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      Sonus Networks Reports 2015 Third Quarter Results

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      Oct 28, 2015, 07:01 ET

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      WESTFORD, Mass., Oct. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonus Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONS), a global leader in secure and intelligent Cloud communications, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 25, 2015.

      Third Quarter 2015 Highlights

      • Total Company revenue was $67.9 million, compared to $73.2 million in the third quarter of 2014.
      • Product revenue was $42.2 million, compared to $44.9 million in the third quarter of 2014.
      • Service revenue was $25.6 million, compared to $28.3 million in the third quarter of 2014.
      • GAAP gross margin was 67.4%; non-GAAP gross margin was 70%.
      • GAAP operating expenses were $47.1 million; non-GAAP operating expenses were $41.4 million.
      • GAAP loss per share was $0.04; non-GAAP diluted earnings per share was $0.11.
      • Cash and investments were $126.9 million, compared to $113.5 million at the end of the second quarter of 2015.

      Ray Dolan, president and chief executive officer, commented, "We are pleased with our results for the third quarter and believe they demonstrate the continued progress we are making in our efforts to return to growth, further strengthen our customer relationships and improve Sonus' profitability.  We reported three 10% customers, including AT&T, Inteliquent and CenturyLink. Our favorable product mix, combined with the impact of our cost reduction program, which we substantially completed in our second quarter, drove significant margin expansion, with non-GAAP gross margins reaching 70%."               

      "We are pleased with these improvements in the business as well as the strong level of bookings that we achieved in the quarter, which led to a healthy book-to-bill ratio and a good start to our fourth quarter.  We are confident that Sonus' industry-leading technology and solutions are aligned with the technology strategies of our customers and provide an easy migration path to network functions virtualization and the evolving cloud architecture." 

      Mark Greenquist, chief financial officer of Sonus, said, "We delivered better than forecasted revenue and non-GAAP gross margins in the third quarter, driven by an increase in sales of higher margin products and the positive impact of our cost reduction efforts in the first half of 2015.  Non-GAAP earnings per share and cash were better than projected.  The positive cash flow reflects both our improved earnings and strong collections in the quarter, leading to a reduction of Days Sales Outstanding to 68 from 80 in the second quarter of 2015. In addition, we are pleased that our solid third quarter performance when coupled with our fourth quarter outlook allow us to reaffirm our annual guidance and expectation to deliver a strong second half to the year."   

      2015 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Outlook
      The Company's outlook is based on current indications for its business, which are subject to change.  Gross margin, operating expenses and earnings (loss) per share are presented on a non-GAAP basis.  A reconciliation of the non-GAAP to GAAP outlook and a statement on the use of non-GAAP financial measures are included at the end of this press release.  


      Q415  Guidance

      FY15 Guidance

      Total Company Revenue

       $73 million to $75 million

       $246 million to $248 million

      Gross Margin1

      69.5% to 70.5%

      67.5% to 68.0%

      Operating Expenses1

      $41 million to $42 million

      $167 million to $168 million

      Earnings/(loss) per share1 

      $0.18 to $0.21

       ($0.05) to ($0.08)

      Diluted Shares

      50 million

      50 million

      1)

      Presented on a non-GAAP basis.  Please see reconciliation in press release appendix.

      Conference Call Details: 
      Date: October 28, 2015
      Time: 8:30 a.m. (ET)
      Dial-in number: 800 736 4594
      International Callers: +1 212 231 2918

      The Company will offer a live, listen-only Webcast of the conference call via the Sonus Networks Investor Web site at http://investors.sonusnet.com/events.cfm where supporting materials, including a presentation and supplemental financial and operational data, have been posted.

      Replay Information: 
      A telephone playback of the call will be available following the conference call until November 11, 2015 and can be accessed by calling 800 633 8284 or +1 402 977 9140 for international callers. The reservation number for the replay is 21778358.

      Tags 
      Sonus Networks, Sonus, SONS, 2015 third quarter, earnings, results, IP-based network solutions, SBC, software SBC, session border controller, DSC, DEA, DRA, diameter signaling controller, diameter edge agent, diameter routing agent, NaaS, NaaS IQ, SDN, policy, SIP trunking, Cloud, VoIP communications, unified communications, UC, VoIP, IP, media gateway, GSX.

