Cyber Security Visionary Greg Clark Becomes
CEO, Leading Industry’s Largest Pure Play Cyber Security
Company
Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) today announced that it has successfully
completed its acquisition of Blue Coat, Inc., a leading provider of
web security for enterprises and governments worldwide. The
acquisition of Blue Coat complements Symantec’s innovative product
portfolio and creates the industry’s largest pure play cyber
security company.
“At a time when the world faces more threats than it’s ever
encountered before, I couldn’t be more confident in our ability to
deliver what our customers need or more honored to lead Symantec’s
next chapter of innovation and growth,” said Greg Clark, Symantec
CEO. “With Blue Coat now part of Symantec, we are well positioned
to solve the industry’s most difficult challenges of securing a
mobile workforce, protecting the cloud and stopping advanced
threats.”
Clark added, “Since announcing the transaction, our integration
planning teams have been working diligently to capture the
strengths of both companies. With our increased scale, portfolio
and resources, large enterprises can now look to Symantec as a
single strategic source for integrated solutions across endpoints,
cloud and infrastructure to defend against sophisticated attacks
and create a stronger, more cost-efficient security posture.”
With the acquisition of Blue Coat complete, Symantec has begun
executing its integration strategy and accelerating its commitment
to define the future of cyber security.
Dan Schulman, Symantec Chairman, said, “Nearly two years ago we
announced our intention to become the leading pure play cyber
security company. Today that intention becomes a reality, as we
combine Symantec’s leadership in endpoint, email, data loss
prevention and datacenter security with Blue Coat’s strength in
cloud security with the #1 market share position at the secure web
gateway. In the near term, we’ll be focused on ensuring a smooth
integration for our customers. As we look ahead, I am confident we
have the talent, capabilities and resources to help us drive
profitable growth.”
“The global security landscape is becoming more complex, and
threats more pervasive, while at the same time, our clients are
looking for business outcomes,” said Matthew Gyde, Dimension Data’s
group executive of security. “We’re seeing an increase in the
adoption of cloud services for security, and clients
also see potential cost-savings of moving to the cloud. The
Symantec and Blue Coat combination is an exciting opportunity
for the security industry, and particularly for our clients. We
look forward to working together to help our clients accelerate
their ambitions.”
An independent poll of enterprise buyers by industry research
firm ESG Research shows that more than 75 percent of buyers are
more likely or much more likely to buy from Symantec as a result of
the combined portfolios1. “Based upon our quantitative research of
cyber security and IT professionals, organizations are clearly
excited about the prospects of getting access to the larger and
more comprehensive cyber security portfolio from a combined
Symantec-Blue Coat entity,” said Jon Oltsik, Sr. principal analyst
at ESG. “Most point to the potential benefit of a more streamlined
buying center and reduced costs resulting from a more integrated
set of cyber security products and services.”
The combined company would have had approximately $4.2
billion in GAAP pro forma revenues in fiscal year 2016,
of which 60% would come from enterprise security. On a
pro forma, non-GAAP basis, the combined company would have had
$4.4 billion in revenues in fiscal year 2016, of
which 62% would come from enterprise security.
As previously announced, Michael Fey will serve as President and
Chief Operating Officer and Thomas Seifert will continue to serve
as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Symantec.
The combined company will be headquartered in Mountain View,
Calif.
The company will webcast its Q1 earnings conference call
on Thursday, August 4, at 5 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. PT. For
more details, please visit
http://investor.symantec.com/investor-relations/events-calendar/.
About Symantec
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) is the global leader in cyber
security. Operating one of the world’s largest cyber intelligence
networks, we see more threats, and protect more customers from the
next generation of attacks. We help companies, governments and
individuals secure their most important data wherever it lives.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements which may be considered
forward-looking within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities
laws, including statements regarding the expected benefits to
Symantec Corporation (“Symantec”), its customers, stockholders and
investors from completing the acquisition of Blue Coat, Inc. (“Blue
Coat”), including without limitation expected growth, cross-sell
and upsell opportunities, earnings accretion and cost savings.
These statements are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from results
expressed or implied in this press release. Such risk factors
include those related to: the potential impact on the businesses of
Blue Coat and Symantec due to uncertainties in connection with the
acquisition; the retention of employees of Blue Coat and the
ability of Symantec to successfully integrate Blue Coat and to
achieve expected benefits; general economic conditions;
fluctuations and volatility in Symantec’s stock price; the ability
of Symantec to successfully execute strategic plans; the ability to
maintain customer and partner relationships; fluctuations in tax
rates and currency exchange rates; the timing and market acceptance
of new product releases and upgrades; and the successful
development of new products, and the degree to which these products
and businesses gain market acceptance. Actual results may differ
materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements
in this press release. Symantec assumes no obligation, and do not
intend, to update these forward-looking statements as a result of
future events or developments. Additional information concerning
these and other risks factors is contained in the Risk Factors
section of Symantec’s Form 10-K for the year ended April 1,
2016.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
Our results of operations have undergone significant change due
to the impact of litigation accruals, discontinued operations
including the gain on the sale of Veritas, stock-based
compensation, restructuring, transition and separation matters,
charges related to the amortization of intangible assets, and
certain other income and expense items that management considers
unrelated to the Company’s core operations. The results of
operations of Blue Coat have undergone significant change due to
the impact of purchase accounting on revenue from prior
acquisitions, stock-based compensation, restructuring, transition
and integration matters, charges related to the amortization of
intangible assets, and certain other income and expense items that
management considers unrelated to the Company’s core operations. To
help our readers understand our past financial performance and our
future results, we supplement the financial results that we provide
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or
GAAP, with non-GAAP financial measures. The method we use to
produce non-GAAP results is not computed according to GAAP and may
differ from the methods used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial
measures are supplemental, should not be considered a substitute
for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and
should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial
statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Our management team
uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing Symantec’s
operating results, as well as when planning, forecasting and
analyzing future periods. Investors are encouraged to review the
reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable
GAAP results, which is attached to our press release and which can
be found, along with other financial information, on the investor
relations page of our website at:
http://www.symantec.com/invest.
