OREANDA-NEWS. August 26, 2016. Brocade® (NASDAQ: BRCD) today reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended July 30, 2016. These results include approximately two months of financial results from Ruckus Wireless, which was acquired on May 27, 2016. Brocade reported third quarter revenue of \\$591 million, up 7% year-over-year and up 13% quarter-over-quarter. The Company reported GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) of \\$0.02, down from \\$0.21 in Q3 2015 and from \\$0.11 in Q2 2016. The year-over-year and sequential declines in GAAP EPS were primarily the result of acquisition-related items, including the lower gross margin associated with acquired inventory and deferred revenue, acquisition and integration costs, and increases in the amortization of intangible assets and stock-based compensation. These items were partially offset by the favorable resolution of a tax audit. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was \\$0.21 for Q3 2016, down 21% year-over-year and down 2% quarter-over-quarter. The year-over-year decline in non-GAAP EPS was primarily due to the acquisition-related purchase accounting adjustments, unfavorable revenue mix, and higher operating expenses.

"Against the backdrop of a mixed macro environment, we posted solid results, with total revenue at the high end of our outlook range," said

Lloyd Carney, CEO of Brocade. "During Q3, we also continued the momentum of new product innovations across our portfolio, building a solid foundation for business growth and expansion of our addressable markets. Furthermore, with the successful completion of our acquisition of Ruckus Wireless in the quarter, we are pleased to welcome this talented and committed team to the Brocade family. Our combined strengths open up new opportunities and distinguish Brocade as a pure-play networking company for the digital transformation era."

Key Financial Metrics:

Q3 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2015 Q3 2016 vs. Q2 2016 Q3 2016 vs. Q3 2015
Revenue \\$ 591 M \\$ 523 M \\$ 552 M 13 % 7 %
GAAP EPS--diluted \\$ 0.02 \\$ 0.11 \\$ 0.21 (77 %) (89 %)
Non-GAAP EPS--diluted \\$ 0.21 \\$ 0.22 \\$ 0.27 (2 %) (21 %)
GAAP gross margin 60.4 % 66.9 % 67.4 % (6.5 ) pts (7.0 ) pts
Non-GAAP gross margin 66.5 % 68.2 % 68.6 % (1.8 ) pts (2.1 ) pts
GAAP operating margin 3.5 % 15.8 % 21.7 % (12.3 ) pts (18.2 ) pts
Non-GAAP operating margin 19.5 % 22.4 % 26.9 % (2.9 ) pts (7.4 ) pts

Please see important note of explanation about the use of non-GAAP financial measures below, including a detailed reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information in the tables included herein.

Highlights:

  • On May 27, 2016, Brocade completed the acquisition of Ruckus Wireless, Inc., enhancing Brocade's position as a pure-play networking company with solutions spanning from the heart of the data center to the wireless network edge.
  • SAN product revenue of \\$282 million was down 9% year-over-year. The year-over-year decline was primarily the result of lower Fibre Channel director sales, which decreased 23%, partially offset by fixed-configuration switch sales which increased 3%. Sequentially, SAN product revenue decreased 5%, with directors declining 20%, partially offset by fixed-configuration and embedded switch sales growing 7% and 8%, respectively. The year-over-year and sequential declines in our SAN director revenue were primarily the result of a longer time to closure for many large deals, while the improvement in our switch revenue was primarily due to pull-through demand from all-flash array deployments. Overall, the decline in our SAN product revenue is consistent with commentary from many of our OEM partners regarding the weaker storage demand environment.
  • During the quarter, Brocade launched the Brocade X6 Director, the industry's first Gen 6 Fibre Channel director for mission-critical storage connectivity. This highly reliable, high-performance, low-latency solution is specifically designed for all-flash data centers. It extends the company's leadership in offering the industry's most innovative and widely deployed Fibre Channel storage networking solutions.
  • IP Networking product revenue of \\$209 million, including \\$73 million of product revenue from Ruckus Wireless, was up 36% year-over-year. The increase was due to the acquisition of Ruckus Wireless, partially offset by lower U.S. federal revenue, which was down 26% year-over-year, primarily due to the timing of large orders. Sequentially, IP Networking product revenue increased 59% due primarily to the inclusion of Ruckus revenue.

Board Declares Dividend:

  • The Brocade Board of Directors has declared a regular third fiscal quarter cash dividend of \\$0.055 per share of the Company's common stock. The dividend payment will be made on October 3, 2016, to stockholders of record at the close of market on September 9, 2016.

