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Broadcom Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend

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Revenue of $12,487 million for the second quarter, up 43 percent from the prior year periodGAAP net income of $2,121 million for the second quarter; Non-GAAP net income of $5,394 million for the second quarterAdjusted EBITDA of $7,429 million for the second quarter, or 59 percent of revenueGAAP diluted EPS of $4.42 for the second quarter; Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $10.96 for the second quarterCash from operations of $4,580 million for the second quarter, less capital expenditures of $132 million, resulted in $4,448 million of free cash flow, or 36 percent of revenueQuarterly common stock dividend of $5.25 per shareFiscal 2024 annual revenue guidance of approximately $51.0 billion including contribution from VMware, an increase of 42 percent from the prior year periodFiscal 2024 annual Adjusted EBITDA guidance of approximately 61 percent of projected revenue (1)Ten-for-one forward stock split; trading on a split-adjusted basis is expected to commence on July 15, 2024 

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Broadcom Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGO), a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, today reported financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2024, ended May 5, 2024, provided guidance for its fiscal year 2024 and announced its quarterly dividend.

“Broadcom’s second quarter results were once again driven by AI demand and VMware. Revenue from our AI products was a record $3.1 billion during the quarter. Infrastructure software revenue accelerated as more enterprises adopted the VMware software stack to build their own private clouds,” said Hock Tan, President and CEO of Broadcom Inc. “We are raising our fiscal year 2024 guidance for consolidated revenue to $51 billion and adjusted EBITDA to 61% of revenue.” 

“Consolidated revenue grew 43% year-over-year to $12.5 billion, including the contribution from VMware, and was up 12% year-over-year, excluding VMware. Adjusted EBITDA increased 31% year-over-year to $7.4 billion,” said Kirsten Spears, CFO of Broadcom Inc. “Free cash flow, excluding restructuring and integration in the quarter, was $5.3 billion, up 18% year-over-year. Today we are announcing a ten-for-one forward stock split of Broadcom’s common stock, to make ownership of Broadcom stock more accessible to investors and employees.”

The ten-for-one forward stock split will be effected through the filing of an amendment to Broadcom’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that will proportionately increase the authorized shares of common stock. Our stockholders of record after the close of market on July 11, 2024 will receive an additional nine shares of common stock for each share held after the close of market on July 12, 2024. At market open on July 15, 2024, trading is expected to commence on a split-adjusted basis.

(1) The Company is not readily able to provide a reconciliation of the projected non-GAAP financial information presented to the relevant projected GAAP measure without unreasonable effort.

 

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Highlights

GAAP

Non-GAAP

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

Q2 24

Q2 23

Change

Q2 24

Q2 23

Change

Net revenue

$

12,487

$

8,733

+43

%

$

12,487

$

8,733

+43

%

Net income

$

2,121

$

3,481

-$

1,360

$

5,394

$

4,489

+$

905

Earnings per common share – diluted

$

4.42

$

8.15

-$

3.73

$

10.96

$

10.32

+$

0.64

(Dollars in millions)

Q2 24

Q2 23

Change

Cash flow from operations

$

4,580

$

4,502

+$

78

Adjusted EBITDA

$

7,429

$

5,686

+$

1,743

Free cash flow

$

4,448

$

4,380

+$

68

Net revenue by segment

(Dollars in millions)

Q2 24

Q2 23

Change

Semiconductor solutions

$

7,202

58

%

$

6,808

78

%

+6

%

Infrastructure software

5,285

42

1,925

22

+175

%

Total net revenue

$

12,487

100

%

$

8,733

100

%

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents at the end of the fiscal quarter were $9,809 million, compared to $11,864 million at the end of the prior quarter.

During the second fiscal quarter, the Company generated $4,580 million in cash from operations and spent $132 million on capital expenditures. The Company paid $1,548 million of withholding taxes related to net settled equity awards that vested in the quarter (representing approximately 1.2 million shares withheld).

On March 29, 2024, the Company paid a cash dividend of $5.25 per share, totaling $2,443 million.

The differences between the Company’s GAAP and non-GAAP results are described generally under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below and presented in detail in the financial reconciliation tables attached to this release.

