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FY24 TCV sales growth of Evergreen//One and Evergreen//Flex offerings exceeding 100%
Q4 RPO growing 31% year-over-year

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG), the IT pioneer that delivers the world’s most advanced data storage technology and services, announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2024 ended February 4, 2024.

“Our data platform strategy is revolutionizing the storage industry. It helps enterprises and service providers unify fragmented data environments into a seamless, modern, and efficient system—a system performance-ready for artificial intelligence,” said Charles Giancarlo, Chairman and CEO, Pure Storage. “And this can all be done now with Flash reliability, performance and economics, even at hard disk system price levels.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Highlights

Q4 revenue $789.8 million, a decrease of 3% year-over-yearFull-year revenue $2.8 billion, up 3% year-over-year

Q4 subscription services revenue $328.9 million, up 24% year-over-yearFull-year subscription services revenue $1.2 billion, up 26% year-over-year

Q4 subscription annual recurring revenue (ARR) $1.4 billion, up 25% year-over-yearRemaining performance obligations (RPO) $2.3 billion, up 31% year-over-year

Q4 GAAP gross margin 72.0%; non-GAAP gross margin 73.7%Full-year GAAP gross margin 71.4%; non-GAAP gross margin 73.2%

Q4 GAAP operating income $57.4 million; non-GAAP operating income $157.8 millionFull-year GAAP operating income $53.6 million; non-GAAP operating income $458.4 million

Q4 GAAP operating margin 7.3%; non-GAAP operating margin 20.0%Full-year GAAP operating margin 1.9%; non-GAAP operating margin 16.2%

Q4 operating cash flow $244.4 million; free cash flow $200.9 millionFull-year operating cash flow $677.7 million; free cash flow $482.6 million

Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities $1.5 billion

Returned approximately $21.4 million and $135.7 million in Q4 and FY24, respectively, to stockholders through share repurchases of 0.6 million shares and 4.7 million shares, respectively.

Authorized incremental share repurchases of up to an additional $250 million under its stock repurchase program.

“We closed FY24 delivering strong RPO growth, and exceeded our revenue and operating margin guidance in Q4,” said Kevan Krysler, Chief Financial Officer, Pure Storage. “Looking to FY25, we expect double-digit revenue growth and strong growth of RPO, fueled by our highly differentiated data storage platform, and strength of our Evergreen and Portworx consumption and subscription offerings.”

Full Year Company Highlights

Strong Subscription Services Momentum: Pure Storage set a new industry standard in FY24 with eight total service level agreements (SLAs) across its Evergreen portfolio, including the first and only Paid Power & Rack commitment for Evergreen//One and Evergreen//Flex, in addition to first-of-its-kind energy efficiency and ransomware recovery guarantees.Market-Leading Platform Innovation: In FY24, Pure Storage introduced the cost-optimized E//Family with FlashBlade//E, followed by FlashArray//E, enabling customers to leverage flash storage for any workload. Additionally, Pure delivered its largest ever performance, efficiency, and security advancements with the next generation FlashArray//X and FlashArray//C, expanded its strategic partnership with Microsoft with the introduction of Pure Cloud Block Store for Azure VMware Solution, and delivered the first and only native, unified block and file experience purpose-built for flash storage with the GA of File Services for FlashArray.AI Customer Impact: Among the first enterprise data storage vendors to receive the NVIDIA DGX BasePOD certification, and delivering critical validated designs with key alliance partners, Pure Storage continued to add to its 100+ customers across a wide variety of AI use cases, including self-driving cars, financial services, genomics, gaming, manufacturing, and many more.Industry Recognition and Accolades: In FY24, Pure Storage was recognized as a leader for the tenth consecutive year in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage, and the third consecutive year in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage. Additionally, Pure Storage was named a leader in the inaugural IDC MarketSpace: Worldwide Container Data Management 2023 Vendor Assessment.

First Quarter and FY25 Guidance

Q1 and FY25 revenue and revenue growth rates are reflective of continuing outperformance and increased momentum in Evergreen//One Storage-as-a-Service.

