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Jul 27, 2024

Ciena Q3 2024 Earnings Report

Ciena reported strong Q3 2024 results, reflecting growing momentum with cloud providers and continued gradual recovery with service providers.

Key Takeaways

Ciena's Q3 2024 revenue was $942.3 million, compared to $1.07 billion in Q3 2023. GAAP net income was $14.2 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, while adjusted non-GAAP net income was $50.8 million, or $0.35 per diluted share.

Q3 revenue was $942.3 million.

GAAP net income per share was $0.10.

Adjusted (non-GAAP) net income per share was $0.35.

Approximately 0.6 million shares of common stock were repurchased for an aggregate price of $29.0 million during the quarter.

Total Revenue
$942M
Previous year: $1.07B
-11.8%
EPS
$0.35
Previous year: $0.59
-40.7%
Product Inventory Turns
1.8
Previous year: 1.7
+5.9%
Gross Profit
$404M
Previous year: $449M
-10.0%
Cash and Equivalents
$883M
Previous year: $1.12B
-21.0%
Free Cash Flow
-$179M
Previous year: -$16.7M
+971.7%
Total Assets
$5.58B
Previous year: $5.72B
-2.6%

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Forward Guidance

Ciena is well-positioned to continue to gain share and deliver profitable growth due to leading innovation that is well-aligned with customers' focus on building cloud and AI-capable infrastructures.

Positive Outlook

  • Growing momentum with cloud providers.
  • Continued gradual recovery with service providers.
  • Leading innovation well-aligned with customer focus.
  • Building cloud and AI-capable infrastructures.
  • Well-positioned to continue to gain share and deliver profitable growth.

Challenges Ahead

  • Broader economic and market conditions affecting customers' spending.
  • Impact of macroeconomic conditions and global supply chain constraints.
  • Introduction of new technologies by competitors.
  • Seasonality and timing/size of customer orders.
  • Changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Revenue & Expenses

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