• Q3 Revenue:  $823.9 million, up 5% quarter over quarter
• Q3 Operating Margin: 15.5% GAAP; 20.8% non-GAAP
• Q3 GAAP Net Income Per Share: $0.16 diluted
• Q3 Non-GAAP Net Income Per Share: $0.23 diluted, up 21% quarter over quarter

Juniper Networks Reports Preliminary Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results [PDF 214KB]

SUNNYVALE, Calif., October 22, 2009 — Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) today reported preliminary financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2009.

Net revenues for the third quarter of 2009 increased 5% to $823.9 million from $786.4 million reported in the second quarter of 2009 and declined 13% on a year-over-year basis. The Company posted GAAP net income of $83.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $122.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share for the third quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP net income per share represents an increase of 21% quarter-over-quarter from the $0.19 per diluted share reported for the second quarter of 2009 and a decrease of 28% from the $0.32 per diluted share reported for the third quarter of 2008. The reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP results of operations is provided in a table immediately following the Net Revenues by Reportable Segment table below.

"Juniper is driving execution and gaining momentum at a time when visibility in key areas of our business is beginning to improve," said Kevin Johnson, Juniper's Chief Executive Officer.  "We are delivering on our R&D roadmap and customers are embracing our offer of integrated routing, switching and security on a common software platform — JUNOS. Even as our optimism grows, macroeconomic conditions remain uncertain and we will continue to balance sound financial management with our investments in innovation and customer satisfaction."

Juniper's operating margin for the third quarter of 2009 increased to 15.5% on a GAAP basis from 12.2% in the second quarter of 2009, and decreased from 21.3% in the prior year third quarter. Non-GAAP operating margin for the third quarter of 2009 increased to 20.8% from 18.1% in the second quarter of 2009 and decreased from 25.1% in the prior year third quarter.

Juniper generated net cash from operations for the third quarter of 2009 of $223.9 million, compared to net cash from operations of $148.7 million in the second quarter of 2009.

Capital expenditures as well as depreciation and amortization expense during the third quarter of 2009 were $33.8 million and $36.5 million, respectively.

"Juniper delivered solid results that featured sequential growth in our service provider and enterprise markets, as well as improved operating margins and good cash from operations," said Robyn Denholm, Juniper's Chief Financial Officer. "On a year-to-date basis, we reduced non-GAAP operating expenses by 4 percent compared to the same period in 2008, while continuing to deliver on our product roadmap, illustrating that our teams are executing well on our core strategy and operating principles."

Juniper Networks will host a conference call web cast today, October 22, 2009 at 1:45 p.m. (Pacific Time), to be broadcasted live over the Internet at: http://www.juniper.net/company/investor/conferencecall.html.

To participate via telephone, in the U.S. the toll free dial-in number is 877-407-8033; outside of the U.S. dial 201-689-8033. Please call ten minutes prior to the scheduled conference call time. The webcast replay of the conference call will be archived on the Juniper Networks website until December 14, 2009.

About Juniper Networks, Inc.

Juniper Networks, Inc. is the leader in high-performance networking. Juniper offers a high-performance network infrastructure that creates a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network. This fuels high-performance businesses. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.

Juniper Networks, JUNOS and the Juniper Networks logo are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.

Statements in this release concerning Juniper Networks' business outlook, future financial and operating results, and overall future prospects are forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including: general economic conditions globally or regionally; business and economic conditions in the networking industry; changes in overall technology spending; the network capacity requirements of communication service providers; contractual terms that may result in the deferral of revenue; increases in and the effect of competition; the timing of orders and their fulfillment; manufacturing and supply chain constraints; ability to establish and maintain relationships with distributors and resellers; variations in the expected mix of products sold; changes in customer mix; changes in geography mix; customer and industry analyst perceptions of Juniper Networks and its technology, products and future prospects; delays in scheduled product availability; market acceptance of Juniper Networks products and services; rapid technological and market change; adoption of regulations or standards affecting Juniper Networks products, services or the networking industry; the ability to successfully acquire, integrate and manage businesses and technologies; product defects, returns or vulnerabilities; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; significant effects of tax legislation and judicial or administrative interpretation of tax regulations;  currency fluctuations; litigation; and other factors listed in Juniper Networks' most recent report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements made in this press release are made only as of the date set forth at the beginning of this release. Juniper Networks undertakes no obligation to update the information in this release in the event facts or circumstances subsequently change after the date of this press release.

Juniper Networks believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial information provides important supplemental information to management and investors regarding financial and business trends relating to the company's financial condition and results of operations. For further information regarding why Juniper Networks believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors, the specific manner in which management uses these measures, and some of the limitations associated with the use of these measures, please refer to the discussion below.