Q1FY25

Revenue

$680M

Revenue YoY Growth Rate

15.4 %

Non-GAAP Operating Income

$68M

Non-GAAP Operating Margin

10 %

FY25

Revenue

$3.1B

Revenue YoY Growth Rate

10.5 %

TCV Sales for Evergreen//One &
Evergreen//Flex Subscription Service
Offerings

$600M

TCV Sales for Evergreen//One &
Evergreen//Flex Subscription Service
Offerings YoY Growth Rate

Approximately 50%

Non-GAAP Operating Income

$532M

Non-GAAP Operating Margin

17 %

These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the Forward Looking Statements section below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these statements. Pure has not reconciled its guidance for non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin to their most directly comparable GAAP measures because certain items that impact these measures are not within Pure’s control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures guidance to the corresponding GAAP measures are not available without unreasonable effort.

Share Repurchase Authorization

Pure’s audit committee has approved incremental share repurchases of up to an additional $250 million under its stock repurchase program, in addition to the $145 million remaining under the existing program authorization. The authorization allows Pure to repurchase shares of its Class A common stock opportunistically and will be funded from available working capital. Repurchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time on the open market through privately negotiated transactions, transactions structured through investment banking institutions, block purchase techniques, 10b5-1 trading plans, or a combination of the foregoing. The repurchase program does not have an expiration date, does not obligate Pure to acquire any of its common stock, and may be suspended or discontinued by the company at any time without prior notice.

Conference Call Information

Pure will host a teleconference to discuss the fiscal fourth quarter and full year 2024 results at 2:00 pm PT today, February 28, 2024. A live audio broadcast of the conference call will be available on the Pure Storage Investor Relations website. Pure will also post its earnings presentation and prepared remarks to this website concurrent with this release.

A replay will be available following the call on the Pure Storage Investor Relations website or for two weeks at 1-800-770-2030 (or 1-647-362-9199 for international callers) with passcode 5667482.

Additionally, Pure is scheduled to participate at the following investor conferences:

KeyBanc Capital Markets Emerging Technology Summit
Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Time: 11:30 a.m. PT / 2:30 p.m. ET
Chief Financial Officer Kevan Krysler and Chief Technology Officer Rob Lee

Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference
Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Time: 10:15 a.m. PT / 1:15 p.m. ET
Chairman and CEO Charles Giancarlo and Chief Financial Officer Kevan Krysler

The presentations will be webcast live and archived on Pure’s Investor Relations website at investor.purestorage.com.

About Pure Storage

Pure Storage (NYSE: PSTG) uncomplicates data storage, forever. Pure delivers a cloud experience that empowers every organization to get the most from their data while reducing the complexity and expense of managing the infrastructure behind it. Pure’s commitment to providing true storage as-a-service gives customers the agility to meet changing data needs at speed and scale, whether they are deploying traditional workloads, modern applications, containers, or more. Pure believes it can make a significant impact in reducing data center emissions worldwide through its environmental sustainability efforts, including designing products and solutions that enable customers to reduce their carbon and energy footprint. And with the highest Net Promoter Score in the industry, Pure’s ever-expanding list of customers are among the happiest in the world. For more information, visit www.purestorage.com.

Analyst Recognition
Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage
Leader in the 2023 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems & Object Storage

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Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our products, business and operations, including but not limited to our views relating to future period financial and business results, demand for our products and subscription services, including Evergreen//One, our technology and product strategy, specifically customer priorities around sustainability, the benefits to our customers of using our products, our ability to perform during current macro conditions and expand market share, our sustainability goals and benefits, the timing and magnitude of large orders, the impact of inflation, economic or supply chain disruptions, our expectations regarding our product and technology differentiation, including the E//Family, new customer acquisition, the continued success of the Portworx technology, and other statements regarding our products, business, operations and results. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from the results predicted include, among others, those risks and uncertainties included under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our filings and reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on our Investor Relations website at investor.purestorage.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Additional information is also set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 5, 2023. All information provided in this release and in the attachments is as of February 28, 2024, and Pure undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.

Key Performance Metrics

Subscription ARR is a key business metric that refers to total annualized contract value of all active subscription agreements on the last day of the quarter, plus on-demand revenue for the quarter multiplied by four.

Total Contract Value (TCV) Sales, or bookings, of Pure’s Evergreen//One and Evergreen//Flex offerings is an operating metric, representing the value of orders received and/or expected to be received during the fiscal year.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, Pure uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income (loss), non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income (loss), non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, and free cash flow.