      About Sonus Networks
      Sonus brings intelligence and security to real-time communications. By helping the world embrace the next generation of cloud-based SIP and 4G/LTE solutions, Sonus enables and secures latency-sensitive, mission critical traffic for VoIP, video, instant messaging and online collaboration.  With Sonus, enterprises can give priority to real-time communications based on smart business rules while service providers can offer reliable, comprehensive and secure on-demand network services to their customers. With solutions deployed in more than 100 countries and nearly two decades of experience, Sonus offers a complete portfolio of hardware-based and virtualized Session Border Controllers (SBCs), Diameter Signaling Controllers (DSCs), Network as a Service capabilities, policy/routing servers and media and signaling gateways.  For more information, visit www.sonus.net or call 1-855-GO-SONUS.

      Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 
      The information in this release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.  All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this release, including statements in the section "2015 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Outlook" of this release; and statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, industry developments, business strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations are forward-looking statements.  Without limiting the foregoing, the words "anticipates", "believes", "could", "estimates", "expects", "expectations", "intends", "may", "plans", "seeks", "projects" and other similar language, whether in the negative or affirmative, are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.

      Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions.  Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict.  Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, the timing of customer purchasing decisions and our recognition of revenues; economic conditions; adjustments identified in the course of the Company's quarter-end accounting review; our ability to recruit and retain key personnel; difficulties supporting our strategic focus on channel sales; difficulties retaining and expanding our customer base; difficulties leveraging market opportunities; the impact of cost reduction and restructuring activities; our ability to realize benefits from the Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NET) and Performance Technologies, Incorporated (PT) acquisitions and the Treq Labs, Inc. (Treq) asset acquisition; the effects of disruption from the PT and Treq transactions, making it more difficult to maintain relationships with employees, customers, business partners or government entities; the success implementing the integration strategies of NET, PT and Treq assets; litigation; actions taken by significant stockholders; difficulties providing solutions that meet the needs of customers; market acceptance of our products and services; rapid technological and market change; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights; our ability to maintain partner, reseller, distribution and vendor support and supply relationships; higher risks in international operations and markets; the impact of increased competition; currency fluctuations; the impact of the reverse split of our common stock and changes in the market price of our common stock; and/or failure or circumvention of our controls and procedures.  These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.  We therefore caution you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements.  Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in these forward-looking statements are discussed in Part I, Item 2 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", Part I, Item 3 "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk," and Part II, Item 1A "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.  Any forward-looking statement made by us in this release speaks only as of the date of this release.  Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

      Sonus is a registered trademark of Sonus Networks, Inc.  All other Company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

      Discussion of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
      Sonus management uses a number of different financial measures, both GAAP and non-GAAP, in analyzing and assessing the overall performance of the business, making operating decisions, planning and forecasting future periods, and determining payments under compensation programs.  Our annual financial plan is prepared both on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis, and the non-GAAP annual financial plan is approved by our board of directors.  Continuous budgeting and forecasting for revenue and expenses are conducted on a non-GAAP basis (in addition to GAAP) and actual results on a non-GAAP basis are assessed against the annual financial plan.  We consider the use of non-GAAP financial measures helpful in assessing the core performance of our continuing operations and liquidity, and when planning and forecasting future periods.  By continuing operations we mean the ongoing results of the business excluding certain expenses and credits, including, but not limited to: cost of product revenue related to the fair value write-up of acquired inventory, stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, depreciation expense related to an abandoned facility, divestiture costs, acquisition-related expense, restructuring and other income arising from certain transactions.  We consider the use of non-GAAP earnings (loss) per share helpful in assessing the performance of the continuing operations of our business.  While our management uses non-GAAP financial measures as a tool to enhance their understanding of certain aspects of our financial performance, our management does not consider these measures to be a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP measures.  In addition, our presentations of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.  These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered alternatives for, or in isolation from, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP.

      Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool.  In particular, many of the adjustments to Sonus' financial measures reflect the exclusion of items that are recurring and will be reflected in our financial results for the foreseeable future.

