earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.75
VeriSign Q2 revenue up 4.1% to $387M; EPS $2.01; board authorizes additional $1.11B buyback
VERISIGN INC/CA
- Revenue $387M (+4.1% YoY); operating income $266M; net income $199M; diluted EPS $2.01 (vs $1.79).
- .com/.net domain base 170.6M, down 2.2% YoY; renewal rate 74.1% (vs 75.5%).
- Q2 share repurchases: 2.2M shares for $388M; total buyback authorization increased to $1.5B with no expiration.
- Cash flow from operations $160M (vs $145M); deferred revenue $1.29B, up $43M from year-end.