• All flash array annualized net revenue run rate exceeded $1 billion
  • Over 200 petabytes of flash shipped
  • Clustered Data ONTAP™ deployed on 86% of systems shipped
  • $169 million returned to shareholders in share repurchases and cash dividends

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) today reported financial results for the second quarter fiscal year 2017, ended October 28, 2016.

Second Quarter Financial Results
Net revenues for the second quarter of fiscal year 2017 were $1.34 billion. GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2017 was $109 million, or $0.38 per share,1 compared to GAAP net income of $114 million, or $0.39 per share, for the comparable period of the prior year. Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter of fiscal year 2017 was $169 million, or $0.60 per share,2 compared to non-GAAP net income of $181 million, or $0.61 per share, for the comparable period of the prior year.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments
NetApp ended the second quarter of fiscal year 2017 with $4.4 billion in total cash, cash equivalents and investments. During the second quarter of fiscal year 2017, the Company generated $158 million in cash from operations and returned $169 million to shareholders through share repurchases and a cash dividend.

The Company announced the next cash dividend of $0.19 per share. The quarterly dividend will be paid on January 25, 2017, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on January 6, 2017.

“Our second quarter results are evidence of our ability to maintain a high level of execution while streamlining the business and pivoting to the growth areas of the market,” said George Kurian, chief executive officer. “Our market-leading innovations in flash, next-generation data centers and hybrid cloud, coupled with a sharp focus on operational discipline, position NetApp to lead in the digital era.”

Q3 Fiscal Year 2017 Outlook
The Company provided the following financial guidance for the third quarter of fiscal year 2017:

  • Net revenues are expected to be in the range of $1.325 billion to $1.475 billion.
  • GAAP earnings per share is expected to be in the range of $0.41 to $0.46 per share.
  • Non-GAAP earnings per share is expected to be in the range of $0.72 to $0.77 per share.

Business Highlights

  • Increasing Flash Momentum
    • NetApp Recognized as a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Solid-State Arrays. NetApp named a Leader in the 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Solid-State Arrays, based on the ability to execute and the completeness of vision. According to Gartner, Leaders execute well against their current vision and are well positioned for tomorrow.3
    • NetApp Takes Top Honors for Customer Implementation, Brand Leadership at Flash Memory Summit 2016. NetApp’s SolidFire™ deployment was recognized for customer innovation at Internet Solutions and NetApp swept all six brand leadership categories for all-flash NAS and unified SAN/NAS arrays in the 2016 Brand Leader Survey.
  • Simplifying Data Management with New Solutions
    • New NetApp Software and Flash Systems Simplify Data Management. NetApp ONTAP software, flash systems and expanded public cloud support for Microsoft Azure provide the modern foundation to help customers maximize the value of data in the hybrid cloud.
    • NetApp Boosts Performance, Lowers Cost of Data Analytics Applications for Midsize Businesses, Remote Offices. NetApp SANtricity™ software and the entry-level E2800 all-flash array deliver affordable performance and simplify the process of extracting value from third platform data.
  • Delivering Positive Customer Outcomes
    • UZ Leuven Speeds Collaboration of 17 Hospitals with NetApp Flash. This hospital network teams with NetApp to move, manage, and protect 6PB of critical patient data and was able to roll out new features across 17 hospitals within business hours with no downtime.
    • Inland Northwest Health Services/Engage Protects Critical Patient Data, Boosts Care with NetApp. NetApp helped the technology arm for this healthcare provider create a new cloud service based on AltaVault™ that allows it to easily and affordably secure critical customer data.
    • Buzinessware Fuels its On-demand Managed Infrastructure with NetApp SolidFire All-Flash Storage. Buzinessware, a Middle Eastern hosting and cloud service provider, teams with NetApp to deliver the exact level of performance required for each customer application and is able to make changes to performance and capacity on the fly without any disruption.
    • RapidScale Accelerates Enterprise Profitability with NetApp. NetApp’s All Flash FAS gives RapidScale, a cloud service provider, a solid foundation to support its 100% annual growth, helping to preserve profit margins through storage efficiency, administration, and time savings.
    • TechnologyOne Selects NetApp to Improve Profitability and Efficiency of Its SaaS Cloud Offering. NetApp enabled Australia’s largest enterprise software company to respond to changing customer needs by adopting a multi-cloud approach without increasing costs or complexity.

