Core Insights - Fortinet Inc. reported strong first-quarter 2025 results, with both earnings and revenues exceeding expectations and showing year-over-year improvement [1][2]. Financial Performance - Non-GAAP EPS for Q1 2025 was 58 cents, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9.43%, and up 34.9% from 43 cents in the same quarter last year [1]. - Total revenues reached $1.54 billion, surpassing the consensus mark by 0.21% and reflecting a 13.8% year-over-year increase, driven by growth in services and product revenues [2]. - Product revenues increased by 12.3% year over year to $459.1 million, with notable growth in both hardware and software solutions [3]. - Service revenues grew 14.4% year over year to $1.08 billion, accounting for 70% of total revenues, with security subscriptions rising 16% [4]. Growth Metrics - Fortinet added over 6,300 new logos in Q1, supported by investments in channel partners [2]. - Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) grew 12% to $6.5 billion, while total billings rose 14% to $1.6 billion, driven by growth in AI-driven SecOps and Unified SASE [2]. - AI-driven Security Operations billings increased by 29%, representing 10% of Fortinet's business [5]. Margins and Efficiency - Total gross margin increased by 380 basis points to 81.9%, exceeding the high end of the guided range by 90 basis points [6]. - Operating margin reached a record 34.2%, up 570 basis points, reflecting strong gross margins and cost efficiencies [7]. Cash Flow and Balance Sheet - Fortinet ended Q1 2025 with cash and cash equivalents of $4.78 billion, an increase from $4 billion at the end of Q4 2024 [8]. - Cash flow from operations was $863.3 million, compared to $830.4 million in Q1 2024, while free cash flow rose to $782.8 million from $608.5 million [9]. Guidance - For Q2 2025, Fortinet estimates revenues between $1.59 billion and $1.65 billion, with billings expected between $1.685 billion and $1.765 billion [10]. - For the full year 2025, revenues are projected between $6.65 billion and $6.85 billion, with services revenues expected between $4.575 billion and $4.725 billion [11].