Red Hat 8-K Red Hat Reports First Quarter Results

Exhibit 99.1

Red Hat Reports First Quarter Results

• Revenue of $156.6 Million, up 32% Year-over-Year
• Operating Income Increased 33% Year-over-Year
• Operating Cash Flow Increased by 60% Year-over-Year

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced financial results for its fiscal year 2009 first quarter ended May 31, 2008.

“The first quarter was a solid start to the fiscal year,“ stated Jim Whitehurst, President and Chief Executive Officer of Red Hat. “With our recognized value advantage and award winning technology solutions, we continued to see top enterprise customers expand Red Hat deployments and new customers migrate to our solutions.”

Total revenue for the quarter was $156.6 million, an increase of 32% from the year ago quarter and 11% from the prior quarter. Subscription revenue for the quarter was $130.7 million, up 27% year-over-year and 7% sequentially.

Net income for the quarter was $17.3 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared with $16.2 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the year ago quarter. Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the quarter was $37.0 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, after adjusting for stock compensation and tax expense as detailed in the tables below. This compares to non-GAAP adjusted net income of $33.7 million, or $0.16 per diluted share in the year ago quarter.

Operating cash flow totaled $63.4 million, compared to $39.7 million from the year ago quarter and $54.5 million from the prior quarter. At quarter end, the company’s total deferred revenue balance was $491.8 million, an increase of 36% on a year-over-year basis and 4% sequentially. Total cash, cash equivalents and investments as of May 31, 2008 were $1.35 billion.

Other highlights include the following:

• Red Hat launched major releases of its flagship products; Red Hat Network Satellite 5.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2, and JBoss Operations Network 2.0. Also Red Hat released Fedora 9 to the open source community.

• Red Hat’s middleware business continued to gain momentum in the quarter. JBoss middleware solutions were positioned in the Leadership quadrant of Gartner Inc.’s “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Servers” for a third consecutive year. JBoss also received high marks in a survey of application development professionals published by Forrester Research on April 25, 2008 “Application Server Quality: Review Your Assumptions”.
• Red Hat was named the #1 IT vendor in Japan by IT workers surveyed in the Nikkei Access’ April 2008 study for the second consecutive year.

"Our execution this quarter enabled us to deliver a combination of strong revenue, operating income and cash flow growth,” stated Charlie Peters, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Red Hat. “We achieved these results while continuing to invest in our infrastructure and technologies to enable future growth.”

Additional information on Red Hat's reported results, including a reconciliation of the non-GAAP adjusted results, are included in the financial tables below. A live webcast of Red Hat's results will begin at 5:00 pm ET today and can be accessed by the general public at Red Hat's investor relations website at http://investors.redhat.com. A replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the live event will have ended.

About Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat, the world's leading open source solutions provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with over 55 offices spanning the globe. CIOs have ranked Red Hat first for value in Enterprise Software for four consecutive years in the CIO Insight Magazine Vendor Value survey. Red Hat provides high-quality, affordable technology with its operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, together with applications, management and Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions, including the JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide. Learn more: www.redhat.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: risks related to the integration of acquisitions; the ability of the Company to effectively compete; the inability to adequately protect Company intellectual property and the potential for infringement or breach of license claims of or relating to third party intellectual property; risks related to data and information security vulnerabilities; ineffective management of, and control over, the Company's growth and international operations; adverse results in litigation; and changes in and a dependence on key personnel, as well as other factors contained in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (copies of which may be accessed through the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov), including those found therein under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations". In addition to these factors, actual future performance, outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general factors including (without limitation) general industry and market conditions and growth rates, economic conditions, and governmental and public policy changes. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's views as of the date of this press release and these views could change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to the date of the press release.

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RED HAT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands - except per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended
	May 31,			May 31,
		2008			2007
Revenue:
Subscriptions	$	130,694		$	103,045
Training and services		25,941			15,828
Total subscription, training and services revenue		156,635			118,873
Cost of revenue:
Subscriptions		8,957			7,601
Training and services		17,472			10,663
Total cost of subscription, training and services revenue		26,429			18,264
Total gross profit		130,206			100,609
Operating expense:
Sales and marketing		59,271			46,209
Research and development		28,911			21,787
General and administrative		22,114			17,661
Total operating expense		110,296			85,657
Income from operations		19,910			14,952
Other income, net		10,020			13,578
Interest expense		(1,586	)		(1,495	)
Income before provision for income taxes		28,344			27,035
Provision for income taxes		11,054			10,814
Net income	$	17,290		$	16,221
Net income-diluted	$	18,184		$	17,100
Net income per share:
Basic	$	0.09		$	0.08
Diluted	$	0.08		$	0.08
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		190,779			193,082
Diluted		218,853			221,407
Diluted net income per share computation:
GAAP Net income, basic	$	17,290		$	16,221
Interest expense on convertible debentures, net of related GAAP tax effects		435			428
Amortization of debt issuance costs, net of related GAAP tax effects		459			451
GAAP Net income, diluted	$	18,184		$	17,100

