VMware Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results

Annual Revenue Growth of 41% to $2.9 Billion With Fourth Quarter Year-Over-Year Growth of 37% to $836 Million; Annual Operating Margin of 15.0%; Non-GAAP Operating Margin of 28.5% With Fourth Quarter Operating Margin of 15.6%; Non-GAAP Operating Margin of 29.6%; Trailing Twelve Months Operating Cash Flows Growth of 19% to $1.2 Billion; Free Cash Flows Growth of 43% to $1.2 Billion


PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - January 24, 2011) - VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2010:

  • Revenues for the fourth quarter were $836 million, an increase of 37% from the fourth quarter of 2009.

  • Operating income for the fourth quarter was $131 million, an increase of 84% from the fourth quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP operating income for the fourth quarter was $248 million, an increase of 57% from the fourth quarter of 2009.

  • Net income for the fourth quarter was $120 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared to $56 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $198 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to $127 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2009. 

  • Operating cash flows for the fourth quarter were $407 million, an increase of 43% from the fourth quarter of 2009. Free cash flows for the quarter were $406 million, an increase of 57% from the fourth quarter of 2009.

  • Revenues for 2010 were $2.9 billion, an increase of 41% from 2009.

  • Operating income for 2010 was $428 million, an increase of 95% from 2009. Non-GAAP operating income for 2010 was $813 million, an increase of 68% from 2009.

  • Net income for 2010 was $357 million, or $0.84 per diluted share, compared to $197 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, for 2009. Non-GAAP net income for 2010 was $639 million, or $1.51 per diluted share, compared to $401 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, for 2009. 

  • Operating cash flows for 2010 were $1.2 billion, an increase of 19% and free cash flows for the year were $1.2 billion, an increase of 43% from 2009. 

  • Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $3.3 billion and deferred revenue was $1.9 billion as of December 31, 2010.

U.S. revenues for 2010 grew 40% to $1.5 billion from 2009. International revenues grew 43% to $1.4 billion from 2009.

License revenues for 2010 were $1.4 billion, an increase of 36% from 2009. Service revenues, which include software maintenance and professional services, were $1.5 billion for 2010, an increase of 46% from 2009. 

"VMware clearly benefited in the fourth quarter from both an uptick in spending and the momentum of virtualization as the central technology for modernizing infrastructures," said Paul Maritz, president and chief executive officer. "Our task remains to help our customers evolve to the enterprise hybrid cloud by delivering solutions that increase efficiency while improving business agility."

"We are pleased with our record fourth quarter results, driven by strength across all product categories and geographies," said Mark Peek, chief financial officer. "As we continue to invest to take advantage of the generational shift underway in IT, we do not anticipate expansion of operating margins in 2011. First quarter 2011 revenues are expected to be in the range of $800 and $820 million, an increase of 26% to 29% from the first quarter 2010. Annual 2011 revenue is expected to be in the range of $3.45 and $3.55 billion, an increase of 21% to 24% from 2010, and annual license revenue is expected to grow between 14% and 19%."

Recent Highlights & Strategic Announcements

  • In October 2010, VMware announced expansion of VMware Ready™, a program to include mail security solutions that can easily extend the Zimbra™ solution with a virtual appliance running on top of VMware vSphere®. Symantec and Trend Micro were among the first customers to deliver VMware Ready.

  • In October 2010, VMware announced plans to provide a complete suite of cloud-based development and collaboration tools aimed at simplifying the entire application development process. Part of VMware's Cloud Application Platform strategy, Code2Cloud is intended to build on leading open source development projects to deliver a completely unified, setup-free development infrastructure that delivers cloud as a service.

  • In November 2010, VMware announced intent to provide a desktop virtualization solution based on the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) and VMware View™ 4.5 that will help channel partners accelerate deployment of virtual desktop solutions, scaling to meet customers' business needs and regulatory requirements while reducing risk and total cost of ownership (TCO).

VMware plans to host a conference call today to review its fourth quarter and 2010 results and to discuss its financial outlook. The call is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. PT/ 5:00 p.m. ET and can be accessed via the Web at http://ir.vmware.com. The webcast will be available live, and a replay will be available following completion of the live broadcast for approximately 30 days. 