Webcast and Conference Call Information
NetApp will host a conference call to discuss these results today at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. To access the live webcast of this event, visit the NetApp Investor Relations website at investors.netapp.com. In addition, this press release, historical supplemental data tables, and other information related to the call will be posted on the Investor Relations website. An audio replay will also be available on the website after 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time today.

About NetApp
Leading organizations worldwide count on NetApp for software, systems and services to manage and store their data. Customers value our teamwork, expertise and passion for helping them succeed now and into the future. To learn more, visit www.netapp.com.

“Safe Harbor” Statement Under U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, all of the statements made under the Q3 Fiscal Year 2017 Outlook section and statements ­­made about our ability to maintain operational discipline and lead in the digital era. All of these forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty. Actual results may differ materially from these statements for a variety of reasons, including, without limitation, general global political, macroeconomic and market conditions, changes in U.S. government spending, revenue seasonality and matters specific to our business, such as our ability to understand, and effectively respond to changes affecting our market environment, product, technologies and customer requirements, including the impact of the cloud, customer demand for and acceptance of our products and services, our ability to reduce our cost structure, streamline the business and improve efficiency, our ability to effectively integrate the SolidFire acquisition, and our ability to manage our gross profit margins. These and other equally important factors are described in reports and documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the factors described under the section titled “Risk Factors” in our most recently submitted Annual Report on Form 10-K. We disclaim any obligation to update information contained in this press release whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

NetApp and the NetApp logo and the marks listed at http://www.netapp.com/TM are trademarks of NetApp, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

1 GAAP earnings per share is calculated using the diluted number of shares.
Non-GAAP net income excludes, when applicable, (a) amortization of intangible assets, (b) stock-based compensation expenses, (c) acquisition-related expenses, (d) restructuring and other charges, (e) asset impairments, (f) gains/losses on the sale of properties, and (g) our GAAP tax provision, but includes a non-GAAP tax provision based upon our projected annual non-GAAP effective tax rate for the first three quarters of the fiscal year and an actual non-GAAP tax provision for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. NetApp makes additional adjustments to the non-GAAP tax provision for certain tax matters as described below. Non-GAAP earnings per share is calculated using the diluted number of shares for all periods presented. A detailed reconciliation of our non-GAAP to GAAP results can be found at http://investors.netapp.com. NetApp’s management uses these non-GAAP measures in making operating decisions because it believes the measurements provide meaningful supplemental information regarding NetApp’s ongoing operational performance.
Gartner Research Methodologies, Gartner Magic Quadrant, www.gartner.com/technology/research/methodologies/research_mq.jsp
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Solid-State Arrays, Valdis Filks, Joseph Unsworth, Arun Chandrasekaran, 22 August 2016

NetApp Usage of Non-GAAP Financial Information
To supplement NetApp’s condensed consolidated financial statement information presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP), NetApp provides investors with certain non-GAAP measures, including, but not limited to, historical non-GAAP operating results, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP effective tax rate and free cash flow, and historical and projected non-GAAP earnings per diluted share.

NetApp believes that the presentation of non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP effective tax rates, and non-GAAP earnings per share data when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and results of operations. NetApp believes that the presentation of free cash flow, which it defines as the net cash provided by operating activities less cash used to acquire property and equipment, to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors because it reflects cash that can be used to, among other things, invest in its business, make strategic acquisitions, repurchase common stock, and pay dividends on its common stock, after deducting capital expenditures. As free cash flow is not a measure of liquidity calculated in accordance with GAAP, free cash flow should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the analysis provided in the statement of cash flows.

NetApp’s management uses these non-GAAP measures in making operating decisions because it believes the measurements provide meaningful supplemental information regarding NetApp’s ongoing operational performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are used to: (1) measure company performance against historical results, (2) facilitate comparisons to our competitors’ operating results and (3) allow greater transparency with respect to information used by management in financial and operational decision making. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are used to measure company performance for the purposes of determining employee incentive plan compensation. 

NetApp excludes the following items from its non-GAAP measures when applicable:

A. Amortization of intangible assets. NetApp records amortization of intangible assets that were acquired in connection with its business combinations. The amortization of intangible assets varies depending on the level of acquisition activity. Management finds it useful to exclude these charges to assess the appropriate level of various operating expenses to assist in budgeting, planning and forecasting future periods and in measuring operational performance.

B. Stock-based compensation expenses. NetApp excludes stock-based compensation expenses from its non-GAAP measures primarily because they are non-cash expenses. While management views stock-based compensation as a key element of our employee retention and long-term incentives, we do not view it as an expense to be used in evaluating operational performance in any given period.

