OREANDA-NEWS. November 17, 2016. Cisco today reported first quarter results for the period ended October 29, 2016. Cisco reported first quarter revenue of \\$12.4 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of \\$2.3 billion or \\$0.46 per share, and non-GAAP net income of \\$3.1 billion or \\$0.61 per share.

"We had a good quarter despite a challenging global business environment and we performed well in our priority areas," said Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco. "We are leading our customers in their digital transition by providing them with highly secure, automated, and intelligent solutions in the ways they want to consume them. Our innovation pipeline is robust and we are well positioned for the future."

 
GAAP Results
 
    Q1 FY2017   Q1 FY2016   Vs. Q1 FY2016
Revenue (excluding SP Video CPE Business for all periods)   \\$ 12.4 billion   \\$ 12.3 billion   1%
Revenue (including SP Video CPE Business for all periods)   \\$ 12.4 billion   \\$ 12.7 billion   (3)%
Net Income   \\$ 2.3 billion   \\$ 2.4 billion   (4)%
Diluted Earnings per Share (EPS)   \\$ 0.46     \\$ 0.48     (4)%
 
 
Non-GAAP Results
 
    Q1 FY2017   Q1 FY2016   Vs. Q1 FY2016
Net Income (excluding SP Video CPE Business for all periods)   \\$ 3.1 billion   \\$ 3.0 billion   3%
EPS (excluding SP Video CPE Business for all periods)   \\$ 0.61     \\$ 0.59     3%
                 

Reconciliations between net income, EPS 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."

"We executed well in Q1 delivering profitable growth, and saw strong adoption of our subscription-based and software offerings as we transition our business to a more recurring revenue model," said Kelly Kramer, CFO, Cisco. "We will invest in key growth areas and continue to focus on delivering shareholder value."

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 "Q1 FY 2017 Highlights" section is presented excluding the SP Video CPE Business for prior periods as it was divested during the second quarter of fiscal 2016 on November 20, 2015.

Q1 FY 2017 Highlights

Revenue -- Total revenue was \\$12.4 billion, up 1%, with product revenue down 1% and service revenue up 7%. Revenue by geographic segment was: Americas down 1%, EMEA flat, and APJC up 6%. Product revenue performance was led by Security and NGN Routing which increased 11% and 6%, respectively. Switching decreased 7%, Collaboration and Data Center each decreased 3%, and Wireless and Service Provider Video each decreased 2%.

Gross Margin -- On a GAAP basis, total gross margin and product gross margin were 63.8% and 63.4%, respectively. The increase in the product gross margin compared with 60.9% in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was primarily due to continued productivity improvements and the divestiture of the SP Video CPE Business, partially offset by pricing and to a lesser extent product mix.

Non-GAAP total gross margin and product gross margin were 65.2% and 64.8%, respectively. The increase in non-GAAP product gross margin compared with 64.5% in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 was primarily due to continued productivity improvements, partially offset by pricing and to a lesser extent product mix.

GAAP service margin was 65.1% and non-GAAP service gross margin was 66.2%.

Total gross margins by geographic segment were: 64.9% for the Americas, 66.8% for EMEA and 63.5% for APJC.

Operating Expenses -- On a GAAP basis, operating expenses were \\$5.0 billion, up 5%, driven in large part by higher restructuring charges in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. Non-GAAP operating expenses were \\$4.2 billion, up 1%, and were 33.6% of revenue. Headcount compared with the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 decreased by 1,326 to 72,385, driven by our fiscal 2017 restructuring actions that began in the first quarter, offset by additional headcount primarily from our investments in key growth areas.

Operating Income -- GAAP operating income was \\$2.9 billion, down 7%, with GAAP operating margin of 23.3%. Non-GAAP operating income was \\$3.9 billion, up 1%, with non-GAAP operating margin at 31.6%.

Provision for Income Taxes -- The GAAP tax provision rate was 21.4%. The non-GAAP tax provision rate was 22.0%.

