earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Verisign Q3 revenue $357M (+6.8% YoY), EPS $1.58; Board adds $803M buyback
VERISIGN INC/CA
- Revenue $357M, up 6.8% YoY; net income $169M, diluted EPS $1.58 vs $1.40.
- Operating margin 66.3% (vs 66.2%); cash from operations $262M.
- Board authorized additional $803M share repurchases, total $1.0B available, no expiration.
- .com/.net registrations 174.2M, up 1.2% YoY; renewal rate 73.8% (down from 75.4%).
- Repurchased 1.5M shares for $275M in Q3.