Cisco Reports Second Quarter Earnings

Dividend Increased 6 Percent, Additional $15 Billion Authorized for Stock Repurchase

    --  Q2 Results:
        --  Revenue: $12.4 billion
            --  Growth of 7% year over year (normalized to exclude the divested
                SPVSS business for Q2 FY 2018)
        --  Earnings per Share: GAAP: $0.63; Non-GAAP: $0.73
            --  Non-GAAP EPS increased 16% year over year
    --  Q3 Guidance (normalized to exclude the divested SPVSS business for Q3 FY
        2018):
        --  Revenue: 4% to 6% growth year over year
        --  Earnings per Share: GAAP: $0.63 to $0.68; Non-GAAP: $0.76 to $0.78

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Cisco today reported second quarter results for the period ended January 26, 2019. Cisco reported second quarter revenue of $12.4 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of $2.8 billion or $0.63 per share, and non-GAAP net income of $3.3 billion or $0.73 per share.

As previously disclosed, Cisco completed the divestiture of the Service Provider Video Software Solutions (SPVSS) business in the second quarter of fiscal 2019 on October 28, 2018. Revenue, non-GAAP financial information, and Q3 FY 2019 guidance have been normalized to exclude the SPVSS business from prior periods for comparative purposes.

"We are very pleased with our strong performance in the quarter," said Chuck Robbins, chairman and CEO of Cisco. "Our teams are executing incredibly well, aggressively transitioning to a software model and accelerating our pace of innovation. We are redefining and connecting every domain of the networking infrastructure to deliver the agility, operational efficiency and security our customers require to embrace multicloud, edge computing and digital transformation."


                            
        
          GAAP Results




                 Q2 FY 2019                          Q2 FY 2018     
          
          Vs. Q2 FY 2018



     Revenue
      (including                billion                               billion
      SPVSS
      business
      for all
      periods)   
            $        12.4                         
     $       11.9                     5%


     Revenue
      (excluding                billion                               billion
      SPVSS
      business
      for all
      periods)   
            $        12.4                         
     $       11.7                     7%


     Net Income  
            $         2.8                         
     $      (8.8)
      (Loss)                    billion                               billion                    
        NM


     Earnings
      (Loss) per
      Share                  $
        0.63                                        $
          (1.78)            
     NM

NM - Not meaningful

GAAP results for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 include a $11.1 billion charge related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.


                              
        
            Non-GAAP Results




                   Q2 FY 2019                                Q2 FY 2018     
        
            Vs. Q2 FY 2018



     Net Income
      (excluding                    billion                                   billion
      SPVSS
      business
      for all
      periods)   
              $           3.3                             
     $        3.1                   6%


     Diluted
      Earnings
      per Share
      (EPS)
      (excluding
      SPVSS
      business
      for all
      periods)                  $
         0.73                                            $
            0.63       16%

Reconciliations between net income (loss), earnings (loss) per share, and other measures on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis are provided in the tables located in the section entitled "Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP Measures."

Cisco Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend; Stock Repurchase Program Authorization Increased

Cisco has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per common share, a 2-cent increase or up 6% over the previous quarter's dividend, to be paid on April 24, 2019 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 5, 2019. Future dividends will be subject to Board approval.

Cisco's board of directors has also approved a $15 billion increase to the authorization of the stock repurchase program. There is no fixed termination date for the repurchase program. The remaining authorized amount for stock repurchases including the additional authorization is approximately $24 billion.

"Q2 was a solid quarter with continued momentum across the business delivering revenue growth of 7% and non-GAAP EPS growth of 16%. I'm also very pleased with our revenue from software subscriptions which is now 65% of total software revenue," said Kelly Kramer, CFO of Cisco. "Our increased dividend and share repurchase authorization show confidence in the strength of our ongoing cash flows and reinforce our commitment to returning capital to our shareholders."

Financial Summary

All comparative percentages are on a year-over-year basis unless otherwise noted.

All revenue, non-GAAP, and geographic financial information in the "Q2 FY 2019 Highlights" section are presented excluding the SPVSS business for all periods as it was divested during the second quarter on October 28, 2018.

Q2 FY 2019 Highlights

Revenue -- Total revenue was $12.4 billion, up 7%, with product revenue up 9% and service revenue up 1%. Revenue by geographic segment was: Americas up 7%, EMEA up 8%, and APJC up 5%. Product revenue performance was broad based with growth in Applications, up 24%, Security, up 18%, and Infrastructure Platforms, up 6%.

Gross Margin -- On a GAAP basis, total gross margin, product gross margin, and service gross margin were 62.5%, 61.0%, and 66.6%, respectively, as compared with 63.1%, 61.5%, and 67.4%, respectively, in the second quarter of fiscal 2018.

On a non-GAAP basis, total gross margin, product gross margin, and service gross margin were 64.1%, 62.8%, and 67.7%, respectively, as compared with 65.1%, 63.8%, and 68.7%, respectively, in the second quarter of fiscal 2018.

Total gross margins by geographic segment were: 65.2% for the Americas, 64.2% for EMEA and 59.2% for APJC.

Operating Expenses -- On a GAAP basis, operating expenses were $4.6 billion, up 3%. Non-GAAP operating expenses were $4.0 billion, up 3%, and were 31.9% of revenue.