Net Income and EPS -- On a GAAP basis, net income was \\$2.3 billion and EPS was \\$0.46. On a non-GAAP basis, net income was \\$3.1 billion, an increase of 3%, and EPS was \\$0.61, an increase of 3%.

Cash Flow from Operating Activities -- was \\$2.7 billion, a decrease of 1% compared with \\$2.8 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2016.

Balance Sheet and Other Financial Highlights

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Investments -- were \\$71.0 billion at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2017, compared with \\$65.8 billion at the end of fiscal 2016. The total cash and cash equivalents and investments available in the United States at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2017 were \\$10.4 billion.

Deferred Revenue -- was \\$17.0 billion, up 12% in total, with deferred product revenue up 19%, driven largely by subscription-based and software offerings. Deferred service revenue was up 8%. The portion of product deferred revenue related to recurring and subscription businesses grew 48%.

Capital Allocation -- In the first quarter of fiscal 2017, Cisco declared and paid a cash dividend of \\$0.26 per common share, or \\$1.3 billion. For the first quarter of fiscal 2017, Cisco repurchased approximately 32 million shares of common stock under its stock repurchase program at an average price of \\$31.12 per share for an aggregate purchase price of \\$1.0 billion.

As of October 29, 2016, Cisco had repurchased and retired 4.6 billion shares of Cisco common stock at an average price of \\$21.11 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately \\$97.6 billion since the inception of the stock repurchase program. The remaining authorized amount for stock repurchases under this program is approximately \\$14.4 billion with no termination date.

Acquisitions
During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, Cisco completed the following acquisitions:

CloudLock, Inc. -- a privately held company, to further enhance Cisco's security portfolio and build on Cisco's Security Everywhere strategy, designed to provide protection from the cloud to the network to the endpoint and also aligns with our strategy to deliver more cloud-based subscription services.

ContainerX, Inc. -- an early stage company which was focused on developing enterprise-class container management technology that works across a range of platforms.

Heroik Labs, Inc. -- doing business as Worklife. Worklife, a privately held company, provides software to improve meeting productivity.

Business Outlook for Q2 FY 2017
On November 20, 2015, during the second quarter of fiscal 2016, Cisco completed its divestiture of the SP Video CPE Business. In order to provide a clear view of Cisco's continuing expected financial performance, the revenue outlook for the second quarter of fiscal 2017 is normalized to exclude the SP Video CPE Business for the second quarter of fiscal 2016. The corresponding revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 for the SP Video CPE Business was \\$93 million.

Cisco expects to achieve the following results for the second quarter of fiscal 2017:

     
Q2 FY 2017    
Revenue (normalized to exclude SP Video CPE Business for Q2 FY2016)   (2)% to (4)% decline Y/Y
Non-GAAP gross margin rate   63% - 64%
Non-GAAP operating margin rate   29% - 30%
Non-GAAP tax provision rate   22%
Non-GAAP EPS   \\$0.55 - \\$0.57

Cisco estimates that GAAP EPS will be \\$0.42 to \\$0.47 which is lower than non-GAAP EPS by \\$0.10 to \\$0.13 per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2017.

A reconciliation between the Business Outlook for Q2 FY 2017 on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis is provided in the table entitled "GAAP to non-GAAP Business Outlook for Q2 FY 2017" located in the section entitled "Reconciliations of GAAP to non-GAAP Measures."

Editor's Notes:

  • Q1 fiscal year 2017 conference call to discuss Cisco's results along with its business outlook will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 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, November 16, 2016 to 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time, November 23, 2016 at 1-866-439-3743 (United States) or 1-203-369-1047 (international). The replay will also be available via webcast on the Cisco Investor Relations website at http://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, November 16, 2016. 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 http://investor.cisco.com.
   
