SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 10/27/16 --

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT)

• Revenue of $316.6 million, up 22% year over year
• Billings of $347.5 million, up 16% year over year ¹
• GAAP diluted net income per share $0.04
• Non-GAAP diluted net income per share of $0.18 ¹
• Cash flow from operations of $76.1 million
• Free cash flow of $70.2 million ¹
• Cash, cash equivalents and investments of $1.27 billion ²
• Deferred revenue of $934.8 million, up 32% year over year

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in high performance cyber security solutions, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016.

"While our third quarter results were impacted by a moderated spending environment, extended sales cycles and sales execution challenges, we continued to outgrow the market, as well as add 9,000 new customers," stated Ken Xie, founder, chairman and chief executive officer. "Fortinet remains in a position to benefit from key secular trends such as security vendor consolidation and next generation cloud architectures. We have a strong technology advantage and visionary roadmap in place to help us continue to grow our market position, address our large opportunity, and make progress towards achieving our long term margin targets."

Financial Highlights for the Third Quarter of 2016

• Revenue: Total revenue was $316.6 million for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of 22% compared to $260.1 million in the same quarter of 2015. Within total revenue, product revenue was $128.0 million, an increase of 7% compared to $119.7 million in the same quarter of 2015. Service revenue was $188.7 million, an increase of 34% compared to $140.3 million in the same quarter of 2015.
• Billings¹: Total billings were $347.5 million for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of 16% compared to $299.6 million in the same quarter of 2015.
• Deferred Revenue: Total deferred revenue was $934.8 million as of September 30, 2016, an increase of 32% compared to $706.9 million in the same quarter of 2015. Total deferred revenue increased by $30.8 million compared to $904.0 million as of June 30, 2016.
• Cash² and Cash Flow: As of September 30, 2016, cash, cash equivalents and investments were $1.27 billion, compared to $1.22 billion as of June 30, 2016. In the third quarter of 2016, cash flow from operations was $76.1 million compared to $65.1 million in the same quarter of 2015. Free cash flow¹ was $70.2 million during the third quarter of 2016 compared to $51.7 million in the same quarter of 2015.
• GAAP Operating Income or Loss: GAAP operating income was $5.5 million for the third quarter of 2016, representing a GAAP operating margin of 2%. GAAP operating loss was $1.8 million in the same quarter of 2015, representing a GAAP operating margin of -1%.
• Non-GAAP Operating Income¹: Non-GAAP operating income was $45.9 million for the third quarter of 2016, representing a non-GAAP operating margin of 15%. Non-GAAP operating income was $36.4 million in the same quarter of 2015, representing a non-GAAP operating margin of 14%.
• GAAP Net Income and Diluted Net Income Per Share: GAAP net income was $6.3 million for the third quarter of 2016, compared to GAAP net income of $8.2 million for the same quarter of 2015. GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.04 for the third quarter of 2016. GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.05 in the third quarter of 2015.
• Non-GAAP Net Income and Diluted Net Income Per Share¹: Non-GAAP net income was $32.2 million for the third quarter of 2016, compared to non-GAAP net income of $24.1 million for the same quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.18 for the third quarter of 2016, compared to $0.14 in the same quarter of 2015.

¹ A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial and liquidity measures has been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release. An explanation of these measures is also included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

² During the third quarter of 2016, we repurchased $25.0 million of our common stock under our share repurchase program. During the third quarter of 2015, there were no shares repurchased under our share repurchase program.

Conference Call Details
Fortinet will host a conference call today, October 27, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (4:30 p.m. Eastern Time) to discuss its financial results. To access this call, dial (877) 303-6913 (domestic) or (224) 357-2188 (international) with conference ID # 92898989. A live webcast of the conference call and supplemental slides will be accessible from the Investor Relations page of Fortinet's website at http://investor.fortinet.com and a replay will be archived and accessible at http://investor.fortinet.com/events.cfm. A replay of this conference call can also be accessed through November 3, 2016, by dialing (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) with conference ID# 92898989.

Following Fortinet's financial results conference call, the Company will host an additional question-and-answer session at 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time (6:30 p.m. Eastern Time) to provide an opportunity for financial analysts and investors to ask more detailed questions. To access this call, dial (877) 303-6913 (domestic) or (224) 357-2188 (international) with conference ID # 92905958. This follow-up call will be webcast live and accessible at http://investor.fortinet.com, and a replay will be archived and available after the call at http://investor.fortinet.com/events.cfm. A replay of this conference call will also be available through November 3, 2016 by dialing (855) 859-2056 (domestic) or (404) 537-3406 (international) with conference ID # 92905958.