Operating Income -- GAAP operating income was $3.2 billion, up 4%, with GAAP operating margin of 25.8%. Non-GAAP operating income was $4.0 billion, up 7%, with non-GAAP operating margin flat at 32.1%.

Provision for Income Taxes -- The GAAP tax provision rate was 15.6%. The non-GAAP tax provision rate was 19.0%.

Net Income and EPS -- On a GAAP basis, net income was $2.8 billion and EPS was $0.63. On a non-GAAP basis, net income was $3.3 billion, an increase of 6%, and EPS was $0.73, an increase of 16%.

Cash Flow from Operating Activities -- $3.8 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2019, a decrease of 7% compared with $4.1 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 2018. Operating cash flow includes the payment of $0.8 billion in relation to a transition tax payment as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Operating cash flow increased 12%, normalized for this payment.

Balance Sheet and Other Financial Highlights

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments -- $40.4 billion at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2019, compared with $42.6 billion at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2019, and compared with $46.5 billion at the end of fiscal 2018.

Deferred Revenue -- $17.3 billion, down 8% in total, with deferred product revenue down 23%. Deferred service revenue was up 3%.

Capital Allocation -- For the second quarter of fiscal 2019, we returned $6.5 billion to shareholders through share buybacks and dividends. We declared and paid a cash dividend of $0.33 per common share, or $1.5 billion, and repurchased approximately 111 million shares of common stock under our stock repurchase program at an average price of $45.09 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 billion.

Acquisitions

On December 18, 2018, we announced our intent to acquire Luxtera, Inc., a privately held semiconductor company. On January 30, 2019, we announced our intent to acquire Singularity Networks, a privately held network infrastructure analytics company. Both acquisitions closed in the third quarter of fiscal 2019.

Guidance for Q3 FY 2019

Cisco expects to achieve the following results for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 (normalized to exclude the divested SPVSS business):


                               Q3 FY 2019

    ---


       Revenue                             4% -6% growth Y/Y


        Non-GAAP gross margin
         rate                                       64% - 65%


        Non-GAAP operating
         margin rate                                31% - 32%


        Non-GAAP tax provision
         rate                                             19%



       Non-GAAP EPS                      
         $0.76 - $0.78

Revenue for the divested SPVSS business for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 was $219 million.

Cisco estimates that GAAP EPS will be $0.63 to $0.68 in the third quarter of fiscal 2019.

A reconciliation between the Guidance for Q3 FY 2019 on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in the table entitled "GAAP to non-GAAP Guidance for Q3 FY 2019" located in the section entitled "Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP Measures."

Editor's Notes:

    --  Q2 fiscal year 2019 conference call to discuss Cisco's results along
        with its guidance will be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 at 1:30
        p.m. Pacific Time. Conference call number is 1-888-848-6507 (United
        States) or 1-212-519-0847 (international).
    --  Conference call replay will be available from 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time,
        February 13, 2019 to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time, February 20, 2019 at
        1-800-391-9851 (United States) or 1-203-369-3268 (international). The
        replay will also be available via webcast on the Cisco Investor
        Relations website at https://investor.cisco.com.
    --  Additional information regarding Cisco's financials, as well as a
        webcast of the conference call with visuals designed to guide
        participants through the call, will be available at 1:30 p.m. Pacific
        Time, February 13, 2019. Text of the conference call's prepared remarks
        will be available within 24 hours of completion of the call. The webcast
        will include both the prepared remarks and the question-and-answer
        session. This information, along with the GAAP to non-GAAP
        reconciliation information, will be available on the Cisco Investor
        Relations website at https://investor.cisco.com.


                                                                                                 
              
                CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                                                        
              
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                                                                       
              
                (In millions, except per-share amounts)

                                                                                                     
              
                (Unaudited)




                                                        
          Three Months Ended                                                   
              Six Months Ended


                                               January 26,
                                                   2019                           January 27, 2018                          January 26, 2019                       January 27, 2018

                                                                                                                                                                               ---


     
                REVENUE:



     Product                                              $
            9,273                                                                       $
              8,709                   $
       19,163    $
       17,763



     Service                                        3,173                                               3,178                                                                 6,355        6,260




     Total revenue                                 12,446                                              11,887                                                                25,518       24,023




     
                COST OF SALES:



     Product                                        3,614                                               3,354                                                                 7,413        6,969



     Service                                        1,059                                               1,035                                                                 2,186        2,129



      Total cost of sales                            4,673                                               4,389                                                                 9,599        9,098



                   GROSS MARGIN                      7,773                                               7,498                                                                15,919       14,925



     
                OPERATING EXPENSES:


      Research and development                       1,557                                               1,549                                                                 3,165        3,116


      Sales and marketing                            2,271                                               2,235                                                                 4,681        4,569


      General and administrative                       509                                                 483                                                                   720        1,040


      Amortization of purchased
       intangible assets                                39                                                  60                                                                    73          121


      Restructuring and other
       charges                                         186                                                  98                                                                   264          250



      Total operating expenses                       4,562                                               4,425                                                                 8,903        9,096



                   OPERATING INCOME                  3,211                                               3,073                                                                 7,016        5,829



     Interest income                                  328                                                 396                                                                   672          775



     Interest expense                               (223)                                              (247)                                                                (444)       (482)