Fiscal Year 2024 Business Outlook

Based on current business trends and conditions, the outlook for continuing operations for fiscal year 2024, ending November 3, 2024, including the contribution from VMware, is expected to be as follows: 

Fiscal year 2024 revenue guidance of approximately $51.0 billion; andFiscal year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of approximately 61 percent of projected revenue.

The guidance provided above is only an estimate of what the Company believes is realizable as of the date of this release. The Company is not readily able to provide a reconciliation of projected Adjusted EBITDA to projected net income without unreasonable effort. Actual results will vary from the guidance and the variations may be material. The Company undertakes no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of these projections, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Quarterly Dividends

The Company’s Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $5.25 per share. The dividend is payable on June 28, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on June 24, 2024.

Financial Results Conference Call

Broadcom Inc. will host a conference call to review its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 and to discuss the business outlook today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

To Listen via Internet: The conference call can be accessed live online in the Investors section of the Broadcom website at https://investors.broadcom.com/.

To Listen via Telephone: Preregistration is required by the conference call operator. Please preregister at https://register.vevent.com/register/BId8ff937a59494fdca3650de7ed2678a1. Upon registering, a link to the dial-in number and unique PIN will be emailed to the registrant.

Replay: An audio replay of the conference call can be accessed for one year through the Investors section of Broadcom’s website at https://investors.broadcom.com/.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial data is included in the supplemental financial data attached to this press release. Broadcom believes non-GAAP financial information provides additional insight into the Company’s on-going performance. Therefore, Broadcom provides this information to investors for a more consistent basis of comparison and to help them evaluate the results of the Company’s on-going operations and enable more meaningful period to period comparisons. 

In addition to GAAP reporting, Broadcom provides investors with net income, operating income, gross margin, operating expenses, cash flow and other data on a non-GAAP basis. This non-GAAP information excludes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and other charges, acquisition-related costs, including integration costs, non-GAAP tax reconciling adjustments, and other adjustments. Management does not believe that these items are reflective of the Company’s underlying performance. Internally, these non-GAAP measures are significant measures used by management for purposes of evaluating the core operating performance of the Company, establishing internal budgets, calculating return on investment for development programs and growth initiatives, comparing performance with internal forecasts and targeted business models, strategic planning, evaluating and valuing potential acquisition candidates and how their operations compare to the Company’s operations, and benchmarking performance externally against the Company’s competitors. The exclusion of these and other similar items from Broadcom’s non-GAAP financial results should not be interpreted as implying that these items are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual.

Free cash flow measures have limitations as they omit certain components of the overall cash flow statement and do not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Investors should not consider presentation of free cash flow measures as implying that stockholders have any right to such cash. Broadcom’s free cash flow may not be calculated in a manner comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies.

About Broadcom

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a broad range of semiconductor, enterprise software and security solutions. Broadcom’s category-leading product portfolio serves critical markets including cloud, data center, networking, broadband, wireless, storage, industrial, and enterprise software. Our solutions include service provider and enterprise networking and storage, mobile device and broadband connectivity, mainframe, cybersecurity, and private and hybrid cloud infrastructure. Broadcom is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, go to www.broadcom.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

This announcement contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended) concerning Broadcom. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements that address our expected future business and financial performance, our forward stock split, and other statements identified by words such as “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “aim,” and similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs of Broadcom’s management, current information available to Broadcom’s management, and current market trends and market conditions and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