We use these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision-making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. Our management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses and expenditures such as stock-based compensation expense, payments to former shareholders of acquired companies, payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities, amortization of debt issuance costs related to debt, amortization of intangible assets acquired from acquisitions, acquisition-related transaction and integration expenses, restructuring costs related to severance and termination benefits, and costs associated with the impairment and early exit of certain leased facilities that may not be indicative of our ongoing core business operating results. Pure believes that both management and investors benefit from referring to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when analyzing historical performance and liquidity and planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. The presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for our financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and our non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

For a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP measures, please see the tables captioned “Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures” and “Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow,” included at the end of this release.

 

PURE STORAGE, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, unaudited)

At the End of Fiscal

2024

2023

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$         702,536

$         580,854

Marketable securities

828,557

1,001,352

    Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,060 and $1,057

662,179

612,491

Inventory

42,663

50,152

Deferred commissions, current

88,712

68,617

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

173,407

161,391

Total current assets

2,498,054

2,474,857

Property and equipment, net

352,604

272,445

Operating lease right-of-use assets

129,942

158,912

Deferred commissions, non-current

215,620

177,239

Intangible assets, net

33,012

49,222

Goodwill

361,427

361,427

Restricted cash

9,595

10,544

Other assets, non-current

55,506

38,814

Total assets

$      3,655,760

$      3,543,460

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$           82,757

$           67,121

Accrued compensation and benefits

250,257

232,636

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

135,755

123,749

Operating lease liabilities, current

44,668

33,707

Deferred revenue, current

852,247

718,149

Debt, current

—

574,506

Total current liabilities

1,365,684

1,749,868

Long-term debt

100,000

—

Operating lease liabilities, non-current

123,201

142,473

Deferred revenue, non-current

742,275

667,501

Other liabilities, non-current

54,506

42,385

Total liabilities

2,385,666

2,602,227

Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock and additional paid-in capital

2,749,627

2,493,799

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(3,782)

(15,504)

Accumulated deficit

(1,475,751)

(1,537,062)

Total stockholders’ equity

1,270,094

941,233

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$      3,655,760

$      3,543,460

 

PURE STORAGE, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

Fourth Quarter of Fiscal

Fiscal Year Ended

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenue:

Product

$   460,891

$   545,108

$ 1,622,869

$ 1,792,153

Subscription services

328,914

265,099

1,207,752

961,281

Total revenue

789,805

810,207

2,830,621

2,753,434

Cost of revenue:

Product (1)

128,842

174,471

472,430

569,793

Subscription services (1)

92,459

74,419

337,000

285,995

Total cost of revenue

221,301

248,890

809,430

855,788

Gross profit

568,504

561,317

2,021,191

1,897,646

Operating expenses:

Research and development (1)

186,841

185,557

736,764

692,528

Sales and marketing (1)

248,136

246,480

945,021

883,609

General and administrative (1)

59,299

64,696

252,243

237,996

Restructuring, impairment and other (2)

16,846

—

33,612

—

Total operating expenses

511,122

496,733

1,967,640

1,814,133

Income from operations

57,382

64,584

53,551

83,513

Other income (expense), net

13,416

16,705

37,035

8,295

Income before provision for income taxes

70,798

81,289

90,586

91,808

Income tax provision

5,360

6,818

29,275

18,737

Net income

$     65,438

$     74,471

$     61,311

$     73,071

Net income per share attributable to common

   stockholders, basic

$        0.21

$        0.25

$        0.20

$        0.24

Net income per share attributable to common

   stockholders, diluted

$        0.20

$        0.22

$        0.19

$        0.23

Weighted-average shares used in computing net

   income per share attributable to common

   stockholders, basic

317,731

303,614

311,831

299,478

Weighted-average shares used in computing net

   income per share attributable to common

   stockholders, diluted

332,014

339,699

332,568

339,184

(1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

Cost of revenue — product

$       2,614

$       2,791

$       9,670

$     10,245

Cost of revenue — subscription services

6,065

5,652

25,412

22,630

Research and development

41,069

41,212

167,294

161,694

Sales and marketing

18,863

17,767

74,746

72,507

General and administrative

7,573

15,081

54,305

60,541

Total stock-based compensation expense

$     76,184

$     82,503

$   331,427

$   327,617

(2) Includes expenses for severance and termination benefits related to workforce realignment and lease impairment
and abandonment charges associated with cease-use of our former corporate headquarters.