      As part of the assessment of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with the PT acquisition, we were required to increase the aggregate fair value of acquired inventory by $1.8 million.  The acquired inventory was recorded as cost of product revenue through June 27, 2014.  We believe that excluding the incremental cost of product revenue resulting from the fair value write-up of this acquired inventory facilitates the comparison of our operating results to our historical results and to other companies in our industry.

      Stock-based compensation is different from other forms of compensation, as it is a non-cash expense.  For example, a cash salary generally has a fixed and unvarying cash cost.  In contrast, the expense associated with an equity-based award is generally unrelated to the amount of cash ultimately received by the employee, and the cost to us is based on a stock-based compensation valuation methodology and underlying assumptions that may vary over time.  We believe that excluding non-cash stock-based compensation expense from our operating results facilitates the comparison of our financial statements to compare our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry.

      We exclude the amortization of acquired intangible assets from non-GAAP expense and income measures.  These amortization amounts are inconsistent in frequency and amount and are significantly impacted by the timing and size of acquisitions.  Although we exclude amortization of acquired intangible assets from our non-GAAP expenses, we believe that it is important for investors to understand that intangible assets contribute to revenue generation.  We believe that excluding the non-cash amortization of intangible assets facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry as if the acquired intangible assets had been developed internally rather than acquired.

      During the second quarter of 2015, we reached an agreement with the landlord of one of our previously restructured facilities to vacate the facility without penalty or future payments.  As a result, we were able to vacate the facility earlier than originally planned.  In connection with this settlement, we recorded incremental depreciation expense to account for the change in estimated life of the fixed assets related to this facility.  We believe that excluding this incremental depreciation expense facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry.

      We consider certain transition, integration and other acquisition-related costs to be unpredictable and dependent on a significant number of factors that may be outside of our control.  We do not consider these acquisition-related costs to be related to the continuing operations of the acquired business or the Company.  In addition, the size, complexity and/or volume of an acquisition, which often drives the magnitude of acquisition-related costs, may not be indicative of such future costs.  We believe that excluding acquisition-related costs facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry.

      We have recorded restructuring expense to streamline operations and reduce operating costs by closing and consolidating certain facilities and reducing our worldwide workforce.  We review our restructuring accruals regularly and record adjustments (both expense and credits) to these estimates as required.  We believe that excluding restructuring expense and credits facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry.

      In the second quarter of 2014, we sold the Multi-Protocol Server (MPS) business that we had acquired in connection with the acquisition of PT.  We incurred transaction costs related to this divestiture in the second quarter of 2014.  We do not consider these divestiture costs to be related to our continuing operations.  We believe that excluding divestiture costs facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical operating results and to other companies in our industry.

      In the first quarter of 2014, we recorded other income related to the settlement of a litigation matter in which we recovered a portion of our losses related to the impairment of certain prepaid royalties for software licenses which we had written off in fiscal 2012.  We believe that excluding the other income arising from this settlement facilitates the comparison of our results to our historical results and to other companies in our industry.

      In October 2015, we sold the PT domain name and expect to recognize a gain, net of commission and fees, of $0.9 million.  This amount will be included in Other income (expense), net in the fourth quarter of 2015.  We believe that excluding the other income arising from this sale facilitates the comparison of our financial results to our historical results and to other companies in our industry.

      We believe that providing non-GAAP information to investors, in addition to the GAAP presentation, will allow investors to view the financial results in the way management views the operating results.  We further believe that providing this information helps investors to better understand our financial performance and evaluate the efficacy of the methodology and information used by our management to evaluate and measure such performance.

      For more information: 
      Mark Greenquist 
      (978) 614-8200 
      mgreenquist@sonusnet.com


      SONUS NETWORKS, INC.

