“We exceeded our profitability targets during the first quarter, withnon-GAAP gross margin,non-GAAP operating margin andnon-GAAP earnings per share all coming in above themid-point of our guidance,” said Ken Miller, chief financial officer, Juniper Networks. “While we were delayed in executing our proposed $300 million accelerated share repurchase program during the first quarter, due to our acquisition of Mist Systems, we plan to execute this program during the current quarter given our ongoing belief in our future prospects.”
Balance Sheet and Other Financial Results
Total cash, cash equivalents, and investments as of March 31, 2019 were $3,502.7 million, compared to $3,448.4 million as of March 31, 2018, and $3,758.1 million as of December 31, 2018.
Net cash flows provided by operations for the first quarter of 2019 was $159.4 million, compared to $271.1 million in the first quarter of 2018, and $212.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Days sales outstanding in accounts receivable, or “DSO,” was 58 days in the first quarter of 2019, compared to 57 days in the first quarter of 2018, and 58 days in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Capital expenditures were $27.9 million, and depreciation and amortization expense was $51.0 million during the first quarter of 2019.
Juniper’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share to be paid on June 24, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 3, 2019.
Outlook
These metrics are provided on anon-GAAP basis, except for revenue and share count.Non-GAAP earnings per share is on a fully diluted basis. The outlook assumes that the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar to other currencies will remain relatively stable at current levels.
Our Q2 revenue outlook reflects normal seasonal trends.
We expect revenue to grow on a sequential basis beyond the second quarter. While we continue to expect better trends during the second half of the year, we do expect to see some impact from seasonality during the third quarter. We expect to return to year-over-year growth in the fourth quarter. We remain confident in the long-term financial model we outlined at our Investor Day in November last year.
Full yearnon-GAAP gross margins are expected to improve directionally with revenue volume from Q1’19 levels, and we believenon-GAAP gross margin for the year will be toward themid-point of our long-term financial model.
We plan to manage our operating expenses prudently; however, we expect the Mist Systems acquisition to be dilutive in 2019. Based on our current forecast, we expectnon-GAAP operating expenses on a full year basis to be flat to slightly up versus 2018.
For the remainder of 2019, we expect anon-GAAP tax rate lower than Q1’19 levels.
We expect higher interest income compared to the prior year.
Due to the acquisition of Mist Systems and a higher than anticipated tax rate, we expectnon-GAAP earnings per share of $1.75 +/- $0.05 for 2019. If not for these items, ournon-GAAP EPS guidance for the year would remain unchanged.
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