025				Q1 FY 2024				Vs. Q1 FY 2024
Revenue		$	13.8 billion			$	14.7 billion				(6	)%
Net Income		$	2.7 billion			$	3.6 billion				(25	)%
Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS)		$	0.68			$	0.89				(24	)%

Q1 FY 2025 GAAP results include a tax benefit of $720 million due to a recent U.S. Tax Court decision regarding the U.S. taxation of deemed foreign dividends in the transition year of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Non-GAAP Results

 

		Q1 FY 2025				Q1 FY 2024				Vs. Q1 FY 2024
Net Income		$	3.7 billion			$	4.5 billion				(19	)%
EPS		$	0.91			$	1.11				(18	)%

Reconciliations between net income, EPS, and other measures on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis are provided in the tables located in the section entitled “Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP Measures.”

Cisco Declares Quarterly Dividend

Cisco has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per common share to be paid on January 22, 2025, to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on January 3, 2025. Future dividends will be subject to Board approval.

 

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Financial Summary

All comparative percentages are on a year-over-year basis unless otherwise noted.

Q1 FY 2025 Highlights

Revenue — Total revenue was $13.8 billion, down 6%, with product revenue down 9% and services revenue up 6%. Excluding the contribution from Splunk, total revenue was down 14%.

Revenue by geographic segment was: Americas down 9%, EMEA down 2%, and APJC up 1%. Product revenue performance reflected growth in Security up 100% and Observability up 36%. Networking was down 23% and Collaboration was down 3%. Excluding Splunk, Security and Observability grew 2% and 1%, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.

Gross Margin — On a GAAP basis, total gross margin, product gross margin, and services gross margin were 65.9%, 65.1%, and 68.0%, respectively, as compared with 65.2%, 64.5%, and 67.3%, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

On a non-GAAP basis, total gross margin, product gross margin, and services gross margin were 69.3%, 68.9%, and 70.3%, respectively, as compared with 67.1%, 66.5%, and 69.0%, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

Total gross margins by geographic segment were: 69.6% for the Americas, 70.3% for EMEA and 66.4% for APJC.

Operating Expenses — On a GAAP basis, operating expenses were $6.8 billion, up 28%, and were 48.9% of revenue. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $4.9 billion, up 9%, and were 35.2% of revenue.

Operating Income — GAAP operating income was $2.4 billion, down 45%, with GAAP operating margin of 17.0%. Non-GAAP operating income was $4.7 billion, down 12%, with non-GAAP operating margin at 34.1%.

Provision for (benefit from) Income Taxes — The GAAP tax provision rate was a benefit of 19.6%, which includes the $720 million benefit on deemed foreign dividends as discussed above. The non-GAAP tax provision rate was 19.0%.

Net Income and EPS — On a GAAP basis, net income was $2.7 billion, a decrease of 25%, and EPS was $0.68, a decrease of 24%. On a non-GAAP basis, net income was $3.7 billion, a decrease of 19%, and EPS was $0.91, a decrease of 18%.

Cash Flow from Operating Activities — $3.7 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of 54%, compared with $2.4 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2024.

Balance Sheet and Other Financial Highlights

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments — $18.7 billion at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2025, compared with $17.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2024.

Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) — $40.0 billion, up 15% in total, with 51% of this amount to be recognized as revenue over the next 12 months. Product RPO were up 24% and services RPO were up 7%.

Deferred Revenue — $27.5 billion, up 7% in total, with deferred product revenue up 11%. Deferred services revenue was up 4%.

Capital Allocation — In the first quarter of fiscal 2025, we returned $3.6 billion to stockholders through share buybacks and dividends. We declared and paid a cash dividend of $0.40 per common share, or $1.6 billion, and repurchased approximately 40 million shares of common stock under our stock repurchase program at an average price of $49.56 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $2.0 billion. The remaining authorized amount for stock repurchases under the program is $3.2 billion with no termination date.

Acquisitions

In the first quarter of fiscal 2025, we closed the following acquisitions:

 

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DeepFactor, Inc., a privately held cloud-native application security company

 

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Robust Intelligence, Inc., a privately held AI security solutions company

 

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Guidance

Cisco estimates the following results for the second quarter of fiscal 2025:

 

Q2 FY 2025
Revenue			$13.75 billion - $13.95 billion
Non-GAAP gross margin			68% - 69%
Non-GAAP operating margin			33.5% - 34.5%
Non-GAAP EPS			$0.89 - $0.91

Cisco estimates that GAAP EPS will be $0.51 to $0.56 for the second quarter of fiscal 2025.

