Contact
QR code for the current URL

Story Box-ID: 25172

Red Hat GmbH Werner-von-Siemens-Ring 14 85630 Grasbrunn, Germany http://www.redhat.de
Contact Marcus Birke 089-800 908-26
Company logo of Red Hat GmbH
Red Hat GmbH

Red Hat Reports Fiscal Second Quarter Results

144,000 subscriptions, 31% sequential growth in operating income, 12% sequential growth in deferred revenue, and $31 million in cash flow from operations highlight a strong quarter

(PresseBox) (RALEIGH, North Carolina, )
Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended August 31, 2004.

Revenue for the second quarter of fiscal 2005 was $46.3 million, 60% higher than the second quarter of fiscal 2004 and a sequential increase of 11% when compared to $41.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2005.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2005, the company reported net income of $11.8 million, or $0.06 per share. This represents an increase of 225% over net income in the same quarter a year ago, and an increase of 8% over net income of $10.9 million, or $0.06 per share, in the prior quarter.

The company generated $30.8 million, or $0.16 per share, in cash flow from operations during the second quarter of fiscal 2005. The company ended the quarter with cash and investments totaling $997.7 million.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2005, the company increased its deferred revenue balance to $99.7 million, a sequential increase of $11 million, or 12%, as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2005.

Highlights for the second quarter include:

Sales of subscriptions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux reached 144,000 units, including:
115,000 subscriptions to enterprise IT servers, which includes new subscriptions and renewals.
29,000 new subscriptions to HPC/hosting marketplace and desktops.
Operating profit increased to $6.7 million, or 15% of total revenue.
10% addition to the workforce as the company expands globally.
"We continue to see strong demand for our offerings, as reflected in our results. The company executed successfully across the global business", stated Charlie Peters, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Red Hat GmbH

Red Hat ist der weltweit führende Anbieter von Open Source- und Linux-Produkten. Das Unternehmen hat seinen Hauptsitz in Raleigh, North Carolina, und Niederlassungen weltweit. Red Hat verfügt über den vertrauenswürdigsten Namen in der Open Source-Branche. Zum zweiten Mal in Folge hat Red Hat 2006 den ersten Platz in der „CIO Insight“-Studie des Ziff Davis Verlags belegt, in der CIOs und andere IT-Entscheidungsträger den von Technologieanbietern gebotenen Mehrwert für Anwenderunternehmen beurteilen. Das Unternehmen etabliert Linux und Open Source-Lösungen für den Unternehmenseinsatz, indem es hochwertige, kostengünstige Technologien zur Verfügung stellt. Red Hat liefert eine Betriebssystem-Plattform (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), Applikationen und Management-Lösungen sowie Middleware, einschließlich der JBoss Enterprise Middleware Suite. Das Unternehmen beschleunigt den Übergang zu Service-orientierten Architekturen (SOA) und ermöglicht den Betrieb der nächsten Generation Web-basierter Applikationen auf einer kostengünstigen, sicheren Open Source-Plattform. Der Open Source-Marktführer offeriert seinen Kunden selbst oder über Partner auch Support, Schulungen und Beratungsdienstleistungen. Red Hats Open Source-Strategie bietet den Kunden einen langfristigen Plan für den Aufbau von IT-Infrastrukturen, die auf Open Source-Technologien basieren und besonders sicher und einfach zu verwalten sind.

Die Red Hat-Europazentrale befindet sich in München. In Deutschland ist Red Hat zudem mit einer Niederlassung in Stuttgart vertreten. Weitere Informationen finden sich unter www.redhat.de.

The publisher indicated in each case (see company info by clicking on image/title or company info in the right-hand column) is solely responsible for the stories above, the event or job offer shown and for the image and audio material displayed. As a rule, the publisher is also the author of the texts and the attached image, audio and information material. The use of information published here is generally free of charge for personal information and editorial processing. Please clarify any copyright issues with the stated publisher before further use. In case of publication, please send a specimen copy to service@pressebox.de.
Important note:

Systematic data storage as well as the use of even parts of this database are only permitted with the written consent of unn | UNITED NEWS NETWORK GmbH.

unn | UNITED NEWS NETWORK GmbH 2002–2024, All rights reserved

The publisher indicated in each case (see company info by clicking on image/title or company info in the right-hand column) is solely responsible for the stories above, the event or job offer shown and for the image and audio material displayed. As a rule, the publisher is also the author of the texts and the attached image, audio and information material. The use of information published here is generally free of charge for personal information and editorial processing. Please clarify any copyright issues with the stated publisher before further use. In case of publication, please send a specimen copy to service@pressebox.de.