Palo Alto Networks Inc
- Palo Alto Networks declined 4.8% to $308.21 after the cybersecurity company reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings, but the company's guidance for the current quarter fell short of market expectations.
Revenue in the fiscal third quarter ending in April rose 15% to $2.0 billion from $1.7 billion, net income soared to $278.8 million from $107.8 million, and diluted earnings per share advanced to 79 cents from 31 cents a year ago.
The company guided revenue in the fourth quarter to rise to between $2.15 billion and $2.17 billion, an increase between 9% and 11% from a year ago.
The company revised its annual revenue estimate to between $7.99 billion and $8.01 billion, an increase of 16% from a year ago.
May 21, 2024 - Palo Alto Networks dropped 23.8% to $279.01 after the cyber security company reported better-than-estimated fiscal second quarter revenue and earnings.
Total revenue increased to $1.97 billion from $1.65 billion, pre-tax income rose to $135.5 million from $84.4 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $4.89 from 25 cents a year ago.
Net income rose to $1.74 billion from $84.4 million, including tax-benefit of $1.61 billion.
However, the company lowered its revenue outlook in the fiscal third quarter to an increase between 13% and 15% and total billing growth between 2% and 4%.
The company also lowered its full-year 2024 revenue outlook to between 15% and 16%, down from the previous estimate of between 18% and 19%.
Feb 21, 2024 - Palo Alto Networks declined 6.5% to $239.52 after the cyber security company reported better-than-expected quarterly results, but the company's new orders or billing outlook fell short of market expectations.
Revenue in the fiscal first quarter ending in October jumped 20% to $1.9 billion, net income advanced to $194.2 million from $20.0 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to 56 cents from 6 cents a year ago.
The company blamed the weakness in billings growth on rising interest rates.
The company guided total billings in the fiscal second quarter between $2.335 billion and $2.385 billion, representing growth between 15% and 18% a year ago.
For the fiscal year 2024, the company estimated total billings in the range of $10.7 billion and $10.8 billion, an increase between 16% and 17%.
Total revenue in the fiscal year 2024 will range between $8.15 billion and $8.20 billion, an increase between 18% and 19% from a year ago.
Nov 16, 2023 - Palo Alto Networks Inc jumped 14.5% to $242.84 after the cyber security and network infrastructure company reported better-than-expected quarterly results.
Revenue in the fiscal fourth quarter ending in July rose 26% to $2.0 billion and net income increased $227.7 million from $3.3 million and diluted earnings per share jumped to 64 cents from 1 cent a year ago.
The company guided fiscal first quarter revenue in the range between $1.82 billion and $1.85 billion and diluted non-GAAP earnings per share between $11.15 and $1.17.
Aug 21, 2023 - Palo Alto Networks said revenue in the fiscal second quarter ending in January increased 26% to $1.7 billion and the company swung to a net income of $84.2 million from a loss of $93.5 million a year ago.
Diluted earnings per share was 25 cents compared to a loss of 32 cents in the previous year.
Feb 22, 2023
| Year | Oct | Jan | Apr | Jul | Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.25 | 0.31 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 1.28 | |
| 2022 | -0.32 | -0.25 | 0.01 | 0.06 | -0.9 | |
| 2021 | -1.48 | -1.5 | -1.23 | -1.06 | -1.73 | |
| 2020 | -0.75 | -0.77 | -0.62 | -0.97 | -2.76 | |
| 2019 | -0.03 | -0.21 | -0.22 | -0.62 | -0.87 | |
| 2018 | -0.28 | -0.51 | -0.12 | -0.41 | -1.32 | |
| 2017 | 0.58 | 0.51 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 1.38 | |
| 2016 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 2.78 | |
| 2015 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.36 | 1.68 | |
| 2014 | -0.38 | -0.55 | -1.96 | -0.43 | -3.05 | |
| 2013 | -0.11 | -0.04 | -0.10 | -0.24 | -0.43 | |
| 2012 | -0.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.18 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0.00 | - | - | 0.00 | -0.88 | |
| 2010 | - | - | - | 0.00 | -1.78 |