      Other income (loss), net                          27                                                  10                                                                     8           72



      Interest and other income
       (loss), net                                     132                                                 159                                                                   236          365



                   INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR
                    INCOME TAXES                     3,343                                               3,232                                                                 7,252        6,194


      Provision for income taxes
       (1)                                            521                                              12,010                                                                   881       12,578



                   NET INCOME (LOSS)                       $
            2,822                                                                     $
              (8,778)                   $
       6,371   $
       (6,384)






     Net income (loss) per share:



     Basic                                                 $
            0.63                                                                      $
              (1.78)                    $
       1.41    $
       (1.29)




     Diluted                                               $
            0.63                                                                      $
              (1.78)                    $
       1.40    $
       (1.29)



      Shares used in per-share calculation:



     Basic                                          4,470                                               4,924                                                                 4,517        4,942




     Diluted                                        4,505                                               4,924                                                                 4,557        4,942

The Consolidated Statements of Operations include the results of the SPVSS business prior to its divestiture during the second quarter of fiscal 2019 on October 28, 2018. Accordingly, the six months ended January 26, 2019 includes three months of financial results for this business.

((1)) The provision for income taxes for the three and six months ended January 27, 2018 includes an $11.1 billion charge related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.


                                                             
              
                CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                             
              
                REVENUE BY SEGMENT

                                                      
              
                (In millions, except percentages)




                                                                        
              January 26, 2019


                                                    
           Three Months Ended                      
              Six Months Ended


                                                  
         Amount                              Y/Y %                
              Amount          Y/Y %




       
            Revenue:

    ---

                 Including SPVSS business for all
                  periods:



       Americas                                                  $
              7,352                                     5%               $
        15,103     5%



       EMEA                                             3,223                                                5%                   6,447               8%



       APJC                                             1,872                                                3%                   3,968               7%



       Total                                                    $
              12,446                                     5%               $
        25,518     6%



                 Excluding SPVSS business for all
                  periods:



       Americas                                                  $
              7,352                                     7%               $
        15,027     6%



       EMEA                                             3,223                                                8%                   6,381              10%



       APJC                                             1,872                                                5%                   3,944              10%




       Total                                                    $
              12,446                                     7%               $
        25,351     8%

Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2019 on October 28, 2018, we completed the divestiture of the SPVSS business. SPVSS business revenue for the three months ended January 27, 2018 was $230 million and for the six months ended January 26, 2019 and January 27, 2018 was $168 million and $478 million, respectively.


                                   
              
              CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                            
              
              GROSS MARGIN PERCENTAGE BY SEGMENT

                                     
              
              (In percentages)




                                                               January 26, 2019


                                                              Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended



                 Gross Margin Percentage:

    ---

                 Including SPVSS business for all
                  periods:



       Americas                                                           65.2%                65.3%



       EMEA                                                               64.2%                64.2%



       APJC                                                               59.2%                58.2%


                 Excluding SPVSS business for all
                  periods (1):



       Americas                                                           65.2%                65.6%



       EMEA                                                               64.2%                64.3%



       APJC                                                               59.2%                58.4%

((1)) During the second quarter of fiscal 2019 on October 28, 2018, we completed the divestiture of the SPVSS business.


                                                                     
              
                CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                             
         
             REVENUE FOR GROUPS OF SIMILAR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

                                                                 
           
                (In millions, except percentages)




                                                                                     
              January 26, 2019


                                                                 
           Three Months Ended                      
              Six Months Ended


                                                               
         Amount                              Y/Y %                
              Amount                Y/Y %




       
                Revenue:

    ---

                     Including SPVSS business for all periods:



       Infrastructure Platforms                                               $
              7,128                                     6%                     $
        14,770          8%



       Applications                                                  1,465                                               24%                   2,884                      21%



       Security                                                        658                                               18%                   1,308                      15%



       Other Products                                                   22                                             (91)%                     200                    (63)%




       Total Product                                                 9,273                                                6%                  19,163                       8%



       Services                                                      3,173                                                        -%                 6,355                    2%




       Total                                                                 $
              12,446                                     5%                     $
        25,518          6%



                     Excluding SPVSS business for all periods:



       Infrastructure Platforms                                               $
              7,128                                     6%                     $
        14,770          8%



       Applications                                                  1,465                                               24%                   2,884                      21%



       Security                                                        658                                               18%                   1,308                      15%



       Other Products                                                   22                                             (59)%                      54                    (53)%




       Total Product                                                 9,273                                                9%                  19,017                      10%



       Services                                                      3,173                                                1%                   6,334                       2%




       Total                                                                 $
              12,446                                     7%                     $
        25,351          8%

Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2019 on October 28, 2018, we completed the divestiture of the SPVSS business. SPVSS business revenue for the three months ended January 27, 2018 was $230 million and for the six months ended January 26, 2019 and January 27, 2018 was $168 million and $478 million, respectively.


