earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.65
Verisign Q1 revenue $347M (+7.2% YoY), EPS $1.43, domain base up 4%
VERISIGN INC/CA
- Net income $158M vs $150M YoY; diluted EPS $1.43 vs $1.33.
- Operating margin 64.8% vs 65.0% YoY.
- Cash from ops $207M; cash & securities $1.21B, up $4M from year-end.
- Repurchased 0.9M shares for $196M; $893M remaining in buyback program.
- .com/.net domain base 174.7M (+4.0% YoY); renewal rate 74.8% (vs 73.5%).