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Broadcom Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend

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Revenue of $12,487 million for the second quarter, up 43 percent from the prior year periodGAAP net income of $2,121 million for the second quarter; Non-GAAP net income of $5,394 million for the second quarterAdjusted EBITDA of $7,429 million for the second quarter, or 59 percent of revenueGAAP diluted EPS of $4.42 for the second quarter; Non-GAAP diluted EPS of $10.96 for the second quarterCash from operations of $4,580 million for the second quarter, less capital expenditures of $132 million, resulted in $4,448 million of free cash flow, or 36 percent of revenueQuarterly common stock dividend of $5.25 per shareFiscal 2024 annual revenue guidance of approximately $51.0 billion including contribution from VMware, an increase of 42 percent from the prior year periodFiscal 2024 annual Adjusted EBITDA guidance of approximately 61 percent of projected revenue (1)Ten-for-one forward stock split; trading on a split-adjusted basis is expected to commence on July 15, 2024 

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Broadcom Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGO), a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions, today reported financial results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2024, ended May 5, 2024, provided guidance for its fiscal year 2024 and announced its quarterly dividend.

“Broadcom’s second quarter results were once again driven by AI demand and VMware. Revenue from our AI products was a record $3.1 billion during the quarter. Infrastructure software revenue accelerated as more enterprises adopted the VMware software stack to build their own private clouds,” said Hock Tan, President and CEO of Broadcom Inc. “We are raising our fiscal year 2024 guidance for consolidated revenue to $51 billion and adjusted EBITDA to 61% of revenue.” 

“Consolidated revenue grew 43% year-over-year to $12.5 billion, including the contribution from VMware, and was up 12% year-over-year, excluding VMware. Adjusted EBITDA increased 31% year-over-year to $7.4 billion,” said Kirsten Spears, CFO of Broadcom Inc. “Free cash flow, excluding restructuring and integration in the quarter, was $5.3 billion, up 18% year-over-year. Today we are announcing a ten-for-one forward stock split of Broadcom’s common stock, to make ownership of Broadcom stock more accessible to investors and employees.”

The ten-for-one forward stock split will be effected through the filing of an amendment to Broadcom’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation that will proportionately increase the authorized shares of common stock. Our stockholders of record after the close of market on July 11, 2024 will receive an additional nine shares of common stock for each share held after the close of market on July 12, 2024. At market open on July 15, 2024, trading is expected to commence on a split-adjusted basis.

(1) The Company is not readily able to provide a reconciliation of the projected non-GAAP financial information presented to the relevant projected GAAP measure without unreasonable effort.

 

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Highlights

GAAP

Non-GAAP

(Dollars in millions, except per share data)

Q2 24

Q2 23

Change

Q2 24

Q2 23

Change

Net revenue

$

12,487

$

8,733

+43

%

$

12,487

$

8,733

+43

%

Net income

$

2,121

$

3,481

-$

1,360

$

5,394

$

4,489

+$

905

Earnings per common share – diluted

$

4.42

$

8.15

-$

3.73

$

10.96

$

10.32

+$

0.64

(Dollars in millions)

Q2 24

Q2 23

Change

Cash flow from operations

$

4,580

$

4,502

+$

78

Adjusted EBITDA

$

7,429

$

5,686

+$

1,743

Free cash flow

$

4,448

$

4,380

+$

68

Net revenue by segment

(Dollars in millions)

Q2 24

Q2 23

Change

Semiconductor solutions

$

7,202

58

%

$

6,808

78

%

+6

%

Infrastructure software

5,285

42

1,925

22

+175

%

Total net revenue

$

12,487

100

%

$

8,733

100

%

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents at the end of the fiscal quarter were $9,809 million, compared to $11,864 million at the end of the prior quarter.

During the second fiscal quarter, the Company generated $4,580 million in cash from operations and spent $132 million on capital expenditures. The Company paid $1,548 million of withholding taxes related to net settled equity awards that vested in the quarter (representing approximately 1.2 million shares withheld).