About VMware

VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. With the industry leading virtualization platform -- VMware vSphere® -- customers rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2010 revenues of $2.9 billion, more than 250,000 customers and 25,000 partners, VMware is the leader in virtualization, which consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs. VMware is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com

VMware and VMware vSphere are registered trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Other marks mentioned herein are trademarks which are proprietary to VMware, Inc. or another company. 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to VMware's financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP are included at the end of this press release following the accompanying financial data. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, please see the section of the tables entitled "About Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding VMware's first quarter and annual revenue projections, expectations regarding 2011 operating margins, the expected role of virtualization and VMware products in efforts by customers to modernize and increase efficiency in IT infrastructures, expectations for the economic environment and opportunities for adjacencies to the VMware vSphere platform, VMware's plans for future investment, shifts in IT implementations, and VMware plans for certain cloud-based development and collaboration tools and desktop virtualization solutions. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) delays or reductions in consumer or information technology spending; (iii) competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors into the virtualization market, and new product and marketing initiatives by our competitors; (iv) factors that affect timing of license revenue recognition such as product announcements and beta programs; (v) our customers' ability to develop, and to transition to, new products and computing strategies such as cloud computing and desktop virtualization; (vi) the uncertainty of customer acceptance of emerging technology; (vii) changes in the willingness of customers to enter into longer term licensing and support arrangements; (viii) rapid technological and market changes in virtualization software and platforms for cloud and desktop computing; (ix) changes to product development timelines; (x) VMware's relationship with EMC Corporation and EMC's ability to control matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of VMware's board members; (xi) our ability to protect our proprietary technology; (xii) our ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees; (xiii) the successful integration of acquired companies and assets into VMware; and (xiv) fluctuating currency exchange rates. These forward looking statements are based on current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect as well as other risks detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that we may file from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. VMware assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.

VMware, Inc.  
                         
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
    For the Three        
     Months Ended      For the Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
                                 
Cash flows from operating activities:                                
Net income   $ 119,880     $ 56,409     $ 357,439     $ 197,098  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                                
  Depreciation and amortization     77,090       56,756       260,551       198,486  
  Stock-based compensation, excluding amounts capitalized     86,501       67,833       291,691       231,456  
  Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation     (56,253 )     (13,376 )     (223,457 )     (26,214 )
  Other     6,963       5,435       13,083       2,816  
  Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:                                
    Accounts receivable     (236,362 )     (279,392 )     (77,121 )     (193,610 )
    Other assets     3,999       (6,257 )     (79,431 )     (14,181 )
    Due to/from EMC, net     (44,439 )     (49,706 )     (28,508 )     (64,762 )
    Accounts payable     4,292       12,699       8,881       (17,886 )
    Accrued expenses     92,353       90,393       120,880       124,685  
    Income taxes receivable from EMC                 2,508       107,927  
    Income taxes payable     46,618       21,509       89,439       32,779  
    Deferred income taxes, net     (48,513 )     (14,281 )     (56,948 )     (40,476 )
    Deferred revenue     354,486       335,669       495,382       447,498  
Net cash provided by operating activities     406,615       283,691       1,174,389       985,616  
                                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                                
Additions to property and equipment     (40,450 )     (23,462 )     (131,695 )     (103,375 )
Capitalized software development costs     (15,955 )     (15,087 )     (64,149 )     (68,611 )
Purchases of available-for-sale securities     (477,201 )           (2,101,907 )      
Sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities     361,193             516,305        
Purchase of strategic investments     (4,800 )     (3,200 )     (4,800 )     (34,665 )
Sale of strategic investments                 2,648        
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired                 (292,970 )     (356,278 )
Transfer of net assets under common control     (10,580 )           (185,580 )      
Decrease in restricted cash                 206       549  
Net cash used in investing activities     (187,793 )     (41,749 )     (2,261,942 )     (562,380 )
                                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                                
Proceeds from issuance of common stock     75,460       61,143       431,306       227,666  
Repurchase of common stock     (52,587 )           (338,527 )      
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation     56,253       13,376       223,457       26,214  
Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of restricted stock     (16,063 )     (6,161 )     (86,179 )     (31,467 )
Net cash provided by financing activities     63,063       68,358       230,057       222,413  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     281,885       310,300       (857,496 )     645,649  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period     1,347,080       2,176,161       2,486,461       1,840,812  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period   $ 1,628,965     $ 2,486,461     $ 1,628,965     $ 2,486,461  
VMware, Inc.  
                         
