SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - February 17, 2010) - NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today reported results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2010, which ended January 29, 2010. GAAP revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2010 were $1.01 billion, compared to GAAP and non-GAAP revenues(1) of $746 million and $874 million, respectively, for the same period one year ago.
For the third fiscal quarter of 2010, GAAP net income was $108 million, or $0.30 per share(2) compared to GAAP net loss of $82 million, or ($0.25) per share for the same period in the prior year. Non-GAAP(3) net income for the third fiscal quarter of 2010 was $144 million, or $0.40 per share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $93 million, or $0.28 per share for the same period one year ago.
GAAP revenues for the first nine months of the current fiscal year totaled $2.76 billion, compared to GAAP and non-GAAP revenues of $2.5 billion and $2.7 billion, respectively, for the first nine months of the prior fiscal year.
GAAP net income for the first nine months of the current fiscal year totaled $255 million, or $0.73 per share, compared to GAAP net loss of $4 million, or $0.01 per share for the first nine months of the prior fiscal year. Non-GAAP net income for the first nine months of the current fiscal year totaled $350 million, or $1.00 per share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $262 million, or $0.78 per share for the first nine months of the prior fiscal year.
"The NetApp team demonstrated remarkable execution this quarter. With record revenues, record profits and record EPS, the company produced double-digit year over year revenue growth and our operations team shipped a record number of systems, despite persistent supply constraints," said Tom Georgens, president and CEO. "I am very pleased with the breadth of our progress. Business levels grew in every major geography, we gained momentum in both our channel and our direct business, and clearly gained market share this quarter."
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Webcast and Conference Call Information
The NetApp quarterly results conference call will be broadcast live on the Internet at http://investors.netapp.com on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. This press release and any other information related to the call will also be posted on the Web site at that location. An audio replay Webcast will also be available after 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time on our Web site at http://investors.netapp.com.
Starting this quarter, NetApp will use a new hybrid format for disclosing key financial information associated with our quarterly results. Concurrent with this press release, NetApp has posted and distributed a separate document with financial commentary and statistics that previously were disclosed during our earnings calls. These prepared remarks will now be available at http://investors.netapp.com prior to the conference call in order to provide the investment community with additional time to analyze our results. This commentary will not be read during the earnings call.
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"Safe Harbor" Statement Under U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include all of the statements under the Outlook section relating to our forecasted operating results, share count, and metrics for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010, our expectations regarding our new partnership and strategic alliances and the benefits that we expect our customers to realize from using our products and those from our strategic alliances and partnerships. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could vary. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include customer demand for our products and services; our ability to increase revenue and manage our operating costs; increased competition risks associated with the anticipated growth in network storage market; our ability to deliver new product architectures and enterprise service offerings; our ability to design products and services that compete effectively from a price and performance perspective; our reliance on a limited number of suppliers; our ability to accurately forecast demand for our products; and other important factors as described in NetApp reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the factors described under the sections captioned "Risk Factors" in our most recently submitted 10-K and 10-Q. We disclaim any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
(1) Non-GAAP revenues for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2009 exclude the impact of the $128 million GSA settlement.
(2) GAAP earnings per share is calculated using the diluted number of shares for all periods presented except for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009, which is calculated using the basic number of shares.
(3) Non-GAAP results of operations exclude the GSA settlement, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expenses, merger termination proceeds (net of related expenses), restructuring and other charges, asset impairment, noncash interest expense associated with our convertible debt, net loss or gain on investments, and our GAAP tax provision, including discrete items, but includes a non-GAAP tax provision based upon our projected annual non-GAAP effective tax rate. Non-GAAP earnings per share is calculated using the diluted number of shares for all periods presented.
(4) "Magic Quadrant for Midrange Enterprise Disk Arrays" by Roger Cox, Stan Zaffos, and Pushan Rinnen, November 2009.
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NetApp Usage of Non-GAAP Financials
The Company refers to the non-GAAP financial measures cited above in making operating decisions because they provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company's operational performance. Non-GAAP results of operations exclude the GSA settlement, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expenses, merger termination proceeds (net of related expenses), restructuring and other charges, asset impairment, noncash interest expense associated with our convertible debt, net loss or gain on investments, and our GAAP tax provision, including discrete items, but includes a non-GAAP tax provision based upon our projected annual non-GAAP effective tax rate. We have excluded these items in order to enhance investors' understanding of our ongoing operations. The use of these non-GAAP financial measures has material limitations because they should not be used to evaluate our company without reference to their corresponding GAAP financial measures. As such, we compensate for these material limitations by using these non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with GAAP financial measures.
