Zscaler Inc ZS shares are trading lower Wednesday on the heels of the cybersecurity company’s fiscal fourth-quarter financial results. Multiple analysts also lowered price targets following the report.
- Q4 Revenue: $592.9 million, versus the consensus estimate of $567.933 million
- Q4 EPS: 88 cents, versus estimates of 69 cents
Total fourth-quarter revenue was up 30% on a year-over-year basis, while deferred revenue increased 32% year-over-year to $1.895 billion. Zscaler said calculated billings grew 27% year-over-year to $910.8 million.
Cash flow from operations totaled $203.6 million in the quarter. The company generated $136.3 million of free cash flow in the fourth quarter, up from $101.3 million in the prior year’s quarter. Zscaler ended the quarter with approximately $2.41 billion in cash, equivalents and short-term investments.
"Customers adoption of our Zero Trust Exchange platform is stronger than ever, and I'm thrilled to share that we have achieved a major milestone with our cloud platform surpassing over half a Trillion transactions daily. I'm excited about the year ahead, as we enter Fiscal 2025 with a strong go-to-market machine and a high pace of innovation,” said Jay Chaudhry, chairman and CEO of Zscaler.
Guidance: Zscaler sees fiscal first-quarter revenue in the range of $604 million to $606 million. The company anticipates first-quarter adjusted earnings of 62 cents to 63 cents per share.
Zscaler expects full-year 2025 revenue of approximately $2.6 billion to $2.62 billion. The company anticipates full-year adjusted earnings of $2.81 to $2.87 per share.
Analyst Changes:
- Needham analyst Alex Henderson maintained Zscaler with a Strong Buy and lowered the price target from $290 to $235.
- Baird analyst Shrenik Kothari maintained Zscaler with an Outperform and lowered the price target from $260 to $225.
- Loop Capital analyst Yun Kim maintained Zscaler with a Hold and lowered the price target from $180 to $165.
- Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Yi Fu Lee maintained Zscaler with a Neutral and lowered the price target from $200 to $170.
ZS Price Action: Zscaler shares were down 17.2% Wednesday morning, trading at $159.84 at the time of publication, according to Benzinga Pro.
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