Cisco estimates the following results for fiscal 2025:

 

FY 2025
Revenue			$55.3 billion - $56.3 billion
Non-GAAP EPS			$3.60 - $3.66

Cisco estimates that GAAP EPS will be $2.26 to $2.38 for fiscal 2025.

Our Q2 FY 2025 guidance assumes an effective tax provision rate of approximately 17% for GAAP and approximately 19% for non-GAAP results. Our FY 2025 guidance assumes an effective tax provision rate of approximately 9% for GAAP and approximately 19% for non-GAAP results.

A reconciliation between the guidance on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in the tables entitled “GAAP to non-GAAP Guidance” located in the section entitled “Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP Measures.”

Editor’s Notes:

 

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Q1 fiscal year 2025 conference call to discuss Cisco’s results along with its guidance will be held on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Conference call number is 1-888-848-6507 (United States) or 1-212-519-0847 (international).

 

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Conference call replay will be available from 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time, November 13, 2024 to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time, November 19, 2024 at 1-866-360-7722 (United States) or 1-203-369-0174 (international). The replay will also be available via webcast on the Cisco Investor Relations website at https://investor.cisco.com.

 

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Additional information regarding Cisco’s financials, as well as a webcast of the conference call with visuals designed to guide participants through the call, will be available at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time, November 13, 2024. Text of the conference call’s prepared remarks will be available within 24 hours of completion of the call. The webcast will include both the prepared remarks and the question-and-answer session. This information, along with the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation information, will be available on the Cisco Investor Relations website at https://investor.cisco.com.

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In millions, except per-share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

		Three Months Ended
		October 26, 2024				October 28, 2023
REVENUE:
Product		$	10,114			$	11,139
Services			3,727				3,529
Total revenue			13,841				14,668
COST OF SALES:
Product			3,526				3,957
Services			1,194				1,154
Total cost of sales			4,720				5,111
GROSS MARGIN			9,121				9,557
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Research and development			2,286				1,913
Sales and marketing			2,752				2,506
General and administrative			795				672
Amortization of purchased intangible assets			265				67
Restructuring and other charges			665				123
Total operating expenses			6,763				5,281
OPERATING INCOME			2,358				4,276
Interest income			286				360
Interest expense			(418	)			(111	)
Other income (loss), net			41				(83	)
Interest and other income (loss), net			(91	)			166
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES			2,267				4,442
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			(444	)			804
NET INCOME		$	2,711			$	3,638
Net income per share:
Basic		$	0.68			$	0.90
Diluted		$	0.68			$	0.89
Shares used in per-share calculation:
Basic			3,990				4,057
Diluted			4,013				4,087

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

REVENUE BY SEGMENT

(In millions, except percentages)

 

		Three Months Ended October 26, 2024
		Amount				Y/Y%
Revenue:
Americas		$	8,252				(9	)%
EMEA			3,588				(2	)%
APJC			2,001				1	%
Total		$	13,841				(6	)%

Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

GROSS MARGIN PERCENTAGE BY SEGMENT

(In percentages)

 

		Three Months Ended October 26, 2024
Gross Margin Percentage:
Americas			69.6%
EMEA			70.3%
APJC			66.4%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

REVENUE FOR GROUPS OF SIMILAR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

(In millions, except percentages)

 

		Three Months Ended October 26, 2024
		Amount				Y/Y%
Revenue:
Networking		$	6,753				(23	)%
Security			2,017				100	%
Collaboration			1,085				(3	)%
Observability			258				36	%
Total Product			10,114				(9	)%
Services			3,727				6	%
Total		$	13,841				(6	)%

Excluding Splunk, Security and Observability grew 2% and 1%, respectively, in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.

Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

		October 26, 2024				July 27, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	9,065			$	7,508
Investments			9,606				10,346
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $78 at October 26, 2024 and $87 at July 27, 2024			4,457				6,685
Inventories			3,143				3,373
Financing receivables, net			3,123				3,338
Other current assets			6,358				5,612
Total current assets			35,752				36,862
Property and equipment, net			2,082				2,090
Financing receivables, net			3,411				3,376
Goodwill			58,774				58,660
Purchased intangible assets, net			10,744				11,219
Deferred tax assets			6,514				6,262
Other assets			6,056				5,944
TOTAL ASSETS		$	123,333			$	124,413
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt		$	12,364			$	11,341
Accounts payable			1,996				2,304
Income taxes payable			2,096				1,439
Accrued compensation			2,861				3,608
Deferred revenue			15,615				16,249
Other current liabilities			5,610				5,643
Total current liabilities			40,542				40,584
Long-term debt			19,623				19,621
Income taxes payable			3,367				3,985
Deferred revenue			11,887				12,226
Other long-term liabilities			2,637				2,540
Total liabilities			78,056				78,956
Total equity			45,277				45,457
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		$	123,333			$	124,413