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)  
(unaudited)  
                         
     For the Three        
    Months Ended     For the Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
                                 
Revenues:                                
  License   $ 422,343     $ 304,206     $ 1,401,424     $ 1,029,442  
  Services     413,318       303,995       1,455,919       994,495  
      835,661       608,201       2,857,343       2,023,937  
Operating expenses (1):                                
  Cost of license revenues     50,735       40,945       177,458       126,686  
  Cost of services revenues     89,616       66,561       316,257       233,042  
  Research and development     177,671       136,262       652,968       496,552  
  Sales and marketing     313,045       229,596       1,013,281       736,383  
  General and administrative     73,980       63,680       269,386       211,979  
Operating income     130,614       71,157       427,993       219,295  
Investment income     2,604       1,054       6,633       8,233  
Interest expense with EMC, net     (966 )     (966 )     (4,069 )     (6,958 )
Other income (expense), net     (7,205 )     (4,008 )     (14,182 )     2,879  
Income before income taxes     125,047       67,237       416,375       223,449  
Income tax provision     5,167       10,828       58,936       26,351  
Net income   $ 119,880     $ 56,409     $ 357,439     $ 197,098  
                                 
Net income per weighted-average share, basic for Class A and Class B   $ 0.29     $ 0.14     $ 0.87     $ 0.50  
                                 
Net income per weighted-average share, diluted for Class A and Class B   $ 0.28     $ 0.14     $ 0.84     $ 0.49  
                                 
Weighted-average shares, basic for Class A and Class B     414,919       400,708       409,805       394,269  
Weighted-average shares, diluted for Class A and Class B     427,883       410,973       423,446       399,776  
______                                
(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:                                
Cost of license revenues   $ 483     $ 320     $ 1,653     $ 1,293  
Cost of services revenues     5,877       3,933       18,478       14,874  
Research and development     47,143       37,183       164,435       121,770  
Sales and marketing     23,545       15,702       73,146       58,610  
General and administrative     9,453       10,695       33,979       34,909  
VMware, Inc.
         
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
         
    December 31,
    2010   2009
             
ASSETS            
Current assets:            
    Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1,628,965   $ 2,486,461
    Short-term investments     1,694,675     27,360
    Accounts receivable, net     614,726     534,196
    Due from EMC, net     55,481     26,402
    Deferred tax asset, current portion     100,689     63,360
    Other current assets     203,119     44,701
Total current assets     4,297,655     3,182,480
Property and equipment, net     419,065     402,356
Capitalized software development costs, net and other     151,945     169,293
Deferred tax asset, net of current portion     149,126     102,529
Intangible assets, net     210,928     94,557
Goodwill     1,568,600     1,115,769
      Total assets   $ 6,797,319   $ 5,066,984
             
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY            
Current liabilities:            
    Accounts payable   $ 58,913   $ 50,566
    Accrued expenses and other     459,813     334,523
    Deferred revenue, current portion     1,270,426     908,953
Total current liabilities     1,789,152     1,294,042
Note payable to EMC     450,000     450,000
Deferred revenue, net of current portion     589,668     416,345
Deferred tax liability     30,096     60,300
Other liabilities     129,960     103,346
      Total liabilities     2,988,876     2,324,033
Commitments and contingencies            
Stockholders' equity:            
  Class A common stock, par value $.01; authorized 2,500,000 shares; issued and outstanding 116,701 and 102,785 shares     1,167     1,028
  Class B convertible common stock, par value $.01; authorized 1,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 300,000 shares     3,000     3,000
  Additional paid-in capital     2,955,971     2,263,129
  Accumulated other comprehensive income     19,635     4,563
  Retained earnings     828,670     471,231
      Total stockholders' equity     3,808,443     2,742,951
        Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $ 6,797,319   $ 5,066,984
VMware, Inc.  
                                                       
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP DATA  
For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2010  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)  
(unaudited)  
                                                       
    GAAP     Stock-Based Compensation     Employer Payroll Tax on Employee Stock Transactions     Intangible Amortization     Acquisition Related Items     Capitalized Software Development Costs (1)     Stock-Based Compensation Included in Capitalized Software Development     Tax Adjustment(2)     Non-GAAP, as adjusted  
                                                                         
