Fusion-io Reports 82% Revenue Growth in Fiscal Year 2012

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE: FIO) today announced its financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. 

• Revenue: $359.3 million in fiscal 2012 (an increase of 82% over fiscal 2011)
• GAAP Net Loss per Diluted Share: 6 cents in fiscal 2012 (compared to earnings of 6 cents in fiscal 2011);
• Non-GAAP Net Earnings per Diluted Share: 35 cents in fiscal 2012 (compared to 20 cents in fiscal 2011)
• Operating Cash Flow: $34.8 million in fiscal 2012 (compared to a use of $9.9 million in fiscal 2011)
• GAAP Gross Margin of 57.5% and Non-GAAP Gross Margin of 57.6% for the fiscal fourth quarter 2012

Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2012 GAAP Financial Results

Fusion-io reported record revenue of $106.6 million for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2012, up 49% from $71.7 million for the same quarter of 2011 and up 13% from $94.2 million for the prior quarter. Net loss for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2012 was $2.4 million, or a net loss per diluted share of $0.03, compared to net income of $5.8 million, or $0.06 per diluted share in the same quarter of 2011. Gross margin for the fiscal fourth quarter 2012 was 57.5%.  Operating margin for the fiscal fourth quarter was a loss of 0.9%.

Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2012 Non-GAAP Financial Results

Non-GAAP net income for the fiscal fourth quarter of 2012 was $9.8 million, or $0.09 per diluted share. This compared to non-GAAP net income of $13.2 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, in the same quarter of 2011. Non-GAAP gross margin for the fiscal fourth quarter 2012 was 57.6%. Non-GAAP operating margin for the fiscal fourth quarter 2012 was 11.2%. A complete reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is set forth in the attachment to this press release.

"Fusion-io delivered another record revenue quarter with great execution across the company, and we are pleased with the momentum we have going into the next fiscal year," said David Flynn, Fusion-io chairman and chief executive officer. "We believe we are still in the early stages of demonstrating the transformative potential of software defined storage solutions that deliver greater performance and efficiency for customers at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems."

Fiscal 2012 GAAP Financial Results

Revenue for fiscal year 2012 was $359.3 million, up 82% from $197.2 million in fiscal year 2011. Net loss for fiscal year 2012 was $5.6 million, or a net loss of $0.06 per diluted share. This compared to net income of $4.6 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for fiscal year 2011. Gross margin for fiscal year 2012 was 55.7%. Operating margin for fiscal year 2012 was a net loss of 1.5%.

Fiscal 2012 Non-GAAP Financial Results

Non-GAAP net income for fiscal year 2012 was $37.5 million, or $0.35 per diluted share. This compares to non-GAAP net income of $16.3 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for fiscal year 2011. Non-GAAP gross margin for the fiscal year 2012 was 55.8%. Non-GAAP operating margin for fiscal year 2012 was 11.6%.

"Fusion-io's 82% revenue growth and 130% non-GAAP net income growth over the prior year reflect a strong fiscal year 2012.  We reported record cash flow from operations, and we exit the fiscal year with a healthy balance sheet that gives us strategic flexibility," said Dennis Wolf, Fusion-io chief financial officer. "Our goal for the coming year is to continue to execute on our growth strategy while furthering our technology leadership."

Other Financial Highlights

• Cash and cash equivalents totaled $321.2 million at the end of fiscal 2012, compared to $219.6 million at the end of fiscal 2011.
• Deferred revenue at the end of fiscal 2012 was $28.9 million, compared to $12.0 million at the end of fiscal 2011.
• Inventory was $59.5 million at the end of fiscal 2012, compared to $35.6 million at the end of fiscal 2011.
• Capital expenditures were $7.4 million in fiscal fourth quarter 2012 and $24.0 million for fiscal 2012.

