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Zscaler(ZS) - 2025 Q2 - Quarterly Results
ZSZscaler(ZS)2025-03-05 21:06

Financial Performance - Revenue grew 23% year-over-year to 647.9million[8]Calculatedbillingsincreased18647.9 million[8] - Calculated billings increased 18% year-over-year to 742.7 million[8] - Deferred revenue rose 25% year-over-year to 1,878.5million[8]GAAPnetlosswas1,878.5 million[8] - GAAP net loss was 7.7 million, an improvement from a loss of 28.5millioninthesamequarterlastyear[9]NonGAAPnetincomeincreasedto28.5 million in the same quarter last year[9] - Non-GAAP net income increased to 127.1 million from 99.4millionyearoveryear[9]Cashprovidedbyoperationswas99.4 million year-over-year[9] - Cash provided by operations was 179.4 million, representing 27% of revenue[9] - Free cash flow reached 143.4million,or22143.4 million, or 22% of revenue[9] - Revenue for the three months ended January 31, 2025, was 647.9 million, a 23.3% increase from 525.0millioninthesameperiodof2024[25]GrossprofitforthesixmonthsendedJanuary31,2025,reached525.0 million in the same period of 2024[25] - Gross profit for the six months ended January 31, 2025, reached 985.9 million, up 24.3% from 793.1millionintheprioryear[25]NonGAAPgrossprofitforthethreemonthsendedJanuary31,2025,was793.1 million in the prior year[25] - Non-GAAP gross profit for the three months ended January 31, 2025, was 520.8 million, reflecting a non-GAAP gross margin of 80%[31] - The net loss for the three months ended January 31, 2025, was 7.7million,comparedtoanetlossof7.7 million, compared to a net loss of 28.5 million in the same period of 2024[25] - Non-GAAP income from operations for the six months ended January 31, 2025, was 274.6million,withanonGAAPoperatingmarginof22274.6 million, with a non-GAAP operating margin of 22%[31] - Non-GAAP net income for the six months ended January 31, 2025, was 251.3 million, up 35.2% from 185.8millioninthesameperiodof2024[36]NonGAAPnetincomepershare,diluted,forthethreemonthsendedJanuary31,2025,was185.8 million in the same period of 2024[36] - Non-GAAP net income per share, diluted, for the three months ended January 31, 2025, was 0.78, compared to 0.63forthesameperiodin2024,reflectinga23.80.63 for the same period in 2024, reflecting a 23.8% increase[36] Cash Flow and Assets - Cash and cash equivalents increased to 1.76 billion as of January 31, 2025, from 1.42billionattheendofJuly2024[27]Totalassetsgrewto1.42 billion at the end of July 2024[27] - Total assets grew to 5.01 billion as of January 31, 2025, compared to 4.70billionasofJuly31,2024[27]NetcashprovidedbyoperatingactivitiesforthesixmonthsendedJanuary31,2025,was4.70 billion as of July 31, 2024[27] - Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended January 31, 2025, was 510.8 million, compared to 402.9millioninthesameperiodof2024[29]FreecashflowforthesixmonthsendedJanuary31,2025,was402.9 million in the same period of 2024[29] - Free cash flow for the six months ended January 31, 2025, was 435.3 million, a 33.7% increase from 325.5millioninthesameperiodof2024[36]FreecashflowmarginforthethreemonthsendedJanuary31,2025,was22325.5 million in the same period of 2024[36] - Free cash flow margin for the three months ended January 31, 2025, was 22%, compared to 19% for the same period in 2024[36] Operating Expenses and Tax - Operating expenses for the three months ended January 31, 2025, totaled 539.5 million, a 19.0% increase from 453.3millioninthesameperiodof2024[25]Thecompanyrecognizedataxbenefitof453.3 million in the same period of 2024[25] - The company recognized a tax benefit of 17.2 million due to the release of a valuation allowance on U.K. deferred tax assets during the three months ended January 31, 2025[25] - The company reported a non-GAAP effective tax rate of 23% for both the three and six months ended January 31, 2025[36] - The company plans to continue assessing its non-GAAP tax rate regularly, which is currently set at 23%[40] Future Guidance - Guidance for Q3 fiscal 2025 expects revenue of 665millionto665 million to 667 million[14] - Full year fiscal 2025 revenue guidance is approximately 2.640billionto2.640 billion to 2.654 billion[14] Product Development - Introduced the industry's first Zero Trust Segmentation solution for branches and cloud environments[9] Deferred Revenue - Total deferred revenue at the end of the period was 1.88billion,upfrom1.88 billion, up from 1.50 billion at the end of the same period in 2024[36] Stock-Based Compensation - Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended January 31, 2025, was 176.4million,comparedto176.4 million, compared to 145.5 million for the same period in 2024[36]