Particular uncertainties that could materially affect future results include risks associated with: global economic conditions and concerns; government regulations and administrative proceedings, trade restrictions and trade tensions; global political and economic conditions; our acquisition of VMware, Inc., including employee retention, unexpected costs, charges or expenses, and our ability to successfully integrate VMware’s business and realize the expected benefits; any acquisitions or dispositions we may make, including our acquisition of VMware, such as delays, challenges and expenses associated with receiving governmental and regulatory approvals and satisfying other closing conditions, and with integrating acquired businesses with our existing businesses and our ability to achieve the benefits, growth prospects and synergies expected by such acquisitions; dependence on and risks associated with distributors and resellers of our products; our significant indebtedness and the need to generate sufficient cash flows to service and repay such debt; dependence on senior management and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; our ability to protect against cyber security threats and a breach of security systems; cyclicality in the semiconductor industry or in our target markets; any loss of our significant customers and fluctuations in the timing and volume of significant customer demand; our dependence on contract manufacturing and outsourced supply chain; our dependency on a limited number of suppliers; our ability to accurately estimate customers’ demand and adjust our manufacturing and supply chain accordingly; our ability to continue achieving design wins with our customers, as well as the timing of any design wins; prolonged disruptions of our or our contract manufacturers’ manufacturing facilities, warehouses or other significant operations; our ability to improve our manufacturing efficiency and quality; involvement in legal proceedings; demand for our data center virtualization products; ability of our software products to manage and secure IT infrastructures and environments; ability to manage customer and market acceptance of our products and services; compatibility of our software products with operating environments, platforms or third-party products; our ability to enter into satisfactory software license agreements; availability of third-party software used in our products; use of open source software in our products; sales to government customers; our ability to manage products and services lifecycles; quarterly and annual fluctuations in operating results; our competitive performance; our ability to maintain or improve gross margin; our ability to protect our intellectual property and the unpredictability of any associated litigation expenses; any expenses or reputational damage associated with resolving customer product warranty and indemnification claims, or other undetected defects or bugs; our ability to sell to new types of customers and to keep pace with technological advances; our compliance with privacy and data security laws; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; our provision for income taxes and overall cash tax costs, legislation that may impact our overall cash tax costs, our ability to maintain tax concessions in certain jurisdictions and potential tax liabilities as a result of acquiring VMware; and other events and trends on a national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive and regulatory nature.

Our filings with the SEC, which are available without charge at the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov, discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Actual results may vary from the estimates provided. We undertake no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of the estimates and other forward-looking statements made in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Contact:
Ji Yoo
Broadcom Inc.
Investor Relations
650-427-6000
investor.relations@broadcom.com

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BROADCOM INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS – UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

Fiscal Quarter Ended

Two Fiscal Quarters Ended  

May 5,

February 4,

April 30,

May 5,

April 30,

2024

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net revenue

$

12,487

$

11,961

$

8,733

$

24,448

$

17,648

Cost of revenue:

Cost of revenue

3,142

3,114

2,177

6,256

4,551

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

1,516

1,380

441

2,896

976

Restructuring charges

53

92

145

2

Total cost of revenue

4,711

4,586

2,618

9,297

5,529

Gross margin

7,776

7,375

6,115

15,151

12,119

Research and development

2,415

2,308

1,312

4,723

2,507

Selling, general and administrative

1,277

1,572

438

2,849

786

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

827

792

348

1,619

696

Restructuring and other charges

292

620

9

912

19

Total operating expenses

4,811

5,292

2,107

10,103

4,008

Operating income

2,965

2,083

4,008

5,048

8,111

Interest expense

(1,047)

(926)

(405)

(1,973)

(811)

Other income, net

87

185

113

272

256

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

2,005

1,342

3,716

3,347

7,556

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(116)

68

235

(48)

301

Income from continuing operations

2,121

1,274

3,481

3,395

7,255

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

51

51

Net income

$

2,121

$

1,325

$

3,481

$

3,446

$

7,255

Basic income per share:

Income per share from continuing operations

$

4.56

$

2.82

$

8.39

$

7.41

$

17.40

Income per share from discontinued operations

0.11

0.11

Net income per share

$

4.56

$

2.93

$

8.39

$

7.52

$

17.40

Diluted income per share:

Income per share from continuing operations

$

4.42

$

2.73

$

8.15

$

7.18

$

16.95

Income per share from discontinued operations

0.11

0.11

Net income per share

$

4.42

$

2.84

$

8.15

$

7.29

$

16.95

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculations:

Basic

465

452

415

458

417

Diluted

480

467

427

473

428

Stock-based compensation expense included in continuing operations:

Cost of revenue

$

170

$

161

$

50

$

331

$

87

Research and development

881

863

354

1,744

621

Selling, general and administrative

352

548

109

900

196

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

1,403

$

1,572

$

513

$

2,975

$

904

 

BROADCOM INC.