Operating expenses:                                                                        
Cost of license revenues   $ 50,735       (483 )     (21 )     (8,375 )           (28,465 )               $ 13,391  
Cost of services revenues   $ 89,616       (5,877 )     (228 )     (1,471 )                           $ 82,040  
Research and development   $ 177,671       (47,143 )     (3,299 )     (627 )           18,776       (2,821 )         $ 142,557  
Sales and marketing   $ 313,045       (23,545 )     (1,496 )     (1,664 )                           $ 286,340  
General and administrative   $ 73,980       (9,453 )     (342 )     (38 )     (325 )                     $ 63,822  
                                                                         
Operating income   $ 130,614       86,501       5,386       12,175       325       9,689       2,821           $ 247,511  
Operating margin     15.6 %     10.4 %     0.6 %     1.5 %           1.2 %     0.3 %           29.6 %
                                                                         
Income before income taxes   $ 125,047       86,501       5,386       12,175       325       9,689       2,821           $ 241,944  
                                                                         
Income tax provision   $ 5,167                                                       38,383     $ 43,550  
Tax rate     4.1 %                                                             18.0 %
                                                                         
Net income   $ 119,880       86,501       5,386       12,175       325       9,689       2,821       (38,383 )   $ 198,394  
                                                                         
Net income per weighted-average share, basic for Class A and Class B (3)   $ 0.29     $ 0.21     $ 0.01     $ 0.03     $     $ 0.02     $ 0.01     $ (0.09 )   $ 0.48  
                                                                         
Net income per weighted-average share, diluted for Class A and Class B (4)   $ 0.28     $ 0.20     $ 0.01     $ 0.03     $     $ 0.02     $ 0.01     $ (0.09 )   $ 0.46  
                                                                         
                                                                         
(1) For the fourth quarter of 2010, we capitalized $18.8 million (including $2.8 million of stock-based compensation) of costs incurred for the development of software products. Amortization expense from capitalized amounts was $28.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2010.  
                                                                         
(2) Non-GAAP financial information for the quarter is adjusted for a tax rate equal to our annual estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income. This rate is based on our estimated annual GAAP income tax rate forecast, adjusted to account for items excluded from GAAP income in calculating the non-GAAP financial measures presented above. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income is determined annually and may be re-calculated during the year to take into account events or trends that we believe materially impact the estimated annual rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, tax audit closures, material changes in the geographic mix of revenues and expenses and other significant events. Due to the differences in the tax treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP earnings, as well as the methodology applied to our estimated annual tax rates as described above, our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from our GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities.  
                                                                         
(3) Calculated based upon 414,919 basic weighted-average shares for Class A and Class B.  
                                                                         
(4) Calculated based upon 427,883 diluted weighted-average shares for Class A and Class B.  
   
   
VMware, Inc.  
   
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP DATA  
For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2009  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)  
(unaudited)  
   
    GAAP     Stock-Based Compensation     Employer Payroll Tax on Employee Stock Transactions     Intangible Amortization     Acquisition Related Items     Capitalized Software Development Costs (1)     Stock-Based Compensation Included in Capitalized Software Development     Non-GAAP, as adjusted  
                                                                 
Operating expenses:                                                                
Cost of license revenues   $ 40,945       (320 )     (6 )     (3,262 )           (27,604 )         $ 9,753  
Cost of services revenues   $ 66,561       (3,933 )     (135 )     (266 )                     $ 62,227  
Research and development   $ 136,262       (37,183 )     (626 )     (67 )           18,148       (3,061 )   $ 113,473  
Sales and marketing   $ 229,596       (15,702 )     (283 )     (390 )                     $ 213,221  
General and administrative   $ 63,680       (10,695 )     (122 )     (124 )     (828 )               $ 51,911  
                                                                 
Operating income   $ 71,157       67,833       1,172       4,109       828       9,456       3,061     $ 157,616  
Operating margin     11.7 %     11.2 %     0.2 %     0.7 %           1.6 %     0.5 %     25.9 %
                                                                 
Income before income taxes   $ 67,237       67,833       1,172       4,109       828       9,456       3,061     $ 153,696  
                                                                 
Income tax provision   $ 10,828       9,463       135       1,562             4,738       339     $ 27,065  
Tax rate     16.1 %                                                     17.6 %
                                                                 