 

PURE STORAGE, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands, unaudited)

Fourth Quarter of Fiscal

Fiscal Year Ended

2024

2023

2024

2023

Cash flows from operating activities

Net income

$       65,438

$        74,471

$        61,311

$        73,071

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization

32,856

28,164

124,416

100,432

Stock-based compensation expense

76,184

82,503

331,427

327,617

Lease impairment and abandonment charges

—

—

16,766

—

Other

7,403

4,882

1,559

7,355

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of
acquisition:

Accounts receivable, net

(25,728)

(176,940)

(49,687)

(70,724)

Inventory

1,532

5,722

6,810

(10,619)

Deferred commissions

(39,415)

(10,724)

(58,476)

451

Prepaid expenses and other assets

(45,355)

24,584

(25,669)

(31,580)

Operating lease right-of-use assets

8,230

7,740

35,499

33,813

Accounts payable

(20,376)

(29,611)

13,468

(7,075)

Accrued compensation and other liabilities

96,074

89,823

43,317

72,084

Operating lease liabilities

(10,434)

(5,020)

(31,891)

(33,359)

Deferred revenue

98,016

137,432

208,872

305,768

Net cash provided by operating activities

244,425

233,026

677,722

767,234

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchases of property and equipment(1)

(43,570)

(60,229)

(195,161)

(158,139)

Acquisition, net of cash acquired

—

—

—

(1,989)

Purchases of marketable securities

(119,776)

(409,306)

(471,501)

(501,435)

Sales of marketable securities

6,558

6,155

59,053

6,155

Maturities of marketable securities and other

114,956

81,700

610,855

433,995

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(41,832)

(381,680)

3,246

(221,413)

Cash flows from financing activities

Net proceeds from exercise of stock options

6,866

5,647

39,770

24,778

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under employee stock
purchase plan

—

—

45,089

39,965

Proceeds from borrowings

—

—

106,890

—

Principal payments on borrowings and finance lease obligations

(1,617)

(1,095)

(586,199)

(257,240)

Tax withholding on equity awards

(13,402)

(3,471)

(29,984)

(19,601)

Repurchases of common stock

(21,460)

(67,504)

(135,801)

(219,068)

Net cash used in financing activities

(29,613)

(66,423)

(560,235)

(431,166)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and
restricted cash

172,980

(215,077)

120,733

114,655

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

539,151

806,475

591,398

476,743

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$     712,131

$      591,398

$     712,131

$      591,398

(1) Includes capitalized internal-use software costs of $3.7 million and $3.2 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 and 2023 and $19.4 million and $13.7 million for fiscal 2024 and 2023.

 

Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations to the nearest comparable GAAP measures

The following table presents non-GAAP gross margins by revenue source before certain items (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):

Fourth Quarter of Fiscal

Fourth Quarter of Fiscal

2024

2023

GAAP

results

GAAP

gross

margin  (a)

Adjustment

Non-

GAAP

results

Non-

GAAP

gross

margin  (b)

GAAP

results

GAAP

gross

margin  (a)

Adjustment

Non-

GAAP

results

Non-

GAAP

gross

margin  (b)

$      2,614

(c)

$      2,791

(c)

58

(d)

37

(d)

177

(e)

—

—

292

(f)

3,306

(g)

3,306

(g)

Gross profit —

   product

$  332,049

72.0 %

$      6,155

$  338,204

73.4 %

$  370,637

68.0 %

$      6,426

$  377,063

69.2 %

$      6,065

(c)

$      5,652

(c)

276

(d)

159

(d)

985

(e)

—

—

306

(f)

—

16

(h)

Gross profit —

  subscription
services

$  236,455

71.9 %

$      7,326

$  243,781

74.1 %

$  190,680

71.9 %

$      6,133

$  196,813

74.2 %

$      8,679

(c)

$      8,443

(c)

334

(d)

196

(d)

1,162

(e)

—

—

598

(f)

3,306

(g)

3,306

(g)

—

16

(h)

Total gross
profit

$  568,504

72.0 %

$    13,481

$  581,985

73.7 %

$  561,317

69.3 %

$    12,559

$  573,876

70.8 %

(a) GAAP gross margin is defined as GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.

