Slide 1: Ciena Corporation Earnings Presentation
Ciena Corporation Earnings Presentation Period ended April 29, 2023 June 6, 2023 © Ciena Corporation 2023. All rights reserved. Proprietary information.
Slide 2: Forward-looking statements and non-GAAP measures
Forward-looking statements and non-GAAP measures Information in this presentation and related comments of presenters contain a number of forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts, assumptions and other information available to the Company as of the dat
Slide 3: Table of Contents
Table of Contents 1 Overview & recent achievements 2 Market context and Ciena's portfolio 3 Q2 FY 2023 financial performance 4 Q3 and full year fiscal 2023 outlook 5 Appendix © Ciena Corporation 2023. All rights reserved. Proprietary information. 3
Slide 4: Overview & recent achievements
Overview & recent achievements © Ciena Corporation 2023. All rights reserved. Proprietary information. 4
Slide 5: Ciena is an industry-leading global networking systems, services, and software company
Ciena is an industry-leading global networking systems, services, and software company ….. Leading technology Diversification and Leader in Optical and innovation scale of business markets and disruptor in emerging opportunities … with a strong track record of creating shareholder value Demonstrated
Slide 6: Recent key achievements
Recent key achievements We are driving the pace of We have a resilient business We are committed to our innovation and financial model people and communities ▪ Announced WaveLogic™ 6, our next ▪ Our large backlog provides visibility as ▪ Released our 2022 Sustainability generation of coherent optics
Slide 7: Market context and Ciena's portfolio
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Slide 8: Six mega trends and the innovations that will enable them
Six mega trends and the innovations that will enable them IoT and Connected Cloud Data Center Objects AI, Digital Transformation & Virtual & Hybrid Mobility & 5G Automation Lifestyles © Ciena Corporation 2023. All rights reserved. Proprietary information. 8
Slide 9: Our vision for a new network end-state
Our vision for a new network end-state How it works Technical and professional services that help customers build, operate, and Federated inventory, open domain optimize their networks control, and multi-layer orchestration Predictive analytics and machine learning based on both big data and small d
Slide 10: Our market leadership
Our market leadership #1 GLOBALLY #1 GLOBALLY #1 GLOBALLY ◦ SLTE WDM ◦ PURPOSE-BUILT/COMPACT MODULAR DCI ◦ DATA CENTER INTERCONNECT ◦ ACCESS SWITCHING ◦ OPTICAL FOR CLOUD & COLO ◦ PURPOSE-BUILT/COMPACT MODULAR DCI ◦ SLTE WDM ◦ OPTICAL FOR INTERNET CONTENT PROVIDER CUSTOMERS #1 N. AMERICA ◦ OPTICAL F
Slide 11: Q2 FY 2023 results
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Slide 12: Q2 FY 2023 key highlights
Q2 FY 2023 key highlights Prioritizing long term Achieving balanced growth Driving the pace of innovation shareholder value ▪ Non-telco represented 42% of total ▪ GAAP R&D investment was 17% of ▪ Total shareholder return five-year revenue in fiscal Q2 2023 total revenue in fiscal Q2 2023 CAGR of 11%
Slide 13: Q2 FY 2023 comparative financial highlights
Q2 FY 2023 comparative financial highlights Q2 FY 2023 Q2 FY 2022 Revenue $1,132.7M $949.2M Adjusted Gross Margin* 43.7% 43.0% Adjusted Operating Expense* $338.1M $301.1M Adjusted Operating Margin* 13.8% 11.3% Adjusted EBITDA* $180.6M $129.3M Adjusted EPS* $0.74 $0.50 * Reconciliations of these non-
Slide 14: Q2 FY 2023 comparative operating metrics
Q2 FY 2023 comparative operating metrics Q2 FY 2023 Q2 FY 2022 Cash and investments $1.34B $1.64B Cash from operations $230M $106M DSO 96.7 87.0 Inventory Turns 2.0 3.4 Gross Leverage 2.78x 1.71x Net Cash (Debt) $(284)M $497M © Ciena Corporation 2023. All rights reserved. Proprietary information. 14
Slide 15: Revenue by segment
Revenue by segment (Amounts in millions) Q2 FY 2023 Q2 FY 2022 Revenue %** Revenue %** Networking Platforms Converged Packet Optical $784.5 69.3 $625.3 65.8 Routing and Switching 130.4 11.5 109.2 11.5 Total Networking Platforms 914.9 80.8 734.5 77.3 Platform Software and Services 69.4 6.1 69.1 7.3 B
Slide 16: Continued revenue strength derived from non-telco customers
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Slide 17: Revenue by geographic region
Revenue by geographic region 15% 13% 11% 12% 15% 15% 15% 15% 14% 14% 74% 71% 74% 72% 70% © Ciena Corporation 2023. All rights reserved. Proprietary information. 17
Slide 18: Business outlook
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Slide 19: Economic considerations and assumptions in our fiscal 2023 outlook
Economic considerations and assumptions in our fiscal 2023 outlook Business Assumptions Revenue Assumptions Profitability Assumptions • Macro environment does not significantly • Supply chain conditions continue to • Supply and logistics costs remain worsen and any adverse effects on our improve thr
Slide 20: Business outlook
Business outlook1 Q3 FY 2023 Revenue $1.00B to $1.08B Adjusted Gross Margin Low 40s% Adjusted Operating Expense Approximately $335M FY 2023 Revenue Growth 18% to 22% Adjusted Gross Margin 42% to 44% Adjusted Operating Expense Approximately $1.33B 1 Projections or outlook with respect to future opera
Slide 21: Q2 FY 2023 appendix
Q2 FY 2023 appendix © Ciena Corporation 2023. All rights reserved. Proprietary information. 21
Slide 22: Gross Profit Reconciliation
Gross Profit Reconciliation (Amounts in thousands) Q2 FY 2023 Q1 FY 2023 Q4 FY 2022 Q3 FY 2022 Q2 FY 2022 GAAP gross profit $487,683 $455,946 $433,597 $340,779 $401,781 Share-based compensation-products 1,155 1,051 907 1,002 1,058 Share-based compensation-services 2,659 2,297 2,066 1,940 1,943 Amort
Slide 23: Operating Expense and Income from Operations Reconciliation
Operating Expense Reconciliation (Amounts in thousands) Q2 FY 2023 Q1 FY 2023 Q4 FY 2022 Q3 FY 2022 Q2 FY 2022 GAAP operating expense $384,870 $370,730 $356,329 $313,672 $343,352 Share-based compensation-research and development 10,731 9,234 8,507 8,233 8,309 Share-based compensation-sales and marke
Slide 24: Net Income Reconciliation
Net Income Reconciliation (Amounts in thousands) Q2 FY 2023 Q1 FY 2023 Q4 FY 2022 Q3 FY 2022 Q2 FY 2022 GAAP net income $57,654 $76,241 $57,645 $10,512 $38,922 Exclude GAAP provision for income taxes 29,821 25,078 7,735 4,319 8,330 Income before income taxes 87,475 101,319 65,380 14,831 47,252 Total
Slide 25: EBITDA Reconciliation
Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) (Amounts in thousands) Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) Q2 FY 2023 Q1 FY 2023 Q4 FY 2022 Q3 FY 2022 Q2 FY 2022 Net income (GAAP) $57,654 $76,241 $57,645 $10,512 $38,922 Add: Interest expense 23
Slide 26: Thank You
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