Infoblox Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2015 Results

SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - September 03, 2015) - Infoblox (NYSE: BLOX), the network control company, today reported its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2015. Total net revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 was a record $87.0 million, an increase of 34.0% on a year-over-year basis. Total net revenue for fiscal 2015 was a record $306.1 million, an increase of 22.3% compared with the total net revenue of $250.3 million in fiscal 2014.

On a GAAP basis, the Company reported a net loss of $4.7 million, or $0.08 net loss per fully diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with a net loss of $9.5 million, or $0.17 net loss per fully diluted share, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014. For fiscal 2015, the Company reported a GAAP basis net loss of $27.1 million, or $0.48 net loss per fully diluted share, compared with a net loss of $23.9 million, or $0.45 net loss per fully diluted share, in fiscal 2014.

The Company reported non-GAAP net income of $7.3 million, or $0.12 diluted net income per share on a non-GAAP weighted-average share basis, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with non-GAAP net income of $1.9 million, or $0.03 diluted net income per share on a non-GAAP weighted-average share basis, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014. For fiscal 2015, on a non-GAAP basis, the Company reported net income of $22.7 million, or $0.38 diluted income per share compared with net income of $19.5 million, or $0.34 diluted income per share, in fiscal 2014.

The GAAP to non-GAAP reconciling items for the fourth quarters and fiscal years 2015 and 2014 can be found in the "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" attached to this press release.

"We had a strong finish to fiscal 2015," said Jesper Andersen, president and chief executive officer. "Sales execution continued to improve as evidenced by our robust top line performance driven by product sales in the fourth quarter. We believe our security and cloud solutions differentiate our platform and have increased our value proposition with our customers and prospects, and contributed to driving larger deals," continued Andersen. "As we look ahead, we see multiple growth drivers for our business and believe we are well positioned for further growth."

Financial Outlook

Infoblox announced its outlook of anticipated results for the first fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2015. This outlook is based on a number of assumptions that it believes are reasonable at the time of this earnings release. Information regarding potential risks that could cause the actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements is set forth below and in Infoblox's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For the first fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2015, the Company currently expects:

• Total net revenue in the range of $86 million to $88 million;
• Non-GAAP gross margin to be in the range of 78% to 79%;
• Non-GAAP operating margin in the range of 6% to 7%; and
• Non-GAAP diluted net income per share ("non-GAAP EPS") to be in the range of $0.05 to $0.06, assuming approximately 62 million shares on a non-GAAP diluted weighted-average share basis.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our financial results presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), this press release and the accompanying tables and the related earnings conference call contain certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin, non-GAAP operating income and operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS and non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares outstanding. We also provide first fiscal quarter 2016 estimates for non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP EPS and non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares outstanding. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are helpful in understanding our past financial performance and future results. Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our management regularly uses our supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand and manage our business and forecast future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Our non-GAAP financial measures include adjustments based on the following items:

Stock-based compensation expenses: We have excluded the effect of stock-based compensation from our non-GAAP operating results. Although stock-based compensation is a key incentive offered to our employees, we continue to evaluate our business performance excluding stock-based compensation expenses. Stock-based compensation expenses will recur in future periods.

Amortization of intangible assets: We have excluded the effect of amortization of intangible assets from our non-GAAP operating results. Amortization of intangible assets is a non-cash expense, and it is not part of our core operations. Investors should note that the use of intangible assets contributed to revenues earned during the periods presented and will contribute to future period revenues as well.

Income tax adjustment: For purposes of calculating non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS, our interim U.S. income tax provision is recognized based on the percentage of year-to-date non-GAAP pre-tax income (loss) over projected fiscal 2015 non-GAAP pre-tax income (loss).

Acquisition related expenses: Acquisition related expenses may include transaction costs, costs for transitional employees, other acquired employee related retention costs, integration related professional services, adjustments to the fair value of the acquisition related contingent consideration, and the write-down of certain acquired in-progress research and development intangibles. We believe that to the extent we incur significant expenses in connection with our acquisitions, it is useful for investors to understand the effects of these items on our total operating expenses.

Our non-GAAP Financial Measures are described as follows:

Non-GAAP gross profit and gross margin. Non-GAAP gross profit is gross profit as reported on our consolidated statements of operations, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation and intangible asset amortization expense. Non-GAAP gross margin is non-GAAP gross profit divided by net revenue.

Non-GAAP operating income and operating margin. Non-GAAP operating income is income (loss) from operations as reported on our consolidated statements of operations, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation, intangible asset amortization expense and acquisition related expenses. Non-GAAP operating margin is non-GAAP operating income divided by net revenue.

Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS. Non-GAAP net income is net income (loss) as reported on our consolidated statements of operations, excluding the impact of stock-based compensation, intangible asset amortization expense and acquisition related expenses with income taxes adjusted to reflect our estimated effective tax rate on a non-GAAP basis. Non-GAAP EPS is non-GAAP net income divided by non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares outstanding.

For reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see the section of the accompanying tables titled, "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Conference Call & Webcast

Management will host a conference call today, September 3, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. PDT/4:30 p.m. EDT to discuss its fiscal fourth quarter 2015 financial results. To access the call, investors may dial 800-230-1096 (domestic) or 612-288-0337 (international) at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. A live webcast of the call will also be available on the corporate website at: http://ir.infoblox.com. An archive of the webcast will be available to the company's website and a taped reply will be available for one week at 800-475-6701 (domestic) or 320-365-3844 (international), passcode 366383.

About Infoblox

Infoblox (NYSE: BLOX) delivers critical network services that protect Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure, automate cloud deployments, and increase the reliability of enterprise and service provider networks around the world. As the industry leader in DNS, DHCP, and IP address management, the category known as DDI, Infoblox (www.infoblox.com) reduces the risk and complexity of networking.

Cautionary Statement

All statements in this release that are not statements of historical fact, including but not limited to the quotation attributable to Mr. Andersen and the statements under "Financial Outlook" are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: unexpected delays in the delivery of our solutions, particularly at the end of the quarter; changes in demand for automated network control solutions; the market acceptance of our products; the fluctuations in our gross margins; the concentration of our customer base; competitive developments including pricing pressures; our ability to manage operating expenses effectively; and the general economic, industry or political conditions in the United States or internationally.

For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on our investor relations Web site (http://ir.infoblox.com/) and on the SEC's Web site (www.sec.gov).

All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of September 3, 2015, and stockholders of Infoblox are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. Infoblox does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after this September 3, 2015 press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.