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

 

		Three Months Ended
		October 26, 2024				October 28, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$	2,711			$	3,638
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and other			789				401
Share-based compensation expense			827				661
Provision (benefit) for receivables			(1	)			4
Deferred income taxes			(281	)			(513	)
(Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and other, net			(60	)			89
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable			2,227				979
Inventories			229				307
Financing receivables			173				25
Other assets			(190	)			(290	)
Accounts payable			(269	)			(235	)
Income taxes, net			(806	)			(1,773	)
Accrued compensation			(754	)			(908	)
Deferred revenue			(971	)			259
Other liabilities			37				(273	)
Net cash provided by operating activities			3,661				2,371
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of investments			(1,775	)			(1,850	)
Proceeds from sales of investments			1,490				1,280
Proceeds from maturities of investments			1,164				2,497
Acquisitions, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired and divestitures			(217	)			(876	)
Purchases of investments in privately held companies			(42	)			(13	)
Return of investments in privately held companies			77				47
Acquisition of property and equipment			(217	)			(134	)
Other			(1	)			1
Net cash provided by investing activities			479				952
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchases of common stock—repurchase program			(2,003	)			(1,300	)
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units			(165	)			(153	)
Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90 days or less, net			68				—
Issuances of debt			5,732				—
Repayments of debt			(4,821	)			(750	)
Dividends paid			(1,592	)			(1,580	)
Other			(3	)			(17	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(2,784	)			(3,800	)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents			10				(45	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents			1,366				(522	)
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, beginning of period			8,842				11,627
Cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents, end of period		$	10,208			$	11,105
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest		$	545			$	128
Cash paid for income taxes, net		$	643			$	3,090

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

REMAINING PERFORMANCE OBLIGATIONS

(In millions, except percentages)

 

		October 26, 2024								July 27, 2024								October 28, 2023
		Amount				Y/Y%				Amount				Y/Y%				Amount				Y/Y%
Product		$	19,882				24	%		$	20,055				27	%		$	16,011				14	%
Services			20,108				7	%			20,993				10	%			18,742				11	%
Total		$	39,990				15	%		$	41,048				18	%		$	34,753				12	%

We expect 51% of total RPO at October 26, 2024 will be recognized as revenue over the next 12 months.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

DEFERRED REVENUE

(In millions)

 

		October 26, 2024				July 27, 2024				October 28, 2023
Deferred revenue:
Product		$	12,941			$	13,219			$	11,689
Services			14,561				15,256				13,970
Total		$	27,502			$	28,475			$	25,659
Reported as:
Current		$	15,615			$	16,249			$	13,812
Noncurrent			11,887				12,226				11,847
Total		$	27,502			$	28,475			$	25,659

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

DIVIDENDS PAID AND REPURCHASES OF COMMON STOCK

(In millions, except per-share amounts)

 

		DIVIDENDS								STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM												TOTAL
Quarter Ended		Per Share				Amount				Shares				Weighted- Average Price per Share				Amount				Amount
Fiscal 2025
October 26, 2024		$	0.40			$	1,592				40			$	49.56			$	2,003			$	3,595
Fiscal 2024
July 27, 2024		$	0.40			$	1,606				43			$	46.80			$	2,002			$	3,608
April 27, 2024		$	0.40			$	1,615				26			$	49.22			$	1,256			$	2,871
January 27, 2024		$	0.39			$	1,583				25			$	49.54			$	1,254			$	2,837
October 28, 2023		$	0.39			$	1,580				23			$	54.53			$	1,252			$	2,832

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME

(In millions)

 

		Three Months Ended
		October 26, 2024				October 28, 2023
GAAP net income		$	2,711			$	3,638
Adjustments to cost of sales:
Share-based compensation expense			131				103
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			319				181
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs			19				—
Total adjustments to GAAP cost of sales			469				284
Adjustments to operating expenses:
Share-based compensation expense			679				550
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			265				67
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs			285				75
Russia-Ukraine war costs			—				(2	)
Significant asset impairments and restructurings			665				123
Total adjustments to GAAP operating expenses			1,894				813
Adjustments to interest and other income (loss), net:
(Gains) and losses on investments			(98	)			51
Total adjustments to GAAP interest and other income (loss), net			(98	)			51
Total adjustments to GAAP income before provision for income taxes			2,265				1,148
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments			(476	)			(258	)
Significant tax matters (1)			(829	)			—
Total adjustments to GAAP provision for income taxes			(1,305	)			(258	)
Non-GAAP net income		$	3,671			$	4,528