On March 29, 2024, the Company paid a cash dividend of $5.25 per share, totaling $2,443 million.

The differences between the Company’s GAAP and non-GAAP results are described generally under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below and presented in detail in the financial reconciliation tables attached to this release.

Fiscal Year 2024 Business Outlook

Based on current business trends and conditions, the outlook for continuing operations for fiscal year 2024, ending November 3, 2024, including the contribution from VMware, is expected to be as follows: 

Fiscal year 2024 revenue guidance of approximately $51.0 billion; andFiscal year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA guidance of approximately 61 percent of projected revenue.

The guidance provided above is only an estimate of what the Company believes is realizable as of the date of this release. The Company is not readily able to provide a reconciliation of projected Adjusted EBITDA to projected net income without unreasonable effort. Actual results will vary from the guidance and the variations may be material. The Company undertakes no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of these projections, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Quarterly Dividends

The Company’s Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $5.25 per share. The dividend is payable on June 28, 2024 to stockholders of record at the close of business (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time) on June 24, 2024.

Financial Results Conference Call

Broadcom Inc. will host a conference call to review its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 and to discuss the business outlook today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

To Listen via Internet: The conference call can be accessed live online in the Investors section of the Broadcom website at https://investors.broadcom.com/.

To Listen via Telephone: Preregistration is required by the conference call operator. Please preregister at https://register.vevent.com/register/BId8ff937a59494fdca3650de7ed2678a1. Upon registering, a link to the dial-in number and unique PIN will be emailed to the registrant.

Replay: An audio replay of the conference call can be accessed for one year through the Investors section of Broadcom’s website at https://investors.broadcom.com/.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The non-GAAP measures should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP financial data is included in the supplemental financial data attached to this press release. Broadcom believes non-GAAP financial information provides additional insight into the Company’s on-going performance. Therefore, Broadcom provides this information to investors for a more consistent basis of comparison and to help them evaluate the results of the Company’s on-going operations and enable more meaningful period to period comparisons. 

In addition to GAAP reporting, Broadcom provides investors with net income, operating income, gross margin, operating expenses, cash flow and other data on a non-GAAP basis. This non-GAAP information excludes amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, restructuring and other charges, acquisition-related costs, including integration costs, non-GAAP tax reconciling adjustments, and other adjustments. Management does not believe that these items are reflective of the Company’s underlying performance. Internally, these non-GAAP measures are significant measures used by management for purposes of evaluating the core operating performance of the Company, establishing internal budgets, calculating return on investment for development programs and growth initiatives, comparing performance with internal forecasts and targeted business models, strategic planning, evaluating and valuing potential acquisition candidates and how their operations compare to the Company’s operations, and benchmarking performance externally against the Company’s competitors. The exclusion of these and other similar items from Broadcom’s non-GAAP financial results should not be interpreted as implying that these items are non-recurring, infrequent or unusual.

Free cash flow measures have limitations as they omit certain components of the overall cash flow statement and do not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Investors should not consider presentation of free cash flow measures as implying that stockholders have any right to such cash. Broadcom’s free cash flow may not be calculated in a manner comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies.

About Broadcom

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a global technology leader that designs, develops, and supplies a broad range of semiconductor, enterprise software and security solutions. Broadcom’s category-leading product portfolio serves critical markets including cloud, data center, networking, broadband, wireless, storage, industrial, and enterprise software. Our solutions include service provider and enterprise networking and storage, mobile device and broadband connectivity, mainframe, cybersecurity, and private and hybrid cloud infrastructure. Broadcom is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. For more information, go to www.broadcom.com

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

This announcement contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended) concerning Broadcom. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements that address our expected future business and financial performance, our forward stock split, and other statements identified by words such as “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “aim,” and similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs of Broadcom’s management, current information available to Broadcom’s management, and current market trends and market conditions and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements.