C. Acquisition-related expenses. NetApp excludes acquisition-related expenses, including (a) due diligence, legal and other one-time integration charges and (b) write down of assets acquired that NetApp does not intend to use in its ongoing business, from its non-GAAP measures, primarily because they are not related to our ongoing business or cost base and, therefore, cannot be relied upon for future planning and forecasting.

D. Restructuring and other charges. These charges include restructuring charges that are incurred based on the particular facts and circumstances of restructuring decisions, including employment and contractual settlement terms, and other related charges, and can vary in size and frequency. These items are not ordinarily included in our annual operating plan and related budget due to the unpredictability of the timing and size of these events. We therefore exclude them in our assessment of operational performance. 

E. Asset impairments. These are non-cash charges to write down assets when there is an indication that the asset has become impaired. Management finds it useful to exclude these non-cash charges due to the unpredictability of these events in its assessment of operational performance.

F. Gains/losses on the sale of properties. These are gains/losses from the sale of our properties. Management believes that these transactions do not reflect the results of our underlying, on-going business and, therefore, cannot be relied upon for future planning or forecasting.

G. Income tax adjustments. NetApp’s non-GAAP tax provision is based upon a projected annual non-GAAP effective tax rate for the first three quarters of the fiscal year and an actual non-GAAP tax provision for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. The non-GAAP tax provision also excludes, when applicable, (a) tax charges or benefits in the current period that relate to one or more prior fiscal periods that are a result of events such as changes in tax legislation, authoritative guidance, income tax audit settlements and/or court decisions, (b) tax charges or benefits that are attributable to unusual or non-recurring book and/or tax accounting method changes, (c) tax charges that are a result of a non-routine foreign cash repatriation, (d) tax charges or benefits that are a result of infrequent restructuring of the Company’s tax structure, (e) tax charges or benefits that are a result of a change in valuation allowance, and (f) tax charges resulting from the integration of intellectual properties from acquisitions. Management believes that the use of non-GAAP tax provisions provides a more meaningful measure of the Company’s operational performance.

These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. NetApp believes that non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with the Company’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate the Company’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. NetApp management compensates for these limitations by analyzing current and projected results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The non-GAAP financial measures are meant to supplement, and be viewed in conjunction with, GAAP financial measures.

 

NETAPP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
 
       
  October 28,
2016
  April 29,
2016
 
         
ASSETS        
         
Current assets:        
Cash, cash equivalents and investments $4,357  $5,303 
Accounts receivable  547   813 
Inventories  97   98 
Other current assets  219   234 
Total current assets  5,220   6,448 
         
Property and equipment, net  949   937 
Goodwill and purchased intangible assets, net  1,834   1,856 
Other non-current assets  759   796 
Total assets $8,762  $10,037 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        
         
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $253  $254 
Accrued expenses  620   765 
Short-term loan     849 
Short-term deferred revenue and financed unearned services revenue  1,655   1,794 
Total current liabilities  2,528   3,662 
Long-term debt  1,492   1,490 
Other long-term liabilities  407   413 
Long-term deferred revenue and financed unearned services revenue  1,546   1,591 
Total liabilities  5,973   7,156 
         
Stockholders' equity  2,789   2,881 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $8,762  $10,037 
         

 

NETAPP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
  
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  October 28,
2016
  October 30,
2015
  October 28,
2016
  October 30,
2015
 
                 
Revenues:                
Product $710  $815  $1,370  $1,479 
Software maintenance  242   233   483   481 
Hardware maintenance and other services  388   397   781   820 
Net revenues  1,340   1,445   2,634   2,780 
                 
Cost of revenues:                
Cost of product  376   408   735   753 
Cost of software maintenance  7   9   15   19 
Cost of hardware maintenance and other services  128   144   258   308 
Total cost of revenues  511   561   1,008   1,080 
Gross profit  829   884   1,626   1,700 
                 
Operating expenses:                
Sales and marketing  418   448   847   940 
Research and development  200   216   407   460 
General and administrative  69   74   137   153 
Restructuring and other charges     1      28 
Total operating expenses  687   739   1,391   1,581 
                 
Income from operations  142   145   235   119 
                 
Other income (expense), net     (1)  (1)  3 
                 
Income before income taxes  142   144   234   122 
                 
Provision for income taxes  33   30   61   38 
                 
Net income $109  $114  $173  $84 
                 
Net income per share:                
Basic $0.39  $0.39  $0.62  $0.28 
                 
Diluted $0.38  $0.39  $0.61  $0.28 
                 
Shares used in net income per share calculations:                
Basic  278   294   278   299 
                 