Net income   $ 56,409       58,370       1,037       2,547       828       4,718       2,722     $ 126,631  
                                                                 
Net income per weighted-average share, basic for Class A and Class B (2)   $ 0.14     $ 0.15     $     $ 0.01     $     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.32  
                                                                 
Net income per weighted-average share, diluted for Class A and Class B (3)   $ 0.14     $ 0.14     $     $ 0.01     $     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.31  
                                                                 
                                                                 
(1) For the fourth quarter of 2009, we capitalized $18.1 million (including $3.1 million of stock-based compensation) of costs incurred for the development of software products. Amortization expense from capitalized amounts was $27.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2009.  
   
(2) Calculated based upon 400,708 basic weighted-average shares for Class A and Class B.  
   
(3) Calculated based upon 410,973 diluted weighted-average shares for Class A and Class B.  
   
   
VMware, Inc.  
   
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP DATA  
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)  
(unaudited)  
   
    GAAP     Stock-Based Compensation     Employer Payroll Tax on Employee Stock Transactions     Intangible Amortization     Acquisition Related Items     Capitalized Software Development Costs (1)     Stock-Based Compensation Included in Capitalized Software Development     Tax Adjustment(2)     Non-GAAP, as adjusted  
                                                                         
Operating expenses:                                                                        
Cost of license revenues   $ 177,458       (1,653 )     (84 )     (23,785 )           (99,522 )               $ 52,414  
Cost of services revenues   $ 316,257       (18,478 )     (791 )     (4,670 )                           $ 292,318  
Research and development   $ 652,968       (164,435 )     (9,101 )     (2,354 )           71,666       (10,924 )         $ 537,820  
Sales and marketing   $ 1,013,281       (73,146 )     (4,633 )     (3,797 )                           $ 931,705  
General and administrative   $ 269,386       (33,979 )     (1,689 )     (152 )     (3,499 )                     $ 230,067  
                                                                         
Operating income   $ 427,993       291,691       16,298       34,758       3,499       27,856       10,924           $ 813,019  
Operating margin     15.0 %     10.2 %     0.6 %     1.2 %     0.1 %     1.0 %     0.4 %           28.5 %
                                                                         
Income before income taxes   $ 416,375       291,691       16,298       34,758       3,499       27,856       10,924           $ 801,401  
                                                                         
Income tax provision   $ 58,936                                                       103,558     $ 162,494  
Tax rate     14.2 %                                                             20.3 %
                                                                         
Net income   $ 357,439       291,691       16,298       34,758       3,499       27,856       10,924       (103,558 )   $ 638,907  
                                                                         
Net income per weighted-average share, basic for Class A and Class B (3)   $ 0.87     $ 0.71     $ 0.04     $ 0.08     $ 0.01     $ 0.07     $ 0.03     $ (0.25 )   $ 1.56  
                                                                         
Net income per weighted-average share, diluted for Class A and Class B (4)   $ 0.84     $ 0.69     $ 0.04     $ 0.08     $     $ 0.07     $ 0.03     $ (0.24 )   $ 1.51  
   
   
(1) For the year ended December 31, 2010, we capitalized $71.7 million (including $10.9 million of stock-based compensation) of costs incurred for the development of software products. Amortization expense from capitalized amounts was $99.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.  
   
(2) We calculate non-GAAP financial information for each fiscal quarter by adjusting for a tax rate equal to our annual estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income. This rate is based on our estimated annual GAAP income tax rate forecast, adjusted to account for items excluded from GAAP income in calculating the non-GAAP financial measures presented above. Our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income is determined annually and may be re-calculated during the year to take into account events or trends that we believe materially impact the estimated annual rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, tax audit closures, material changes in the geographic mix of revenues and expenses and other significant events. For the full fiscal year, the tax rate on non-GAAP income shown in the above table represents the weighted-average of the estimated tax rates that were applied to our quarterly non-GAAP financial results during the fiscal year. Due to the differences in the tax treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP earnings, as well as the methodology applied to our estimated annual tax rates as described above, our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from our GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities.  
   
(3) Calculated based upon 409,805 basic weighted average shares for Class A and Class B.  
   
(4) Calculated based upon 423,446 diluted weighted average shares for Class A and Class B.  
   
   
VMware, Inc.  
   
