Adobe reports record revenue (again)
Adobe reported record revenue for its third quarter for the 2017 fiscal year that ended on September 1, 2017 (see also the previous report from June 2017). Here are the financial highlights:
- Adobe achieved record quarterly revenue of $1.84 billion in its third quarter of fiscal year 2017, which represents 26 percent year-over-year revenue growth.
- Diluted earnings per share was $0.84 on a GAAP-basis, and $1.10 on a non-GAAP basis.
- Digital Media segment revenue was $1.27 billion, with Creative revenue growing to $1.06 billion.
- Digital Media Annualized Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) grew to $4.87 billion exiting the quarter, a quarter-over-quarter increase of $308 million.
- Adobe Experience Cloud achieved revenue of $508 million, which represents 26 percent year-over-year growth.
- Operating income grew 48 percent and net income grew 55 percent year-over-year on a GAAP-basis; operating income grew 43 percent and net income grew 46 percent year-over-year on a non-GAAP basis.
- Cash flow from operations was $704 million, and deferred revenue grew to approximately $2.20 billion.
- The company repurchased approximately 2.1 million shares during the quarter, returning $298 million of cash to stockholders.
Executive quotes:
“Adobe delivered another record quarter with stellar year-over-year revenue growth of 26 percent,” said Shantanu Narayen, president and CEO, Adobe. “The imperative to deliver intelligent, intuitive and effective customer experiences is key to the C-suite agenda of digital transformation, and Adobe’s cloud offerings are critical to that business mandate.”
“Our results in Q3 once again reflect the leverage of our financial model, with record revenue driven by our cloud-based subscription offerings, strong earnings and cash flow from operations," said Mark Garrett, executive vice president and CFO, Adobe.