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.  
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS  
(In millions, except per-share amounts)  
(Unaudited)  
   
    Three Months Ended  
    October 29, 2016     October 24, 2015  
REVENUE:            
  Product   \\$ 9,302     \\$ 9,844  
  Service     3,050       2,838  
    Total revenue     12,352       12,682  
COST OF SALES:                
  Product     3,403       3,853  
  Service     1,065       997  
    Total cost of sales     4,468       4,850  
GROSS MARGIN     7,884       7,832  
OPERATING EXPENSES:                
  Research and development     1,545       1,560  
  Sales and marketing     2,418       2,443  
  General and administrative     555       539  
  Amortization of purchased intangible assets     78       69  
  Restructuring and other charges     411       142  
    Total operating expenses     5,007       4,753  
OPERATING INCOME     2,877       3,079  
  Interest income     295       225  
  Interest expense     (198 )     (159 )
  Other income (loss), net     (21 )     (8 )
    Interest and other income (loss), net     76       58  
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES     2,953       3,137  
Provision for income taxes     631       707  
  NET INCOME   \\$ 2,322     \\$ 2,430  
                 
Net income per share:                
  Basic   \\$ 0.46     \\$ 0.48  
  Diluted   \\$ 0.46     \\$ 0.48  
Shares used in per-share calculation:                
  Basic     5,027       5,080  
  Diluted     5,066       5,113  
Cash dividends declared per common share   \\$ 0.26     \\$ 0.21  
                 

The Consolidated Statements of Operations include the results of the SP Video CPE Business prior to its divestiture during the second quarter of fiscal 2016 on November 20, 2015.

 
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
REVENUE BY SEGMENT
(In millions, except percentages)
 
    Three Months Ended October 29, 2016
        Excluding SP Video CPE Business   Including SP Video CPE Business
    Amount   Y/Y %   Y/Y %
Revenue:            
  Americas   \\$ 7,443   (1)%   (4)%
  EMEA     3,013   --%   (3)%
  APJC     1,896   6%   6%
    Total   \\$ 12,352   1%   (3)%
                   

During the second quarter of fiscal 2016 on November 20, 2015, Cisco completed its divestiture of the SP Video CPE Business. SP Video CPE Business revenue for the three months ended October 24, 2015 was \\$411 million.

 
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
GROSS MARGIN PERCENTAGE BY SEGMENT
(In percentages)
 
    Three Months Ended
October 29, 2016
Gross Margin Percentage:    
  Americas   64.9%
  EMEA   66.8%
  APJC   63.5%
       
 
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
REVENUE FOR GROUPS OF SIMILAR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
(In millions, except percentages)
 
    Three Months Ended
    October 29, 2016
    Amount   Y/Y %
Revenue:        
  Switching   \\$ 3,716   (7)%
  NGN Routing     2,089   6%
  Collaboration     1,081   (3)%
  Data Center     834   (3)%
  Wireless     632   (2)%
  Security     540   11%
  Service Provider Video(1)     271   (2)%
  Other     139   88%
    Product -- excluding SP Video CPE Business (1)     9,302   (1)%
    Service     3,050   7%
      Total -- excluding SP Video CPE Business (1)   \\$ 12,352   1%
                 

(1) Excludes SP Video CPE Business revenue for all periods presented as it was divested during the second quarter of fiscal 2016 on November 20, 2015. SP Video CPE Business revenue for the three months ended October 24, 2015 was \\$411 million.