      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

      (in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

      (unaudited)























      Three months ended





      September 25,


      June 26,


      September 26,





      2015


      2015


      2014

      Revenue:







      Product

      $             42,230


      $             27,042


      $             44,900


      Service

      25,632


      27,659


      28,316



      Total revenue

      67,862


      54,701


      73,216










      Cost of revenue:







      Product

      13,158


      11,269


      15,074


      Service

      8,992


      9,018


      10,240



      Total cost of revenue

      22,150


      20,287


      25,314










      Gross profit

      45,712


      34,414


      47,902










      Gross margin:







      Product

      68.8%


      58.3%


      66.4%


      Service

      64.9%


      67.4%


      63.8%



      Total gross margin

      67.4%


      62.9%


      65.4%










      Operating expenses:







      Research and development

      19,335


      19,968


      20,693


      Sales and marketing

      16,507


      17,540


      20,350


      General and administrative

      11,074


      10,444


      10,901


      Acquisition-related

      -


      24


      -


      Restructuring

      158


      1,487


      673



      Total operating expenses

      47,074


      49,463


      52,617










      Loss from operations

      (1,362)


      (15,049)


      (4,715)

      Interest income (expense), net

      82


      (20)


      (35)

      Other income, net

      133


      5


      5










      Loss before income taxes

      (1,147)


      (15,064)


      (4,745)

      Income tax provision

      (749)


      (279)


      (468)










      Net loss


      $             (1,896)


      $           (15,343)


      $             (5,213)










      Loss per share:







      Basic


      $               (0.04)


      $               (0.31)


      $               (0.11)


      Diluted

      $               (0.04)


      $               (0.31)


      $               (0.11)










      Shares used to compute loss per share:







      Basic


      49,625


      49,484


      49,291


      Diluted

      49,625


      49,484


      49,291

      SONUS NETWORKS, INC.

      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

      (in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

      (unaudited)



















      Nine months ended





      September 25,


      September 26,





      2015


      2014

      Revenue:





      Product

      $             94,137


      $           135,885


      Service

      78,571


      83,643



      Total revenue

      172,708


      219,528








      Cost of revenue:





      Product

      36,075


      45,548


      Service

      27,277


      32,367



      Total cost of revenue

      63,352


      77,915








      Gross profit

      109,356


      141,613








      Gross margin:





      Product

      61.7%


      66.5%


      Service

      65.3%


      61.3%



      Total gross margin

      63.3%


      64.5%








      Operating expenses:





      Research and development

      58,642


      60,586


      Sales and marketing

      53,812


      58,713


      General and administrative

      30,742


      34,082


      Acquisition-related

      131


      1,306


      Restructuring

      1,306


      2,233



      Total operating expenses

      144,633


      156,920








      Loss from operations

      (35,277)


      (15,307)

      Interest income, net

      90


      50

      Other income, net

      183


      2,330








      Loss before income taxes

      (35,004)


      (12,927)

      Income tax provision

      (1,594)


      (1,736)








      Net loss


      $           (36,598)


      $           (14,663)








      Loss per share:





      Basic


      $               (0.74)


      $               (0.29)


      Diluted

      $               (0.74)


      $               (0.29)








      Shares used to compute loss per share:





      Basic


      49,512


      50,561


      Diluted

      49,512


      50,561

      SONUS NETWORKS, INC.

      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

      (in thousands)

      (unaudited)



















      September 25,


      December 31,





      2015


      2014

      Assets




      Current assets:





      Cash and cash equivalents

      $             44,773


      $             41,157


      Short-term investments

      65,082


      64,443


      Accounts receivable, net

      51,278


      62,943


      Inventory

      24,187


      22,114


      Deferred income taxes

      1,022


      991


      Other current assets

      15,389


      15,239



      Total current assets

      201,731


      206,887








      Property and equipment, net

      14,793


      17,845

      Intangible assets, net

      28,219


      22,594

      Goodwill


      40,310


      39,263

      Investments

      17,067


      42,407

      Deferred income taxes

      990


      1,043

      Other assets

      2,082


      2,596





      $           305,192


      $           332,635








      Liabilities and stockholders' equity




      Current liabilities:





      Accounts payable

      $               5,184


      $               7,497


      Accrued expenses

      30,404


      32,149


      Current portion of deferred revenue

      41,087


      36,967


      Current portion of long-term liabilities

      711


      794



      Total current liabilities

      77,386


      77,407








      Deferred revenue

      7,254


      8,009

      Deferred income taxes

      2,162


      1,623

      Other long-term liabilities

      2,922


      5,246




      Total liabilities

      89,724


      92,285








      Commitments and contingencies











      Stockholders equity:





      Common stock

      50


      49


      Additional paid-in capital

      1,237,817


      1,226,226


      Accumulated deficit

      (1,027,945)


      (991,347)


      Accumulated other comprehensive income

      5,546


      5,422




      Total stockholders' equity

      215,468


      240,350





      $           305,192


      $           332,635


      SONUS NETWORKS, INC.