FINANCIAL RECONCILIATION: GAAP TO NON-GAAP – UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS)

Fiscal Quarter Ended

Two Fiscal Quarters Ended  

May 5,

February 4,

April 30,

May 5,

April 30,

2024

2024

2023

2024

2023

Gross margin on GAAP basis

$

7,776

$

7,375

$

6,115

$

15,151

$

12,119

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

1,516

1,380

441

2,896

976

Stock-based compensation expense

170

161

50

331

87

Restructuring charges

53

92

145

2

Acquisition-related costs

3

6

9

Gross margin on non-GAAP basis

$

9,518

$

9,014

$

6,606

$

18,532

$

13,184

Research and development on GAAP basis

$

2,415

$

2,308

$

1,312

$

4,723

$

2,507

Stock-based compensation expense

881

863

354

1,744

621

Acquisition-related costs

1

1

(1)

Research and development on non-GAAP basis

$

1,534

$

1,444

$

958

$

2,978

$

1,887

Selling, general and administrative expense on GAAP basis

$

1,277

$

1,572

$

438

$

2,849

$

786

Stock-based compensation expense

352

548

109

900

196

Acquisition-related costs

87

285

93

372

135

Selling, general and administrative expense on non-GAAP basis

$

838

$

739

$

236

$

1,577

$

455

Total operating expenses on GAAP basis

$

4,811

$

5,292

$

2,107

$

10,103

$

4,008

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

827

792

348

1,619

696

Stock-based compensation expense

1,233

1,411

463

2,644

817

Restructuring and other charges

292

620

9

912

19

Acquisition-related costs

87

286

93

373

134

Total operating expenses on non-GAAP basis

$

2,372

$

2,183

$

1,194

$

4,555

$

2,342

Operating income on GAAP basis

$

2,965

$

2,083

$

4,008

$

5,048

$

8,111

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

2,343

2,172

789

4,515

1,672

Stock-based compensation expense

1,403

1,572

513

2,975

904

Restructuring and other charges

345

712

9

1,057

21

Acquisition-related costs

90

292

93

382

134

Operating income on non-GAAP basis

$

7,146

$

6,831

$

5,412

$

13,977

$

10,842

Interest expense on GAAP basis

$

(1,047)

$

(926)

$

(405)

$

(1,973)

$

(811)

Loss on debt extinguishment

22

22

Interest expense on non-GAAP basis

$

(1,025)

$

(926)

$

(405)

$

(1,951)

$

(811)

Other income, net on GAAP basis

$

87

$

185

$

113

$

272

$

256

(Gains) losses on investments

9

(33)

11

(24)

(33)

Other income, net on non-GAAP basis

$

96

$

152

$

124

$

248

$

223

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

$

(116)

$

68

$

235

$

(48)

$

301

Non-GAAP tax reconciling adjustments

939

735

407

1,674

981

Provision for income taxes on non-GAAP basis

$

823

$

803

$

642

$

1,626

$

1,282

Net income on GAAP basis

$

2,121

$

1,325

$

3,481

$

3,446

$

7,255

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

2,343

2,172

789

4,515

1,672

Stock-based compensation expense

1,403

1,572

513

2,975

904

Restructuring and other charges

345

712

9

1,057

21

Acquisition-related costs

90

292

93

382

134

Loss on debt extinguishment

22

22

(Gains) losses on investments

9

(33)

11

(24)

(33)

Non-GAAP tax reconciling adjustments

(939)

(735)

(407)

(1,674)

(981)

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

(51)

(51)

Net income on non-GAAP basis

$

5,394

$

5,254

$

4,489

$

10,648

$

8,972

Net income on GAAP basis

$

2,121

$

1,325

$

3,481

$

3,446

$

7,255

Non-GAAP Adjustments:

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

2,343

2,172

789

4,515

1,672

Stock-based compensation expense

1,403

1,572

513

2,975

904

Restructuring and other charges

345

712

9

1,057

21

Acquisition-related costs

90

292

93

382

134

Loss on debt extinguishment

22

22

(Gains) losses on investments

9

(33)

11

(24)

(33)

Non-GAAP tax reconciling adjustments

(939)

(735)

(407)

(1,674)

(981)

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

(51)

(51)

Other Adjustments:

Interest expense

1,025

926

405

1,951

811

Provision for income taxes on non-GAAP basis

823

803

642

1,626

1,282

Depreciation

149

139

129

288

256

Amortization of purchased intangibles and right-of-use assets

38

34

21

72

43

Adjusted EBITDA

$

7,429

$

7,156

$

5,686

$

14,585

$

11,364

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculations – diluted on GAAP basis

480

467

427

473

428

Non-GAAP adjustment (1)

12

11

8

12

7

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculations – diluted on non-GAAP basis      

492

478

435

485

435

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

4,580

$

4,815

$

4,502

$

9,395

$

8,538

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(132)

(122)

(122)

(254)

(225)

Free cash flow

$

4,448

$

4,693

$

4,380

$

9,141

$

8,313

 Fiscal Quarter
Ending 

August 4,

Expected average diluted share count (2): 

2024

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculation – diluted on GAAP basis

4,810

Non-GAAP adjustment (1)

110

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculation – diluted on non-GAAP basis

4,920

(1) Non-GAAP adjustment for the number of shares used in the diluted per share calculations excludes the impact of stock-based
compensation expense expected to be incurred in future periods and not yet recognized in the financial statements, which would otherwise be
assumed to be used to repurchase shares under the GAAP treasury stock method.

(2) Includes the impact of a ten-for-one forward stock split of our common stock. Stockholders of record after the close of market on July
11, 2024 will receive an additional nine shares of common stock for each share held after the close of market on July 12, 2024. At market open on July 15, 2024,
trading is expected to commence on a split-adjusted basis.

 

BROADCOM INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS – UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS)

May 5,

October 29,

2024

2023

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

9,809

$

14,189

Trade accounts receivable, net

5,500

3,154

Inventory

1,842

1,898

Other current assets

8,151

1,606

Total current assets

25,302

20,847

Long-term assets:

Property, plant and equipment, net

2,668

2,154

Goodwill

97,873

43,653

Intangible assets, net

45,407

3,867

Other long-term assets

3,961

2,340

Total assets

$

175,211

$

72,861

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

1,441

$

1,210

Employee compensation and benefits

1,385

935

Current portion of long-term debt

2,426

1,608

Other current liabilities

14,919

3,652

Total current liabilities

20,171

7,405

Long-term liabilities:

Long-term debt

71,590

37,621

Other long-term liabilities

13,489

3,847

Total liabilities

105,250

48,873

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock

Common stock

Additional paid-in capital

69,754

21,099

Retained earnings

2,682

Accumulated other comprehensive income

207

207

Total stockholders’ equity

69,961

23,988

  Total liabilities and equity

$

175,211

$

72,861

 

BROADCOM INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS)

Fiscal Quarter Ended

Two Fiscal Quarters Ended  

May 5,

February 4,

April 30,

May 5,

April 30,

2024

2024

2023

2024

2023

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$

2,121

$

1,325

$

3,481

$

3,446

$

7,255

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

Amortization of intangible and right-of-use assets

2,381

2,206

810

4,587

1,715

Depreciation

149

139

129

288

256

Stock-based compensation

1,457

1,582

513

3,039

904

Deferred taxes and other non-cash taxes

(511)

(294)

(316)

(805)

(889)

Non-cash interest expense

119

102

33

221

65

Other

92

38

21

130

(18)

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals:

  Trade accounts receivable, net

(513)

1,756

185

1,243

(91)

  Inventory

82

(14)

13

68

39

  Accounts payable

(93)

(74)

(114)

(167)

(194)

  Employee compensation and benefits

251

(660)

91

(409)

(566)

  Other current assets and current liabilities

(386)

(2,182)

(165)

(2,568)