Brocade management will host a conference call to discuss the fiscal third quarter results and the fiscal fourth quarter outlook today at 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 p.m. ET). To access the webcast, please go to www.brcd.com/events.cfm. A replay of the conference call, prepared comments and slides, as well as a written transcript, will be available at www.brcd.com.

Other Q3 2016 product, customer, and partner announcements are available at http://newsroom.brocade.com/.

Brocade (www.brocade.com)
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Financial Highlights and Additional Financial Information

Q3 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2015
Routes to market as a % of total net revenues:
OEM revenues 54 % 63 % 62 %
Channel/Direct revenues 46 % 37 % 38 %
10% or greater customer revenues 23 % 30 % 43 %
Geographic split as a % of total net revenues (1):
Domestic revenues 52 % 53 % 57 %
International revenues 48 % 47 % 43 %
Segment split as a % of total net revenues:
SAN product revenues 48 % 57 % 56 %
IP Networking product revenues 35 % 25 % 28 %
Global Services revenues 17 % 18 % 16 %
SAN business revenues (2) 57 % 67 % 66 %
IP Networking business revenues (2) 43 % 33 % 34 %
Additional information: Q3 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2015
GAAP net income \\$ 10 M \\$ 43 M \\$ 92 M
Non-GAAP net income \\$ 92 M \\$ 89 M \\$ 115 M
GAAP operating income \\$ 21 M \\$ 83 M \\$ 120 M
Non-GAAP operating income \\$ 115 M \\$ 117 M \\$ 149 M
GAAP effective tax rate (20.8 %) 41.6 % 17.4 %
Non-GAAP effective tax rate 14.2 % 20.8 % 20.1 %
Cash and cash equivalents \\$ 1,153 M \\$ 1,428 M \\$ 1,320 M
Deferred revenues \\$ 345 M \\$ 305 M \\$ 301 M
Capital expenditures \\$ 17 M \\$ 19 M \\$ 19 M
Cash provided by operations \\$ 28 M \\$ 112 M \\$ 55 M
Days sales outstanding 43 days 36 days 33 days
Employees at end of period 5,948 4,724 4,626
SAN port shipments 0.9 M 0.8 M 0.9 M
Share repurchases \\$ 660.7 M \\$ 36.4 M \\$ 103.1 M

Please see important note of explanation about the use of non-GAAP financial measures below, including a detailed reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP information in the tables included herein.

(1) Revenues are attributed to geographic areas based on known product delivery location. Since some OEM partners take delivery of Brocade products domestically and then ship internationally to their end users, the percentage of international revenues based on end-user location would likely be higher.
(2) SAN and IP Networking business revenues include hardware and software product, support, and services revenues.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement financial information presented on a GAAP basis, Brocade provides information presented on a non-GAAP basis. These non-GAAP financial measures include non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP tax rate, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP EPS and adjusted free cash flow. These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed in accordance with, or as an alternative to, financial information presented on a GAAP basis. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The most directly comparable GAAP information and a reconciliation between the GAAP and non-GAAP amounts is provided in the tables at the end of this press release.

Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release allow management to gain a better understanding of Brocade's comparative operating performance, both from period to period and relative to its competitors. These non-GAAP financial measures also help with the determination of Brocade's baseline performance before gains, losses or charges that are considered by management to be outside of ongoing operating results. Accordingly, management uses these non-GAAP financial measures for planning and forecasting of future periods and in making decisions regarding operations and the allocation of resources.

Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures, when read in conjunction with Brocade's GAAP financials, provide useful information to investors by offering:

  • the ability to make more meaningful period-to-period comparisons of Brocade's ongoing operating results;
  • the ability to make more meaningful comparisons of Brocade's operating performance relative to its competitors;
  • the ability to better identify trends in Brocade's underlying business and to perform related trend analyses; and
  • a better understanding of how management plans and measures Brocade's underlying business.

In determining non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP tax rate, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS, management excludes certain gains or losses and benefits or costs that are the result of infrequent events or events that arise outside the ordinary course of Brocade's continuing operations. Management believes that it is appropriate to evaluate Brocade's operating performance by excluding those items that are not indicative of ongoing operating results or limit comparability. Such items include, but are not limited to: (i) impact to cost of revenues from purchase accounting adjustments to inventory; (ii) acquisition and integration costs; (iii) restructuring and other related benefits; and (iv) effects of certain intercompany transactions on the tax provision.

