Red Hat Announces Q2 2013 Results: Revenue Was $322.6 Million, Operating Income Was $50 Million

Posted on Sep 25 2012 - 4:29am by Editorial Staff

The provider of open source solutions, Red Hat has announced the financial results for its fiscal year 2013 second quarter ended August 31, 2012. The company reported the total revenue for the quarter was $322.6 million, an increase of 15% in U.S. dollars from the year ago quarter. Subscription revenue for the quarter was $278.8 million, up 17% in U.S. dollars year-over-year.

GAAP operating income for the second quarter was $50.0 million, down 5% year-over-year. GAAP operating margin was 15.5%. After adjusting for stock compensation and amortization expenses, as detailed in the tables below, non-GAAP operating income for the second quarter was $79.2 million, up 4% year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 24.6%.

The net income for the quarter was $35.0 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared with $40.0 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, in the year ago quarter. The non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $54.9 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, as compared to $56.5 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, in the year ago quarter. The year ago quarter would have been $0.28 per diluted share excluding a discrete tax benefit of $2.1 million, or approximately $0.01 per share.

Operating cash flow was $103.9 million for the second quarter, as compared to $77.1 million in the year ago quarter. At quarter end, the company’s total deferred revenue balance was $944.4 million, an increase of 16% on a year-over-year basis. Total cash, cash equivalents and investments as of August 31, 2012 was $1.36 billion.

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