 

(1)	The three months ended October 26, 2024 include a $720 million benefit due to a recent U.S. Tax Court decision regarding the U.S. taxation of deemed foreign dividends in the transition year of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

GAAP TO NON-GAAP EPS

 

		Three Months Ended
		October 26, 2024				October 28, 2023
GAAP EPS		$	0.68			$	0.89
Adjustments to GAAP:
Share-based compensation expense			0.20				0.16
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			0.15				0.06
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs			0.08				0.02
Significant asset impairments and restructurings			0.17				0.03
(Gains) and losses on investments			(0.02	)			0.01
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments			(0.12	)			(0.06	)
Significant tax matters			(0.21	)			—
Non-GAAP EPS		$	0.91			$	1.11

Amounts may not sum due to rounding.

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

GROSS MARGINS, OPERATING EXPENSES, OPERATING MARGINS, INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME (LOSS), NET,

AND NET INCOME

(In millions, except percentages)

 

		Three Months Ended
		October 26, 2024
		Product Gross Margin				Services Gross Margin				Total Gross Margin				Operating Expenses				Y/Y				Operating Income				Y/Y				Interest and other income (loss), net				Net Income				Y/Y
GAAP amount		$	6,588			$	2,533			$	9,121			$	6,763				28	%		$	2,358				(45	)%		$	(91	)		$	2,711				(25	)%
% of revenue			65.1	%			68.0	%			65.9	%			48.9	%							17.0	%							(0.7	)%			19.6	%
Adjustments to GAAP amounts:
Share-based compensation expense			57				74				131				679								810								—				810
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			319				—				319				265								584								—				584
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs			5				14				19				285								304								—				304
Significant asset impairments and restructurings			—				—				—				665								665								—				665
(Gains) and losses on investments			—				—				—				—								—								(98	)			(98	)
Income tax effect/significant tax matters			—				—				—				—								—								—				(1,305	)
Non-GAAP amount		$	6,969			$	2,621			$	9,590			$	4,869				9	%		$	4,721				(12	)%		$	(189	)		$	3,671				(19	)%
% of revenue			68.9	%			70.3	%			69.3	%			35.2	%							34.1	%							(1.4	)%			26.5	%

 

		Three Months Ended
		October 28, 2023
		Product Gross Margin				Services Gross Margin				Total Gross Margin				Operating Expenses				Operating Income				Interest and other income (loss), net				Net Income
GAAP amount		$	7,182			$	2,375			$	9,557			$	5,281			$	4,276			$	166			$	3,638
% of revenue			64.5	%			67.3	%			65.2	%			36.0	%			29.2	%			1.1	%			24.8	%
Adjustments to GAAP amounts:
Share-based compensation expense			42				61				103				550				653				—				653
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			181				—				181				67				248				—				248
Acquisition/divestiture-related costs			—				—				—				75				75				—				75
Significant asset impairments and restructurings			—				—				—				123				123				—				123
Russia-Ukraine war costs			—				—				—				(2	)			(2	)			—				(2	)
(Gains) and losses on investments			—				—				—				—				—				51				51
Income tax effect/significant tax matters			—				—				—				—				—				—				(258	)
Non-GAAP amount		$	7,405			$	2,436			$	9,841			$	4,468			$	5,373			$	217			$	4,528
% of revenue			66.5	%			69.0	%			67.1	%			30.5	%			36.6	%			1.5	%			30.9	%

Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.

 

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CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES

EFFECTIVE TAX RATE

(In percentages)

 

		Three Months Ended
		October 26, 2024				October 28, 2023
GAAP effective tax rate			(19.6	)%			18.1	%
Total adjustments to GAAP provision for income taxes			38.6	%			0.9	%
Non-GAAP effective tax rate			19.0	%			19.0	%

GAAP TO NON-GAAP GUIDANCE

 

Q2 FY 2025		Gross Margin Rate				Operating Margin Rate				Earnings per Share (1)
GAAP			64.5% - 65.5%				20% - 21%				$0.51 - $0.56
Estimated adjustments for:
Share-based compensation expense			1.0%				7.0%				$0.18 - $0.19
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and acquisition/divestiture-related costs			2.5%				6.0%				$0.16 - $0.17
Significant asset impairments and restructurings			—				0.5%				$0.01 - $0.02
Non-GAAP			68% - 69%				33.5% - 34.5%				$0.89 - $0.91

 

FY 2025		Earnings per Share (1)
GAAP			$2.26 - $2.38
Estimated adjustments for:
Share-based compensation expense			$0.73 - $0.75
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and acquisition/divestiture-related costs			$0.60 - $0.62
Significant asset impairments and restructurings			$0.18 - $0.20
(Gains) and losses on investments			($0.02)
Significant tax matters			($0.21)
Non-GAAP			$3.60 - $3.66

 

(1)	Estimated adjustments to GAAP earnings per share are shown after income tax effects.