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP DATA  
For the Year Ended December 31, 2009  
(in thousands, except per share amounts)  
(unaudited)  
   
    GAAP     Stock-Based Compensation     Employer Payroll Tax on Employee Stock Transactions     Intangible Amortization     Acquisition Related Items     Capitalized Software Development Costs (1)     Stock-Based Compensation Included in Capitalized Software Development     Non-GAAP, as adjusted  
                                                                 
Operating expenses :                                                                
Cost of license revenues   $ 126,686       (1,293 )     (17 )     (11,669 )           (82,915 )         $ 30,792  
Cost of services revenues   $ 233,042       (14,874 )     (182 )     (266 )                     $ 217,720  
Research and development   $ 496,552       (121,770 )     (1,684 )     (107 )           83,514       (14,903 )   $ 441,602  
Sales and marketing   $ 736,383       (58,610 )     (647 )     (1,594 )                     $ 675,532  
General and administrative   $ 211,979       (34,909 )     (404 )     (498 )     (1,601 )               $ 174,567  
                                                                 
Operating income   $ 219,295       231,456       2,934       14,134       1,601       (599 )     14,903     $ 483,724  
Operating margin     10.8 %     11.4 %     0.2 %     0.7 %     0.1 %           0.7 %     23.9 %
                                                                 
Other income, net   $ 2,879                         (5,859 )               $ (2,980 )
                                                                 
Income before income taxes   $ 223,449       231,456       2,934       14,134       (4,258 )     (599 )     14,903     $ 482,019  
                                                                 
Income tax provision   $ 26,351       43,170       669       5,018             3,002       2,779     $ 80,989  
Tax rate     11.8 %                                                     16.8 %
                                                                 
Net income   $ 197,098       188,286       2,265       9,116       (4,258 )     (3,601 )     12,124     $ 401,030  
                                                                 
Net income per weighted-average share, basic for Class A and Class B (2)   $ 0.50     $ 0.48     $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.03     $ 1.02  
                                                                 
Net income per weighted-average share, diluted for Class A and Class B (3)   $ 0.49     $ 0.47     $ 0.01     $ 0.02     $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.03     $ 1.00  
   
   
(1) For the year ended December 31, 2009, we capitalized $83.5 million (including $14.9 million of stock-based compensation) of costs incurred for the development of software products. Amortization expense from capitalized amounts was $82.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2009.  
   
(2) Calculated based upon 394,269 basic weighted-average shares for Class A and Class B.  
   
(3) Calculated based upon 399,776 diluted weighted-average shares for Class A and Class B.  
   
   
   
   
   
VMware, Inc.  
   
REVENUE BY TYPE  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
     For the Three        
    Months Ended     For the Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
                                 
Revenues:                                
  License   $ 422,343     $ 304,206     $ 1,401,424     $ 1,029,442  
  Services:                                
    Software maintenance     345,260       246,236       1,217,064       823,789  
    Professional services     68,058       57,759       238,855       170,706  
  Total services     413,318       303,995       1,455,919       994,495  
    $ 835,661     $ 608,201     $ 2,857,343     $ 2,023,937  
                                 
                                 
Percentage of revenues:                                
  License     50.5 %     50.0 %     49.0 %     50.9 %
  Services:                                
    Software maintenance     41.3 %     40.5 %     42.6 %     40.7 %
    Professional services     8.2 %     9.5 %     8.4 %     8.4 %
  Total services     49.5 %     50.0 %     51.0 %     49.1 %
      100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %     100.0 %
   
   
VMware, Inc.  
   
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES  
TO FREE CASH FLOWS  
(A NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE)  
For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
  For the Three Months Ended  
  December 31,  
  2010     2009  
               
GAAP cash flows from operating activities $ 406,615     $ 283,691  
Capitalized software development costs   (15,955 )     (15,087 )
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation   56,253       13,376  
Capital expenditures   (40,450 )     (23,462 )
Free cash flows $ 406,463     $ 258,518  
   
   
   
VMware, Inc.  
   