Particular uncertainties that could materially affect future results include risks associated with: global economic conditions and concerns; government regulations and administrative proceedings, trade restrictions and trade tensions; global political and economic conditions; our acquisition of VMware, Inc., including employee retention, unexpected costs, charges or expenses, and our ability to successfully integrate VMware’s business and realize the expected benefits; any acquisitions or dispositions we may make, including our acquisition of VMware, such as delays, challenges and expenses associated with receiving governmental and regulatory approvals and satisfying other closing conditions, and with integrating acquired businesses with our existing businesses and our ability to achieve the benefits, growth prospects and synergies expected by such acquisitions; dependence on and risks associated with distributors and resellers of our products; our significant indebtedness and the need to generate sufficient cash flows to service and repay such debt; dependence on senior management and our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; our ability to protect against cyber security threats and a breach of security systems; cyclicality in the semiconductor industry or in our target markets; any loss of our significant customers and fluctuations in the timing and volume of significant customer demand; our dependence on contract manufacturing and outsourced supply chain; our dependency on a limited number of suppliers; our ability to accurately estimate customers’ demand and adjust our manufacturing and supply chain accordingly; our ability to continue achieving design wins with our customers, as well as the timing of any design wins; prolonged disruptions of our or our contract manufacturers’ manufacturing facilities, warehouses or other significant operations; our ability to improve our manufacturing efficiency and quality; involvement in legal proceedings; demand for our data center virtualization products; ability of our software products to manage and secure IT infrastructures and environments; ability to manage customer and market acceptance of our products and services; compatibility of our software products with operating environments, platforms or third-party products; our ability to enter into satisfactory software license agreements; availability of third-party software used in our products; use of open source software in our products; sales to government customers; our ability to manage products and services lifecycles; quarterly and annual fluctuations in operating results; our competitive performance; our ability to maintain or improve gross margin; our ability to protect our intellectual property and the unpredictability of any associated litigation expenses; any expenses or reputational damage associated with resolving customer product warranty and indemnification claims, or other undetected defects or bugs; our ability to sell to new types of customers and to keep pace with technological advances; our compliance with privacy and data security laws; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; our provision for income taxes and overall cash tax costs, legislation that may impact our overall cash tax costs, our ability to maintain tax concessions in certain jurisdictions and potential tax liabilities as a result of acquiring VMware; and other events and trends on a national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive and regulatory nature.

Our filings with the SEC, which are available without charge at the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov, discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Actual results may vary from the estimates provided. We undertake no intent or obligation to publicly update or revise any of the estimates and other forward-looking statements made in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Contact:
Ji Yoo
Broadcom Inc.
Investor Relations
650-427-6000
investor.relations@broadcom.com

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BROADCOM INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS – UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

Fiscal Quarter Ended

Two Fiscal Quarters Ended  

May 5,

February 4,

April 30,

May 5,

April 30,

2024

2024

2023

2024

2023

Net revenue

$

12,487

$

11,961

$

8,733

$

24,448

$

17,648

Cost of revenue:

Cost of revenue

3,142

3,114

2,177

6,256

4,551

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

1,516

1,380

441

2,896

976

Restructuring charges

53

92

145

2

Total cost of revenue

4,711

4,586

2,618

9,297

5,529

Gross margin

7,776

7,375

6,115

15,151

12,119

Research and development

2,415

2,308

1,312

4,723

2,507

Selling, general and administrative

1,277

1,572

438

2,849

786

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

827

792

348

1,619

696

Restructuring and other charges

292

620

9

912

19

Total operating expenses

4,811

5,292

2,107

10,103

4,008

Operating income

2,965

2,083

4,008

5,048

8,111

Interest expense

(1,047)

(926)

(405)

(1,973)

(811)

Other income, net

87

185

113

272

256

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

2,005

1,342

3,716

3,347

7,556

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(116)

68

235

(48)

301

Income from continuing operations

2,121

1,274

3,481

3,395

7,255

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

51

51

Net income

$

2,121

$

1,325

$

3,481

$

3,446

$

7,255

Basic income per share:

Income per share from continuing operations

$

4.56

$

2.82

$

8.39

$

7.41

$

17.40

Income per share from discontinued operations

0.11

0.11

Net income per share

$

4.56

$

2.93

$

8.39

$

7.52

$

17.40

Diluted income per share:

Income per share from continuing operations

$

4.42

$

2.73

$

8.15

$

7.18

$

16.95

Income per share from discontinued operations

0.11

0.11

Net income per share

$

4.42

$

2.84

$

8.15

$

7.29

$

16.95

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculations:

Basic

465

452

415

458

417

Diluted

480

467

427

473

428

Stock-based compensation expense included in continuing operations:

Cost of revenue

$

170

$

161

$

50

$

331

$

87

Research and development

881

863

354

1,744

621

Selling, general and administrative

352

548

109

900

196

Total stock-based compensation expense

$

1,403

$

1,572

$

513

$

2,975

$

904

 

BROADCOM INC.

FINANCIAL RECONCILIATION: GAAP TO NON-GAAP – UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS)

Fiscal Quarter Ended

Two Fiscal Quarters Ended  

May 5,

February 4,

April 30,

May 5,

April 30,

2024

2024

2023

2024

2023

Gross margin on GAAP basis

$

7,776

$

7,375

$

6,115

$

15,151

$

12,119

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

1,516

1,380

441

2,896

976

Stock-based compensation expense

170

161

50

331

87

Restructuring charges

53

92

145

2

Acquisition-related costs

3

6

9

Gross margin on non-GAAP basis

$

9,518

$

9,014

$

6,606

$

18,532

$

13,184

Research and development on GAAP basis

$

2,415

$

2,308

$

1,312

$

4,723

$

2,507

Stock-based compensation expense

881

863

354

1,744

621

Acquisition-related costs

1

1

(1)

Research and development on non-GAAP basis

$

1,534

$

1,444

$

958

$

2,978

$

1,887

Selling, general and administrative expense on GAAP basis

$

1,277

$

1,572

$

438

$

2,849

$

786

Stock-based compensation expense

352

548

109

900

196

Acquisition-related costs

87

285

93

372

135

Selling, general and administrative expense on non-GAAP basis

$

838

$

739

$

236

$

1,577

$

455

Total operating expenses on GAAP basis

$

4,811

$

5,292

$

2,107

$

10,103

$

4,008

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

827

792

348

1,619

696

Stock-based compensation expense

1,233

1,411

463

2,644

817

Restructuring and other charges

292

620

9

912

19

Acquisition-related costs

87

286

93

373

134

Total operating expenses on non-GAAP basis

$

2,372

$

2,183

$

1,194

$

4,555

$

2,342

Operating income on GAAP basis

$

2,965

$

2,083

$

4,008

$

5,048

$

8,111

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

2,343

2,172

789

4,515

1,672

Stock-based compensation expense

1,403

1,572

513

2,975

904

Restructuring and other charges

345

712

9

1,057

21

Acquisition-related costs

90

292

93

382

134

Operating income on non-GAAP basis

$

7,146

$

6,831

$

5,412

$

13,977

$

10,842

Interest expense on GAAP basis

$

(1,047)

$

(926)

$

(405)

$

(1,973)

$

(811)

Loss on debt extinguishment

22

22

Interest expense on non-GAAP basis

$

(1,025)

$

(926)

$

(405)

$

(1,951)

$

(811)

Other income, net on GAAP basis

$

87

$

185

$

113

$

272

$

256

(Gains) losses on investments

9

(33)

11

(24)

(33)

Other income, net on non-GAAP basis

$

96

$

152

$

124

$

248

$

223

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

$

(116)

$

68

$

235

$

(48)