405

  Other long-term assets and long-term liabilities

(569)

891

(179)

322

(343)

Net cash provided by operating activities

4,580

4,815

4,502

9,395

8,538

Cash flows from investing activities:

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

(560)

(25,416)

(25,976)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(132)

(122)

(122)

(254)

(225)

Purchases of investments

(59)

(13)

(197)

(72)

(197)

Sales of investments

42

89

131

Other

3

(15)

1

(12)

1

Net cash used in investing activities

(706)

(25,477)

(318)

(26,183)

(421)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

30,010

30,010

Payments on debt obligations

(2,000)

(934)

(2,934)

(260)

Payments of dividends

(2,443)

(2,435)

(1,914)

(4,878)

(3,840)

Repurchases of common stock – repurchase program

(7,176)

(2,806)

(7,176)

(3,994)

Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards

(1,548)

(1,114)

(614)

(2,662)

(947)

Issuance of common stock

64

63

64

63

Other

(2)

(14)

(7)

(16)

(2)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(5,929)

18,337

(5,278)

12,408

(8,980)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

(2,055)

(2,325)

(1,094)

(4,380)

(863)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

11,864

14,189

12,647

14,189

12,416

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

9,809

$

11,864

$

11,553

$

9,809

$

11,553

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid for interest

$

946

$

750

$

397

$

1,696

$

758

Cash paid for income taxes

$

834

$

904

$

891

$

1,738

$

1,164

 

 

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Northern Hemisphere Heat Drives Demand for Cooling and Sun-Protection Products on Yiwugo

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YIWU, China, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Yiwugo.com, the official website of the Yiwu Commodity Market, is the largest commodity wholesale market in the world. The final whistle may have blown on the World Cup, but the intense heat gripping the Northern Hemisphere shows no sign of letting up. Europe has experienced unusually hot weather this year, sparking not only a surge in demand for air conditioners but also a boom in portable handheld fans. Merchants on Yiwugo say that in previous years, European customers would begin placing orders in March or April and take their time completing their annual procurement. This year, however, the purchasing season has stretched well into summer, with a flood of new buyers coming in, most of them looking for small handheld fans. With customers eager to capitalize on the peak summer season, delivery timelines have also become significantly tighter. Whereas orders in previous years could generally be fulfilled within a month, merchants are now frequently being asked to deliver within about a week, leaving manufacturers scrambling to keep pace with demand.

Lingpan Official Flagship Store has specialized in the production and sales of small fans, insulated cups, and related products for 15 years. This summer, demand from European customers for high-speed small fans has risen sharply, accompanied by urgent delivery requirements. Many customers began requesting shipment just one week after placing their orders, hoping the products would arrive in time for the World Cup and the ongoing heatwave across Europe. One long-standing European customer purchased only five models of small fans from Lingpan last year. Anticipating stronger demand ahead of this summer, the customer expanded the order to 10 models. The first shipment sold out soon after arriving at port, prompting several subsequent repeat orders. European buyers have shown particular interest in high-speed cooling fans and placed great requirements on product quality. So far this year, Lingpan’s fan sales have more than doubled compared with the same period last year, with total purchases reaching approximately RMB 1 million.

Beyond Europe, the owner of Lingpan, Ling Pan pointed out that the Indian market has also undergone significant changes over the past two years. Indian customers are showing great interest in panda-shaped fans, drinking cups, and related products. Procurement volumes among many Indian buyers have increased substantially, with average annual purchases now reaching several hundred thousand yuan.

Unlike European countries grappling with sudden heat waves, Asian markets such as Japan and South Korea, where summers are consistently hot and air conditioners and fans are already everyday essentials, have shown much stronger demand for sun-protection products. From April 1, 2026 to date, sales of sun-protection masks on Yiwugo have increased by 31.6% YoY, while sales of sun-protection face shields surged by 72.42% and sun hats rose by 8.1%.

