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Feb 02, 2020

Pure Storage Q4 2020 Earnings Report

Pure Storage achieved record bookings, revenues, and non-GAAP gross margin in Q4.

Key Takeaways

Pure Storage announced strong Q4 and full-year fiscal 2020 financial results, with Q4 revenue up 17% year-over-year and a solid execution and growth from its expanding product and subscription services portfolio.

Q4 revenue was $492.0 million, up 17% year-over-year.

Q4 GAAP gross margin was 70.8%, and non-GAAP gross margin was 72.1%.

Q4 GAAP operating loss was $0.7 million, while non-GAAP operating profit was $60.9 million.

Pure added more than 500 new customers in the quarter, reaching over 7,500 total customers.

Total Revenue
$492M
Previous year: $422M
+16.5%
EPS
$0.23
Previous year: $0.14
+64.3%
Gross Profit
$348M
Cash and Equivalents
$363M
Free Cash Flow
$56.2M
Total Assets
$2.36B

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Forward Guidance

Pure Storage provided full-year fiscal 2021 and first-quarter fiscal 2021 guidance.

Positive Outlook

  • Full-year fiscal 2021 revenue of approximately $1.90 billion
  • Full-year fiscal 2021 non-GAAP gross margin of approximately 69.5%
  • Full-year fiscal 2021 non-GAAP operating profit of approximately $60 million
  • First-quarter fiscal 2021 revenue of approximately $365 million
  • First-quarter fiscal 2021 non-GAAP gross margin of approximately 69.5%

Challenges Ahead

  • First-quarter fiscal 2021 non-GAAP operating loss of approximately $40 million

Revenue & Expenses

Visualization of income flow from segment revenue to net income