Management also excludes the following non-cash charges in determining these non-GAAP financial measures: (i) stock-based compensation expense; (ii) amortization of purchased intangible assets; and (iii) non-cash interest expense related to the convertible debt.

Management believes that the exclusion of stock-based compensation allows for more accurate comparisons of Brocade's operating results to Brocade's peer companies because of the varying use of valuation methodologies and subjective assumptions and the variety of award types. In addition, the exclusion of the expense associated with the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets is appropriate because a significant portion of the purchase price for acquisitions may be allocated to intangible assets that have short lives, and the exclusion of amortization expense allows comparisons of operating results that are consistent over time for Brocade's newly acquired and long-held businesses. In connection with the convertible debt, under the relevant accounting guidance, a non-cash interest expense is recognized for the convertible debt as an imputed interest expense for the conversion feature. Management believes excluding the non-cash interest expense related to the convertible debt from its non-GAAP financial measures is useful for investors because the expense does not represent a cash outflow in the respective reporting periods and is not indicative of ongoing operating performance.

Finally, management believes that it is appropriate to exclude the tax effects of the items noted above in order to present a more meaningful measure of non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP EPS.

Limitations: These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations because they do not include all items of income and expense that impact the company. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similar measurements reported by other companies. Management compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on its GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures only supplementally. Management also provides robust and detailed reconciliations of each non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, and management encourages investors to review carefully those reconciliations.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements regarding Brocade's financial results, goals, plans, strategy, business outlook and prospects. These statements are based on current expectations as of the date of this press release and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ significantly. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to: the effect on Brocade of increasing market competition and changes in the industry; the impact on Brocade of conditions in the market for Storage Area Networking products; Brocade's ability to execute on its sales strategy and plans for future operations; the impact on Brocade of macroeconomic trends and events and changes in IT spending levels; Brocade's ability to introduce and achieve market acceptance of new products and support offerings on a timely basis; risks associated with Brocade's international operations; and integration and other risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures and strategic investments. These and other risks are set forth in more detail in Brocade's Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2016, and in Brocade's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. Brocade does not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements whether as the result of new developments or otherwise.

About Brocade
Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) networking solutions help the world's leading organizations turn their networks into platforms for business innovation. With solutions spanning public and private data centers to the network edge, Brocade is leading the industry in its transition to the New IP network infrastructures required for today's era of digital business. (www.brocade.com)

Brocade and the B-wing symbol are registered trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and many other countries. Other brands, products, or service names mentioned herein may be trademarks of Brocade or others. Additional information about Brocade's trademarks is available at: http://www.brocade.com/en/legal/brocade-Legal-intellectual-property/brocade-legal-trademarks.html.