$

301

Non-GAAP tax reconciling adjustments

939

735

407

1,674

981

Provision for income taxes on non-GAAP basis

$

823

$

803

$

642

$

1,626

$

1,282

Net income on GAAP basis

$

2,121

$

1,325

$

3,481

$

3,446

$

7,255

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

2,343

2,172

789

4,515

1,672

Stock-based compensation expense

1,403

1,572

513

2,975

904

Restructuring and other charges

345

712

9

1,057

21

Acquisition-related costs

90

292

93

382

134

Loss on debt extinguishment

22

22

(Gains) losses on investments

9

(33)

11

(24)

(33)

Non-GAAP tax reconciling adjustments

(939)

(735)

(407)

(1,674)

(981)

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

(51)

(51)

Net income on non-GAAP basis

$

5,394

$

5,254

$

4,489

$

10,648

$

8,972

Net income on GAAP basis

$

2,121

$

1,325

$

3,481

$

3,446

$

7,255

Non-GAAP Adjustments:

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets

2,343

2,172

789

4,515

1,672

Stock-based compensation expense

1,403

1,572

513

2,975

904

Restructuring and other charges

345

712

9

1,057

21

Acquisition-related costs

90

292

93

382

134

Loss on debt extinguishment

22

22

(Gains) losses on investments

9

(33)

11

(24)

(33)

Non-GAAP tax reconciling adjustments

(939)

(735)

(407)

(1,674)

(981)

Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

(51)

(51)

Other Adjustments:

Interest expense

1,025

926

405

1,951

811

Provision for income taxes on non-GAAP basis

823

803

642

1,626

1,282

Depreciation

149

139

129

288

256

Amortization of purchased intangibles and right-of-use assets

38

34

21

72

43

Adjusted EBITDA

$

7,429

$

7,156

$

5,686

$

14,585

$

11,364

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculations – diluted on GAAP basis

480

467

427

473

428

Non-GAAP adjustment (1)

12

11

8

12

7

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculations – diluted on non-GAAP basis      

492

478

435

485

435

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

4,580

$

4,815

$

4,502

$

9,395

$

8,538

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(132)

(122)

(122)

(254)

(225)

Free cash flow

$

4,448

$

4,693

$

4,380

$

9,141

$

8,313

 Fiscal Quarter
Ending 

August 4,

Expected average diluted share count (2): 

2024

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculation – diluted on GAAP basis

4,810

Non-GAAP adjustment (1)

110

Weighted-average shares used in per share calculation – diluted on non-GAAP basis

4,920

(1) Non-GAAP adjustment for the number of shares used in the diluted per share calculations excludes the impact of stock-based
compensation expense expected to be incurred in future periods and not yet recognized in the financial statements, which would otherwise be
assumed to be used to repurchase shares under the GAAP treasury stock method.

(2) Includes the impact of a ten-for-one forward stock split of our common stock. Stockholders of record after the close of market on July
11, 2024 will receive an additional nine shares of common stock for each share held after the close of market on July 12, 2024. At market open on July 15, 2024,
trading is expected to commence on a split-adjusted basis.

 

BROADCOM INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS – UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS)

May 5,

October 29,

2024

2023

ASSETS

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

9,809

$

14,189

Trade accounts receivable, net

5,500

3,154

Inventory

1,842

1,898

Other current assets

8,151

1,606

Total current assets

25,302

20,847

Long-term assets:

Property, plant and equipment, net

2,668

2,154

Goodwill

97,873

43,653

Intangible assets, net

45,407

3,867

Other long-term assets

3,961

2,340

Total assets

$

175,211

$

72,861

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$

1,441

$

1,210

Employee compensation and benefits

1,385

935

Current portion of long-term debt

2,426

1,608

Other current liabilities

14,919

3,652

Total current liabilities

20,171

7,405

Long-term liabilities:

Long-term debt

71,590

37,621

Other long-term liabilities

13,489

3,847

Total liabilities

105,250

48,873

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock

Common stock

Additional paid-in capital

69,754

21,099

Retained earnings

2,682

Accumulated other comprehensive income

207

207

Total stockholders’ equity

69,961

23,988

  Total liabilities and equity

$

175,211

$

72,861

 