Chen Jia, a Yiwugo merchant, has engaged in the production and sales of sun-protection masks and sun-protection face shields for eight years. Chen operates the Xiao Zhen and Xiao Mian Sun-Protection Products Workshop in District 4 of the Yiwu International Trade Market. In recent years, the company has customized cooling nylon fabrics for customers in Japan and South Korea. Sun-protection masks and sun-protection face shields made from this material not only offer UPF 50+ protection, but also maintain a more structured shape and are less susceptible to snagging or deformation. Their protective performance remains effective after routine washing, and the products can last for more than five years under normal use.

In 2024, a TV shopping operator from South Korea contacted Xiao Zheng and Xiao Mian through Yiwugo and began placing orders after inspecting the products in person. Over the following two years, the company continued to improve the fitness and design of its sun-protection products. It introduced sun-protection face shields with breathable mesh panels and incorporated soft supports around the nose area to prevent the masks from rubbing against lipstick. These product upgrades have steadily driven up customer ratings on the client’s store. Annual procurement, initially valued at around RMB 300,000, has risen year by year, and the company has since developed into a recognized brand in the local market.

Persistent heat across the Northern Hemisphere has been creating new forms of cross-border consumer demand while enabling Yiwugo merchants to keenly capture shifts in overseas markets. From the strong sales of small portable fans in Europe to the rising demand for functional sun-protection products in Japan and South Korea, the diversity of orders reflects both consumers’ need for relief from extreme heat and the ability of Yiwu manufacturers to strengthen their presence in global markets through product innovation and rapid fulfillment. Faced with a rapidly changing international market, many merchants are continuing to refine product designs, upgrade fabric techniques, and enhance supply efficiency. By leveraging Yiwugo to broaden their export channels, they are keeping pace with overseas consumption trends and capitalizing on the expanding market for cooling and sun-protection products, turning the summer heat into new momentum for cross-border trade.

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Snorkel AI Highlights First Wave of Open Benchmarks Grants Projects

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Snorkel AI today highlighted the first group of projects supported through Open Benchmarks Grants, a $3 million commitment to support open-source datasets, benchmarks, and evaluation research.

Launched in February 2026, Open Benchmarks Grants has received hundreds of applications from researchers, labs, and engineers working to address a growing challenge: AI systems are advancing faster than the field’s ability to rigorously measure their performance on realistic, consequential work.

“From complex environments and huge autonomy horizons to rich, sophisticated outputs, these projects tackle some of the field’s hardest evaluation challenges,” said Fred Sala, a member of the Open Benchmarks Grants steering committee and assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. “I’m excited to see the broader research community use, validate, and build on them.”

Open Benchmarks Grants provides selected teams with funding, expert data development support, research and engineering collaboration, and platform resources. Supported projects include:

Frontier-Bench (formerly Terminal-Bench 3.0), developed with Laude Institute and the Harbor community, is a harder, more domain-diverse successor to Terminal-Bench 2.1 — built in the open, task by task, under continuous adversarial review.Agents’ Last Exam, developed with UC Berkeley RDI and the RDI Foundation, evaluates agents on long-horizon, economically valuable professional workflows. It spans 55 sub-industries and includes more than 1,500 tasks toward a 5,000-task target, sourced and validated by more than 300 industry experts.OSWorld 2.0, developed with XLANG Lab, evaluates computer-use agents on 108 long-horizon workflows across 31 self-hosted web environments and professional desktop applications.Continual Learning Bench, developed with UC Berkeley SkyLab and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, measures whether agents genuinely improve across sequential, stateful tasks.SlopCode Bench, developed with the University of Wisconsin–Madison, measures how code quality degrades as coding agents repeatedly modify and extend their own solutions.Terminal-Bench 2.1, developed with Stanford University, Laude Institute and the Harbor community, evaluates agents on challenging work in terminal environments. The release corrected 28 tasks and introduced continuous validation.

With support from Open Benchmarks Grants, Terminal-Bench Science is also now in development, extending the Terminal-Bench framework to computational research workflows across the life, physical, earth, and mathematical sciences.

Beyond the grants program, Snorkel led the development of Senior SWE-Bench with the research teams at Princeton University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The benchmark evaluates coding agents on senior-level engineering work, including implementing features from realistic instructions, investigating bugs that require runtime analysis, and producing code that follows existing codebase conventions.