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BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
July 30,
2016		 August 1,
2015		 July 30,
2016		 August 1,
2015
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Net revenues:
Product \\$ 490,995 \\$ 463,200 \\$ 1,400,355 \\$ 1,407,681
Service 99,726 88,619 287,956 266,952
Total net revenues 590,721 551,819 1,688,311 1,674,633
Cost of revenues:
Product 188,492 144,243 464,797 431,781
Service 45,330 35,672 127,489 109,056
Total cost of revenues 233,822 179,915 592,286 540,837
Gross margin 356,899 371,904 1,096,025 1,133,796
Operating expenses:
Research and development 114,996 85,072 297,516 262,173
Sales and marketing 167,983 144,883 468,743 428,199
General and administrative 32,960 20,422 78,180 65,815
Amortization of intangible assets 5,498 889 7,302 1,654
Acquisition and integration costs 14,868 789 20,625 3,133
Restructuring and other related benefits -- -- (566 ) (637 )
Total operating expenses 336,305 252,055 871,800 760,337
Income from operations 20,594 119,849 224,225 373,459
Interest expense (13,462 ) (9,778 ) (33,282 ) (45,754 )
Interest and other income, net 1,557 947 3,317 854
Income before income tax 8,689 111,018 194,260 328,559
Income tax expense (benefit) (1,806 ) 19,351 47,034 72,585
Net income \\$ 10,495 \\$ 91,667 \\$ 147,226 \\$ 255,974
Net income per share--basic \\$ 0.02 \\$ 0.22 \\$ 0.36 \\$ 0.61
Net income per share--diluted \\$ 0.02 \\$ 0.21 \\$ 0.35 \\$ 0.59
Shares used in per share calculation--basic 426,671 417,299 411,709 422,184
Shares used in per share calculation--diluted 434,416 427,518 419,416 433,303
Cash dividends declared per share \\$ 0.055 \\$ 0.045 \\$ 0.145 \\$ 0.115
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
July 30,
2016		 August 1,
2015		 July 30,
2016		 August 1,
2015
(In thousands)
Net income \\$ 10,495 \\$ 91,667 \\$ 147,226 \\$ 255,974
Other comprehensive income and loss, net of tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges:
Change in unrealized gains and losses (700 ) (414 ) (1,035 ) (2,332 )
Net gains and losses reclassified into earnings 482 831 1,831 2,544
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges (218 ) 417 796 212
Foreign currency translation adjustments (1,628 ) (492 ) (1,760 ) (5,781 )
Total other comprehensive loss (1,846 ) (75 ) (964 ) (5,569 )
Total comprehensive income \\$ 8,649 \\$ 91,592 \\$ 146,262 \\$ 250,405
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
July 30,
2016		 October 31,
2015
(In thousands, except par value)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents \\$ 1,153,074 \\$ 1,440,882
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of \\$3,836 and \\$1,838 as of July 30, 2016, and October 31, 2015, respectively 278,180 235,883
Inventories 81,182 40,524
Deferred tax assets -- 78,675
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 86,922 56,235
Total current assets 1,599,358 1,852,199
Property and equipment, net 459,812 439,224
Goodwill 2,324,315 1,617,161
Intangible assets, net 434,921 75,623
Non-current deferred tax assets 3,918 813
Other assets 51,441 51,133
Total assets \\$ 4,873,765 \\$ 4,036,153
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable \\$ 121,093 \\$ 98,143
Accrued employee compensation 134,471 142,075
Deferred revenue 257,460 244,622
Current portion of long-term debt 76,627 298
Other accrued liabilities 111,559 77,226
Total current liabilities 701,210 562,364
Long-term debt, net of current portion 1,516,761 793,779
Non-current deferred revenue 87,875 72,065
Non-current income tax liability 100,208 47,010
Non-current deferred tax liabilities -- 24,024
Other non-current liabilities 6,908 3,376
Total liabilities 2,412,962 1,502,618
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, \\$0.001 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding -- --
Common stock, \\$0.001 par value, 800,000 shares authorized:
Issued and outstanding: 400,679 and 413,923 shares as of July 30, 2016, and October 31, 2015, respectively 401 414
Additional paid-in capital 1,475,709 1,632,984
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (25,966 ) (25,002 )
Retained earnings 1,010,659 925,139
Total stockholders' equity 2,460,803 2,533,535
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity \\$ 4,873,765 \\$ 4,036,153
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
July 30,
2016		 August 1,
2015
(In thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income \\$ 147,226 \\$ 255,974
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation (1,778 ) (41,981 )
Depreciation and amortization 80,979 62,569
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 458 1,620
Net gain on sale of investments (122 ) --
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount 13,493 9,443
Write-off of debt discount and debt issuance costs related to lenders that did not participate in refinancing -- 4,808
Provision (recovery) for doubtful accounts receivable and sales allowances (1,946 ) 7,189
Non-cash purchase accounting adjustments to inventory 20,775 --
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense 88,805 64,594
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable 988 17,959
