Check Point Software announces record financial results

(17/11/2009)

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. has announced record financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Financial Highlights for the Third Quarter of 2009

Total Revenues: $233.6 million, an increase of 17 percent compared to $199.7 million in the third quarter of 2008.

GAAP Operating Income: $105.5 million, an increase of 17 percent compared to $90.4 million in the third quarter of 2008. The GAAP operating income in the third quarter of 2009 included amortization of intangible assets in the amount of $5.4 million related to the Nokia security business acquisition.

Non-GAAP Operating Income: $127.5 million, an increase of 20 percent compared to $106.2 million in the third quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP operating margin was 55 percent, compared to 53 percent in the third quarter of 2008, and 52 percent during the second quarter of 2009.

GAAP Net Income and Earnings per Diluted Share: GAAP net income was $91.5 million, an increase of 14 percent compared to $80.1 million in the third quarter of 2008. GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.43, an increase of 17 percent compared to $0.37 in the third quarter of 2008. GAAP net income in the third quarter of 2009 included amortization of intangible assets in the amount of $5.4 million (which represented $0.03 in GAAP earnings per diluted share) related to the Nokia security business acquisition. Net of taxes, these charges totaled $5.1 million ($0.02 per diluted share).

Non-GAAP Net Income and Earnings per Diluted Share: Non-GAAP net income was $109.5 million, an increase of 16 percent compared to $94.2 million in the third quarter of 2008, and non-GAAP EPS was $0.52, an increase of 19 percent compared to $0.44 in the third quarter of 2008.

Deferred Revenues: As of September 30, 2009, we had deferred revenue of $360.1 million, an increase of 32 percent compared to $272.9 as of September 30, 2008.

Cash Flow: Cash flow from operations was $126.1 million, an increase of 10 percent compared to $115.1 million in the third quarter of 2008. We had $1,736.2 million in cash and investments as of September 30, 2009.

Share Repurchase Program: During the third quarter of 2009, we repurchased 1.8 million shares at a total cost of $50 million.

Mr. Shwed concluded, “We continued to realize good traction from our latest product introductions, including the new SMART-1 management appliances, the high-end Power-1 11000 series and low-end UTM-1 130 appliances. Our Software Blade Architecture experienced excellent adoption by our customers as they continue to recognize the benefits of a secure, flexible and easily managed security platform.”

“I am proud of our ability to execute and deliver all-time record results across key metrics for the quarter. Our revenues came in at the high-end of our projections, with 17 percent growth, while non-GAAP earnings per share were $0.52, representing 19% growth, and exceeded our projections. This is particularly encouraging given the state of the economy and the weakness of the US dollar” said Gil Shwed, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Check Point, “Operationally, we performed well across all regions, with Asia Pacific having a particularly good quarter. We also continued to realize further synergies from our recent acquisition, which helped us to achieve these results and deliver non-GAAP operating margin of 55%.”

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