Diluted  284   296   283   302 
                 
Cash dividends declared per share $0.190  $0.180  $0.380  $0.360 
                 

 

NETAPP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
       
  Three Months Ended  Six Months Ended 
  October 28,
2016
  October 30,
2015
  October 28,
2016
  October 30,
2015
 
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net income $109  $114  $173  $84 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
  provided by operating activities:
                
Depreciation and amortization  57   67   117   136 
Stock-based compensation  51   59   103   136 
Other non-cash items, net  1   (16)  13   (52)
Changes in assets and liabilities:                
Accounts receivable  (47)  (172)  264   189 
Inventories  (16)  68   1   21 
Accounts payable  17   (27)  (13)  (60)
Accrued expenses  60   31   (138)  (88)
Deferred revenue and financed unearned services
  revenue
  (96)  (16)  (179)  (137)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net  22   37   45   45 
Net cash provided by operating activities  158   145   386   274 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Redemptions (purchases) of investments, net  (123)  10   190   788 
Purchases of property and equipment  (56)  (46)  (92)  (84)
Other investing activities, net     (2)  (1)   
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  (179)  (38)  97   704 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Issuance of common stock under employee stock award
  plans
  16   6   25   25 
Repurchase of common stock  (117)  (183)  (292)  (613)
Repayment of short-term loan        (850)   
Dividends paid  (52)  (53)  (105)  (107)
Other financing activities, net  (1)     (3)  1 
Net cash used in financing activities  (154)  (230)  (1,225)  (694)
                 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents  (6)  (3)  (13)  (8)
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (181)  (126)  (755)  276 
Cash and cash equivalents:                
Beginning of period  2,294   2,324   2,868   1,922 
End of period $2,113  $2,198  $2,113  $2,198 
                 


NETAPP, INC. 
SUPPLEMENTAL DATA 
(In millions except net income per share, percentages, DSO, DIO, DPO, CCC and Inventory Turns) 
(Unaudited) 
             
             
  Q2 FY'17  Q1 FY'17  Q2 FY'16 
             
Revenues            
Product $710  $660  $815 
Strategic $439  $400  $434 
Mature $271  $260  $381 
Software Maintenance $242  $241  $233 
Hardware Maintenance and Other Services: $388  $393  $397 
Hardware Maintenance Support Contracts $316  $323  $326 
Professional and Other Services $72  $70  $71 
Net Revenues $1,340  $1,294  $1,445 
             
             
Geographic Mix            
  % of Q2
FY'17
Revenue
  % of Q1
FY'17
Revenue
  % of Q2
FY'16
Revenue
 
Americas  57%  57%  57%
Americas Commercial  42%  44%  42%
U.S. Public Sector  16%  13%  14%
EMEA  30%  30%  30%
Asia Pacific  13%  13%  14%
             
             
Pathways Mix            
  % of Q2
FY'17
Revenue
  % of Q1
FY'17
Revenue
  % of Q2
FY'16
Revenue
 
Direct  22%  23%  23%
Indirect  78%  77%  77%
             
             
Non-GAAP Gross Margins            
  Q2 FY'17  Q1 FY'17  Q2 FY'16 
Non-GAAP Gross Margin  62.7%  62.4%  62.5%
Product  48.2%  46.7%  51.8%
Software Maintenance  97.1%  96.7%  96.1%
Hardware Maintenance and Other Services  67.8%  67.9%  64.7%
             
             
Non-GAAP Income from Operations, Income before Income Taxes & Effective Tax Rate            
  Q2 FY'17  Q1 FY'17  Q2 FY'16 
Non-GAAP Income from Operations $204  $156  $219 
% of Net Revenues  15.2%  12.1%  15.2%
Non-GAAP Income before Income Taxes $204  $155  $218 
Non-GAAP Effective Tax Rate  17.3%  16.6%  17.0%
             
             
             
Non-GAAP Net Income            
  Q2 FY'17  Q1 FY'17  Q2 FY'16 
Non-GAAP Net Income $169  $129  $181 
Non-GAAP Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding, Diluted  284   282   296 
Non-GAAP Income per Share, Diluted $0.60  $0.46  $0.61 
             