1 ESG Brief, Symantec-Blue Coat Merger Sentiment, July 2016
GAAP RESULTS RECONCILED TO NON-GAAP
RESULTS (1)
Fiscal Year Ended April 1, 2016 (2) (Dollars in millions,
unaudited)
Non-GAAP pro forma
net revenues
GAAP Adj (3) Non-GAAP
Symantec enterprise security net
revenues
$ 1,930 $ - $ 1,930 Blue Coat net revenues 598 157
755
Total pro forma combined enterprise
security net revenues
2,528 157 2,685
Consumer security net revenues
1,670 - 1,670 Total pro forma combined net
revenues $ 4,198 $ 157 $ 4,355
Enterprise security as % of total pro
forma combined net revenues
60% 2% 62% (1) For more information about our non-GAAP
financial measures, please see Appendix A.
(2) Blue Coat's fiscal year end is within
93 days of Symantec's fiscal year end, therefore Blue Coat's net
revenuesfrom its fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 are combined with
Symantec net revenues from its fiscal year ended April 1,2016.
(3) Adjustment for impact of purchase accounting on net revenues.
Explanation of Non-GAAP
MeasuresAppendix A
Objective of non-GAAP measures of
Symantec: Symantec Corporation (“Symantec”) supplements the
financial results and projections that it provides in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, with
non-GAAP financial measures. Symantec believes its presentation of
pro forma and non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with
corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides meaningful
supplemental information regarding our future results. Symantec’s
management team uses these pro forma and non-GAAP financial
measures in assessing its operating results, as well as when
planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. Symantec
believes that these non-GAAP financial measures also facilitate
comparisons of its performance to prior periods and to its peers
and that investors benefit from an understanding of the pro forma
and non-GAAP financial measures. Pro forma and non-GAAP financial
measures are supplemental and should not be considered a substitute
for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP.
Objective of non-GAAP measures of Blue
Coat: Blue Coat, Inc. (“Blue Coat”) believes its
presentation of non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together
with corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides meaningful
supplemental information regarding Blue Coat’s operating
performance for the reasons discussed below. Blue Coat’s management
team uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing Blue
Coat’s operating results, as well as when planning, forecasting and
analyzing future periods. Blue Coat believes that these non-GAAP
financial measures also facilitate comparisons of Blue Coat’s
performance to prior periods and to Blue Coat’s peers and that
investors benefit from an understanding of the non-GAAP financial
measures. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and should
not be considered a substitute for financial information presented
in accordance with GAAP.
Impact of purchase accounting on net
revenue: Blue Coat defines adjusted net revenue as net
revenue excluding the impact of purchase accounting. Blue Coat
regularly monitors these measures to assess its operating
performance. On February 15, 2012, in connection with the
Thoma Bravo Acquisition, and on May 22, 2015, as part of the
Bain Acquisition, Blue Coat was required to write down its deferred
revenue balances due to purchase accounting in accordance with
GAAP. In addition, in connection with Blue Coat’s other
acquisitions, Blue Coat was also required to make similar
adjustments to write down its deferred revenue balances due to
purchase accounting in accordance with GAAP. The impact on revenue
related to purchase accounting as a result of these transactions,
particularly as a result of the Bain Acquisition, limits the
comparability of revenue between periods. While the deferred
revenue written down in connection with Blue Coat’s acquisitions
will never be recognized as revenue under GAAP, Blue Coat does not
expect the Bain Acquisition to have an impact on future renewal
rates of the contracts included within the deferred revenue
write-down, nor does Blue Coat expect revenue generated from new
service and subscription contracts to be similarly impacted by
purchase accounting adjustments. Accordingly, Blue Coat believes
presenting adjusted net revenue to exclude the impact of purchase
accounting adjustments, including the deferred revenue write-down,
aids in the comparability between periods and in assessing Blue
Coat’s overall operating performance. If these adjustments were not
made, Blue Coat’s future revenue growth rates could appear
overstated. Adjusted net revenue has limitations as an analytical
tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a
substitute for net revenue. Other companies in our industry may
calculate this measure differently, which may limit its usefulness
as a comparative measure.
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