Extreme Networks Provides Update to Q2 Outlook

Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR), a leader in cloud networking, today announced a business update on the financial results for its second quarter ended December 31, 2023. The company will report its full second fiscal quarter earnings results on January 31, 2024.

Second quarter revenues are now expected to be approximately $294 to $297 million, compared to the prior outlook of $312 to $327 million. The company expects annualized subscription and support revenue to be approximately $430 million, led by 41% year over year subscription growth, accelerating from 32% growth in Q1. The company expects recurring revenue to account for 33% of total revenue. Gross margin is expected to be toward the higher end of the prior guidance range for the quarter. The company’s ending cash balance for the quarter was $221.4 million, net of share repurchases during the quarter of $25 million.

“Our revised second fiscal quarter outlook reflects industry headwinds of channel digestion and elongated sales cycles. In late Q2, we saw multiple large deals pushing out to future quarters,” stated Ed Meyercord, President and CEO at Extreme. “We remain confident in our long-term strategy and our ability to achieve double-digit long-term revenue and EPS growth supported by competitive customer wins and the growth in our opportunity funnel. In addition, we’ve made significant progress advancing our strategic initiatives to launch our managed services commercial platform and unique subscription offering to large service providers.”

January 31, 2024 Earnings Conference Call

The details for the webcast are:

When:			Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. ET (5:00 a.m. PT)
Where:			http://investor.extremenetworks.com/
Dial in:			To access the call by phone, please go to this link (Registration Link) and you will be provided with dial-in details. To avoid delays, we encourage participants to dial into the conference call fifteen minutes ahead of the scheduled start time.
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