Except as noted above, this guidance does not include the effects of any future acquisitions/divestitures, significant asset impairments and restructurings, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies, gains and losses on investments, significant tax matters, or other items, which may or may not be significant.

 

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Forward Looking Statements, Non-GAAP Information and Additional Information

This release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding future events (such as our customers’ investments in critical infrastructure to prepare for AI, our position to capitalize on that opportunity given the breadth of our portfolio, and our focus on solid execution and operating discipline while making strategic investments to drive innovation and growth) and the future financial performance of Cisco (including the guidance for Q2 FY 2025 and full year FY 2025) that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results due to a variety of factors, including: business and economic conditions and growth trends in the networking industry, our customer markets and various geographic regions; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment; our development and use of artificial intelligence; overall information technology spending; the growth and evolution of the Internet and levels of capital spending on Internet-based systems; variations in customer demand for products and services, including sales to the service provider market, cloud, enterprise and other customer markets; the return on our investments in certain key priority areas, and in certain geographical locations, as well as maintaining leadership in Networking and services; the timing of orders and manufacturing and customer lead times; supply constraints; changes in customer order patterns or customer mix; insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; variability of component costs; variations in sales channels, product costs or mix of products sold; our ability to successfully acquire businesses and technologies and to successfully integrate and operate these acquired businesses and technologies; our ability to achieve expected benefits of our partnerships; increased competition in our product and services markets, including the data center market; dependence on the introduction and market acceptance of new product offerings and standards; rapid technological and market change; manufacturing and sourcing risks; product defects and returns; litigation involving patents, other intellectual property, antitrust, stockholder and other matters, and governmental investigations; our ability to achieve the benefits of restructurings and possible changes in the size and timing of related charges; cyber attacks, data breaches or other incidents; vulnerabilities and critical security defects; our ability to protect personal data; evolving regulatory uncertainty; terrorism; natural catastrophic events (including as a result of global climate change); any pandemic or epidemic; our ability to achieve the benefits anticipated from our investments in sales, engineering, service, marketing and manufacturing activities; our ability to recruit and retain key personnel; our ability to manage financial risk, and to manage expenses during economic downturns; risks related to the global nature of our operations, including our operations in emerging markets; currency fluctuations and other international factors; changes in provision for income taxes, including changes in tax laws and regulations or adverse outcomes resulting from examinations of our income tax returns; potential volatility in operating results; and other factors listed in Cisco’s most recent report on Form 10-K filed on September 5, 2024. The financial information contained in this release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Cisco’s most recent report on Form 10-K as it may be amended from time to time. Cisco’s results of operations for the three months ended October 26, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of Cisco’s operating results for any future periods. Any projections in this release are based on limited information currently available to Cisco, which is subject to change. Although any such projections and the factors influencing them will likely change, Cisco will not necessarily update the information, since Cisco will only provide guidance at certain points during the year. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.

This release includes non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP gross margins, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income and margin, non-GAAP effective tax rates, non-GAAP interest and other income (loss), net, and non-GAAP net income per share data for the periods presented. It also includes future estimated ranges for gross margin, operating margin, tax provision rate and EPS on a non-GAAP basis.

These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Cisco believes that non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Cisco’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Cisco’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.

 

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Cisco believes that the presentation of non-GAAP measures when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and its historical and projected results of operations.

For its internal budgeting process, Cisco’s management uses financial statements that do not include, when applicable, share-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition/divestiture-related costs, significant asset impairments and restructurings, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies, Russia-Ukraine war costs, gains and losses on investments, the income tax effects of the foregoing and significant tax matters. Cisco’s management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP measures, in addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, in reviewing the financial results of Cisco. In prior periods, Cisco has excluded other items that it no longer excludes for purposes of its non-GAAP financial measures. From time to time in the future there may be other items that Cisco may exclude for purposes of its internal budgeting process and in reviewing its financial results. For additional information on the items excluded by Cisco from one or more of its non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the Form 8-K regarding this release furnished today to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Annualized recurring revenue represents the annualized revenue run-rate of active subscriptions, term licenses, operating leases and maintenance contracts at the end of a reporting period, net of rebates to customers and partners as well as certain other revenue adjustments. Includes both revenue recognized ratably as well as upfront on an annualized basis.

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