             
Select Balance Sheet Items            
  Q2 FY'17  Q1 FY'17  Q2 FY'16 
Deferred Revenue and Financed Unearned Services Revenue $3,201  $3,300  $3,046 
DSO (days)  37   35   37 
DIO (days)  17   15   20 
DPO (days)  45   44   37 
CCC (days)  9   6   21 
Inventory Turns  21   25   18 
             
Days sales outstanding (DSO) is defined as accounts receivable divided by net revenues, multiplied by the number of days in the quarter. 
Days inventory outstanding (DIO) is defined as net inventories divided by cost of revenues, multiplied by the number of days in the quarter. 
Days payables outstanding (DPO) is defined as accounts payable divided by cost of revenues, multiplied by the number of days in the quarter. 
Cash conversion cycle (CCC) is defined as DSO plus DIO minus DPO. 
Inventory turns is defined as annualized cost of revenues divided by net inventories. 
  
             
Select Cash Flow Statement Items            
  Q2 FY'17  Q1 FY'17  Q2 FY'16 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $158  $228  $145 
Purchases of Property and Equipment $56  $36  $46 
Free Cash Flow $102  $192  $99 
Free Cash Flow as a % of Net Revenues  7.6%  14.8%  6.9%
             
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP measure and is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. 
             
Some items may not add or recalculate due to rounding. 
  


NETAPP, INC. 
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP 
INCOME STATEMENT INFORMATION 
(In millions, except net income per share amounts) 
             
  Q2'FY17  Q1'FY17  Q2'FY16 
             
NET INCOME $109  $64  $114 
Adjustments:            
Amortization of intangible assets  11   11   14 
Stock-based compensation  51   52   59 
Restructuring and other charges        1 
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments  (2)  2   (17)
Settlement of income tax audit        10 
NON-GAAP NET INCOME $169  $129  $181 
             
COST OF REVENUES $511  $497  $561 
Adjustments:            
Amortization of intangible assets  (7)  (6)  (14)
Stock-based compensation  (4)  (5)  (5)
NON-GAAP COST OF REVENUES $500  $486  $542 
             
COST OF PRODUCT REVENUES $376  $359  $408 
Adjustments:            
Amortization of intangible assets  (7)  (6)  (14)
Stock-based compensation  (1)  (1)  (1)
NON-GAAP COST OF PRODUCT REVENUES $368  $352  $393 
             
COST OF HARDWARE MAINTENANCE AND OTHER SERVICES REVENUES $128  $130  $144 
Adjustment:            
Stock-based compensation  (3)  (4)  (4)
NON-GAAP COST OF HARDWARE MAINTENANCE AND OTHER SERVICES REVENUES $125  $126  $140 
             
GROSS PROFIT $829  $797  $884 
Adjustments:            
Amortization of intangible assets  7   6   14 
Stock-based compensation  4   5   5 
NON-GAAP GROSS PROFIT $840  $808  $903 
             


NETAPP, INC. 
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP 
INCOME STATEMENT INFORMATION 
(In millions, except net income per share amounts) 
             
  Q2'FY17  Q1'FY17  Q2'FY16 
             
SALES AND MARKETING EXPENSES $418  $429  $448 
Adjustments:            
Amortization of intangible assets  (4)  (5)   
Stock-based compensation  (21)  (23)  (26)
NON-GAAP SALES AND MARKETING EXPENSES $393  $401  $422 
             
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES $200  $207  $216 
Adjustment:            
Stock-based compensation  (17)  (15)  (18)
NON-GAAP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES $183  $192  $198 
             
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES $69  $68  $74 
Adjustment:            
Stock-based compensation  (9)  (9)  (10)
NON-GAAP GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES $60  $59  $64 
             
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES $  $  $1 
Adjustment:            
Restructuring and other charges        (1)
NON-GAAP RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER CHARGES $  $  $ 
             
OPERATING EXPENSES $687  $704  $739 
Adjustments:            
Amortization of intangible assets  (4)  (5)   
Stock-based compensation  (47)  (47)  (54)
Restructuring and other charges        (1)
NON-GAAP OPERATING EXPENSES $636  $652  $684 
             


NETAPP, INC. 
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP 
INCOME STATEMENT INFORMATION 
(In millions, except net income per share amounts) 
             
  Q2'FY17  Q1'FY17  Q2'FY16 
             
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS $142  $93  $145 
Adjustments:            
Amortization of intangible assets  11   11   14 
Stock-based compensation  51   52   59 
Restructuring and other charges        1 
NON-GAAP INCOME FROM OPERATIONS $204  $156  $219 
             