                                                
             
                CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                                              
       
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

                                                   
             
                (In millions)

                                                    
             
                (Unaudited)




                                                      January 26, 2019                              July 28, 2018

                                                                                                              ---


     
                ASSETS



     Current assets:


      Cash and cash equivalents                                            $
              9,835                               $
       8,934



     Investments                                               30,548                                            37,614


      Accounts receivable, net of
       allowance for doubtful
       accounts of $135 at January
       26, 2019 and $129 at July
       28, 2018                                                  3,745                                             5,554



     Inventories                                                1,701                                             1,846


      Financing receivables, net                                 5,057                                             4,949


      Other current assets                                       2,231                                             2,940



      Total current assets                                      53,117                                            61,837


      Property and equipment, net                                2,931                                             3,006


      Financing receivables, net                                 4,565                                             4,882



     Goodwill                                                  33,293                                            31,706


      Purchased intangible assets,
       net                                                       2,270                                             2,552


      Deferred tax assets                                        4,081                                             3,219



     Other assets                                               2,205                                             1,582



                   TOTAL ASSETS                                          $
              102,462                             $
       108,784




     
                LIABILITIES AND EQUITY



     Current liabilities:



     Short-term debt                                                      $
              9,737                               $
       5,238



     Accounts payable                                           1,655                                             1,904


      Income taxes payable                                       1,110                                             1,004


      Accrued compensation                                       2,599                                             2,986



     Deferred revenue                                           9,976                                            11,490


      Other current liabilities                                  4,402                                             4,413



      Total current liabilities                                 29,479                                            27,035



     Long-term debt                                            15,893                                            20,331


      Income taxes payable                                       7,760                                             8,585



     Deferred revenue                                           7,285                                             8,195


      Other long-term liabilities                                1,256                                             1,434




     Total liabilities                                         61,673                                            65,580




     Total equity                                              40,789                                            43,204



                   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                          $
              102,462                             $
       108,784


                                                            
              
               CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                   
              
               CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                                               
             
                (In millions)

                                                                
             
                (Unaudited)




                                                                                   
              Six Months Ended


                                                                            January 26,                         January 27,
                                                                                   2019                                 2018

                                                                                                                        ---


     Cash flows from operating activities:



     Net income (loss)                                                                   $
              6,371                            $
         (6,384)


      Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
       operating activities:



     Depreciation, amortization, and other                                         952                                          1,112



     Share-based compensation expense                                              792                                            785



     Provision (benefit) for receivables                                            30                                           (43)



     Deferred income taxes                                                       (257)                                         1,021


      (Gains) losses on divestitures, investments and
       other, net                                                                  (77)                                         (174)


      Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of
       acquisitions and divestitures:



     Accounts receivable                                                         1,613                                          1,236



     Inventories                                                                 (203)                                         (276)



     Financing receivables                                                         161                                          (156)



     Other assets                                                                (652)                                          (15)



     Accounts payable                                                            (296)                                         (338)



     Income taxes, net                                                           (830)                                        10,246



     Accrued compensation                                                        (339)                                         (189)



     Deferred revenue                                                              207                                            237



     Other liabilities                                                              88                                             88




     Net cash provided by operating activities                                   7,560                                          7,150




     Cash flows from investing activities:



     Purchases of investments                                                    (677)                                      (13,954)



     Proceeds from sales of investments                                          3,055                                          9,111



     Proceeds from maturities of investments                                     6,263                                          7,365



     Acquisitions and divestitures                                             (1,599)                                         (727)


      Purchases of investments in privately held companies                         (68)                                          (89)


      Return of investments in privately held companies                              43                                            124



     Acquisition of property and equipment                                       (473)                                         (379)


      Proceeds from sales of property and equipment                                  10                                             51



     Other                                                                        (12)                                          (17)




     Net cash provided by investing activities                                   6,542                                          1,485




     Cash flows from financing activities:



     Issuances of common stock                                                     312                                            302


      Repurchases of common stock -repurchase program                          (10,062)                                       (5,457)


      Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting
       of restricted stock units                                                  (514)                                         (433)


      Short-term borrowings, original maturities of 90
       days or less, net                                                              -                                         5,095



     Issuances of debt                                                               -                                         6,877



     Repayments of debt                                                              -                                       (6,230)



     Dividends paid                                                            (2,970)                                       (2,861)



     Other                                                                          18                                           (22)




     Net cash used in financing activities                                    (13,216)                                       (2,729)



      Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and
       restricted cash                                                              886                                          5,906


      Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash,
       beginning of period                                                        8,993                                         11,773



      Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of
       period                                                                             $
              9,879                             $
         17,679




     Supplemental cash flow information:



     Cash paid for interest                                                                $
              421                                $
         454



     Cash paid for income taxes, net                                                     $
              1,968                              $
         1,311

Prior period information has been retrospectively adjusted due to the adoption of ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows, Restricted Cash at the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019.