(b) Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.

(c) To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.

(d) To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.

(e) To eliminate expenses for severance and termination benefits related to workforce realignment.

(f) To eliminate duplicate lease costs during the transition of our corporate headquarters.

(g) To eliminate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.

(h) To eliminate payments to former shareholders of acquired company.

 

The following table presents non-GAAP gross margins by revenue source before certain items (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):

Fiscal Year Ended

2024

GAAP
results

GAAP gross
margin (a)

Adjustment

Non-

GAAP

results

Non-

GAAP

gross

margin (b)

$         9,670

(c)

415

(d)

402

(e)

177

(f)

13,224

(g)

Gross profit — product

$  1,150,439

70.9 %

$       23,888

$  1,174,327

72.4 %

$       25,412

(c)

1,424

(d)

413

(e)

985

(f)

18

(h)

Gross profit — subscription services

$     870,752

72.1 %

$       28,252

$     899,004

74.4 %

$       35,082

(c)

1,839

(d)

815

(e)

1,162

(f)

13,224

(g)

$              18

(h)

Total gross profit

$  2,021,191

71.4 %

$       52,140

$  2,073,331

73.2 %

(a) GAAP gross margin is defined as GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.

(b) Non-GAAP gross margin is defined as non-GAAP gross profit divided by revenue.

(c) To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.

(d) To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.

(e) To eliminate duplicate lease costs during the transition of our corporate headquarters.

(f) To eliminate expenses for severance and termination benefits related to workforce realignment.

(g) To eliminate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.

(h) To eliminate payments to former shareholders of acquired company.

 

The following table presents certain non-GAAP consolidated results before certain items (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages, unaudited):

Fourth Quarter of Fiscal

Fourth Quarter of Fiscal

2024

2023

GAAP

results

GAAP

operating

margin  (a)

Adjustment

Non-

GAAP

results

Non-

GAAP

operating

margin (b)

GAAP

results

GAAP

operating

margin  (a)

Adjustment

Non-

GAAP

results

Non-

GAAP

operating

margin (b)

$    76,184

(c)

$    82,503

(c)

—

888

(d)

2,722

(e)

1,799

(e)

3,536

(f)

3,839

(f)

—

5,004

(g)

18,009

(h)

—

Operating
income

$   57,382

7.3 %

$  100,451

$  157,833

20.0 %

$ 64,584

8.0 %

$    94,033

$  158,617

19.6 %

$    76,184

(c)

$    82,503

(c)

—

888

(d)

2,722

(e)

1,799

(e)

3,536

(f)

3,839

(f)

—

5,004

(g)

18,009

(h)

—

154

(i)

804

(i)

—

357

(j)

Net income

$   65,438

$  100,605

$  166,043

$ 74,471

$    95,194

$  169,665

Net income
per share —
diluted

$       0.20

$     0.50

$     0.22

$     0.53

Weighted-
average
shares used in
per share
calculation —
diluted

332,014

—

332,014

339,699

(21,884)

(k)

317,815

(a) GAAP operating margin is defined as GAAP operating income divided by revenue.

(b) Non-GAAP operating margin is defined as non-GAAP operating income divided by revenue.

(c) To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.

(d) To eliminate payments to former shareholders of acquired company.

(e) To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.

(f)  To eliminate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.

(g) To eliminate duplicate lease costs during the transition of our corporate headquarters.

(h) To eliminate expenses for severance and termination benefits related to workforce realignment.

(i) To eliminate amortization expense of debt issuance costs related to our debt.

(j) To eliminate net loss from legal settlement in connection with a facility abandoned in the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

(k) To exclude the dilutive effect from convertible note due to the related capped call hedge.

