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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2004--F5 Networks (Nasdaq:FFIV)today announced net income of $3.8 million ($0.11 per diluted share)on revenue of $36.1 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2004, upfrom $1.4 million ($0.05 per diluted share) on revenue of $31.6million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003. In the first quarter offiscal 2003 the company reported net income of $0.5 million ($0.02 perdiluted share) on revenue of $27.1 million.
F5 president and chief executive officer John McAdam said thecompany´s strong performance reflected continuing strength in its coretraffic management business across all geographic regions and productlines, which helped boost its first quarter operating margin to 11percent. Year over year, product revenue grew 35 percent while servicerevenue increased 28 percent during the same period. In addition,McAdam said sales of the company´s recently acquired FirePass SSL VPNtechnology were stronger than anticipated, accounting for more than 5percent of product sales.
" During the past several quarters we´ve seen increasing returnsfrom our ongoing investments in product development and our focus onenterprise customers," McAdam said. " Growing demand for our coreproducts and services is evidence that enterprises are increasinglyaware of the benefits of application traffic management in general andthe advanced features and functionality that have made BIG-IP atechnology and market leader."
In addition to its strong operating results, McAdam said thecompany continued to strengthen its balance sheet during the quarter.Days sales outstanding (DSO) fell to 44 days, contributing to positivecash flow of $8.4 million from operations. At December 31, 2003, thecompany had $205.0 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments,including $113.6 million from its recently completed public offering.For the second quarter of fiscal 2004, McAdam said management believesthe company will continue to grow sequentially and has set a targetrange of $37.0 million to $39.0 million in revenue with net income of$0.13 to $0.15 per share.


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