 
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
 
    October 29, 2016   July 30, 2016
ASSETS        
Current assets:            
  Cash and cash equivalents   \\$ 8,583   \\$ 7,631
  Investments     62,385     58,125
  Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of \\$247 at October 29, 2016 and \\$249 at July 30, 2016     4,805     5,847
  Inventories     1,176     1,217
  Financing receivables, net     4,541     4,272
  Other current assets     1,651     1,627
    Total current assets     83,141     78,719
Property and equipment, net     3,499     3,506
Financing receivables, net     4,784     4,158
Goodwill     26,823     26,625
Purchased intangible assets, net     2,297     2,501
Deferred tax assets     4,057     4,299
Other assets     1,686     1,844
    TOTAL ASSETS   \\$ 126,287   \\$ 121,652
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY            
Current liabilities:            
  Short-term debt   \\$ 4,155   \\$ 4,160
  Accounts payable     996     1,056
  Income taxes payable     32     517
  Accrued compensation     2,619     2,951
  Deferred revenue     10,215     10,155
  Other current liabilities     5,200     6,072
    Total current liabilities     23,217     24,911
Long-term debt     30,634     24,483
Income taxes payable     883     925
Deferred revenue     6,736     6,317
Other long-term liabilities     1,404     1,431
    Total liabilities     62,874     58,067
Total equity     63,413     63,585
  TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY   \\$ 126,287   \\$ 121,652
               
 
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
 
    Three Months Ended
    October 29,
2016
  October 24,
2015
Cash flows from operating activities:            
  Net income   \\$ 2,322     \\$ 2,430  
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:            
    Depreciation, amortization, and other     599       507  
    Share-based compensation expense     372       376  
    Provision for receivables     15       7  
    Deferred income taxes     158       193  
    Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation     (91 )     (73 )
    (Gains) losses on investments and other, net     32       (4 )
    Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:            
      Accounts receivable     1,049       631  
      Inventories     44       130  
      Financing receivables     (900 )     (206 )
      Other assets     191       129  
      Accounts payable     (63 )     4  
      Income taxes, net     (440 )     (315 )
      Accrued compensation     (333 )     (434 )
      Deferred revenue     462       (19 )
      Other liabilities     (687 )     (590 )
        Net cash provided by operating activities     2,730       2,766  
Cash flows from investing activities:            
  Purchases of investments     (18,667 )     (10,823 )
  Proceeds from sales of investments     11,337       6,675  
  Proceeds from maturities of investments     2,449       4,133  
  Acquisition of businesses, net of cash and cash equivalents acquired     (251 )     (614 )
  Purchases of investments in privately held companies     (38 )     (78 )
  Return of investments in privately held companies     24       24  
  Acquisition of property and equipment     (275 )     (262 )
  Proceeds from sales of property and equipment     2       6  
  Other     23       (11 )
        Net cash used in investing activities     (5,396 )     (950 )
Cash flows from financing activities:            
  Issuances of common stock     88       385  
  Repurchases of common stock - repurchase program     (1,023 )     (1,210 )
  Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock units     (401 )     (382 )
  Short-term borrowings, original maturities less than 90 days, net     --       (4 )
  Issuances of debt     6,232       --  
  Repayments of debt     (1 )     (852 )
  Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation     91       73  
  Dividends paid     (1,308 )     (1,068 )
  Other     (60 )     123  
        Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities     3,618       (2,935 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     952       (1,119 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     7,631       6,877  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   \\$ 8,583     \\$ 5,758  
Supplemental cash flow information:            
Cash paid for interest   \\$ 248     \\$ 264  
Cash paid for income taxes, net   \\$ 913     \\$ 828  
                 
 
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
DEFERRED REVENUE
(In millions)
 
    October 29,
2016
  July 30,
2016
  October 24,
2015
Deferred revenue:                  
  Service   \\$ 10,424   \\$ 10,621   \\$ 9,689
  Product:                  
    Deferred revenue related to recurring and subscription businesses     3,801     3,308     2,571
    Deferred revenue related to two-tier distributors     439     377     585
    Other product deferred revenue     2,287     2,166     2,317
    Total product deferred revenue     6,527     5,851     5,473
      Total   \\$ 16,951   \\$ 16,472   \\$ 15,162
Reported as:                  
  Current   \\$ 10,215   \\$ 10,155   \\$ 9,821
  Noncurrent     6,736     6,317     5,341
      Total   \\$ 16,951   \\$ 16,472   \\$ 15,162
                   