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES $142  $92  $144 
Adjustments:            
Amortization of intangible assets  11   11   14 
Stock-based compensation  51   52   59 
Restructuring and other charges        1 
NON-GAAP INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES $204  $155  $218 
             
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES $33  $28  $30 
Adjustments:            
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments  2   (2)  17 
Settlement of income tax audit        (10)
NON-GAAP PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES $35  $26  $37 
             
NET INCOME PER SHARE $0.38  $0.23  $0.39 
Adjustments:            
Amortization of intangible assets  0.04   0.04   0.05 
Stock-based compensation  0.18   0.18   0.20 
Restructuring and other charges         
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments  (0.01)  0.01   (0.06)
Settlement of income tax audit        0.03 
NON-GAAP NET INCOME PER SHARE $0.60  $0.46  $0.61 
             


RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP 
GROSS MARGIN 
($ in millions) 
    
  Q2'FY17  Q1'FY17  Q2'FY16 
             
Gross margin-GAAP  61.9%  61.6%  61.2%
Cost of revenues adjustments  0.8%  0.9%  1.3%
Gross margin-Non-GAAP  62.7%  62.4%  62.5%
             
GAAP cost of revenues $511  $497  $561 
Cost of revenues adjustments:            
Amortization of intangible assets  (7)  (6)  (14)
Stock-based compensation  (4)  (5)   (5)
Non-GAAP cost of revenues $500  $486  $542 
             
Net revenues $1,340  $1,294  $1,445 
             


RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP 
PRODUCT GROSS MARGIN 
($ in millions) 
    
  Q2'FY17  Q1'FY17  Q2'FY16 
             
Product gross margin-GAAP  47.0%  45.6%  49.9%
Cost of product revenues adjustments  1.1%  1.1%  1.8%
Product gross margin-Non-GAAP  48.2%  46.7%  51.8%
             
GAAP cost of product revenues $376  $359  $408 
Cost of product revenues adjustments:            
Amortization of intangible assets  (7)  (6)  (14)
Stock-based compensation  (1)  (1)  (1)
Non-GAAP cost of product revenues $368  $352  $393 
             
Product revenues $710  $660  $815 
             


RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP 
HARDWARE MAINTENANCE AND OTHER SERVICES GROSS MARGIN 
($ in millions) 
    
  Q2'FY17  Q1'FY17  Q2'FY16 
             
Hardware maintenance and other services gross margin-GAAP  67.0%  66.9%  63.7%
Cost of hardware maintenance and other services revenues adjustments  0.8%  1.0%  1.0%
Hardware maintenance and other services gross margin-Non-GAAP  67.8%  67.9%  64.7%
             
GAAP cost of hardware maintenance and other services revenues $128  $130  $144 
Cost of hardware maintenance and other services revenues adjustment:            
Stock-based compensation  (3)  (4)  (4)
Non-GAAP cost of hardware maintenance and other services revenues $125  $126  $140 
             
Hardware maintenance and other services revenues $388  $393  $397 
             


RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP 
EFFECTIVE TAX RATE 
    
  Q2'FY17  Q1'FY17  Q2'FY16 
             
GAAP effective tax rate  23.2%  30.4%  20.8%
Adjustments:            
Tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments  (5.9)%  (13.8)%  0.8%
Settlement of income tax audit  %  %  (4.6)%
Non-GAAP effective tax rate  17.3%  16.6%  17.0%
             


RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 
TO FREE CASH FLOW (NON-GAAP) 
(In millions) 
    
  Q2'FY17  Q1'FY17  Q2'FY16 
Net cash provided by operating activities $158  $228  $145 
Purchases of property and equipment  (56)  (36)  (46)
Free cash flow $102  $192  $99 
             

Some items may not add or recalculate due to rounding.

NETAPP, INC. 
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP GUIDANCE TO GAAP 
EXPRESSED AS EARNINGS PER SHARE 
THIRD QUARTER FISCAL 2017 
     
  Third Quarter 
  Fiscal 2017 
     
Non-GAAP Guidance - Net Income Per Share $0.72 - $0.77 
     
Adjustments of Specific Items to Net Income    
Per Share for the Third Quarter Fiscal 2017:    
Amortization of intangible assets  (0.05)
Stock-based compensation expense  (0.17)
Restructuring and other charges  (0.18)
Gain on sale of properties  0.03 
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments  0.06 
Total Adjustments  (0.31)
     
GAAP Guidance - Net Income Per Share $0.41 - $0.46 
    
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NetApp
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