                                        
             
        CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                                          
             
        DEFERRED REVENUE

                                           
             
        (In millions)




                        January 26,                      October 27,            January 27,
                         2019                              2018                    2018

                                                                                        ---


     Deferred revenue:



     Service                       $
           11,246                                         $
      11,062       $
     10,963



     Product                 6,015                                       5,752                        7,825




     Total                         $
           17,261                                         $
      16,814       $
     18,788




     Reported as:



     Current                        $
           9,976                                          $
      9,637       $
     11,102



     Noncurrent              7,285                                       7,177                        7,686




     Total                         $
           17,261                                         $
      16,814       $
     18,788


                                                                             
            
                CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                                  
            
             DIVIDENDS PAID AND REPURCHASES OF COMMON STOCK

                                                                    
             
              (In millions, except per-share amounts)




                                          
         DIVIDENDS                
           STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM                                     TOTAL



                     Quarter Ended Per Share               Amount    Shares                               Weighted-                     Amount      Amount
                                                                                                   Average Price
                                                                                                     per Share

    ---


       Fiscal 2019



       January 26, 2019                     $
           0.33                    $
            1,470                                       111                    $
     45.09 $
     5,016 $
     6,486



       October 27, 2018                     $
           0.33                    $
            1,500                                       109                    $
     46.01 $
     5,026 $
     6,526



       Fiscal 2018



       July 28, 2018                        $
           0.33                    $
            1,535                                       138                    $
     43.58 $
     6,015 $
     7,550



       April 28, 2018                       $
           0.33                    $
            1,572                                       140                    $
     42.83 $
     6,015 $
     7,587



       January 27, 2018                     $
           0.29                    $
            1,425                                       103                    $
     39.07 $
     4,011 $
     5,436



       October 28, 2017                     $
           0.29                    $
            1,436                                        51                    $
     31.80 $
     1,620 $
     3,056


                                                                                                         
          
                CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                                                              
            
            RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES



                                                                                              
            
            GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME

                                                                                                
             
            (In millions, except per-share amounts)




                                                                  
            Three Months Ended                                          
              Six Months Ended


                                                            January 26,                           January 27,                      January 26,                        January 27,
                                                                   2019                                   2018                              2019                                2018

                                                                                                                                                                              ---


     GAAP net income (loss)                                            $
              2,822                                                         $
              (8,778)                $
        6,371   $
         (6,384)



     Adjustments to cost of sales:


      Share-based compensation expense                               53                                             54                                                          109            111


      Amortization of acquisition-related
       intangible assets                                            141                                            144                                                          277            283


      Supplier component remediation charge
       (adjustment), net                                              -                                          (13)                                                         (1)          (32)


      Acquisition-related/divestiture costs                           3                                              2                                                            7              2


      Legal and indemnification settlements                           5                                                                                                          5            122



      Total adjustments to GAAP cost of sales                       202                                            187                                                          397            486




     Adjustments to operating expenses:


      Share-based compensation expense                              323                                            333                                                          652            668


      Amortization of acquisition-related
       intangible assets                                             39                                             60                                                           73            121


      Acquisition-related/divestiture costs                          39                                             23                                                          160            106


      Legal and indemnification settlements                           -                                                                                                     (395)


      Significant asset impairments and
       restructurings                                               186                                             98                                                          264            250



      Total adjustments to GAAP operating
       expenses                                                     587                                            514                                                          754          1,145



      Adjustments to GAAP interest and other income (loss),
       net:


      (Gains) and losses on equity
       investments                                                 (64)                                                                                                      (73)



      Total adjustments to GAAP income (loss)
       before provision for income taxes                            725                                            701                                                        1,078          1,631



      Income tax effect of non-GAAP
       adjustments                                                (209)                                         (157)                                                       (394)         (445)



     Significant tax matters (1)                                  (43)                                        11,380                                                        (308)        11,380



      Total adjustments to GAAP provision for
       income taxes                                               (252)                                        11,223                                                        (702)        10,935




     Non-GAAP net income                                               $
              3,295                                                           $
              3,146                 $
        6,747     $
         6,182




     Net income (loss) per share (2):



     GAAP                                                               $
              0.63                                                          $
              (1.78)                 $
        1.40    $
         (1.29)




     Non-GAAP                                                           $
              0.73                                                            $
              0.63                  $
        1.48      $
         1.24

((1)) During the second quarter of fiscal 2018, we recorded charges relating to significant tax matters that were excluded from non-GAAP net income for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2018. $11.1 billion of these charges were provisional amounts related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act comprised of $9.0 billion related to the U.S. transition tax, $1.2 billion related to foreign withholding tax and $0.9 billion related to the re-measurement of net deferred tax assets. The amounts were provisional based on Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118. The remaining $0.3 billion was related to other significant tax matters.

((2)) GAAP net loss per share for the three and six months ended January 27, 2018 was calculated using basic shares of 4,924 million and 4,942 million respectively, due to the net loss resulting from the tax charge as discussed in footnote (1). Non-GAAP net income per share for the respective periods was calculated using diluted shares of 4,966 million and 4,982 million, as we had non-GAAP net income for these periods.


                                                                                                                                                                                     
              
                CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                                                                                                                                         
              
                RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES



                                                                                                                                              
             
         GROSS MARGINS, OPERATING EXPENSES, OPERATING MARGINS, INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME (LOSS), NET, AND NET INCOME (LOSS)

                                                                                                                                                                              
              
                (In millions, except percentages)




                                                                                                                        
              Three Months Ended


                                                                                                                         
              January 26, 2019


                                            Product Gross          Service Gross        Total Gross Margin          Operating Expenses                
       Y/Y                                  Operating Income                 
              Y/Y                                  Interest and
                                                Margin                 Margin                                                                                                                                                                                                    other income
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (loss), net      Y/Y    Net Income             
      Y/Y

