Infinera (INFN) Tops Q2 Earnings And Revenue Estimates

Leading optical transport network developer, Infinera Corp. (NASDAQ:INFN) reported strong financial results in the second quarter of 2016, wherein both the top and the bottom line outpaced the respective Zacks Consensus Estimate.

This Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) company, which provides digital optical networking systems to telecommunication carriers, cable operators and other service providers worldwide, faces direct competition from the likes of Ciena Corp. (NYSE:CIEN) , Netgear Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR) and Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) .

The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 15 cents, which were above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 13 cents, backed by higher gross profit. Quarterly GAAP net income was $11.5 million or 8 cents a share, compared with the year-ago net income of $17.9 million or 13 cents a share.

Quarterly total revenue came in at $258.8 million, up 24.8% year over year, which also surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $256 million. Segment-wise, product revenues were $227.5 million, up 27.1% year over year. Services revenues increased 10.3% to nearly $31.3 million. Domestic revenues contributed 82% to the total revenue, while the remaining 18% was generated from international markets.

In the first half of 2016, Infinera generated cash of $38.2 million from operations, compared with $74.9 million recorded in the year-ago period. Free cash flow in the reported period was $14.9 million compared with $58.8 million in the year-ago period.

At the end of the second quarter, Infinera had $257.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities compared with $149.1 million at the end of 2015. Total debt at the end of the second quarter was $128.3 million compared with $123.3 at the end of 2015. Meanwhile, the debt-to-capitalization ratio was 0.13 versus 0.18 at 2015 end.