      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

      (in thousands)

      (unaudited)






















      Nine months ended






       September 25, 


       September 26, 






      2015


      2014

      Cash flows from operating activities:





      Net loss


      $             (36,598)


      $             (14,663)


      Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows provided by operating activities:






      Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

      9,646


      8,708



      Amortization of intangible assets

      4,975


      3,402



      Stock-based compensation

      16,902


      19,213



      Loss on disposal of property and equipment

      112


      252



      Deferred income taxes

      514


      677



      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:







      Accounts receivable

      11,623


      9,225




      Inventory

      (2,076)


      5,865




      Other operating assets

      1,282


      2,120




      Accounts payable

      (2,329)


      (4,314)




      Accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities

      (5,733)


      (16)




      Deferred revenue

      3,379


      (2,387)





      Net cash provided by operating activities

      1,697


      28,082









      Cash flows from investing activities:





      Purchases of property and equipment

      (6,417)


      (7,886)


      Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

      (10,897)


      (35,022)


      Divestiture of business

      -


      2,000


      Purchases of marketable securities

      (25,577)


      (84,226)


      Sale/maturities of marketable securities

      49,328


      155,036


      Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets

      -


      266





      Net cash provided by investing activities

      6,437


      30,168









      Cash flows from financing activities:





      Proceeds from sale of common stock in connection with employee stock purchase plan

      2,378


      2,882


      Proceeds from exercise of stock options

      1,757


      9,314


      Payment of tax withholding obligations related to net share settlements of restricted stock awards

      (2,314)


      (1,711)


      Repurchase of common stock

      (6,083)


      (89,919)


      Principal payments of capital lease obligations

      (62)


      (64)





      Net cash used in financing activities

      (4,324)


      (79,498)









      Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

      (194)


      (257)









      Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

      3,616


      (21,505)

      Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

      41,157


      72,423

      Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

      $               44,773


      $               50,918

      SONUS NETWORKS, INC.

      Supplemental Information

      (In thousands)

      (unaudited)



















      The following tables provide the details of the fair value write-up of acquired inventory, stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, depreciation expense for an abandoned facility and divestiture costs included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and the line items in which these amounts are reported.














       Three months ended 





      September 25,


      June 26,


      September 26,





      2015


      2015


      2014

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory







      Cost of revenue - product

      $                         -


      $                         -


      $                    364



















      Stock-based compensation







      Cost of revenue - product

      $                      81


      $                      83


      $                    104


      Cost of revenue - service

      378


      397


      381



      Cost of revenue

      459


      480


      485











      Research and development expense

      1,349


      1,445


      1,521


      Sales and marketing expense

      1,282


      1,852


      1,747


      General and administrative expense

      2,183


      3,032


      2,748



      Operating expense

      4,814


      6,329


      6,016













      Total stock-based compensation

      $                 5,273


      $                 6,809


      $                 6,501



















      Amortization of intangible assets







      Cost of revenue - product

      $                 1,323


      $                 1,176


      $                    701











      Sales and marketing

      414


      415


      494



      Operating expense

      414


      415


      494













      Total amortization of intangible assets

      $                 1,737


      $                 1,591


      $                 1,195



















      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility







      Research and development

      $                    322


      $                    324


      $                         -



















      Divestiture costs







      General and administrative

      $                         -


      $                         -


      $                      30

      SONUS NETWORKS, INC.

      Supplemental Information

      (In thousands)

      (unaudited)















      The following tables provide the details of the fair value write-up of acquired inventory, stock-based compensation, amortization of intangible assets, depreciation expense for an abandoned facility, divestiture costs and litigation settlement - prepaid assets included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and the line items in which these amounts are reported.