 

The following table presents certain non-GAAP consolidated results before certain items (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages, unaudited):

Fiscal Year Ended

2024

GAAP
results

GAAP
operating
margin (a)

Adjustment

Non- GAAP
results

Non- GAAP
operating
margin (b)

$     331,427

(c)

2,341

(d)

14,648

(e)

6,687

(f)

16,766

(g)

18,009

(h)

$       14,930

(i)

Operating income

$       53,551

1.9 %

$     404,808

$     458,359

16.2 %

(a) GAAP operating margin is defined as GAAP operating income divided by revenue.

(b) Non-GAAP operating margin is defined as non-GAAP operating income divided by revenue.

(c) To eliminate stock-based compensation expense.

(d) To eliminate payments to former shareholders of acquired company.

(e) To eliminate payroll tax expense related to stock-based activities.

(f) To eliminate duplicate lease costs during the transition of our corporate headquarters.

(g) To eliminate lease impairment and abandonment charges associated with cease-use of our former corporate headquarters.

(h) To eliminate expenses for severance and termination benefits related to workforce realignment.

(i) To eliminate amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.

 

Reconciliation from net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow (in thousands except percentages, unaudited):

Fourth Quarter of Fiscal

Fiscal Year Ended

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net cash provided by operating activities

$           244,425

$             233,026

$         677,722

$         767,234

Less: purchases of property and equipment(1)

(43,570)

(60,229)

(195,161)

(158,139)

Free cash flow (non-GAAP)

$           200,855

$             172,797

$         482,561

$         609,095

(1) Includes capitalized internal-use software costs of $3.7 million and $3.2 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 and 2023 and $19.4 million and $13.7 million for fiscal 2024 and 2023.

 

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Trive Capital Announces Sale of EarthLink

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DALLAS, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trive Capital (“Trive”) is pleased to announce that it has closed on the sale of EarthLink, LLC (“EarthLink” or the “Company”) to a family office consortium consisting of WaveDivision Capital (“Wave”), The Pritzker Organization (“TPO”) and Stephens Capital Partners (“SCP”), in partnership with EarthLink’s management team. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, EarthLink is one of the largest internet service providers in the United States, serving over 500,000 internet and managed services customers nationwide. Through partnerships with several of the nation’s largest fiber and 5G providers, EarthLink has built an asset-light, nationwide network that can offer fiber internet service to more than 68 million homes.

Since Trive’s investment in EarthLink in 2018 as part of a corporate carveout, the Company has transformed from a legacy DSL and email business in precipitous decline to an asset-light connectivity platform serving over 500,000 consumers and small businesses nationwide. The Company has grown and will continue to grow based on its expanded fiber and 5G internet solutions and commitment to customer service for consumers and small businesses.

Shravan Thadani, Partner at Trive, stated, “EarthLink has been a true partnership between management and Trive in every sense of the word. The team built a differentiated, asset-light platform that gives consumers and small businesses real choice in how they get connected, and did so while standing up every function of the platform outside of its former, public parent. We are proud to have been a part of such an iconic brand’s journey and will continue to support Wave, TPO and SCP as they work with management to accelerate growth in the coming years.”

“During our partnership with Trive, we have taken one of the most trusted brands in the internet space and turned it into a trusted option for consumers and small businesses nationwide,” commented Glenn Goad, Chief Executive Officer of EarthLink. “As internet access has become one of the most important utilities in a consumer’s life, EarthLink has a renewed focus on making it easier for our customers to access the best internet options at affordable prices. Trive was critically important through and after the carve-out, and we are excited to partner with Wave, TPO and SCP to continue to grow EarthLink alongside our trusted fiber and 5G partners. Our collective goal remains the same: to provide the right technology at the right price, supported by a world-class customer experience.”

About EarthLink

EarthLink is an internet service provider offering fiber and 5G internet solutions for homes and businesses nationwide. With a focus on dependable connectivity, flexible plans, and customer-focused service, EarthLink provides broadband options designed to meet the needs of modern households and businesses. EarthLink is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and serves over 500,000 customers. To learn more, visit earthlink.net.

About Trive Capital

Trive Capital is a Dallas, Texas based private equity firm with more than $8 billion of regulatory assets under management. Trive focuses on investing equity and debt in what it sees as strategically viable middle-market companies with the potential for transformational upside through operational improvement.