BROADCOM INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – UNAUDITED

(IN MILLIONS)

Fiscal Quarter Ended

Two Fiscal Quarters Ended  

May 5,

February 4,

April 30,

May 5,

April 30,

2024

2024

2023

2024

2023

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income

$

2,121

$

1,325

$

3,481

$

3,446

$

7,255

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Amortization of intangible and right-of-use assets

2,381

2,206

810

4,587

1,715

Depreciation

149

139

129

288

256

Stock-based compensation

1,457

1,582

513

3,039

904

Deferred taxes and other non-cash taxes

(511)

(294)

(316)

(805)

(889)

Non-cash interest expense

119

102

33

221

65

Other

92

38

21

130

(18)

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and disposals:

  Trade accounts receivable, net

(513)

1,756

185

1,243

(91)

  Inventory

82

(14)

13

68

39

  Accounts payable

(93)

(74)

(114)

(167)

(194)

  Employee compensation and benefits

251

(660)

91

(409)

(566)

  Other current assets and current liabilities

(386)

(2,182)

(165)

(2,568)

405

  Other long-term assets and long-term liabilities

(569)

891

(179)

322

(343)

Net cash provided by operating activities

4,580

4,815

4,502

9,395

8,538

Cash flows from investing activities:

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

(560)

(25,416)

(25,976)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

(132)

(122)

(122)

(254)

(225)

Purchases of investments

(59)

(13)

(197)

(72)

(197)

Sales of investments

42

89

131

Other

3

(15)

1

(12)

1

Net cash used in investing activities

(706)

(25,477)

(318)

(26,183)

(421)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

30,010

30,010

Payments on debt obligations

(2,000)

(934)

(2,934)

(260)

Payments of dividends

(2,443)

(2,435)

(1,914)

(4,878)

(3,840)

Repurchases of common stock – repurchase program

(7,176)

(2,806)

(7,176)

(3,994)

Shares repurchased for tax withholdings on vesting of equity awards

(1,548)

(1,114)

(614)

(2,662)

(947)

Issuance of common stock

64

63

64

63

Other

(2)

(14)

(7)

(16)

(2)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

(5,929)

18,337

(5,278)

12,408

(8,980)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

(2,055)

(2,325)

(1,094)

(4,380)

(863)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

11,864

14,189

12,647

14,189

12,416

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

9,809

$

11,864

$

11,553

$

9,809

$

11,553

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid for interest

$

946

$

750

$

397

$

1,696

$

758

Cash paid for income taxes

$

834

$

904

$

891

$

1,738

$

1,164

 

 

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IronNet Inc. and Asterion Partner to Strengthen Cybersecurity and Counter-UAS Defense Solutions

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WASHINGTON and MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IronNet, the AI-based collective defense cybersecurity company, and Asterion, a leader in counter-UAS technology, announced today at the Bahrain International Airshow a partnership on the protection of critical infrastructure through the integration of AI-based cybersecurity and counter-UAS solutions.

This collaboration addresses the growing need for comprehensive and integrated defense strategies, representing a significant milestone in the evolution of air and space security. To enhance defense capabilities against unauthorized and hostile drones, the partnership integrates IronNet’s IronDome solution with Asterion’s advanced counter-UAS technology, delivering a layered defense framework that strengthens the protection of critical infrastructure, urban environments, and national borders.

The partnership integrates IronNet’s “IronDome” real-time cyber threat detection and coordinated response with Asterion’s drone detection and tracking systems, protecting airspace and critical assets from potential threats.

The methodology employs artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced sensor networks to analyze patterns and anomalies across a broad range of data sources. The result is a more robust and proactive defense system capable of identifying and mitigating threats before they can cause significant damage.

“Our partnership with Asterion represents a paradigm shift in how we approach critical infrastructure protection,” said Linda Zecher, CEO of IronNet. “By embracing the convergence of cyber and aerial threat detection and defense, governments and organizations can ensure a more comprehensive and effective approach to safeguarding critical infrastructure and national interests.”