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ---


     GAAP amount                                         $
     5,659                                         $
     2,114                                               $
              7,773                                                                 $
              4,562                                 3%            $
          3,211      4%               $
      132 (17)% $
     2,822 
     NM



     
                % of revenue                      61.0                          66.6                                             62.5                                        36.7                                                                                                         25.8                              1.1                 22.7
                                               
            %                        
       %                                      
            %                                 
            %                                                                                                  
            %                          
        %             
         %



     Adjustments to GAAP amounts:


      Share-based compensation expense                 22                            31                                               53                                         323                                                                                                          376                                                  376


      Amortization of acquisition-related
       intangible assets                              141                                                                           141                                          39                                                                                                          180                                                  180


      Legal and indemnification settlements             5                                                                             5                                                                                                                                                       5                                                    5


      Acquisition/divestiture-related costs             1                             2                                                3                                          39                                                                                                           42                                                   42


      Significant asset impairments and
       restructurings                                   -                                                                                                                     186                                                                                                          186                                                  186


      (Gains) and losses on equity
       investments                                      -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (64)                (64)


      Income tax effect/significant tax
       matters                                          -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (252)




     Non-GAAP amount                                     $
     5,828                                         $
     2,147                                               $
              7,975                                                                 $
              3,975                                 3%            $
          4,000      7%                $
      68 (57)% $
     3,295    6%




     
                % of revenue                      62.8                          67.7                                             64.1                                        31.9                                                                                                         32.1                              0.5                 26.5
                                               
            %                        
       %                                      
            %                                 
            %                                                                                                  
            %                          
        %             
         %

Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2019 on October 28, 2018, we completed the divestiture of the SPVSS business. Accordingly, the non-GAAP growth rates are normalized to exclude the SPVSS business for the second quarter of fiscal 2018.


                                                                                       
              Three Months Ended


                                                                                        
              January 27, 2018


                                            Product Gross          Service Gross        Total Gross                      Operating
                                                Margin                 Margin              Margin                         Expenses   Operating            
          Net

                                                                                                                                       Income               Income (Loss)




     GAAP amount                                         $
     5,355                                     $
              2,143                       $
      7,498                           $
     4,425             $
     3,073 $
       (8,778)



     
                % of revenue                      61.5                         67.4                                          63.1                 37.2                     25.9               (73.8)

                                                        %                           %                                            %                   %                       %                   %



     Adjustments to GAAP amounts:


      Share-based compensation expense                 23                           31                                            54                  333                      387                  387


      Amortization of acquisition-related
       intangible assets                              144                                                                       144                   60                      204                  204


      Supplier component remediation charge
       (adjustment), net                             (13)                                                                     (13)                                        (13)                (13)


      Acquisition/divestiture-related costs                                         2                                             2                   23                       25                   25


      Significant asset impairments and
       restructurings                                                                                                                               98                       98                   98


      Income tax effect/significant tax
       matters (1)                                                                                                                                                                          11,223




     Non-GAAP amount                                     $
     5,509                                     $
              2,176                       $
      7,685                           $
     3,911             $
     3,774   $
       3,146



     Less: SPVSS business (2)                       (82)                        (10)                                         (92)                (64)                    (28)                (22)



      Non-GAAP amount (excluding SPVSS
       business)                                          $
     5,427                                     $
              2,166                       $
      7,593                           $
     3,847             $
     3,746   $
       3,123




     
                % of revenue                      63.8                         68.7                                          65.1                 33.0                     32.1                 26.8

                                                        %                           %                                            %                   %                       %                   %

Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.

((1)) Includes an $11.1 billion charge related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

((2)) Reflects three months of operations for the SPVSS business. For the SPVSS business, EPS was $0.00 for the second quarter of fiscal 2018.


                                                                                                                                                                                      
              
                CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                                                                                                                                         
              
                RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES



                                                                                                                                               
            
         GROSS MARGINS, OPERATING EXPENSES, OPERATING MARGINS, INTEREST AND OTHER INCOME (LOSS), NET, AND NET INCOME (LOSS)

                                                                                                                                                                               
              
                (In millions, except percentages)




                                                                                                                          
              Six Months Ended


                                                                                                                          
              January 26, 2019


                                            Product Gross           Service Gross        Total Gross Margin          Operating Expenses               
       Y/Y                                   Operating Income                 
              Y/Y                                  Interest and
                                                Margin                  Margin                                                                                                                                                                                                    other income
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (loss), net      Y/Y     Net Income             
      Y/Y

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ---


     GAAP amount                                         $
     11,750                                         $
     4,169                                              $
              15,919                                                                 $
              8,903                                (2)%            $
          7,016      20%               $
     236 (35)% $
     6,371 
     NM



     
                % of revenue                      61.3                           65.6                                             62.4                                        34.9                                                                                                         27.5                               0.9                  25.0
                                               
            %                         
       %                                      
            %                                 
            %                                                                                                  
            %                           
        %              
         %



     Adjustments to GAAP amounts:


      Share-based compensation expense                 45                             64                                              109                                         652                                                                                                          761                                                    761


      Amortization of acquisition-related
       intangible assets                              277                                                                            277                                          73                                                                                                          350                                                    350


      Supplier component remediation charge
       (adjustment), net                              (1)                                                                           (1)                                                                                                                                                    (1)                                                   (1)