The Trive team is comprised of seasoned investment professionals who have been involved in over 250 middle-market transactions representing in excess of $10 billion in revenue across Trive’s targeted industry sectors and situations.

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Rondo Energy and Rio Tinto Advance Australia’s Largest Thermal Energy Storage Project

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GLADSTONE, Australia, Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Rondo Energy and Rio Tinto have started front-end engineering and design on the project for a 360 MWh storage / 30 MW discharge Rondo Heat Battery, supported by a grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

ARENA’s funding for the project will be provided in stages, with an initial $3.6 million to complete front-end engineering and design work. Following successful completion of that study, ARENA will provide up to $38 million for deployment. ARENA has also approved up to $33.3 million in conditional contingency support, which would only be made available in defined circumstances to manage specific project risks, including cost overruns and electricity costs. 

If progressed, the project would be delivered at Rio Tinto’s Yarwun alumina refinery near Gladstone, Queensland and would be one of the first large-scale demonstrations of thermal energy storage for industrial process heat globally, and a world-first for the alumina industry.

Rondo Heat Batteries use abundant, low-cost midday electricity to charge, storing energy as high-temperature heat in refractory brick, and supplying energy as 24/7 continuous process heat to industry. Typically, the heat is delivered as steam, directly into an industrial facility’s steam network. Australia regularly has 4-6 hours of surplus solar-generated renewable electricity in the middle of the day, but industrial facilities need heat 24 hours a day, not just when the sun is shining. By charging when electricity is cheap and abundant and discharging continuously, Rondo Heat Batteries turn short periods of low-cost electricity into 24/7 delivery of low-cost steam. 

For energy-intensive industries such as alumina refining, Rondo Heat Batteries create a pathway to electrification that addresses both emissions and energy costs. Because the heat battery slots into the existing steam network, the facility’s processes run exactly as before — the only thing that changes is the energy for that heat: no longer from fossil fuels, but sourced from low cost electricity instead. The Yarwun study will assess the technical and economic viability of integrating the technology into refinery operations.

“This project shows how Australia’s abundant energy can become a competitive advantage for industry,” said Dr. Kira Rundel, Rondo’s Head of Australia. “Heat batteries allow manufacturers to use low-cost electricity to produce the reliable, round-the-clock heat their operations need. Australia’s largest heat battery will show how factories can cut emissions without increasing energy costs, helping Australian industry to increase global competitiveness and supporting local manufacturing jobs.”

Rio Tinto Pacific Operations Managing Director Armando Torres said: “Reducing emissions from alumina refining is complex, particularly when it comes to generating the high-pressure steam needed for our operations.

“This study will help us determine whether thermal energy storage can provide a technically and economically viable alternative to fossil fuels for part of Yarwun’s steam requirements.

“The best way to tackle challenges of this scale is through collaboration between industry, government, and technology partners. We welcome ARENA and Rondo’s support as we assess technologies that could help reduce our Scope 1 emissions while maintaining reliable operations at Yarwun.”

About Rondo Energy

Rondo Energy delivers firm heat and power, including combined heat and power (CHP), to heavy industry and provides power solutions and long duration storage to data centers. For industrial heat applications, Rondo Heat Batteries convert 4-6 hours of low-cost electricity into continuous 24-hour, high-temperature heat, delivered as steam or hot air up to 1,000°C. The heat delivered integrates directly with existing industrial equipment and processes, eliminating on-site emissions and running on lower cost energy. Rondo heat storage can integrate with steam turbines to deliver combined heat and power (CHP) for industry, and long duration power-to-power solutions for large energy consumers such as data centers. Built on proven refractory brick as the thermal storage medium, Rondo’s platform is engineered for multi-decade operation in the most demanding industrial environments.

Rondo Heat Batteries have been delivering firm heat and power at scale since 2023, with operational facilities serving customers in fuels and cement (including steam driving turbines for electricity) in the United States and in Asia. The next unit will come online shortly – a 100 MWh Rondo Heat Battery under construction in Europe for a chemical plant. Rondo is a global company based in California, with teams across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. Providing heat and power solutions to the alumina industry is an area of focus for the company due to the strong fit of Rondo’s technology with the heat and power needs of the alumina industry.