“Together we’re creating a solution that addresses the multi-dimensional threats facing our clients today, including those originating from both ground, air and space-based sources,” said Andreas Mustert, Asterion Founder and CTO

About IronNet 

Founded in 2014, IronNet combines cutting-edge cybersecurity technology with exceptional expertise to deliver advanced, real-time defense solutions for organizations across the private and public sectors worldwide. Leveraging a team of top-tier cybersecurity specialists from industry, government, and academia, IronNet is dedicated to protecting enterprises, critical infrastructure, and nations against highly organized and increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. With its industry-leading products and innovative approach, IronNet empowers clients to stay ahead of evolving cyber adversaries.

About Asterion 

A team of sensor, wireless IP and aircraft design specialists, all with outstanding track-records in their fields, have gathered in Asterion to follow a vision of creating a system of a fully networked early risk detection and game changing, collateral damage avoiding, protection of both local high-risk assets as well as long range border crossing threats, through groundbreaking efficiency and EW protected wireless communications. Rather than considering current risks, contemplating any conceivable future countermeasures is an important part of Asterion’s mission.

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Laconic and the Plurinational State of Bolivia announce landmark 5 Billion USD Sovereign Carbon Transaction

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CHICAGO and LA PAZ, Bolivia, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Laconic Infrastructure Partners Inc. (Laconic), announced today that it has been mandated by the Plurinational State of Bolivia to utilize its SADAR™ Natural Capital Monetization (NCM) platform to provide technology transfer in support of Bolivia’s capacity building initiatives as it seeks to finance the enhanced ambition set forth in its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

By using Laconic’s first-of-its-kind carbon securitization platform, multiple large-scale environmental data streams will be aggregated to monetize up to 5BN USD of Bolivia’s present & future carbon stocks in the world’s first Article 6 compliant benchmark Sovereign Carbon sale.

“The Plurinational State of Bolivia is committed to completely ending deforestation within our territorial borders by 2030”, said Marcelo Montenegro Gomez Garcia, Minister of Economy & Public Finance. “By working with Laconic, we have been able, for the first time, to generate sufficient development financing to enable our country to make this commitment a reality and enhancing our ambition under the Paris Agreement. This benefits not only our own citizens, but all of mankind, as we collectively strive to meet NetZero 2050.”

By creating its unique Sovereign Carbon product, Laconic has revolutionized financial intermediation in the global carbon market by allowing carbon to be traded as a true financial asset for the first time. This capability allows governments to efficiently monetize their natural capital assets by issuing bona fide securities to institutional buyers at scale globally.

The Sovereign Carbon market is the only mechanism capable of generating the 1 Trillion USD of carbon trading required annually for mankind to achieve its collective NetZero pledge.

Laconic’s unique technology platform, SADAR™, works continuously to manage the data streams which the Sovereign Carbon product requires – ensuring compliance with the not only the Paris Agreement itself, but all applicable local and regional regulatory authorities governing the carbon market. Governments rely on Laconic to ensure seamless compliance with their treaty commitments, allowing them to focus on further enhancing their NDC ambitions and accelerating the pace of global decarbonization.

“Laconic is honored to be working with the Plurinational State of Bolivia to champion the innovative Sovereign Carbon market”, said Andrew Gilmour, CEO of Laconic. “This transaction demonstrates the power of technology to drive change in emerging markets finance, as, for the first time, we are able to collectively harness market forces to generate more economic growth from the preservation of natural capital assets than from the exploitation of them. Put simply – our technology has made it possible to make more money preserving your forests than you can by cutting them down.”

About Laconic
Laconic delivers accurate environmental intelligence, data management tools, and geospatially-fused insights that enable governments, corporations, and financial institutions to engage fairly in data interchange activities that facilitate open and compliant capital markets activity in carbon-linked instruments.

Founded in 2021, the company is a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) headquartered in Chicago, with offices in Toronto, London, and Singapore.

