Cisco Q1 2012 Results:
EPS Beats By 4 Cents - Guides Up
November 10, 2011
Cisco
reported its first quarter results for the period ended October 29,
2011. Cisco reported first quarter net sales of $11.3 billion, net
income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of
$1.8 billion or $0.33 per share, and non-GAAP net income of $2.3 billion
or $0.43 per share.
Wall Street had predicted 39 cents in
earnings. Cisco also topped projections with its second-quarter
forecast. The networking gear giant predicted earnings per share of 42
to 44 cents for Q2 2012, beating the average forecast of 42 cents.
"We delivered a solid quarter," said
John Chambers, Cisco Chairman and CEO. "We've completed the majority of
our restructuring and have organized Cisco to successfully execute
against our strategy of providing intelligent networks, architectures
and integrated products that solve customers' business problems. Even in
times of limited capital spending, intelligent networks are being
deployed to drive new business, revenue and consumption models, enable
new customer and employee experiences, and drive efficiencies. Cisco's
leadership in networking, video, collaboration and cloud, offered
together in an integrated architectural approach, uniquely positions
Cisco as a strategic business partner."
Other Financial
Highlights
Cash
flows from operations were $2.3 billion for the first quarter of
fiscal 2012, compared with $1.7 billion for the first quarter of
fiscal 2011, and compared with $2.8 billion for the fourth quarter
of fiscal 2011.
Cash and cash equivalents and investments
were $44.4 billion at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2012,
compared with $44.6 billion at the end of fiscal 2011.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2012,
Cisco repurchased 100 million shares of common stock under the stock
repurchase program at an average price of $15.37 per share for an
aggregate purchase price of $1.5 billion. As of October 29, 2011,
Cisco had repurchased and retired 3.6 billion shares of Cisco common
stock at an average price of $20.49 per share for an aggregate
purchase price of approximately $73.3 billion since the inception of
the stock repurchase program. The remaining authorized amount for
stock repurchases under this program as of October 29, 2011 was
approximately $8.7 billion with no termination date.
Days sales outstanding in accounts
receivable (DSO) at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2012 were
35 days, compared with 38 days at the end of both the fourth quarter
of fiscal 2011 and first quarter of fiscal 2011.
Inventory turns on a GAAP basis were 11.2
in the first quarter of fiscal 2012, compared with 11.8 in the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, and compared with 11.2 in the first
quarter of fiscal 2011. Non-GAAP inventory turns were 10.9 in the
first quarter of fiscal 2012, compared with 11.4 in the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2011, and compared with 10.8 in the first quarter
of fiscal 2011.
Select Global Business Highlights
Cisco announced the acquisition of
privately held Versly, which integrates collaboration capabilities
through a plugin to Microsoft Office applications, simplifying the
way people work by enabling more effective collaboration around
content in documents, spreadsheets, presentations and email.
Cisco completed the acquisition of the
AXIOSS software assets that give Cisco the ability to extend network
and service management technologies across its next-generation IP
network platforms, allowing service providers to quickly and
efficiently launch new video, data, mobility and cloud services to
their customers.
Cisco announced its intent to acquire
privately held BNI Video, which supplies service providers with two
major video products that offer video back-office and content
delivery network analytic capabilities.
Cisco announced its collaboration with
Microsoft to deliver data center virtualization solutions designed
to provide improved scalability and operational control of Microsoft
Windows Server 8 virtual environments.
Cisco and Citrix Systems announced that
they entered into a strategic alliance to develop and deliver
solutions that help customers simplify and accelerate large-scale
desktop virtualization deployments.
Cisco and HP announced another option to
bridge their data center server and networking architectures, the
Cisco® Fabric Extender for HP BladeSystem, also known as the Cisco
Nexus® B22 Fabric Extender for HP.
Cisco Innovation
Cisco introduced additions to its data
center networking portfolio that address the needs of expanding
Internet traffic while remaining highly secure and deliver unmatched
architectural flexibility and scale for physical, virtual or cloud
computing environments.
Cisco introduced new video content
solutions and capabilities that enable customers to capture, enhance
and analyze video, making it easier to find and access video content
on any device at any time.
Cisco introduced new and expanded
offerings -- from value-priced endpoints to an HD video software
client to a hosted solution -- that are designed specifically to
make the Cisco TelePresence® experience widely available, including
to small and medium-sized businesses.
Cisco announced three new platforms in the
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers engineered to
facilitate the proliferation of new mobile Internet services and
devices such as tablets, smartphones and connected appliances.
Cisco launched the industry's first
integrated wireless IPTV service with AT&T.
Cisco unveiled the next phase of its
Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (VXI) with a series of
offerings and innovations designed to deliver uncompromised desktop
virtualization experiences.
Cisco introduced a set of Wide Area
Application Services (WAAS) and wide-area network (WAN) optimization
appliances to help organizations deliver business applications with
a high-quality experience across corporate networks.
Select Customer Announcements
Charter Communications, a leading
communications and entertainment services provider and the
fourth-largest cable operator in the United States, is deploying the
Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System and Cisco ASR 9000 Series
Aggregation Services Routers to deliver enhanced video, data, voice
and mobile backhaul services to residential and commercial
customers.
The STAPLES Center in Los Angeles
transformed the fan experience with new high-definition digital
video solutions developed by Cisco and Verizon.
Perú Credit Bank chose the Cisco Data
Center architecture from Cisco's Data Center and Virtualization
solutions to optimize its internal and external processes in order
to attain stability and a higher level of operations.
The Buenos Aires Provincial Judiciary
chose Cisco TelePresence technology to optimize legal services by
facilitating the delivery of statements by experts in criminal
processes.
Shaw Communications and Cisco announced an
agreement to deploy an extensive and advanced Wi-Fi network in
Western Canada to provide broadband wireless access.
Kabel Deutschland selected the Cisco ASR
9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers to upgrade its broadband
and video network.
Mobile TeleSystems, the leading
telecommunications service provider in Russia and other Commonwealth
of Independent States (CIS) countries, has deployed the Cisco CRS-3
Carrier Routing System to provide its rapidly growing audience of
subscribers with high-quality Internet access despite the growing
shortage of IPv4 addresses.