       Nine months ended 





      September 25,


      September 26,





      2015


      2014

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory





      Cost of revenue - product

      $                         -


      $                 1,782















      Stock-based compensation





      Cost of revenue - product

      $                    238


      $                    287


      Cost of revenue - service

      1,155


      1,072



      Cost of revenue

      1,393


      1,359









      Research and development expense

      4,152


      4,583


      Sales and marketing expense

      4,150


      4,299


      General and administrative expense

      7,207


      8,972



      Operating expense

      15,509


      17,854











      Total stock-based compensation

      $               16,902


      $               19,213















      Amortization of intangible assets





      Cost of revenue - product

      $                 3,667


      $                 2,005









      Sales and marketing

      1,308


      1,397



      Operating expense

      1,308


      1,397











      Total amortization of intangible assets

      $                 4,975


      $                 3,402















      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility





      Research and development

      $                    646


      $                         -















      Divestiture costs





      General and administrative

      $                         -


      $                    435















      Litigation settlement - prepaid licenses





      Other income, net

      $                         -


      $                 2,250

      SONUS NETWORKS, INC.

      Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures - Historical

      (in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

      (unaudited)








      Three months ended


      September 25,


      June 26,


      September 26,


      2015


      2015


      2014







      GAAP gross margin - product

      68.8%


      58.3%


      66.4%

      Stock-based compensation expense

      0.2%


      0.3%


      0.2%

      Amortization of intangible assets

      3.2%


      4.4%


      1.6%

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      0.0%


      0.0%


      0.8%

      Non-GAAP gross margin - product

      72.2%


      63.0%


      69.0%







      GAAP gross margin - service

      64.9%


      67.4%


      63.8%

      Stock-based compensation expense

      1.5%


      1.4%


      1.4%

      Non-GAAP gross margin - service

      66.4%


      68.8%


      65.2%







      GAAP total gross margin

      67.4%


      62.9%


      65.4%

      Stock-based compensation expense

      0.7%


      0.9%


      0.7%

      Amortization of intangible assets

      1.9%


      2.1%


      0.9%

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      0.0%


      0.0%


      0.5%

      Non-GAAP total gross margin

      70.0%


      65.9%


      67.5%







      GAAP total gross profit

      $               45,712


      $               34,414


      $               47,902

      Stock-based compensation expense

      459


      480


      485

      Amortization of intangible assets

      1,323


      1,176


      701

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      -


      -


      364

      Non-GAAP total gross profit

      $               47,494


      $               36,070


      $               49,452







      GAAP research and development expense

      $               19,335


      $               19,968


      $               20,693

      Stock-based compensation expense

      (1,349)


      (1,445)


      (1,521)

      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      (322)


      (324)


      -

      Non-GAAP research and development expense

      $               17,664


      $               18,199


      $               19,172







      GAAP sales and marketing expense

      $               16,507


      $               17,540


      $               20,350

      Stock-based compensation expense

      (1,282)


      (1,852)


      (1,747)

      Amortization of intangible assets

      (414)


      (415)


      (494)

      Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense

      $               14,811


      $               15,273


      $               18,109







      GAAP general and administrative expense

      $               11,074


      $               10,444


      $               10,901

      Stock-based compensation expense

      (2,183)


      (3,032)


      (2,748)

      Divestiture costs

      -


      -


      (30)

      Non-GAAP general and administrative expense

      $                 8,891


      $                 7,412


      $                 8,123







      GAAP operating expenses

      $               47,074


      $               49,463


      $               52,617

      Stock-based compensation expense

      (4,814)


      (6,329)


      (6,016)

      Amortization of intangible assets

      (414)


      (415)


      (494)

      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      (322)


      (324)


      -

      Divestiture costs

      -


      -


      (30)

      Acquisition-related expense

      -


      (24)


      -

      Restructuring

      (158)


      (1,487)


      (673)

      Non-GAAP operating expenses

      $               41,366


      $               40,884


      $               45,404







      GAAP loss from operations

      $               (1,362)


      $             (15,049)


      $               (4,715)

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      -


      -


      364

      Stock-based compensation expense

      5,273


      6,809


      6,501

      Amortization of intangible assets

      1,737


      1,591


      1,195

      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      322


      324


      -

      Divestiture costs

      -


      -


      30

      Acquisition-related expense

      -


      24


      -

      Restructuring

      158


      1,487


      673

      Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations

      $                 6,128


      $               (4,814)