      Legal and indemnification settlements             5                                                                              5                                       (395)                                                                                                       (390)                                                 (390)


      Acquisition/divestiture-related costs             3                              4                                                7                                         160                                                                                                          167                                                    167


      Significant asset impairments and
       restructurings                                   -                                                                                                                      264                                                                                                          264                                                    264


      (Gains) and losses on equity
       investments                                      -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (73)                 (73)


      Income tax effect/significant tax
       matters                                          -                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (702)




     Non-GAAP amount                                     $
     12,079                                         $
     4,237                                              $
              16,316                                                                 $
              8,149                                                $
          8,167                        $
     163       $
     6,747



     
                % of revenue                      63.0                           66.7                                             63.9                                        31.9                                                                                                         32.0                               0.6                  26.4
                                               
            %                         
       %                                      
            %                                 
            %                                                                                                  
            %                           
        %              
         %



     Less: SPVSS business (1)                       (52)                           (9)                                            (61)                                       (59)                                                                                                         (1)                                                   (1)


      Non-GAAP amount (excluding SPVSS
       business)                                          $
     12,028                                         $
     4,228                                              $
              16,255                                                                 $
              8,090                                  3%            $
          8,166      10%               $
     163 (55)% $
     6,747    10%




     
                % of revenue                      63.2                           66.7                                             64.1                                        31.9                                                                                                         32.2                               0.6                  26.6
                                               
            %                         
       %                                      
            %                                 
            %                                                                                                  
            %                           
        %              
         %

((1)) Reflects three months of operations for the SPVSS business.

Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2019 on October 28, 2018, we completed the divestiture of the SPVSS business. Accordingly, the non-GAAP growth rates are normalized to exclude the SPVSS business for the first six months of fiscal 2018.


                                                                                        
              Six Months Ended


                                                                                        
              January 27, 2018


                                            Product Gross           Service Gross       Total Gross                       Operating
                                                Margin                  Margin             Margin                          Expenses   Operating             
          Net

                                                                                                                                        Income                Income (Loss)




     GAAP amount                                         $
     10,794                                    $
              4,131                        $
      14,925                           $
     9,096             $
     5,829 $
       (6,384)



     
                % of revenue                      60.8                          66.0                                          62.1                  37.9                     24.3               (26.6)
                                               
            %                                                                
            %
                                                                                     %                                                                 %                       %                   %



     Adjustments to GAAP amounts:


      Share-based compensation expense                 46                            65                                           111                   668                      779                  779


      Amortization of acquisition-related
       intangible assets                              283                                                                        283                   121                      404                  404


      Supplier component remediation charge
       (adjustment), net                             (32)                                                                      (32)                                         (32)                (32)


      Legal and indemnification settlements           122                                                                        122                                           122                  122


      Acquisition/divestiture-related costs                                          2                                             2                   106                      108                  108


      Significant asset impairments and
       restructurings                                                                                                                                250                      250                  250


      Income tax effect/significant tax
       matters (1)                                                                                                                                                                            10,935




     Non-GAAP amount                                     $
     11,213                                    $
              4,198                        $
      15,411                           $
     7,951             $
     7,460   $
       6,182



     Less: SPVSS business (2)                      (144)                         (16)                                        (160)                (131)                    (29)                (23)


      Non-GAAP amount (excluding SPVSS
       business)                                          $
     11,070                                    $
              4,181                        $
      15,251                           $
     7,821             $
     7,430   $
       6,158




     
                % of revenue                      63.9                          67.3                                          64.8                  33.2                     31.6                 26.2
                                               
            %                                                                
            %
                                                                                     %                                                                 %                       %                   %

Amounts may not sum and percentages may not recalculate due to rounding.

((1)) Includes an $11.1 billion charge related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

((2)) Reflects six months of operations for the SPVSS business.


                                           
             
                CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

                                
             
               RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES



                                            
             
                EFFECTIVE TAX RATE

                                             
             
                (In percentages)




                                  Three Months Ended                                      
              Six Months Ended


                       January                          January 27,                          January                  January 27,
                       26, 2019                             2018                              26, 2019                     2018

                                                                                                                              ---

     GAAP effective        15.6                                           371.6                                                12.1
      tax rate (1)                                                           %                                                          %
                              %                                                                                                 %   203.1


     Total adjustments
      to GAAP                                                                %                                                          %
      provision for           %                                                                                                 %
      income taxes          3.4                                         (351.6)                                                6.9  (182.1)

                                                                                                                                            ---

     Non-GAAP              19.0                                            20.0                                                19.0
      effective tax                                                          %                                                          %
      rate                    %                                                                                                 %    21.0

                                                                                                                                            ===

((1)) Includes an $11.1 billion charge related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for the three and six months ended January 27, 2018.


