RALEIGH, N.C. - —
In the second quarter of fiscal 2003, Red Hat achieved revenue of $21.2 million, a sequential increase of 9% compared to $19.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.
On a pro-forma basis, for the second quarter of fiscal 2003 the company reported a net loss of $471,000, or break-even per share, and on a GAAP basis reported a net loss of $1.7 million, or $0.01 per share. This compares to an adjusted net loss of $829,000, or break-even per share, in the prior quarter, and a GAAP net loss of $4.6 million, or $0.03 per share in the prior quarter.
Enterprise revenues jumped by 13%, to $19.6 million, compared to $17.4 million in the prior quarter, and by 40% compared to the same quarter a year ago. In its first full quarter of release, Red Hat Advanced Server has gained support of all the leading hardware and software providers, and has quickly become established as the Linux platform for the Enterprise. Gross margins remained strong at 67% on Enterprise revenues and 64% on total revenues during the second quarter of fiscal 2003.
The company generated positive cash flows of $2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2003, including $582,000 in positive cash flows from operations, to a total cash and investments balance of $288.5 million at August 31, 2002.
In future quarters, Red Hat intends to only report GAAP results.
"Strong operating performance, including revenue growth and positive cash flows, delivers evidence that Linux in the Enterprise is for real, and Red Hat is positioned to lead the market", stated Kevin Thompson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
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