Inventories 5,601 (1,778 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets (9,725 ) (20,854 )
Deferred tax assets (109 ) 531
Accounts payable 5,519 2,266
Accrued employee compensation (57,520 ) (94,852 )
Deferred revenue 5,359 (14,220 )
Other accrued liabilities (43,874 ) 16,478
Restructuring liabilities (1,223 ) (2,514 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 252,906 267,232
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of non-marketable equity and debt investments (2,000 ) (2,150 )
Proceeds from maturities and sale of short-term investments 150,323 --
Proceeds from sale of non-marketable equity investment -- 1,489
Purchases of property and equipment (59,810 ) (53,142 )
Purchase of intangible assets -- (7,750 )
Net cash paid in connection with acquisitions (564,888 ) (95,452 )
Proceeds from collection of note receivable 250 250
Net cash used in investing activities (476,125 ) (156,755 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of principal related to senior secured notes -- (300,000 )
Payment of debt issuance costs (891 ) (1,718 )
Payment of principal related to capital leases (282 ) (1,677 )
Common stock repurchases (841,562 ) (312,601 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 49,195 51,345
Payment of cash dividends to stockholders (61,706 ) (48,819 )
Proceeds from term loan 787,255 --
Proceeds from convertible notes -- 565,656
Purchase of convertible note hedge -- (86,135 )
Proceeds from issuance of warrants -- 51,175
Proceeds from noncontrolling interests 2,550 --
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation 1,778 41,981
Net cash used in financing activities (63,663 ) (40,793 )
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents (926 ) (5,030 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (287,808 ) 64,654
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 1,440,882 1,255,017
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period \\$ 1,153,074 \\$ 1,319,671
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
RECONCILIATION BETWEEN GAAP AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
July 30,
2016		 April 30,
2016		 August 1,
2015
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Non-GAAP adjustments
Stock-based compensation expense included in cost of revenues \\$ 5,965 \\$ 3,531 \\$ 3,955
Amortization of intangible assets expense included in cost of revenues 8,922 3,193 2,549
Purchase accounting adjustments to inventory 20,775 -- --
Total gross margin impact from non-GAAP adjustments 35,662 6,724 6,504
Stock-based compensation expense included in research and development 9,206 5,123 5,226
Stock-based compensation expense included in sales and marketing 17,756 11,052 10,601
Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative 11,716 5,083 4,655
Amortization of intangible assets expense included in operating expenses 5,498 902 889
Acquisition and integration costs 14,868 5,757 789
Total operating income impact from non-GAAP adjustments 94,706 34,641 28,664
Convertible debt interest 3,871 3,824 3,684
Effects of certain intercompany transactions on the tax provision 7,436 13,670 --
Income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments (24,506 ) (6,329 ) (9,494 )
Total net income impact from non-GAAP adjustments \\$ 81,507 \\$ 45,806 \\$ 22,854
Gross margin reconciliation
GAAP gross margin \\$ 356,899 \\$ 350,311 \\$ 371,904
Total gross margin impact from non-GAAP adjustments 35,662 6,724 6,504
Non-GAAP gross margin \\$ 392,561 \\$ 357,035 \\$ 378,408
GAAP gross margin, as a percentage of total net revenues 60.4 % 66.9 % 67.4 %
Non-GAAP gross margin, as a percentage of total net revenues 66.5 % 68.2 % 68.6 %
Operating income reconciliation
GAAP operating income \\$ 20,594 \\$ 82,665 \\$ 119,849
Total operating income impact from non-GAAP adjustments 94,706 34,641 28,664
Non-GAAP operating income \\$ 115,300 \\$ 117,306 \\$ 148,513
GAAP operating income, as a percentage of total net revenues 3.5 % 15.8 % 21.7 %
Non-GAAP operating income, as a percentage of total net revenues 19.5 % 22.4 % 26.9 %
Net income and net income per share reconciliation
Net income on a GAAP basis \\$ 10,495 \\$ 43,085 \\$ 91,667
Total net income impact from non-GAAP adjustments 81,507 45,806 22,854
Non-GAAP net income \\$ 92,002 \\$ 88,891 \\$ 114,521
GAAP net income per share--basic \\$ 0.02 \\$ 0.11 \\$ 0.22
Total impact on net income per share--basic from non-GAAP adjustments 0.20 0.11 0.05
Non-GAAP net income per share--basic \\$ 0.22 \\$ 0.22 \\$ 0.27
GAAP net income per share--diluted \\$ 0.02 \\$ 0.11 \\$ 0.21
Total impact on net income per share--diluted from non-GAAP adjustments 0.19 0.11 0.06
Non-GAAP net income per share--diluted \\$ 0.21 \\$ 0.22 \\$ 0.27
Shares used in GAAP and non-GAAP per share calculation--basic 426,671 400,554 417,299
Shares used in GAAP and non-GAAP per share calculation--diluted 434,416 408,748 427,518
Effective tax rate reconciliation
GAAP effective tax rate (20.8 )% 41.6 % 17.4 %
Tax impact from effects of certain intercompany transactions on the tax provision (15.2 )% (38.7 )% --
Tax impact from non-GAAP adjustments 50.2 % 17.9 % 2.7 %
Non-GAAP effective tax rate 14.2 % 20.8 % 20.1 %