RED HAT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
ASSETS
	May 31,			February 29,
		2008			2008
	(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	610,540		$	677,720
Investments in debt securities		285,535			312,442
Accounts receivable, net		114,975			127,002
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		85,708			75,192
Total current assets		1,096,758			1,192,356
Property and equipment, net		73,341			68,557
Goodwill		358,335			340,314
Identifiable intangibles, net		112,832			93,823
Investments in debt securities		453,073			341,781
Other assets, net		43,007			43,151
Total assets	$	2,137,346		$	2,079,982
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	11,932		$	17,341
Accrued expenses		46,993			43,260
Deferred revenue		351,242			339,088
Convertible debentures		570,000			570,000
Other current obligations		1,001			59
Total current liabilities		981,168			969,748
Deferred lease credits		4,844			4,977
Long term deferred revenue		140,582			133,805
Other long term obligations		19,359			20,261
Convertible debentures		-			-
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock		21			21
Additional paid-in capital		1,208,585			1,170,328
Accumulated deficit		(10,912	)		(28,202	)
Treasury stock, at cost		(202,093	)		(192,946	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(4,208	)		1,990
Total stockholders' equity		991,393			951,191
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	2,137,346		$	2,079,982

RED HAT, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended
	May 31,			May 31,
		2008			2007
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	17,290		$	16,221
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		9,097			7,234
Deferred income taxes		8,767			8,330
Share-based compensation expense		10,561			8,386
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements		(8,967	)		(12,610	)
Provision for doubtful accounts		(151	)		582
Amortization of debt issuance costs		752			752
Other		(40	)		-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities net of effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable and earnings in excess of billings		19,320			(3,917	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(5,003	)		(738	)
Accounts payable		(5,570	)		(4,223	)
Accrued expenses		1,986			(1,764	)
Deferred revenue		15,454			21,564
Other assets		(134	)		(92	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		63,362			39,725
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of investment securities		(305,646	)		(341,175	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities		216,534			215,480
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired		(43,750	)		(11,784	)
Purchase of property and equipment		(9,522	)		(6,407	)
Purchase of developed software and other intangible assets		(1,615	)		(3,488	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(143,999	)		(147,374	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements		8,967			12,610
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options		11,447			3,074
Purchase of treasury stock		(9,147	)		-
Structured stock repurchase		1,989			-
Other borrowings, net		43			2,232
Net cash provided by financing activities		13,299			17,916
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		158			(122	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(67,180	)		(89,855	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period		677,720			527,239
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	610,540		$	437,384

RED HAT, INC.
NON CASH SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION AND RECONCILIATION OF GAAP RESULTS TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED RESULTS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands - except per share amounts)
Non cash share-based compensation expense included in Consolidated Statements of Operations:
	Three Months Ended
	May 31,		May 31,
		2008		2007
Cost of revenue	$	681	$	582
Sales and marketing		3,996		2,514
Research and development		2,508		2,125
General and administration		3,376		3,165
Total stock based compensation expense	$	10,561	$	8,386
Reconciliation of GAAP results to non-GAAP adjusted results
	Three Months Ended
	May 31,		May 31,
		2008		2007
GAAP net income	$	17,290	$	16,221
GAAP provision for income taxes		11,054		10,814
GAAP income before provision for income taxes	$	28,344	$	27,035
Add: Non-cash share-based compensation expense per FAS 123R		10,561		8,386
Non-GAAP adjusted income before provision for income taxes	$	38,905	$	35,421
Non-GAAP cash provision for income taxes	$	1,945	$	1,771
Non-GAAP adjusted net income	$	36,960	$	33,650
Non-GAAP adjusted net income-diluted	$	38,352	$	35,042
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share:
Basic	$	0.19	$	0.17
Diluted	$	0.18	$	0.16
Non-GAAP diluted net income per share computation:
Non-GAAP adjusted net income	$	36,960	$	33,650
Interest expense on convertible debentures, net of related 5% cash tax effects		677		677
Amortization of debt issuance costs, net of related 5% cash tax effects		715		715
Non-GAAP adjusted net income-diluted	$	38,352	$	35,042

RED HAT, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP RESULTS TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED RESULTS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands - except per share amounts)
Reconciliation of GAAP results to non-GAAP adjusted results
	Three Months Ended
	May 31,			May 31,
		2008			2007
GAAP Gross profit	$	130,206		$	100,609
Add: Non-cash share-based compensation expense per FAS 123R		681			582
Non-GAAP gross profit	$	130,887		$	101,191
Non-GAAP gross margin		84	%		85	%
	Three Months Ended
	May 31,			May 31,
		2008			2007
GAAP operating expenses	$	110,296		$	85,657
Deduct: Non-cash share-based compensation expense per FAS 123R		(9,880	)		(7,804	)
Non-GAAP adjusted operating expenses	$	100,416		$	77,853
	Three Months Ended
	May 31,			May 31,
		2008			2007
GAAP operating income	$	19,910		$	14,952
Add: Non-cash share-based compensation expense per FAS 123R		10,561			8,386
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income	$	30,471		$	23,338
Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin		19.5	%		19.6	%

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