Recent Business Highlights

• On August 1, Fusion-io announced its new ION Data Accelerator software that transforms customers' preferred server platforms into powerful shared ioMemory application acceleration appliances.
• On July 30, Fusion-io announced that it is working closely with storage industry leader NetApp to provide solutions using server-side flash and caching software products that integrate with the NetApp Virtual Storage Tier.
• Systems vendor partners HP, Dell and IBM all qualified and launched products based on the Fusion ioDrive2 in May, June and July, respectively.
• On July 10, Fusion-io announced that it has collaborated with Princeton University to design a new subsystem called Extended Memory as part of its Software Development Kit (SDK).  The Extended Memory feature intelligently tiers data between available DRAM in the system and the persistent NAND flash tier, making it much more affordable for organizations to greatly expand the size of their in-memory data sets with a powerful software-driven solution.
• On June 11, Fusion-io announced that it had entered into an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) relationship with Cisco whereby Fusion ioMemory will be architected into the Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) Server to amplify in-server performance in all UCS B-series blade servers.

Business Outlook

The following statements are based on current expectations. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. These statements supersede all prior statements regarding fiscal 2013 financial results.

First quarter of fiscal year 2013:

• Revenue is expected to modestly increase from fiscal Q4.
• Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be in the range of 56 to 58%.
• Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be approximately 10%.
• Diluted shares outstanding is expected to be approximately 110 million shares.

Fiscal Year 2013:

• Revenue growth is expected to be in the range of 45 to 50%.
• Non-GAAP gross margin is expected to be in the range of 56 to 58%.
• Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be approximately 12%.
• Non-GAAP tax rate is expected to be approximately 35 to 40%.
• Diluted shares outstanding is expected to be approximately 114 million shares.
• Capital Expenditures are expected to be in the range of $20 to $25 million.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Fusion-io uses certain non-GAAP financial measures in this release. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally excluded or included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or GAAP. Reconciliation between non-GAAP and GAAP measures can be found in the accompanying tables and on the investor relations page of our website at www.fusionio.com. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting, differ from GAAP measures with the same captions and may differ from non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar captions that are used by other companies.

Fusion-io's management uses the non-GAAP financial measures in the accompanying schedules to gain an understanding of Fusion-io's comparative operating performance and future prospects, and utilizes these measures in its internal financial statements for purposes of its internal budgets and financial goals. Management also believes that the exclusion of the items described below provides an additional measure of the company's operating results and facilitates comparisons of Fusion-io's core operating performance against prior periods and business model objectives. Management believes that investors should have access to the same set of tools that management uses to analyze Fusion-io's results. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP. Fusion-io endeavors to compensate for the limitation of the non-GAAP measures presented by also providing the most directly comparable GAAP measures and descriptions of the reconciling items and adjustments to derive the non-GAAP measures.  

For all periods presented:

• Non-GAAP gross margin is calculated as non-GAAP gross profit divided by GAAP revenue. Non-GAAP gross profit consists of GAAP gross profit excluding the effects of stock-based compensation expense.
• Non-GAAP operating margin is calculated as non-GAAP income from operations divided by GAAP revenue. Non-GAAP income from operations consists of GAAP income (loss) from operations excluding the effects of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related costs.
• Non-GAAP net income is calculated as GAAP net income (loss) excluding the effects of stock-based compensation expense, changes in the fair value of a common stock repurchase derivative liability, non-cash interest expense related to changes in the fair value of a preferred stock warrant, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition related costs, a tax benefit for the reversal of valuation allowance as a result of the IO Turbine acquisition, and tax provision adjustments related to stock-based awards.
• Non-GAAP net income per diluted share is calculated as non-GAAP net income divided by non-GAAP weighted-average diluted shares outstanding for the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 and is calculated as non-GAAP net income divided by GAAP weighted-average diluted shares outstanding for the three months and fiscal year ended June 30, 2011. Non-GAAP weighted-average diluted shares outstanding is calculated as GAAP weighted-average diluted shares outstanding including the dilutive impact due to stock options, a common stock warrant, restricted stock awards, and restricted stock units.

