Balance Sheet and Other Financial Results
Total cash, cash equivalents, and investments as of September 30, 2019 were $2,826.7 million, compared to $3,648.0 million as of September 30, 2018, and $2,875.0 million as of June 30, 2019.
Net cash flows provided by operations for the third quarter of 2019 was $185.0 million, compared to $207.3 million in the third quarter of 2018, and $88.8 million in the second quarter of 2019.
Days sales outstanding in accounts receivable was 51 days in the third quarter of 2019, compared to 49 days in the third quarter of 2018, and 54 days in the second quarter of 2019.
Capital expenditures were $28.3 million, and depreciation and amortization expense was $56.1 million during the third quarter of 2019.
Juniper’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share to be paid on December 23, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 2, 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 revenue outlook shows a modest return to year-over-year growth at themid-point. However, it is lower than previously expected due to continued business challenges at some of our largest Service Provider customers, lingering impacts from our sales force transformation and macro-economic uncertainty.
We remain confident in our position in the markets we serve, and in our relationships with our customers.
Q4’19non-GAAP gross margin guidance reflects the recent increase in China tariffs, which is offset partially by the expected increased revenue. We continue to undertake specific efforts to improve our gross margin. These efforts include value engineering, optimizing our supply chain and Service business, pricing management and increasing software and solution sales.
We expect a Q4’19non-GAAP tax rate of 17%, due to the anticipated reduction in India’s corporate tax rate.
Despite the lower than expected revenue outlook, we continue to manage costs prudently, and still expect to achieve thelow-end of our$1.70-$1.80 earnings per share range for the full-year 2019.
We remain committed to shareholder return and we are confident in our long-term growth prospects. To that end, our Board of Directors has authorized an additional $1.0 billion in our share repurchase authorization, which brings our current authorization to $1.9 billion. In addition, we intend to enter into an accelerated share repurchase program for $200 million in Q4’19. We expect to be opportunistic about capital return in the future.
Our guidance for the quarter ending December 31, 2019 is as follows:
• | | Revenue will be approximately $1,185 million, plus or minus $30 million. |
• | | Non-GAAP gross margin will be approximately 61.0%, plus or minus 1%. |
• | | Non-GAAP operating expenses will be approximately $485 million, plus or minus $5 million. |
• | | Non-GAAP operating margin will be approximately 20.1% at themid-point of revenue guidance. |
• | | Non-GAAP tax rate will be approximately 17%. |
• | | Non-GAAP net income per share will be approximately $0.57, plus or minus $0.03. This assumes a share count of approximately 340 million. |
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