Ribbon Communications Inc. · NASDAQ:RBBN

Ribbon Communications — Q2 2024 Earnings Presentation

33 slides from Ribbon Communications's earnings presentation, Jul 24, 2024

  1. Slide 1: Ribbon Communications Second Quarter 2023 Results

    Ribbon Communications Second Quarter 2023 Results July 26, 2023 1 Ribbon Communications Confidential and Proprietary - rbbn.com

  2. Slide 2: Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Financial Measures The information in this presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. All statemen

  3. Slide 3: Second Quarter 2023 Business Overview

    Second Quarter 2023 Business Overview Bruce McClelland, President & CEO Mick Lopez, Executive Vice President & CFO

  4. Slide 4: 2023 Business Highlights | Consolidated

    2023 Business Highlights | Consolidated Strength in Financial Performance Diversification Strategy Driving Growth +2% Growth in Q2 Revenue YoY C&E Enterprise Product: +94% Growth in Regional U.S. Service Providers IP Routing: +41% Strong momentum in U.S. Rural broadband +9% Growth in Q2 Adj. EBITDA

  5. Slide 5: Second Quarter 2023 Business Highlights | IP Optical

    Second Quarter 2023 Business Highlights | IP Optical Improving Financial Performance Key Trends Growth in Revenue YoY +24% YTD Book to Revenue of 1.14x IP Routing: +41% Defense and Critical Infrastructure Optical: +21% U.S. Rural Growth Improvement in YoY Adj. EBITDA Apollo 9400 Platform $10M +$7M G

  6. Slide 6: Second Quarter 2023 Business Highlights | Cloud & Edge

    Second Quarter 2023 Business Highlights | Cloud & Edge Solid Financial Performance Market Diversification U.S. Department of Defense: +9% Revenue Growth QoQ Significant Voice Modernization Win Enterprise Growth Financial Sector Growth Awarded Major Global Service Provider Projects in Multiple Region

  7. Slide 7: Second Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

    Second Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights 2Q23 Revenue Balance Sheet Profitability Metrics $211M up 2% YoY $35M Ending Cash $23M Adjusted EBITDA1 International 53% of Sales $245M Term Loan Balance $0.04 Non-GAAP EPS1 Enterprise 32% of Product Sales Cloud & Edge IP Optical Networks Steady Contribution

  8. Slide 8: Second Quarter 2023 GAAP Financial Summary

    Second Quarter 2023 GAAP Financial Summary 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Revenue $206M $186M $211M Gross Margin 51% 44% 48% OpEx $112M $117M $108M Income (loss) from ($7M) ($35M) ($7M) operations Other (expense) ($15M) ($2M) ($9M) income, net1 Net income (loss) ($30M) ($38M) ($21M) Diluted EPS ($0.20) ($0.23) ($0.

  9. Slide 9: Total Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA

    Total Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA1 $234M $206M $207M $211M $186M $97 $69 $82 $85 $72 $137 $125 $137 $125 $114 $23 $29 $23 $21 ($2) 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Cloud and Edge Revenue IP Optical Networks Revenue Adjusted EBITDA Note: 1. Please see the discussion of non-GAAP financial measures in the appe

  10. Slide 10: Second Quarter 2023 Non-GAAP Financial Summary

    Second Quarter 2023 Non-GAAP Financial Summary 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Revenue $206M $186M $211M Non-GAAP Gross Margin1 55% 48% 52% Non-GAAP OpEx1 $96M $95M $90M Non-GAAP Operating 8% (3%) 9% Margin1 Non-GAAP Adjusted $21M ($2M) $23M EBITDA1 Non-GAAP Diluted EPS1 $0.06 ($0.02) $0.04 Note: 1. Please see the d

  11. Slide 11: Second Quarter 2023 Non-GAAP Segment Summary

    Second Quarter 2023 Non-GAAP Segment Summary 2Q23 2Q23 Cloud & IP Optical 2Q23 Edge Networks Consolidated Revenue $125M $85M $211M vs Prior Year -9% +24% +2% Non-GAAP Gross Margin1 67% 31% 52% Non-GAAP Adjusted $35M ($12M) $23M EBITDA1 Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA Margin1 28% -14% 11% Note: 1. Please se

  12. Slide 12: Quarterly Performance: Revenue & Non-GAAP Gross Margins

    Quarterly Performance: Revenue & Non-GAAP Gross Margins IP Optical Networks Cloud & Edge $137M $137M $125M $125M $114M $97M $82M $85M $69M $72M 68% 65% 64% 67% 61% 38% 36% 31% 29% 27% 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Note: 1. Please see the discussion of non-GAAP financial measures

  13. Slide 13: Second Quarter 2023 Key Metrics

    Second Quarter 2023 Key Metrics Pipeline Revenue Mix Balance Sheet Cash Flow Book to Enterprise 32%2 Senior Term Loan Debt4 $245M Cash Balance $35M 1Q23 2Q23 1H23 Revenue1 Service Provider 68%2 Total Debt Including Preferred Total 1.23x 0.90x 1.05x 33% Maintenance Revenue3 Stock $300M ($3M) Cash fro

  14. Slide 14: Key Trends & Outlook

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  15. Slide 15: Growth Trajectory Underpinned by Strategy & Execution

    Growth Trajectory Underpinned by Strategy & Execution Regional Growth Cost Structure Service Providers Enterprise Market New Products Opportunities Efficiencies US Rural Broadband U.S. Federal India and Japan Apollo 9400 Streamline Operations Voice Modernization Financial Sector EMEA Infrastructure