 
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-Average Price per Share   Amount   Amount
Fiscal 2017                                  
  October 29, 2016   \\$ 0.26   \\$ 1,308   32   \\$ 31.12   \\$ 1,001   \\$ 2,309
                                     
Fiscal 2016                                  
  July 30, 2016   \\$ 0.26   \\$ 1,309   28   \\$ 28.70   \\$ 800   \\$ 2,109
  April 30, 2016     0.26     1,308   27     24.08     649     1,957
  January 23, 2016     0.21     1,065   48     26.12     1,262     2,327
  October 24, 2015     0.21     1,068   45     26.83     1,207     2,275
    Total   \\$ 0.94   \\$ 4,750   148   \\$ 26.45   \\$ 3,918   \\$ 8,668
                                   
 
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
 
GAAP TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME
(In millions, except per-share amounts)
 
    Three Months Ended
    October 29, 2016   October 24, 2015
GAAP net income   \\$ 2,322     \\$ 2,430  
  Adjustments to cost of sales:            
    Share-based compensation expense     54       51  
    Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets     112       128  
    Significant asset impairments and restructurings     --       (1 )
  Total adjustments to GAAP cost of sales     166       178  
  Adjustments to operating expenses:            
    Share-based compensation expense     315       310  
    Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets     78       69  
    Acquisition-related/divestiture costs     53       91  
    Significant asset impairments and restructurings     411       142  
  Total adjustments to GAAP operating expenses     857       612  
                   
  Total adjustments to GAAP income before provision for income taxes     1,023       790  
  Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments     (244 )     (196 )
Non-GAAP net income   \\$ 3,101     \\$ 3,024  
Diluted net income per share:            
GAAP   \\$ 0.46     \\$ 0.48  
Non-GAAP   \\$ 0.61     \\$ 0.59  
                 
 
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
 
GROSS MARGINS, OPERATING EXPENSES, OPERATING MARGINS, AND NET INCOME
(In millions, except percentages)
 
  Three Months Ended
  October 29, 2016
  Product Gross Margin   Service Gross Margin   Total Gross Margin   Operating Expenses   Y/Y   Operating Income   Y/Y   Net Income   Y/Y
GAAP amount \\$ 5,899     \\$ 1,985     \\$ 7,884     \\$ 5,007     5 %   \\$ 2,877     (7) %   \\$ 2,322     (4) %
% of revenue   63.4 %     65.1 %     63.8 %     40.5 %         23.3 %         18.8 %    
Adjustments to GAAP amounts:                                              
  Share-based compensation expense   21       33       54       315           369           369      
  Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets   112       --       112       78           190           190      
  Acquisition/divestiture-related costs   --       --       --       53           53           53      
  Significant asset impairments and restructurings   --       --       --       411           411           411      
  Income tax effect   --       --       --       --           --           (244)      
  Non-GAAP amount \\$ 6,032     \\$ 2,018     \\$ 8,050     \\$ 4,150     1 %   \\$ 3,900     1 %   \\$ 3,101     3 %
% of revenue   64.8 %     66.2 %     65.2 %     33.6 %         31.6 %         25.1 %    
                                                           

During the second quarter of fiscal 2016 on November 20, 2015, Cisco completed its divestiture of the SP Video CPE Business. Accordingly, the non-GAAP growth rates above are normalized to exclude the SP Video CPE Business for the first quarter of fiscal 2016 as detailed in the table below.