About Fortinet (www.fortinet.com)
Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network -- today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud or mobile environments. More than 290,000 customers worldwide trust Fortinet to protect their businesses. Learn more at http://www.fortinet.com, the Fortinet Blog, or FortiGuard Labs.

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Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our positions to benefit from market trends, to continue to grow our market position, address our market opportunity, and make progress towards achieving our long term margin targets. Although we attempt to be accurate in making forward-looking statements, it is possible that future circumstances might differ from the assumptions on which such statements are based. Important factors that could cause results to differ materially from the statements herein include the following: general economic risks; global economic conditions, including in Great Britain and Latin America, and foreign currency risks; increasing competitiveness in the security market; the dynamic nature of the security market; specific economic risks worldwide and in different geographies, and among different customer segments; uncertainty regarding increased business and renewals from existing customers; uncertainties around continued success in sales growth and market share gains; longer sales cycles, particularly for larger enterprise customers; failure to convert sales pipeline into final sales; risks associated with successful implementation of multiple integrated software products and other product functionality risks; sales and marketing execution risks, particularly in North America; execution risks around new product development and introductions and innovation; litigation and disputes and the potential cost, distraction and damage to sales and reputation caused thereby; market acceptance of new products and services; the ability to attract and retain personnel; changes in strategy; risks associated with management of growth; lengthy sales and implementation cycles, particularly in larger organizations; technological changes that make our products and services less competitive; risks associated with the adoption of, and demand for, our products and services in general and by specific customer segments; competition and pricing pressure; risks related to integrating acquisitions; and the other risk factors set forth from time to time in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC, copies of which are available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or upon request from our investor relations department. All forward-looking statements herein reflect our opinions only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation, and expressly disclaim any obligation, to update forward-looking statements herein in light of new information or future events.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We have provided in this release financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP financial and liquidity measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by GAAP and are not necessarily comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. We use these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing our financial results and believe they are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating our ongoing operational performance. We believe that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial results with peer companies, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures provided in the financial statement tables below.

Billings (Non-GAAP). We define billings as revenue recognized in accordance with GAAP plus the change in deferred revenue from the beginning to the end of the period less any deferred revenue balances acquired from business combination(s) during the period. We consider billings to be a useful metric for management and investors because billings drive future revenue, which is an important indicator of the health and viability of our business. There are a number of limitations related to the use of billings instead of GAAP revenue. First, billings include amounts that have not yet been recognized as revenue and are impacted by the term of security and support agreements. Second, we may calculate billings in a manner that is different from peer companies that report similar financial measures. Management accounts for these limitations by providing specific information regarding GAAP revenue and evaluating billings together with GAAP revenue.

Free cash flow (Non-GAAP). We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures such as purchases of real estate and other property and equipment. We consider free cash flow to be a liquidity measure that provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by the business that, after the acquisition of property and equipment, can be used for strategic opportunities, including investing in our business, making strategic acquisitions, repurchasing outstanding common stock, and strengthening the balance sheet. Analysis of free cash flow facilitates management's comparison of our operating results to those of our peer companies. A limitation of using free cash flow rather than the GAAP measure of net cash provided by operating activities as a means for evaluating liquidity is that free cash flow does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash, cash equivalents and investments balance for the period because it excludes cash provided by or used for other investing and financing activities. Management accounts for this limitation by providing information about our capital expenditures and other investing and financing activities on the face of the cash flow statement and under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Liquidity and Capital Resources" in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Non-GAAP operating income and operating margin. We define non-GAAP operating income as operating income or loss plus stock-based compensation, business acquisition-related charges, purchase accounting adjustments, impairment and amortization of acquired intangible assets, restructuring charges, expenses associated with the implementation of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, and, when applicable, any other significant non-recurring items in a given quarter. Non-GAAP operating margin is defined as non-GAAP operating income divided by GAAP revenue. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors because they exclude the items noted above so that our management and investors can compare our recurring core business operating results over multiple periods. There are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP operating income instead of operating income or loss calculated in accordance with GAAP. First, non-GAAP operating income excludes the items noted above. Stock-based compensation has been and will continue to be, for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense in our business. Second, stock-based compensation is an important part of our employees' compensation and may impact their performance. Third, the components of the costs that we exclude from our calculation of non-GAAP operating income may differ from the components that peer companies exclude when they report their non-GAAP results of operations. Management accounts for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP operating income and evaluating non-GAAP operating income together with operating income or loss calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Non-GAAP net income and diluted net income per share. We define non-GAAP net income as net income plus the items noted above under non-GAAP operating income and operating margin, adjusted for the impact of the tax adjustment resulting in an effective tax rate on a non-GAAP basis, which often differs from the GAAP effective tax rate. We define non-GAAP diluted net income per share as non-GAAP net income divided by the non-GAAP diluted weighted-average shares outstanding. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful metrics for management and investors for the same reasons that we use non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin. However, in order to provide a more complete picture of our recurring core business operating results, we include in non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share, the tax adjustment required resulting in an effective tax rate on a non-GAAP basis, which often differs from the GAAP tax rate. We believe the effective tax rates we used are reasonable estimates of normalized tax rates for our current and prior fiscal years under our global operating structure. The same limitations described above regarding our use of non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin apply to our use of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share. We account for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share and evaluating non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted net income per share together with net income and diluted net income per share calculated in accordance with GAAP.