  16. Slide 16: Ribbon Innovation Leading The Industry

    Ribbon Innovation Leading The Industry Apollo OT9408 Flexible Disaggregated Compact Modular Optical Transport Routing 2700 2400 2300 8T 4.8T 7RU Modular First-to-market 5nm-140Gbaud optical transport, 2100 (Future) delivering: 2RU Fixed 3T • First ever 1.2T wavelengths 800G 3RU Modular Metro • 800G

  17. Slide 17: Third Quarter and Full Year 2023 Business Outlook

    Third Quarter and Full Year 2023 Business Outlook 2Q23 3Q23 FY23 (Actual) (Outlook) (Outlook Unchanged) Revenue $211M $215M to $225M $840M to $870M Non-GAAP Gross Margin1 52% 51.5% to 52.5% 53% to 54% Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA1 $23M $26M to $32M $95M to $110M Note: 1. Please see non-GAAP reconciliati

  18. Slide 18: Appendix

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  19. Slide 19: Ribbon Condensed Statements of Operations

    Ribbon Condensed Statements of Operations USD Millions except percentages and EPS 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 FY22 1Q23 2Q23 GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Product Revenue 82 113 111 137 443 93 117 Service Revenue 91 93 96 97 377 93 93 Total Revenue 173 206 207 234 820 186 211 Gross Profit 78 105 104 114 401 81 10

  20. Slide 20: Ribbon Condensed Balance Sheets

    Ribbon Condensed Balance Sheets USD Millions 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 ASSETS 1 Cash and cash equivalents 95 38 56 67 46 35 Accounts receivable, net 221 258 238 267 255 253 Inventory 62 65 70 75 76 74 Property and equipment, net 48 49 46 45 43 42 Intangible assets, net and Goodwill 636 621 611 5

  21. Slide 21: Ribbon Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

    Ribbon Condensed Statements of Cash Flows USD Millions 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 FY22 1Q23 2Q23 Cash from Operations 15 (39) (18) 16 (26) 11 (3) Purchases of property and equipment (3) (3) (7) (1) (14) (2) (2) Proceeds from sale of business - - - 1 1 - - Sale of Fixed Assets - - - - - - - Borrowings, net

  22. Slide 22: Ribbon Key Revenue Statistics

    Ribbon Key Revenue Statistics USD Millions except for percentages 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 FY22 1Q23 2Q23 Revenue Product 82 113 111 137 443 93 117 Service 91 93 96 97 377 93 93 Total Revenue 173 206 207 234 820 186 211 % of Total Revenue: Revenue Mix Product 47% 55% 54% 59% 54% 50% 56% Services 53% 45%

  23. Slide 23: Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures The Company’s management uses several different financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of its business, making operating decisions, planning and forecasting future periods, and determining payments unde

  24. Slide 24: Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)

    Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued) Stock-Based Compensation The expense related to stock-based awards is generally not controllable in the short-term and can vary significantly based on the timing, size and nature of awards granted. The Company believes that presenting non-GAAP op

  25. Slide 25: Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)

    Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued) Acquisition-, Disposal- and Integration-Related The Company considers certain acquisition-, disposal- and integration-related costs to be unrelated to the organic continuing operations of its acquired businesses and the Company. Such costs are ge

  26. Slide 26: Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)

    Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued) Preferred Stock and Warrant Liability Mark-to-Market Adjustment The Company recorded adjustments to the fair value of its Series A Preferred Stock and warrants in Other (expense) income, net. Both instruments issued in March 2023 are classified a

  27. Slide 27: Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued)

    Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (continued) Adjusted EBITDA The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to review and assess its performance. The Company calculates Adjusted EBITDA by excluding from income (loss) from operations: depreciation; stock-based compensation; amort

  28. Slide 28: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

    GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation $000's 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 FY22 Cloud and IP Optical Consolidated Cloud and IP Optical Consolidated Cloud and IP Optical Consolidated Cloud and IP Optical Consolidated Cloud and IP Optical Consolidated Edge Networks Edge Networks Edge Networks Edge Networks Edge Netwo

  29. Slide 29: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Continued)

    GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Continued) $000's 1Q23 2Q23 FY23 Cloud and IP Optical Consolidated Cloud and IP Optical Consolidated Cloud and IP Optical Consolidated Edge Networks Edge Networks Edge Networks Revenue $ 114,480 $ 71,679 $ 186,159 $ 125,256 $ 85,362 $ 210,618 $ 239,736 $ 157,041 $ 39

  30. Slide 30: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Continued)

    GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Continued) $000s 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 FY22 1Q23 2Q23 GAAP Operating expenses $ 117,109 $ 111,789 $ 107,614 $ 112,748 $ 449,260 $ 116,591 $ 108,092 Stock-based compensation (3,675) (3,798) (4,116) (4,490) (16,079) (5,164) (5,475) Amortization of acquired intangible ass

  31. Slide 31: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Continued)

    GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Continued) 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 FY22 1Q23 2Q23 GAAP Diluted earnings (loss) per share $ (0.47) $ (0.20) $ (0.12) $ 0.12 $ (0.63) $ (0.23) $ (0.13) Stock-based compensation 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.12 0.04 0.03 Amortization of acquired intangible assets 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.0

  32. Slide 32: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Continued)

    GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (Continued) Three months ending Year ending September 30, 2023 December 31, 2023 Range Range Revenue ($ millions) $ 215 $ 225 $ 840 $ 870 Gross margin: GAAP outlook 47.8% 49.0% 49.3% 50.4% Stock-based compensation 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% Amortization of acquired technolog

  33. Slide 33: Thank You

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