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Infinera Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results 

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2018 -- Infinera Corporation, provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, has released financial results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 30, 2017.

GAAP revenue for the quarter was $195.8 million compared to $192.6 million in the third quarter of 2017 and $181.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.

GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 24.1% compared to 35.2% in the third quarter of 2017 and 38.1% in the fourth quarter of 2016. GAAP operating margin for the quarter was (36.0)% compared to (17.8)% in the third quarter of 2017 and (25.3)% in the fourth quarter of 2016.

GAAP net loss for the quarter was $(74.0) million, or $(0.50) per share, compared to $(37.2) million, or $(0.25) per share, in the third quarter of 2017 and $(36.3) million, or $(0.25) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Non-GAAP gross margin for the quarter was 37.5% compared to 39.1% in the third quarter of 2017 and 41.8% in the fourth quarter of 2016. Non-GAAP operating margin for the quarter was (9.3)% compared to (7.8)% in the third quarter of 2017 and (9.2)% in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Non-GAAP net loss for the quarter was $(18.6) million, or $(0.12) per share, compared to $(17.0) million, or $(0.11) per share, in the third quarter of 2017, and $(17.0) million, or $(0.12) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2016.

GAAP gross margin for the year was 32.9% compared to 45.2% in 2016. GAAP operating margin for the year was (24.7)% compared to (3.0)% in 2016. GAAP net loss for the year was $(194.5) million, or $(1.32) per share, compared to $(23.9) million, or $(0.17) per share, in 2016.

Non-GAAP gross margin for the year was 39.3% compared to 48.3% in 2016. Non-GAAP operating margin for the year was (10.1)% compared to 6.2% in 2016. Non-GAAP net loss for the year was $(80.0) million, or $(0.54) per share, compared to net income of $49.4 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in 2016.

A further explanation of the use of non-GAAP financial information and a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the GAAP equivalents can be found at the end of this release.

“In Q4 we made some difficult but necessary decisions to reposition the company for crisper execution and increased focus on our go to market strategy,” said Tom Fallon, Infinera’s Chief Executive Officer. “With our full product refresh nearing completion, positive sales momentum ending the year, and a significant pipeline of opportunities, we enter 2018 with confidence that our recent positive revenue trajectory will continue.”

Fourth Quarter 2017 Financial Commentary Available Online

A CFO Commentary reviewing the Company's fourth quarter of 2017 financial results will be furnished to the SEC on Form 8-K and published on Infinera's Investor Relations website at investors.infinera.com. Analysts and investors are encouraged to review this commentary prior to participating in the conference call webcast.

Conference Call Information

Infinera will host a conference call for analysts and investors to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017 results and its outlook for the first quarter of 2018 today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time). Interested parties may join the conference call by dialing 1-866-373-6878 (toll free) or 1-412-317-5101 (international). A live webcast of the conference call will also be accessible from the Events & Webcasts section of Infinera’s website at investors.infinera.com. Replay of the audio webcast will be available at investors.infinera.com approximately two hours after the end of the live call.

About Infinera

Infinera provides Intelligent Transport Networks, enabling carriers, cloud operators, governments and enterprises to scale network bandwidth, accelerate service innovation and automate optical network operations. Infinera’s end-to-end packet-optical portfolio is designed for long-haul, subsea, data center interconnect and metro applications. Infinera’s unique large scale photonic integrated circuits enable innovative optical networking solutions for the most demanding networks. To learn more about Infinera visit www.infinera.com, follow us on Twitter @Infinera and read our latest blog posts at www.infinera.com/blog.


Source: Infinera

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