Palo Alto Networks Inc. shares slipped successful the extended league Thursday aft the cybersecurity institution topped Wall Street expectations for the 4th but raised its billings and gross forecasts for the twelvemonth somewhat without raising forecast net per share.
Palo Alto Networks PANW, +1.21% shares declined 1% aft hours, pursuing an archetypal 5% drop. Shares ended the regular league with a 1.2% summation to adjacent astatine $519.99.
The institution reported a fiscal first-quarter nonaccomplishment of $103.6 million, oregon $1.06 a share, compared with a nonaccomplishment of $92.2 million, oregon 97 cents a share, successful the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings, which exclude share-based compensation charges and different items, were $1.64 a share, compared with $1.62 successful the year-ago period.
Revenue roseate to $1.25 cardinal from $946 cardinal successful the year-ago quarter. Billings, which reflects aboriginal concern nether contract, roseate to $1.38 billion, compared with $1.08 cardinal a twelvemonth ago.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast net of $1.57 a stock connected gross of $1.2 cardinal and billings of $1.31 billion. Palo Alto Networks had forecast $1.55 to $1.58 a stock connected gross of $1.19 cardinal to $1.21 cardinal and billings of $1.29 cardinal to $1.31 billion.
“Q1 was a beardown commencement to fiscal twelvemonth 2022, driven by spot successful some our merchandise and Next-Generation Security businesses, giving america assurance to rise our gross and billings guidance for the year,” said Nikesh Arora, Palo Alto Networks president and main executive, successful a statement.
Palo Alto Networks expects adjusted fiscal-second 4th net of $1.63 to $1.66 a stock connected gross of $1.27 cardinal to $1.29 cardinal and billings of $1.51 cardinal to $1.53 billion, portion analysts had forecast $1.64 a stock connected gross of $1.27 cardinal and billings of $1.52 billion.
For the year, Palo Alto Networks kept its adjusted net forecast of $7.15 to $7.25 a share, and raised its forecast gross scope to betwixt $5.35 cardinal to $5.4 billion, up from $5.28 cardinal to $5.33 billion. Analysts expect $7.24 a stock connected gross of $5.31 billion.
The institution besides raised its forecast billings scope to betwixt $6.68 cardinal and $6.73 billion, from a erstwhile $6.6 cardinal to $6.65 billion, portion analysts forecast $6.65 billion.
Palo Alto Networks shares are up 85% implicit the past 12 months. In comparison, the ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF HACK, -0.88% is up 36%, the S&P 500 index SPX, +0.34% is up 32%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.45% is up 35%.
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