   
  Three Months Ended
  October 24, 2015
  Product Gross Margin   Service Gross Margin   Total Gross Margin   Operating Expenses   Operating
Income
  Net
Income
GAAP amount \\$ 5,991     \\$ 1,841     \\$ 7,832     \\$ 4,753     \\$ 3,079     \\$ 2,430  
% of revenue   60.9 %     64.9 %     61.8 %     37.5 %     24.3 %     19.2 %
Adjustments to GAAP amounts:                                  
  Share-based compensation expense   13       38       51       310       361       361  
  Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets   128       --       128       69       197       197  
  Acquisition/divestiture-related costs   --       --       --       91       91       91  
  Significant asset impairments and restructurings   (1 )     --       (1 )     142       141       141  
  Income tax effect   --       --       --       --       --       (196 )
Non-GAAP amount \\$ 6,131     \\$ 1,879     \\$ 8,010     \\$ 4,141     \\$ 3,869     \\$ 3,024  
  Less: SP Video CPE Business   (43 )     --       (43 )     (32 )     (11 )     (8 )
Non-GAAP amount (excluding SP Video CPE Business) \\$ 6,088     \\$ 1,879     \\$ 7,967     \\$ 4,109     \\$ 3,858     \\$ 3,016  
% of revenue   64.5 %     66.2 %     64.9 %     33.5 %     31.4 %     24.6 %
                                               
 
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
 
EFFECTIVE TAX RATE
(In percentages)
 
    Three Months Ended
    October 29, 2016   October 24, 2015
GAAP effective tax rate   21.4 %   22.5 %
  Total adjustments to GAAP provision for income taxes   0.6 %   0.5 %
Non-GAAP effective tax rate   22.0 %   23.0 %
             
 
FREE CASH FLOW
(In millions)
 
    Three Months Ended
    October 29, 2016   July 30, 2016   October 24, 2015
Net cash provided by operating activities   \\$ 2,730     \\$ 3,818     \\$ 2,766  
Acquisition of property and equipment     (275 )     (266 )     (262 )
Free cash flow   \\$ 2,455     \\$ 3,552     \\$ 2,504  
                         
 
GAAP TO NON-GAAP BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOR Q2 FY 2017
 
Q2 FY 2017   Gross Margin Rate   Operating Margin Rate   Tax Provision Rate   Earnings per Share (2)
GAAP   61.5% - 62.5%   22.5%- 23.5%   21%   \\$0.42 to \\$0.47
Estimated adjustments for:                
Share-based compensation expense   0.5%   3%   --   \\$0.05 - \\$0.06
Amortization of purchased intangible assets and other acquisition-related/divestiture costs   1.0%   2%   --   \\$0.03 - \\$0.04
Restructuring and other charges (1)   --   1.5%   --   \\$0.02 - \\$0.03
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments   --   --   1%    
Non-GAAP   63% - 64%   29% - 30%   22%   \\$0.55 - \\$0.57
                 

(1) During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, Cisco recognized pretax charges of \\$411 million to the GAAP financial results in relation to the restructuring plan. Cisco currently estimates that it will recognize pretax charges to its GAAP financial results of up to \\$700 million consisting of severance and other one-time termination benefits, and other associated costs. These charges are primarily cash-based. Cisco expects that approximately \\$125 million to \\$175 million of these charges will be recognized during the second quarter of fiscal 2017 with the remaining amount to be recognized during the rest of the fiscal year.

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

Except as noted above, this business outlook 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
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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 net income per share data, and free cash flow 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. Cisco believes that the presentation of free cash flow, which it defines as the net cash provided by operating activities less cash used to acquire property and equipment, to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors because of its intent to return a stated percentage of free cash flow to shareholders in the form of dividends and stock repurchases. Cisco further regards free cash flow as a useful measure because it reflects cash that can be used to, among other things, invest in its business, make strategic acquisitions, repurchase common stock and pay dividends on its common stock, after deducting capital investments.

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 and other contingencies, significant gains and losses on 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 the Customer Premises Equipment portion of the Service Provider Video Connected Devices business ("SP Video CPE Business") during the second quarter of fiscal 2016 on November 20, 2015. This release includes, where indicated, financial measures that exclude the SP Video CPE 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 SP Video CPE Business is no longer part of Cisco and will not be part of Cisco on a go forward basis. Cisco's management also uses the financial measures excluding the SP Video CPE Business in reviewing the financial results of Cisco.

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