                                                  
              
          GAAP TO NON-GAAP GUIDANCE FOR Q3 FY 2019





       
                Q3 FY 2019             
     Gross Margin Rate                 
              Operating Margin Rate  Tax Provision Rate 
         Earnings per Share (2)

    ---


       GAAP                                          62.5% - 63.5%                                 25.5%- 26.5%               18%     
              $0.63 - $0.68



       Estimated adjustments for:


        Share-based compensation expense                       0.5%                                          3.0%                        
              $0.06 - $0.07


        Amortization of acquisition-related
         intangible assets and acquisition/
         divestiture-related costs                             1.0%                                          2.0%                        
              $0.04 - $0.05


        Significant asset impairments and
         restructurings (1)                                                                                  0.5%                        
              $0.00 - $0.01


        Income tax effect of non-GAAP
         adjustments                                                                                                              1%




       Non-GAAP                                          64% - 65%                                    31% - 32%               19%     
              $0.76 - $0.78

((1) )In the third quarter of fiscal 2018, we initiated a restructuring plan in order to realign the organization and enable further investment in key priority areas with estimated pretax charges of approximately $600 million. We have recognized pretax charges of $372 million to our GAAP financial results in relation to this restructuring plan since its inception. We expect to recognize approximately $50 million of pretax charges under this plan in the third quarter of fiscal 2019.

((2)) Estimated adjustments to GAAP earnings per share are shown after income tax effects.

Except as noted above, this guidance does not include the effects of any future acquisitions/divestitures, asset impairments, restructurings and significant tax matters or other events, which may or may not be significant unless specifically stated.

Forward Looking Statements, Non-GAAP Information and Additional Information

This release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding future events (such as execution on our strategy, our ability to continue to transition to a software model and to grow revenue from software subscriptions, our ability to accelerate our pace of innovation, our ability to deliver the agility, operational efficiency and security our customers require to embrace multicloud, edge computing and digital transformation, continued momentum across the business delivering growth, and the strength of our ongoing cash flows and our ability to return capital to our shareholders) and the future financial performance of Cisco (including the guidance for Q3 FY 2019) that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results due to a variety of factors, including: business and economic conditions and growth trends in the networking industry, our customer markets and various geographic regions; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment; overall information technology spending; the growth and evolution of the Internet and levels of capital spending on Internet-based systems; variations in customer demand for products and services, including sales to the service provider market and other customer markets; the return on our investments in certain priorities, key growth areas, and in certain geographical locations, as well as maintaining leadership in routing, switching and services; the timing of orders and manufacturing and customer lead times; changes in customer order patterns or customer mix; insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory; variability of component costs; variations in sales channels, product costs or mix of products sold; our ability to successfully acquire businesses and technologies and to successfully integrate and operate these acquired businesses and technologies; our ability to achieve expected benefits of our partnerships; increased competition in our product and service markets, including the data center market; dependence on the introduction and market acceptance of new product offerings and standards; rapid technological and market change; manufacturing and sourcing risks; product defects and returns; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, antitrust, shareholder and other matters, and governmental investigations; our ability to achieve the benefits of the announced restructuring and possible changes in the size and timing of the related charges; cyber-attacks, data breaches or malware; vulnerabilities and critical security defects; terrorism; natural catastrophic events; a pandemic or epidemic; our ability to achieve the benefits anticipated from our investments in sales, engineering, service, marketing and manufacturing activities; our ability to recruit and retain key personnel; our ability to manage financial risk, and to manage expenses during economic downturns; risks related to the global nature of our operations, including our operations in emerging markets; currency fluctuations and other international factors; changes in provision for income taxes, including changes in tax laws and regulations or adverse outcomes resulting from examinations of our income tax returns; potential volatility in operating results; and other factors listed in Cisco's most recent reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K filed on November 20, 2018 and September 6, 2018, respectively. The financial information contained in this release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Cisco's most recent reports on Forms 10-Q and Form 10-K as each may be amended from time to time. Cisco's results of operations for the three and six months ended January 26, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of Cisco's operating results for any future periods. Any projections in this release are based on limited information currently available to Cisco, which is subject to change. Although any such projections and the factors influencing them will likely change, Cisco will not necessarily update the information, since Cisco will only provide guidance at certain points during the year. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.

This release includes non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP gross margins, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income and margin, non-GAAP effective tax rates, non-GAAP interest and other income (loss), net, and non-GAAP net income per share data for the periods presented. It also includes future estimated ranges for gross margin, operating margin, tax provision rate and EPS on a non-GAAP basis.

These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Cisco believes that non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with Cisco's results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should only be used to evaluate Cisco's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.

Cisco believes that the presentation of non-GAAP measures when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and its historical and projected results of operations.

For its internal budgeting process, Cisco's management uses financial statements that do not include, when applicable, share-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related/divestiture costs, significant asset impairments and restructurings, significant litigation settlements and other contingencies, gains and losses on equity investments, the income tax effects of the foregoing and significant tax matters. Cisco's management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP measures, in addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, in reviewing the financial results of Cisco. In prior periods, Cisco has excluded other items that it no longer excludes for purposes of its non-GAAP financial measures. From time to time in the future there may be other items that Cisco may exclude for purposes of its internal budgeting process and in reviewing its financial results. For additional information on the items excluded by Cisco from one or more of its non-GAAP financial measures, refer to the Form 8-K regarding this release furnished today to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Cisco divested its Service Provider Video Software Solutions business (SPVSS) during the second quarter of fiscal 2019 on October 28, 2018. This release includes, where indicated, financial measures that exclude the SPVSS business. Cisco believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to its financial condition and its historical and projected results of operations because the SPVSS business will not be part of Cisco on a go forward basis. Cisco's management also uses the financial measures excluding the SPVSS business in reviewing the financial results of Cisco.

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