      $                 4,048







      GAAP loss from operations as a percentage of revenue

      -2.0%


      -27.5%


      -6.4%

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      0.0%


      0.0%


      0.5%

      Stock-based compensation expense

      7.7%


      12.5%


      8.9%

      Amortization of intangible assets

      2.6%


      2.9%


      1.6%

      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      0.5%


      0.6%


      0.0%

      Divestiture costs

      0.0%


      0.0%


      0.0%

      Acquisition-related expense

      0.0%


      0.0%


      0.0%

      Restructuring

      0.2%


      2.7%


      0.9%

      Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations as a percentage of revenue

      9.0%


      -8.8%


      5.5%







      GAAP net loss

      $               (1,896)


      $             (15,343)


      $               (5,213)

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      -


      -


      364

      Stock-based compensation expense

      5,273


      6,809


      6,501

      Amortization of intangible assets

      1,737


      1,591


      1,195

      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      322


      324


      -

      Divestiture costs

      -


      -


      30

      Acquisition-related expense

      -


      24


      -

      Restructuring

      158


      1,487


      673

      Non-GAAP net income (loss)

      $                 5,594


      $               (5,108)


      $                 3,550







      Diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share






        GAAP

      $                 (0.04)


      $                 (0.31)


      $                 (0.11)

        Non-GAAP

      $                   0.11


      $                 (0.10)


      $                   0.07







      Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share






        GAAP shares used to compute loss per share

      49,625


      49,484


      49,291

        Non-GAAP shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

      49,696


      49,484


      50,260

      SONUS NETWORKS, INC.

      Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures - Historical

      (in thousands, except percentages and per share amounts)

      (unaudited)






      Nine months ended


      September 25,


      September 26,


      2015


      2014





      GAAP gross margin - product

      61.7%


      66.5%

      Stock-based compensation expense

      0.3%


      0.2%

      Amortization of intangible assets

      3.8%


      1.5%

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      0.0%


      1.3%

      Non-GAAP gross margin - product

      65.8%


      69.5%





      GAAP gross margin - service

      65.3%


      61.3%

      Stock-based compensation expense

      1.5%


      1.3%

      Non-GAAP gross margin - service

      66.8%


      62.6%





      GAAP total gross margin

      63.3%


      64.5%

      Stock-based compensation expense

      0.8%


      0.6%

      Amortization of intangible assets

      2.1%


      0.9%

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      0.0%


      0.9%

      Non-GAAP total gross margin

      66.2%


      66.9%





      GAAP total gross profit

      $             109,356


      $             141,613

      Stock-based compensation expense

      1,393


      1,359

      Amortization of intangible assets

      3,667


      2,005

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      -


      1,782

      Non-GAAP total gross profit

      $             114,416


      $             146,759





      GAAP research and development expense

      $               58,642


      $               60,586

      Stock-based compensation expense

      (4,152)


      (4,583)

      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      (646)


      -

      Non-GAAP research and development expense

      $               53,844


      $               56,003





      GAAP sales and marketing expense

      $               53,812


      $               58,713

      Stock-based compensation expense

      (4,150)


      (4,299)

      Amortization of intangible assets

      (1,308)


      (1,397)

      Non-GAAP sales and marketing expense

      $               48,354


      $               53,017





      GAAP general and administrative expense

      $               30,742


      $               34,082

      Stock-based compensation expense

      (7,207)


      (8,972)

      Divestiture costs

      -


      (435)

      Non-GAAP general and administrative expense

      $               23,535


      $               24,675





      GAAP operating expenses

      $             144,633


      $             156,920

      Stock-based compensation expense

      (15,509)


      (17,854)

      Amortization of intangible assets

      (1,308)


      (1,397)

      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      (646)


      -

      Divestiture costs

      -


      (435)

      Acquisition-related expense

      (131)


      (1,306)

      Restructuring

      (1,306)


      (2,233)

      Non-GAAP operating expenses

      $             125,733


      $             133,695





      GAAP loss from operations

      $             (35,277)


      $             (15,307)

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      -


      1,782

      Stock-based compensation expense

      16,902


      19,213

      Amortization of intangible assets

      4,975


      3,402

      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      646


      -

      Divestiture costs

      -


      435

      Acquisition-related expense

      131


      1,306

      Restructuring

      1,306


      2,233

      Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations

      $             (11,317)