FORTINET, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
				September 30,  2016			December 31,  2015
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	647,513		$	543,277
	Short-term investments				382,909			348,074
	Accounts receivable-net				238,988			259,563
	Inventory				93,731			83,868
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets				31,732			35,761
		Total current assets			1,394,873			1,270,543
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS					240,228			272,959
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS					189,434			119,216
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT-net					126,109			91,067
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-net					27,849			17,640
GOODWILL					14,553			4,692
OTHER ASSETS					17,114			14,393
TOTAL ASSETS				$	2,010,160		$	1,790,510
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
	Accounts payable			$	57,530		$	61,500
	Accrued liabilities				37,280			33,028
	Accrued payroll and compensation				65,610			61,111
	Income taxes payable				7,795			8,379
	Deferred revenue				582,145			514,652
		Total current liabilities			750,360			678,670
DEFERRED REVENUE					352,647			276,651
INCOME TAX LIABILITIES					67,996			60,624
OTHER LIABILITIES					16,069			19,188
		Total liabilities			1,187,072			1,035,133
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
	Common stock				173			171
	Additional paid-in capital				779,669			687,658
	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)				153			(933)
	Retained earnings				43,093			68,481
		Total stockholders' equity			823,088			755,377
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY				$	2,010,160		$	1,790,510

FORTINET, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
				Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
				September 30,  2016			September 30,  2015			September 30,  2016			September 30,  2015
REVENUE:
	Product			$	127,972		$	119,737		$	389,185		$	332,023
	Service				188,674			140,331			523,428			380,716
		Total revenue			316,646			260,068			912,613			712,739
COST OF REVENUE:
	Product 1				50,267			46,167			152,368			134,932
	Service 1				34,532			25,534			94,578			69,869
		Total cost of revenue			84,799			71,701			246,946			204,801
GROSS PROFIT:
	Product				77,705			73,570			236,817			197,091
	Service				154,142			114,797			428,850			310,847
		Total gross profit			231,847			188,367			665,667			507,938
OPERATING EXPENSES:
	Research and development 1				47,239			42,110			137,495			115,315
	Sales and marketing 1				154,831			120,994			463,628			333,531
	General and administrative 1				22,006			21,220			63,629			51,199
	Restructuring charges				2,283			5,883			3,164			5,883
		Total operating expenses			226,359			190,207			667,916			505,928
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)					5,488			(1,840)			(2,249)			2,010
INTEREST INCOME					1,888			1,333			5,339			4,119
OTHER EXPENSE-net					(787)			(653)			(3,449)			(2,160)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES					6,589			(1,160)			(359)			3,969
PROVISION FOR (BENEFIT FROM) INCOME TAXES					298			(9,329)			(7,380)			(6,552)
NET INCOME				$	6,291		$	8,169		$	7,021		$	10,521
Net income per share:
	Basic			$	0.04		$	0.05		$	0.04		$	0.06
	Diluted			$	0.04		$	0.05		$	0.04		$	0.06
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
	Basic				173,335			171,648			172,212			169,898
	Diluted				177,938			177,897			176,046			175,963
1 Includes stock-based compensation as follows:
	Cost of product revenue			$	309		$	291		$	887		$	641
	Cost of service revenue				2,238			1,849			6,495			5,141
	Research and development				7,648			6,663			22,249			17,361
	Sales and marketing				17,378			13,904			50,183			34,482
	General and administrative				3,520			3,612			10,528			9,376
				$	31,093		$	26,319		$	90,342		$	67,001

FORTINET, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited, in thousands)
			Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
			September 30,  2016			September 30,  2015			September 30,  2016			September 30,  2015
Net income			$	6,291		$	8,169		$	7,021		$	10,521
Other comprehensive income (loss):
	Unrealized gains (losses) on investments			(879)			337			1,670			400
	Tax provision (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive income			(308)			118			584			141
Other comprehensive income (loss)-net of taxes				(571)			219			1,086			259
Comprehensive income			$	5,720		$	8,388		$	8,107		$	10,780

