Zinger Key Points
- Check Point beats Q4 earnings, with revenue up 4% Y/Y and EPS at $2.57, outpacing estimates.
- CEO Gil Shwed to become Executive Chair amid CEO search; CHKP shares dip slightly premarket.
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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd CHKP reported fourth-quarter FY23 revenue growth of 4% year-on-year to $663.5 million, beating the consensus of $661.5 million.
The American-Israeli enterprise security solution provider’s adjusted EPS of $2.57 beat the consensus of $2.48.
The revenue from Products and licenses declined 8.7% to $158.3 million, Security subscriptions increased 15.1% Y/Y to $265.8 million, and Software updates and maintenance grew 2.3% Y/Y to $239.4 million.
Margin: Adjusted operating margin expanded by 126 bps Y/Y to 46.5%.
The company generated $236 million in operating cash flow versus $230 million a year ago and held $2.96 billion in cash and equivalents as of December 31, 2023.
CEO and Chair Transition: Founder and CEO Gil Shwed announced plans to transition into the position of Executive Chair as the company initiated a succession process for a new CEO.
Price Action: CHKP shares traded lower by 0.83% at $159.46 premarket on the last check Tuesday.
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