For more information, please visit www.laconicglobal.com.

Laconic and SADAR (Sentient All-Domain Augmented Response), LUEI, and LUCID are trademarks or registered trademarks of Laconic Infrastructure Partners Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Kyndryl Unveils Dedicated AI Private Cloud in Japan to Accelerate Customer Deployment of AI Services

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Kyndryl AI private cloud supports customer testing and adoption using the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA

Private AI cloud is also available to Japanese academic institutions for AI research and innovation

TOKYO, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, today launched a dedicated AI private cloud designed to enable AI innovation in Japan. Supported by a collaboration with Dell Technologies using the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, Kyndryl is establishing a controlled, security-rich and sovereign cloud where organizations can develop, test and implement AI services that expand their ability to compete and accelerate business performance.

Kyndryl’s new AI private cloud in Japan will help financial institutions, insurance providers, manufacturers, retail companies, and academics to confidently design and prepare to deploy innovative AI-powered solutions.

Under the collaboration, Kyndryl is establishing a Kyndryl Vital AI Lab capability that will leverage the AI-powered open integration digital business platform, Kyndryl Bridge, to support end-to-end AI applications and solution development on the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform. Kyndryl experts will assist with envisioning and co-creating solutions that harness the benefits of generative AI and large language models to drive innovation and achieve business objectives. Kyndryl also will apply the domain and industry expertise of Kyndryl Consult to advance customers’ ability to create, verify and deliver AI at scale.

“Organizations want to explore and understand how AI and generative AI can enhance and accelerate their business and technology transformation initiatives. They need a reliable and scalable environment with advanced security capabilities where they can develop, test and refine new solutions,” said Jonathan Ingram, President, Kyndryl Japan. “Our new AI private cloud with the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA will provide a stable and trusted space where customers and Japanese academic institutions can confidently and privately design new applications and solutions, with support for their security, sovereignty, and data residency requirements.”

Customers using the AI private cloud environment also can access Kyndryl’s decades of experience supporting and managing mission critical applications and systems. The collaboration also will leverage Kyndryl’s ongoing work with NVIDIA that is focused on driving the development, implementation and use of solutions that deliver AI-powered insights and business outcomes.

“The Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA integrates Dell’s leading AI portfolio with the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform, providing Kyndryl customers the option to procure an end-to-end, pre-validated, full stack infrastructure,” said Kyle Dufresne, SVP, AI solutions sales, Dell Technologies. “With this collaboration, Kyndryl customers can get started on a wide range of AI and generative AI use cases that require security and performance, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), model training, and inferencing.”

“Enterprises need next-gen expertise and skills to drive innovation within their businesses and tackle today’s AI challenges,” said Bob Pette, Vice President of Enterprise Platforms, NVIDIA. “The combination of Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA and Kyndryl’s infrastructure services experience will provide the technical foundation and know-how that organizations require to develop and deploy AI at scale.”

Kyndryl will support a variety of customer use cases via its AI private cloud and plans to explore ways the environment can be optimized to enable efficient workload orchestration and workload placement, along with examining how it can enable fractional GPU capabilities to support more granular control over computing resources. 

To accelerate customer adoption and implementation of generative AI solutions Kyndryl also plans to leverage NVIDIA NeMo, NVIDIA NeMo Retriever and NVIDIA NIM microservices, all part of the NVIDIA AI Enterprise platform for the development and deployment of production-grade generative AI applications. This will advance customers’ ability to transform the build, operation and scale-out of an AI factory, leveraging AI integrations across the NVIDIA stack for smooth performance of the AI private cloud.

Through Kyndryl’s new dedicated private AI cloud service, customers can tap into a wealth of expertise crucial to their adoption of AI at scale, with support for their data security, sovereignty, and residency requirements.

Learn more about Kyndryl’s collaborations with Dell and NVIDIA.

About Kyndryl
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, serving thousands of enterprise customers in more than 60 countries. The company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex, mission-critical information systems that the world depends on every day. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com.

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