The accompanying tables provide more details on the GAAP financial measures that are most directly comparable to the non-GAAP financial measures described above and the related reconciliations between these financial measures. With respect to our expectations under "Business Outlook" above, reconciliation of non-GAAP guidance measures to corresponding GAAP measures is not available without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis due to the high variability and low visibility with respect to the charges which are excluded from these non-GAAP measures. The effects of stock-based compensation expense specific to non-employee common stock options are directly impacted by unpredictable fluctuations in our stock price. We expect the variability of the above charges to have a significant impact on our GAAP financial results.

Today's Conference Call

Fusion-io will host an investor conference call and live webcast today, Thursday, August 9, 2012, at 5:00 p.m. EDT to discuss these financial results. To access the conference call, dial 1.800.299.7089 or 1.617.801.9714 for international callers. The access code is 46228629. A listen-only live webcast will be accessible on the investor relations page of our website at www.fusionio.com and will be archived and available on this site for at least three months. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through Thursday, August 16, 2012. To access the replay, please dial 1.888.286.8010 or 1.617.801.6888 for international callers. The access code is 86953109. This press release and the financial information discussed on today's conference call are available on the investor relations page of our website at www.fusionio.com.

About Fusion-io

Fusion-io delivers the world's data faster. Our Fusion ioMemory platform and software defined storage solutions accelerate virtualization, databases, cloud computing, big data and performance applications. From e-commerce retailers to the world's social media leaders and Fortune Global 500 companies, our customers are improving the performance and efficiency of their data centers with Fusion-io technology to accelerate the critical applications of the information economy.

Note on Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements in this release may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, including, but are not limited to, statements concerning financial guidance for our first fiscal quarter of 2013 and our full fiscal year 2013, assumptions underlying the expected benefits and value of our products and solutions to our customers and end users, our continued focus and investment on innovation, expanding our customer and reseller base and investing in our growth, our expectations concerning our technologies, products and solutions, including our ioMemory platform, our recently introduced Fusion ION product software, our ioTurbine virtualization caching software, and our software development kit (SDK), our expectations concerning our recently announced OEM relationship with Cisco and collaboration with NetApp, and our beliefs concerning the market for and benefits of our products and solutions. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions regarding future events and business performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained, anticipated, or implied in any forward-looking statement, including, but not limited to, risks associated with changes in the demand for our products, our expectation that large and concentrated purchases by a limited number of customers will continue to represent a substantial majority of our revenue and our ability to sustain or increase our revenue from our large customers or offset the discontinuation of concentrated purchases by our larger customers with purchases by new or existing customers, the continued adoption by customers of our ioMemory platform products, growing our sales through OEMs, resellers and channel partners and maintaining our relationships with OEMs, resellers and channel partners, including the timely qualification of our products for promotion and sale by our OEMs, long and unpredictable sales cycles, changes in the competitive dynamics of our markets, including the potential for increased pressure on the pricing of our products, reduced gross margins, increased sales and marketing expenses, the potential that we or our customers may not realize the benefits we currently expect from our acquisition of IO Turbine, our ability to develop or acquire new products to meet customer needs and expectations, including additional software solutions to be integrated with our storage memory products, our acquisition and strategic partner strategy and disruptions in our business, operations and financial results as a result of acquisitions and strategic partner relationships, as well as the risks inherent in the integration and combination of complex products and technologies from acquisitions, undetected errors, defects or security vulnerabilities in our products, worldwide economic conditions and the impact these conditions have on levels of spending on datacenter technology like ours, and such other risks set forth in the registration statements and reports that Fusion-io files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.fusionio.com. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or will occur. Fusion-io undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statement for any reason after the date of this press release.

Contacts:
Investor Relations: Nancy Fazioli, [email protected], 408-416-5779
Media Relations: Robert Brumfield, [email protected], 917-224-7769

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