      $               13,064





      GAAP loss from operations as a percentage of revenue

      -20.4%


      -7.0%

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      0.0%


      0.8%

      Stock-based compensation expense

      9.7%


      8.9%

      Amortization of intangible assets

      2.8%


      1.5%

      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      0.4%


      0.0%

      Divestiture costs

      0.0%


      0.2%

      Acquisition-related expense

      0.1%


      0.6%

      Restructuring

      0.8%


      1.0%

      Non-GAAP income (loss) from operations as a percentage of revenue

      -6.6%


      6.0%





      GAAP Other income, net

      $                    183


      $                 2,330

      Litigation settlement - prepaid licenses

      -


      (2,250)

      Non-GAAP Other income, net

      $                    183


      $                      80





      GAAP net loss

      $             (36,598)


      $             (14,663)

      Fair value write-up of acquired inventory

      -


      1,782

      Stock-based compensation expense

      16,902


      19,213

      Amortization of intangible assets

      4,975


      3,402

      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      646


      -

      Divestiture costs

      -


      435

      Acquisition-related expense

      131


      1,306

      Restructuring

      1,306


      2,233

      Litigation settlement - prepaid licenses

      -


      (2,250)

      Non-GAAP net income (loss)

      $             (12,638)


      $               11,458





      Diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share




        GAAP

      $                 (0.74)


      $                 (0.29)

        Non-GAAP

      $                 (0.26)


      $                   0.22





      Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share




        GAAP shares used to compute loss per share

      49,512


      50,561

        Non-GAAP shares used to compute diluted earnings per share or (loss) per share

      49,512


      51,272

       SONUS NETWORKS, INC. 

       Reconciliation of Non-GAAP and GAAP Financial Measures - Outlook 

       (in millions, except percentages and per share amounts) 

       (unaudited) 



















      Three months ending





      December 31, 2015





      Range








      Revenue


      $                    73


      $                    75








      Gross margin





      GAAP outlook

      66.7%


      67.7%


      Stock-based compensation expense

      0.5%


      0.5%


      Amortization of intangible assets

      2.3%


      2.3%



      Non-GAAP outlook

      69.5%


      70.5%








      Operating expenses





      GAAP outlook

      $                 46.2


      $                 47.2


      Stock-based compensation expense

      (4.8)


      (4.8)


      Amortization of intangible assets

      (0.4)


      (0.4)



      Non-GAAP outlook

      $                 41.0


      $                 42.0








      Income (loss) per share





      GAAP outlook

      $                 0.05


      $                 0.08


      Stock-based compensation expense

      0.11


      0.11


      Amortization of intangible assets 

      0.04


      0.04


      Gain on sale of domain name

      (0.02)


      (0.02)



      Non-GAAP outlook

      $                 0.18


      $                 0.21



















      Year ending December 31, 2015





      Range








      Revenue


      $                  246


      $                  248








      Gross margin





      GAAP outlook

      64.6%


      65.1%


      Stock-based compensation expense

      0.7%


      0.7%


      Amortization of intangible assets

      2.2%


      2.2%



      Non-GAAP outlook

      67.5%


      68.0%








      Operating expenses





      GAAP outlook

      $               191.0


      $               192.0


      Stock-based compensation expense

      (20.3)


      (20.3)


      Amortization of intangible assets

      (1.7)


      (1.7)


      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      (0.6)


      (0.6)


      Acquisition-related expenses

      (0.1)


      (0.1)


      Restructuring expense

      (1.3)


      (1.3)



      Non-GAAP outlook

      $               167.0


      $               168.0








      Loss per share





      GAAP outlook

      $               (0.69)


      $               (0.66)


      Stock-based compensation expense

      0.45


      0.45


      Amortization of intangible assets 

      0.14


      0.14


      Depreciation expense for abandoned facility

      0.01


      0.01


      Acquisition-related expense

       * 


       * 


      Restructuring expense

      0.03


      0.03


      Gain on sale of domain name

      (0.02)


      (0.02)



      Non-GAAP outlook

      $               (0.08)


      $               (0.05)








      *

      Less than $0.01 impact on loss per share




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