FORTINET, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in thousands)
						Nine Months Ended
						September 30,  2016			September 30,  2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
	Net income					$	7,021		$	10,521
	Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
		Depreciation and amortization					34,896			22,206
		Amortization of investment premiums					3,828			5,770
		Stock-based compensation					90,342			67,001
		Other non-cash items-net					4,846			2,681
		Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
			Accounts receivable-net				12,788			20,923
			Inventory				(24,555)			(12,427)
			Deferred tax assets				(35,005)			(28,297)
			Prepaid expenses and other current assets				4,301			(7,806)
			Other assets				(2,595)			(264)
			Accounts payable				(1,584)			(9,842)
			Accrued liabilities				598			(3,296)
			Accrued payroll and compensation				3,253			(1,895)
			Other liabilities				(3,119)			(1,232)
			Deferred revenue				142,867			136,193
			Income taxes payable				6,789			13,753
				Net cash provided by operating activities			244,671			213,989
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
	Purchases of investments						(370,573)			(329,687)
	Sales of investments						21,805			35,384
	Maturities of investments						344,959			364,256
	Purchases of property and equipment						(50,319)			(29,013)
	Payments made in connection with business acquisition, net of cash acquired						(22,087)			(38,025)
				Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			(76,215)			2,915
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
	Proceeds from issuance of common stock						42,292			63,543
	Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards						(29,886)			(22,989)
	Repurchase and retirement of common stock						(75,000)			-
	Payments of debt assumed in connection with business acquisition						(1,626)			-
				Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities			(64,220)			40,554
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS							104,236			257,458
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-Beginning of period							543,277			283,254
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-End of period						$	647,513		$	540,712

Reconciliations of non-GAAP results of operations measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures
(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)
Reconciliation of net cash provided by operating activities to free cash flow
			Three Months Ended
			September 30,  2016			September 30,  2015
Net cash provided by operating activities			$	76,139		$	65,065
	Less purchases of property and equipment			(5,920)			(13,325)
Free cash flow			$	70,219		$	51,740

Reconciliation of GAAP operating income or loss to Non-GAAP operating income, operating margin, net income and diluted net income per share
			Three Months Ended September 30, 2016											Three Months Ended September 30, 2015
			GAAP Results			Adjustments				Non-GAAP Results				GAAP Results			Adjustments				Non-GAAP Results
Operating income (loss)			$	5,488		$	40,447	(a)		$	45,935			$	(1,840)		$	38,230	(b)		$	36,390
Operating margin				2 %							15 %				(1 )%							14 %
Adjustments:
	Stock-based compensation						31,093											26,319
	Amortization of acquired intangible assets						2,839											1,319
	ERP-related expenses						4,060											2,473
	Acquisition-related charges						-											934
	Inventory fair value adjustment amortization						172											1,302
	Restructuring charges						2,283											5,883
	Tax adjustment						(14,555)	(c)										(22,304)	(c)
Net income			$	6,291		$	25,892			$	32,183			$	8,169		$	15,926			$	24,095
Diluted net income per share			$	0.04						$	0.18			$	0.05						$	0.14
Shares used in diluted net income per share calculations				177,938							177,938				177,897							177,897

(a) To exclude $31.1 million of stock-based compensation, $2.8 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets, $4.1 million of ERP-related expenses, $0.2 million of inventory fair value adjustment amortization recorded pursuant to our business acquisition and $2.3 million of restructuring charges in the three months ended September 30, 2016.
(b) To exclude $26.3 million of stock-based compensation, $1.3 million of amortization of acquired intangible assets, $2.5 million of ERP-related expenses, and $0.9 million in acquisition-related charges, $1.3 million of inventory fair value adjustment amortization recorded pursuant to our business acquisition, and $5.9 million of restructuring charges in the three months ended September 30, 2015.
(c) Non-GAAP financial information is adjusted to achieve an overall 33% and 35% effective tax rate in 2016 and 2015, respectively, on a non-GAAP basis, which differs from the GAAP effective tax rate.

Billings Reconciliation
			Three Months Ended
			September 30,  2016			September 30,  2015
Total revenue			$	316,646		$	260,068
	Add increase in deferred revenue			30,811			49,350
	Less deferred revenue balance acquired in business acquisition			-			(9,800)
Total billings			$	347,457		$	299,618

Investor Contact:

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Fortinet, Inc.
408-486-7837
mspolver@fortinet.com

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Fortinet, Inc
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