Summary

  • Zscaler is creator of cloud native the Zero Trust Exchange platform
  • The company generate revenue primarily from sales of subscriptions.
  • Zscaler recently acquired ShiftRight

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Zscaler (Nasdaq: ZS) creator of the Zero Trust Exchange platform, uses the largest security cloud on the planet to make doing business and navigating change a simpler, faster, and more productive experience.

Recent Developments

Zscaler Becomes Member of Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative1

Dec 19, 2022; Zscaler Becomes Member of Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative to Enhance Cybersecurity Posture of U.S. and Strategic International Partners

Zscaler, Inc. announced its membership in the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), underscoring the company’s commitment to improving the nation’s cyber resiliency. JCDC, established by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in 2021, leads the development and implementation of joint cyber defense plans and operations through critical partnerships with the private sector, Federal government and state, local, tribal and territorial governments. Zscaler will work with JCDC to enhance the collective cybersecurity posture of the United States and strategic international partners.

As the operator of the world’s largest in-line security cloud, Zscaler and the Zscaler ThreatLabz research team will analyze unique threat telemetry from 270+ billion transactions and 250,000 cloud updates per day – securing users globally. Additionally, Zscaler will participate in future cyber strategy planning with JCDC and its members.

Zscaler Acquires ShiftRight2

Sep 29, 2022; Zscaler, Inc. announced it has completed its acquisition of ShiftRight, a leader in closed loop security workflow automation. ShiftRight’s workflow automation technology is currently being integrated into the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ cloud security platform to automate security management for the growing influx of risks and incidents organizations are experiencing. This integration will provide a simple, sophisticated solution to reduce incident resolution time dramatically.

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Financial Highlights

First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results

Dec 01, 2022; Zscaler, Inc. announced financial results for its first quarter of fiscal year 2023, ended October 31, 2022.3

Revenue: $355.5 million, an increase of 54% year-over-year.

Income (loss) from operations: GAAP loss from operations was $69.1 million, or 19% of total revenue, compared to $74.4 million, or 32% of total revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Non-GAAP income from operations was $42.1 million, or 12% of total revenue, compared to $23.9 million, or 10% of total revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

Net income (loss): GAAP net loss was $68.2 million, compared to $90.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Non-GAAP net income was $44.0 million, compared to $21.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

Net income (loss) per share: GAAP net loss per share was $0.48, compared to $0.65 in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Non-GAAP net income per share was $0.29, compared to $0.14 in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

Cash flow: Cash provided by operations was $128.5 million, or 36% of revenue, compared to $93.3 million, or 40% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Free cash flow was $95.6 million, or 27% of revenue, compared to $83.4 million, or 36% of revenue, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.

Deferred revenue: $1,005.7 million as of October 31, 2022, an increase of 55% year-over-year.

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments: $1,824.8 million as of October 31, 2022, an increase of $93.5 million from July 31, 2022.

For the full year fiscal 2023, the company expect:

  • Total revenue of approximately $1.525 billion to $1.530 billion
  • Calculated billings of $1.930 billion to $1.940 billion. First half mix of billings to be approximately 43% of full-year
  • Non-GAAP income from operations of $179 million to $183 million
  • Non-GAAP net income per share of $1.23 to $1.25, assuming approximately 157 million common shares outstanding using the "if-converted" method for its senior convertible notes

Full Year Fiscal 2022 Results

  • Revenue: $1,090.9 million, an increase of 62% year-over-year.4
  • Income (loss) from operations: GAAP loss from operations was $327.4 million, or 30% of total revenue, compared to $207.8 million, or 31% of total revenue, in fiscal 2021. Non-GAAP income from operations was $111.6 million, or 10% of total revenue, compared to $78.0 million, or 12% of total revenue, in fiscal 2021.
  • Net income (loss): GAAP net loss was $390.3 million, compared to $262.0 million in fiscal 2021. Non-GAAP net income was $101.3 million, compared to $75.7 million in fiscal 2021.
  • Net income (loss) per share: GAAP net loss per share was $2.77, compared to $1.93 in fiscal 2021. Non-GAAP net income per share was $0.69, compared to $0.52 in fiscal 2021.
  • Cash flow: Cash provided by operations was $321.9 million, or 30% of revenue, compared to $202.0 million, or 30% of revenue, in fiscal 2021. Free cash flow was $231.3 million, or 21% of revenue, compared to $143.7 million, or 21% of revenue, in fiscal 2021.

Revenue increased by $417.8 million, or 62%, in fiscal 2022, compared to fiscal 2021. The increase in revenue was driven by an increase in users and sales of additional subscriptions to existing customers, which contributed $337.6 million in additional revenue. The remainder of the increase was attributable to the addition of new customers, as the company increased its customer base by 20% from July 31, 2021 to July 31, 2022.

Cost of revenue increased by $92.0 million, or 61%, in fiscal 2022, compared to fiscal 2021. The overall increase in cost of revenue was driven primarily by the expanded use of its cloud platform by existing and new customers, which led to an increase of $42.4 million for data center and equipment related costs for hosting and operating its cloud platform.

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $275.8 million, or 60%, for fiscal 2022, compared to fiscal 2021. Research and development expenses increased by $114.5 million, or 66%, for fiscal 2022, compared to fiscal 2021 as the company continued to develop and enhance the functionality of its cloud platform. General and administrative expenses increased by $55.2 million, or 57%, for fiscal 2022, compared to fiscal 2021. Interest income increased by $1.8 million, or 63%, for fiscal 2022, compared to fiscal 2021.

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Company Overview

The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ is a cloud native platform that powers a complete security service edge (SSE) to connect users, workloads, and devices without putting them on the corporate network.

Zscaler was incorporated in 2007. The company generate revenue primarily from sales of subscriptions to access its cloud platform, together with related support services. The company also generate an immaterial amount of revenue from professional and other services, which consist primarily of fees associated with mapping, implementation, network design and training.

As of July 31, 2022, the company had expanded its operations to over 6,700 customers across major industries, with users in 185 countries. Government agencies and some of the largest enterprises in the world rely on it to support their digital transformation, including more than 600 of the Forbes Global 2000 as of July 31, 2022.

Products & Solutions

Platforms & Products

  • Zero Trust Exchange
  • Zscaler Client Connector
  • Zscaler Internet Access
  • Zscaler Private Access
  • Zscaler B2B
  • Zscaler Cloud Protection
  • Zscaler Digital Experience

Solutions

  • Secure Work-from-Anywhere
  • Modern Workplace Enablement
  • Security Transformation

Technologies & Capabilities

  • Secure Access Service Edge
  • Zero Trust Network Access
  • Secure Web Gateways
  • Cloud Firewall
  • Cloud Sandbox
  • Cloud IPS
  • Cloud DLP
  • Cloud Browser Isolation
  • Cloud Identity and Entitlements
  • CASB
  • SSL Inspection
  • Advanced Threat Protection
  • Bandwidth Control
  • Machine Learning Security

Company History

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References

  1. ^ https://ir.zscaler.com/news-releases/news-release-details/zscaler-becomes-member-joint-cyber-defense-collaborative-enhance
  2. ^ https://ir.zscaler.com/news-releases/news-release-details/zscaler-acquires-shiftright-integrate-security-workflow
  3. ^ https://ir.zscaler.com/news-releases/news-release-details/zscaler-reports-first-quarter-fiscal-2023-financial-results
  4. ^ https://ir.zscaler.com/news-releases/news-release-details/zscaler-reports-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-2022-financial-results
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