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Palo Alto Networks shares gain 6% on Q2 beat, guidance mixed

Published 22/02/2023, 08:38 am
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By Davit Kirakosyan

Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) shares rose more than 5% after-hours following the company’s reported Q2 results, with EPS of $1.05 coming in better than the consensus estimate of $0.78. Total revenue grew 26% year-over-year to $1.7 billion, beating the consensus estimate of $1.65B.

Q2 billings were up 26% year-over-year to $2B. The remaining performance obligation increased 39% year-over-year to $8.8B.

"The performance of our software-based and cloud-delivered portfolio validates the significant investments we have made over the last several years and has enabled us to raise our billings and NGS ARR guidance,” said Nikesh Arora, chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks.

For Q3/23, the company expects EPS in the range of $0.90-$0.94, compared to the consensus of $0.78, and revenue in the range of $1.695-1.725B, compared to the consensus of $1.74B. Total billings are expected in the range of $2.20-$2.25B, representing year-over-year growth of 22%-25%.

Full-year EPS is expected in the range of $3.97-$4.03, compared to the consensus of $3.42, and revenue in the range of $6.85-6.91B, compared to the consensus of $6.89B. The company expects total billings in the range of $9.10-$9.20B, representing year-over-year growth of 22%-23%.

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