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES  
TO FREE CASH FLOWS  
(A NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURE)  
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009  
(in thousands)  
(unaudited)  
   
  For the Year Ended  
  December 31,  
  2010     2009  
               
GAAP cash flows from operating activities $ 1,174,389     $ 985,616  
Capitalized software development costs   (64,149 )     (68,611 )
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation   223,457       26,214  
Capital expenditures   (131,695 )     (103,375 )
Free cash flows $ 1,202,002     $ 839,844  

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors and others with additional information regarding VMware's results, we have disclosed in this press release the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP operating margin and trailing twelve-month and fourth quarter free cash flows. VMware has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in this earnings release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. These non-GAAP financial measures differ from GAAP in that they exclude stock-based compensation, employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions, amortization of intangible assets, acquisition related items, and the net effect of the amortization and capitalization of software development costs, each as discussed below.

VMware's management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for internal budgeting and forecasting purposes, for short- and long-term operating plans, to calculate bonus payments and to evaluate VMware's financial performance, the performance of its individual functional groups and the ability of operations to generate cash. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures reflect VMware's ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful period-to-period comparisons and analysis of trends in VMware's business, as they exclude expenses that are not reflective of ongoing operating results. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating VMware's operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies. Additionally, management believes information regarding free cash flows provides investors and others with an important perspective on the cash available to make strategic acquisitions and investments, to repurchase shares, to fund ongoing operations and to fund other capital expenditures.

Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and others in assessing VMware's operating performance due to the following factors:

  • Stock-based compensation. Although stock-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of VMware's employees and executives, determining the fair value of the stock-based instruments involves a high degree of judgment and estimation and the expense recorded may bear little resemblance to the actual value realized upon the future exercise or termination of the related stock-based awards. Furthermore, unlike cash compensation, the value of stock-based compensation is determined using a complex formula that incorporates factors, such as market volatility, that are beyond our control. Management believes it is useful to exclude stock-based compensation in order to better understand the long-term performance of our core business and to facilitate comparison of our results to those of peer companies. In addition, we account for stock-based compensation under GAAP, which requires that we report the excess income tax benefit from stock-based compensation as a financing cash flow rather than as an operating cash flow. We have added this benefit back to our calculation of free cash flows in order to generally classify cash flows arising from income taxes as operating cash flows.

  • Employer payroll tax on employee stock transactions. The amount of employer payroll taxes on stock-based compensation is dependent on VMware's stock price and other factors that are beyond our control and do not correlate to the operation of the business.

  • Amortization of intangible assets. A portion of the purchase price of VMware's acquisitions is generally allocated to intangible assets, such as intellectual property, and is subject to amortization. However, VMware does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle. Additionally, the amount of an acquisition's purchase price allocated to intangible assets and the term of its related amortization can vary significantly and are unique to each acquisition. Therefore, VMware believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures that adjust for the amortization of intangible assets, provides investors and others with a consistent basis for comparison across accounting periods.

  • Acquisition related items. Acquisition related items include direct costs of acquisitions, such as transaction fees, which vary significantly and are unique to each acquisition. Additionally, VMware does not acquire businesses on a predictable cycle.

  • Amortization and capitalization of software development costs. Amortization and capitalization of software development costs can vary significantly depending upon the timing of products reaching technological feasibility and being made generally available. In addition, we exclude the capitalization of software from our free cash flows to better convey management's view of operating cash flows. If we did not capitalize costs under generally accepted accounting guidance, our GAAP operating cash flows would be lower as a result of additional expense recognized within net income and paid out in cash during the period.

Additionally, we believe that the non-GAAP financial measure, free cash flows, is meaningful to investors because we review cash flows generated from operations after taking into consideration capital expenditures due to the fact that these expenditures are considered to be a necessary component of ongoing operations. As discussed above, we also exclude capitalization of software development costs and the excess income tax benefit from stock-based compensation from our measure of free cash flows.

The use of non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations because they do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect VMware's operations. Specifically, in the case of stock-based compensation, if VMware did not pay out a portion of its compensation in the form of stock-based compensation and related employer payroll taxes, the cash salary expense included in costs of revenues and operating expenses would be higher, which would affect VMware's cash position. VMware compensates for these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered measures of VMware's liquidity. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore comparability may be limited. Management encourages investors and others to review VMware's financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.

Contact Information:

Contacts:

Michael Haase
VMware Investor Relations
mhaase@vmware.com
650-427-2875

Gloria Lee
VMware Investor Relations
glee@vmware.com
650-427-3267

Joan Stone
VMware Global Communications
joanstone@vmware.com
650-427-4436