Open Benchmarks Grants was established with support from Hugging Face, Prime Intellect, Together AI, Factory, Harbor, and PyTorch. Applications remain open and are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Learn more and apply for a grant at benchmarks.snorkel.ai.

About Snorkel AI
Snorkel AI is the frontier AI data lab, helping teams build the data and environments behind high-performing frontier and agentic AI. We combine technology with research-driven AI data development to create datasets, benchmarks, evals, and custom solutions for real-world AI systems. Founded out of the Stanford AI Lab in 2019, Snorkel works with leading AI labs and enterprises to move from better data to better outcomes. 

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Payzli Vaults to No. 3 on Tampa Bay’s Fast 50, Up From No. 22 in One Year

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Payments technology company, Payzli earns a second consecutive Fast 50 ranking, crediting the climb to accelerating partner and merchant growth on its proprietary technology stack.

TAMPA, Fla., July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Payzli, the partner-first payments technology company, has been named the No. 3 fastest-growing company in the region on the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s 2026 Fast 50 – a 19-spot climb from its No. 22 debut last year, and the company’s second consecutive year on the list.

The ranking was announced July 23 at the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Fast 50 event in Tampa, where Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer Naim Hamdar accepted the award alongside members of the Payzli team.

Payzli attributed its growth to a compounding effect: a national network of ISOs, agents and ISVs bringing merchants onto a technology platform Payzli built and operated in-house. 

That platform rests on three proprietary pillars:

Payzli Connect: the company’s payment CRM and merchant-and-partner dashboard, giving agents and ISOs daily residuals visibility and giving merchants a single place to run their account.Payzli POS: AI-powered point-of-sale and business software purpose-built for service businesses, including salons, med spas, wellness studios, and independent operators.Payzli Transact: an online payment gateway built on Visa Platform Connect through Payzli’s partnership with Visa Acceptance Solutions.

The Visa Acceptance Solutions partnership is central to how Payzli frames its credibility: rather than assembling a growth story on top of borrowed infrastructure, the company processes on rails backed by one of the most established networks in the industry alongside Fiserv and TSYS – a point that matters to the partners and merchants deciding where to place their volume.

“A second year on this list, and a jump to No. 3, isn’t about one good quarter. It’s about a network deciding to build with us and stay,” said Naim Hamdar, Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Payzli. “Every rank on this list represents partners we’ve earned and merchants who trust us to run their payments. We built the technology in-house so we could keep the promises the industry usually breaks: nothing hidden, a real person in reach, and daily residual visibility our agents can actually count on. That’s what this ranking measures and it’s why we’re doing it all, for the joy of business.”

“They say nothing in Tampa moves fast except the afternoon thunderstorms, so making the Fast 50 two years running feels pretty good,” said Kapil Pershad, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Payzli. “In all seriousness, this is a credit to our team and the businesses that trust us to power their growth.”

The Fast 50, produced by the Tampa Bay Business Journal, recognizes the fastest-growing private companies in the Tampa Bay region. Payzli’s return to the list and its move into the top three reflects a merchant-first product suite and a rapidly expanding national partner network across the payments and embedded-finance landscape.

About Payzli

Payzli is an end-to-end payments technology partner that makes accepting payments simpler and affordable for businesses of all sizes and risk levels. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, Payzli brings together in-person processing, an advanced online gateway, AI-powered point of sale, and mobile and contactless payments – backed by its own technology, honest pricing, and dedicated human support. Built partner-first, Payzli equips ISOs, agents, developers, and independent software vendors to grow, with direct integrations to major processing platforms, in-house underwriting, a flexible credit policy, a Visa Acceptance Solutions foundation partnership, and sponsor-bank backing from Esquire Bank, a NASDAQ-listed strategic investor in Payzli. For more information, email partners@payzli.com or visit payzli.com.

Payzli is a registered trademark of United Payment Systems LLC. United Payment Systems LLC is a registered ISO of Esquire Bank (Jericho, NY), Commercial Bank of California (Irvine, CA), and KeyBank, National Association (Cleveland, OH).

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