*Quarterly revenues of $22.2 million
** GAAP loss per share $0.42, Non-GAAP loss per share $0.32
Radware (NASDAQ: RDWR), the leading provider of integrated application delivery solutions for business-smart networking, today reported quarterly revenues of $22.2 million for the first quarter of 2008. This represents an increase of 12% compared with revenues of $19.7 million for the first quarter of 2007. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2007 were $24.4 million.
Revenues of $22.2M were just below the company’s guidance for the quarter, which ranged between $23M and $24.5M. While the shipments for the quarter were within company’s expectations, certain decisions made by the company with respect to revenue recognition after the end of the quarter caused our recorded revenues to fall slightly below expectations.
Net loss on a GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2008 was $8.3 million or $0.42 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $3.6 million or $0.18 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2007 and to a net loss of $1.8 million or $0.09 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2007.
For comparative purposes, net loss for the first quarter of 2008, excluding the effects of stock-based compensation expense and amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses, was $6.3 million or $0.32 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $1.2 million or $0.06 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2007 and to a net loss of $0.1 million or break-even diluted earnings per share in the fourth quarter of 2007.
During the first quarter, the devaluation of the US dollar against the Israeli Shekel, the Euro, the Australian dollar and Asian currencies resulted in an increase in operating expenses of $1 million. In addition, certain one time expenses were realized in the first quarter.
At the end of the first quarter the company’s overall cash position, including cash, short-term and long-term bank deposits and marketable securities increased by $0.8 million, compared to the end of the fourth quarter of 2007, increasing to an amount of $155.7 million.
“During the past few months, we have been focused on developing and implementing strategic and tactical plans to ensure that our business remains healthy and productive,” said Roy Zisapel, President & CEO of Radware. “We believe that by implementing such plans coupled with our new product introductions of OnDemand Switches and SIP Director we will be able to accelerate growth and return to profitability.”
Management’s expectation is to reach an annual growth rate in the mid to high teens and return to operating profitability by the fourth quarter of 2008.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, Radware released the following significant announcements:
- Radware Leads the Next Wave of Evolution in the Application Delivery Market
- Radware Drives Application Delivery Innovation with First OnDemand Switch Providing Customer-focused Capabilities
- Radware First-to-Market with SIP Director a Fully SIP-aware Intelligent Application Delivery Controller
- Radware Receives INTERNET TELEPHONY® Magazine’s Product of the Year Award
- Radware Delivers First-to-Market IMS Service Delivery Solution
- Radware and IPtego Partner to Deliver Enhanced SIP-Based VoIP Service Delivery
- Radware Wins Info Security Products Guide 2008 Global Product Excellence Award
- Radware and Splunk to Cooperate on Business Smart Networks
- Radware is Named a Finalist for by the 2008 SC Magazine Awards Europe
- Radware Joins the University of New Hampshire’s InterOperability Laboratory VoIP Technology Consortium
- Radware Becomes a Global BEA Select Partner; Expanding Support Across Both IT and Telecommunications Networks
Company management will host a quarterly investor conference call at 8:45 AM EDT on April 28, 2008. The call will focus on financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, and certain other matters related to the Company’s business.
The conference call will be webcast on April 28, 2008 at 8:45 AM EST in the “listen only” mode via the Internet at: http://www.radware.com/Company/InvestorRelations/ and would be available for replay during the next 30 days.
Please use the following dial-in numbers to participate in the first quarter 2008 call:
Participants in the US call: Toll Free 1-800-230-1085
Participants outside of the US call: +1-612-288-0337
About Radware
Radware (NASDAQ:RDWR), the global leader in integrated application delivery solutions, assures the full availability, maximum performance, and complete security of business-critical applications for more than 5,000 enterprises and carriers worldwide. With APSolute™, Radware’s comprehensive and award-winning suite of intelligent front end, access, and security products, companies in every industry can drive business productivity, improve profitability, and reduce IT operating and infrastructure costs by making their networks “business smart”. For more information, please visit www.radware.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the Application Switching and Network Security industry, changes in demand for Application Switching and Network Security products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in Radware's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Radware's Form 20-F.