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14 Organizations Earn CHIME’s Highest Digital Health Most Wired Designation for 2026

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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the leading professional organization for digital health leaders, today announced 14 organizations have achieved Level 10 in the 2026 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired (DHMW) survey. Powered by Digital Health Analytics (DHA), the survey is CHIME’s global assessment of digital health excellence, with Level 10 as its highest designation.

Representing health systems across the U.S., this year’s Level 10 organizations demonstrated exceptional performance across the enterprise digital ecosystem, leveraging technologies, data, infrastructure, and strategic practices shaping modern care delivery. The prestigious designation recognizes organizations that have moved beyond technology implementation to integrate digital investment across clinical and operational environments, producing measurable value for their health systems, patients, and providers.

The 2026 DHMW survey maintains a rigorous scoring methodology designed to account for differences in organizational size, complexity, risk, and resources, creating an equitable measure of performance across diverse healthcare environments. The model evaluates organizations across 10 distinct segments, measuring both the foundational elements required for digital maturity and the advanced practices that demonstrate broader adoption, integration, and value.

“Healthcare is experiencing extraordinary technological acceleration, driven in large part by the rapid adoption of AI and increasingly sophisticated digital capabilities,” said Russ Branzell, President and CEO of CHIME. “As that pace intensifies, the Digital Health Most Wired Survey continues to provide a rigorous benchmark for evaluating whether technology is translating into meaningful progress. It gives leaders a data-driven view of performance, critical gaps, and opportunities for high-impact investment while setting an industry standard of excellence for responsible technology adoption. The Level 10 organizations recognized this year exemplify the leadership and innovation required to turn digital investment into measurable improvements in care delivery.”

The 2026 Digital Health Most Wired survey includes data from more than 45,000 facilities worldwide, offering a global view of technology adoption, investment and performance across healthcare organizations and the evolving role of digital health in care delivery, operations and the patient and provider experience.

Each participating organization received a customized benchmarking report through the Digital Health Analytics (DHA) portal, offering detailed insights into performance metrics across 10 key segments:

InfrastructureSecurityAdministrationSupply chainAnalytics and data managementInteroperabilityPopulation healthPatient engagementInnovationClinical quality and safety

Fourteen healthcare organizations achieved Level 10 distinction, the highest designation awarded through the 2026 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired survey. The recipients are Baptist Health System (Jacksonville, Florida); Bon Secours Mercy Health (Ohio); MetroHealth Medical Center (Ohio); MultiCare Health System (Washington); Northeast Georgia Health System (Georgia); NYU Langone Health (New York); Parkview Health (Indiana); Roper St. Francis Healthcare Services, Inc. (South Carolina); Stanford Health Care (California); UCHealth (Colorado); UNC Health (North Carolina); University Health (Texas); University of Utah Health (Utah); and UPMC (Pennsylvania).

Collectively, the 2026 Level 10 designees reflect a healthcare environment in which digital performance increasingly depends on the alignment of technology strategy, data, infrastructure, and organizational priorities with strong leadership and a sustained commitment to innovation. Their results demonstrate how leading health systems are converting digital investment into measurable gains across clinical and operational environments while establishing the foundations required to responsibly adopt emerging technologies at scale.

CHIME will formally recognize these distinguished Level 10 honorees on November 12, 2026, during the CHIME26 Fall Forum in Denver, CO, which runs from November 11-14.

For additional details on the 2026 Digital Health Most Wired survey and the complete list of all Level 7-10 award recipients, visit dhanalytics.org.

About CHIME 
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is the leading professional organization for digital health executives and leaders. CHIME provides a trusted, collaborative environment where members and partners connect, share best practices, advance professional development, and advocate for the effective use of information and technology to improve health and care in the communities they serve. For more information, please visit chimecentral.org.

About Digital Health Analytics (DHA)
Digital Health Analytics provides healthcare organizations, technology companies, and academic researchers with the data, benchmarking, and market intelligence they need to lead digital transformation — 365 days a year. Powered by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), DHA helps provider organizations supercharge their digital health transformation capabilities. For more information about DHA, visit dhanalytics.org.

For media inquiries, please contact:

Calli Dretke
Executive Vice President & Chief Digital and Marketing Officer
CHIME
734.665.0000
cdretke@chimecentral.org

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