Juniper Cautious, But Posts Nice Q2

July 24th, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

jnpr followed up a surprisingly good Q1 with an even better Q2, despite the moody uncertainty hanging over the sector as a whole.  Here’s a quick table of some of the relevant numbers:

$ in millionsQ2/11Q3/11Q4/11Q1/12Q2/12Q3/12
(guidance)
Revenue1120.51105.81120.81032.5 1073.81040-1075
EPS (non-GAAP)0.310.280.280.160.190.15-0.18
Operating Margin (non-GAAP)21.6%20.0%18.6%12.0% 15%13-14%

Revenues, margins, and earnings per share were all above both the guided range and composite analyst projections for the second quarter.  Third quarter guidance, on the other hand, was a bit light and reflected what the company called “near-term macro uncertainty”.  All things considered though, traders seem happy with the Q2 beat and no big forecast of impending doom for the second half.

Juniper also announced a partnership with Riverbed for WAN optimization, application delivery, and mobility.  Juniper is licensing Riverbed’s application delivery controller for $75M, and the two will work jointly to integrate Riverbed’s Steelhead Mobile tech into Junos Pulse client.

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