Edgar Filing: CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of January 2016

Commission File Number 0-28584

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

5 Ha’solelim Street, Tel Aviv, Israel

(Address of principal executive offices)

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INVESTOR CONTACT:	MEDIA CONTACT:
Kip E. Meintzer	Jason Stolarczyk
Check Point Software Technologies	Check Point Software Technologies
+1.650.628.2040	+1.650.628.2127
ir@checkpoint.com	press@checkpoint.com

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES REPORTS 2015 FOURTH QUARTER AND

FULL YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS

SAN CARLOS, CA – January 28, 2016 — Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the largest pure-play security vendor globally, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2015.

Fourth Quarter 2015:

Total Revenue: $458 million, representing a 9 percent increase year over year

Non-GAAP Operating Income: $262 million, representing 57 percent of revenues

Non-GAAP EPS: $1.20, representing a 12 percent increase year over year

Deferred Revenues: $906 million, representing a 16 percent increase year over year

Full Year 2015:

Total Revenue: $1,630 million, representing a 9 percent increase year over year

Non-GAAP Operating Income: $927 million, representing 57 percent of revenues

Non-GAAP EPS: $4.17, representing a 12 percent increase year over year

“We completed 2015 with revenues in the upper half of our range and earnings that exceeded our projections. Subscription revenues grew 22 percent during the quarter, driven primarily by customer demand for advanced threat prevention technologies including SandBlast zero-day malware protection,” said Gil Shwed, founder and chief executive officer of Check Point Software Technologies, “We’re pleased to see that our investment in advanced threat prevention and mobile security are producing results.”

Financial Highlights for the Fourth Quarter of 2015:

·	Total Revenue: $458 million compared to $421 million in the fourth quarter of 2014.

·	GAAP Operating Income: $239 million compared to $229 million in the fourth quarter of 2014.

·	Non-GAAP Operating Income: $262 million compared to $247 million in the fourth quarter of 2014.

·	GAAP Net Income and Earnings per Diluted Share: GAAP net income was $195 million compared to $186 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.08 compared to $0.98 in the fourth quarter of 2014.

·	Non-GAAP Net Income: Non-GAAP net income was $216 million compared to $203 million in the fourth quarter of 2014.

·	Non-GAAP Earnings per Diluted Share: $1.20 compared to $1.07 in the fourth quarter of 2014.

·	Deferred Revenues: As of December 31, 2015, deferred revenues were $906 million compared to $784 million as of December 31, 2014.

·	Cash Flow: Cash flow from operations of $212 million compared to $210 million in the fourth quarter of 2014.

·	Share Repurchase Program: During the fourth quarter of 2015, the company repurchased 3 million shares at a total cost of $249 million.

·	Cash Balances, Marketable Securities and Short Term Deposits: $3,615 million as of December 31, 2015, compared to $3,683 million as of December 31, 2014.

Financial Highlights for the Year Ended December 31, 2015

·	Total Revenues: $1,630 million compared to $1,496 million in 2014.

·	GAAP Operating Income: $840 million compared to $801 million in 2014.

·	Non-GAAP Operating Income: $927 million compared to $866 million in 2014.

·	GAAP Net Income and Earnings per Diluted Share: GAAP net income was $686 million compared to $660 million in 2014. GAAP earnings per diluted share were $3.74 compared to $3.43 in 2014.

·	Non-GAAP Net Income and Earnings per Diluted Share: Non-GAAP net income was $766 million compared to $715 million in 2014. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $4.17 compared to $3.72 in 2014.

Cash Flow: Cash flow from operations of $917 million compared to $753 million in 2014. Net of the tax settlement payment made to the Israeli Tax Authorities in 2014 and the payments made in 2015 related to acquisitions, cash flow from operations in 2015 was $951 million compared to $865 million in 2014.

·	Share Repurchase Program: In 2015, the company repurchased approximately 12 million shares at a total cost of $986 million, which represented an average repurchase per quarter of $246 million.

For information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, as well as a reconciliation of such non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” and “Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information.”

“Our unique focus remains on attack prevention, not merely detecting attacks after the damage is done. In 2016, we will continue to provide threat prevention solutions and technologies that will enable more customers to stay one step ahead of the threats on their network, mobile and cloud environments,” concluded Shwed.

Business Highlights

Product, technology & acquisition announcements during 2015:

February - Hyperwise Acquisition: Unique CPU-Level threat prevention technology.

March - Threat Extraction Technology: Providing zero malware protection in zero seconds.

April - Lacoon Mobile Security Acquisition: Advanced threat prevention for mobile devices.

May - 1200R SCADA Appliance: Securing industrial control systems and critical infrastructure.

July - Check Point vSEC: Private cloud security solution for VMware NSX environments.

July - ZoneAlarm 2016: Consumer endpoint security software.

August - Check Point Protect: Mobile Threat Prevention Solution for smartphones.

September - SandBlast: New Threat Prevention Solution.

This week we’ve also made the following product introduction:

January 2016 - 15000 & 23000 Data Center Appliances: Next generation threat prevention securing of SSL/TLS encrypted traffic.

Check Point Security research & security vulnerability discoveries during 2015:

Volatile Cedar: Campaign allowing attackers to monitor a victim’s actions and steal data.

2015 Check Point Security Report: Report revealed that 96 percent of organizations are using high-risk applications and that there was an increase in security incidents across all categories. The report is available at http://www.checkpoint.com/securityreport.

Magento eCommerce Platform: Critical RCE (remote code execution) vulnerability in eBay’s Magento web ecommerce platform, affecting nearly 200,000 online shops.

WhatsApp Web Vulnerabilities: Vulnerabilities that exploit the WhatsApp Web logic put up to 200 million users at risk.

Certifi-gate Vulnerability in Android: Allows applications to gain illegitimate privileged access rights and exists in hundreds of millions of devices.

BrainTest related Mobile Malware: Malware, packaged within an Android game app called BrainTest, affected between 200,000 and one million users.

EZCast Vulnerability: HDMI dongle-based TV streamer that converts non-connected TVs into smart TVs allowing hacker’s ability to gain unauthorized access to an EZCast subscriber’s home network.

Rocket Kitten: Strategic malware attacks supported by persistent spear phishing campaigns.

During 2015 we received the following Industry Accolades:

Gartner

Number One Worldwide Firewall Equipment Market Share 2014

Leader Enterprise Network Firewall Market Quadrant 2015

Leader Unified Threat Management Magic Quadrant 2015

Leader Mobile Data Protection Magic Quadrant 2015

Number One Worldwide Firewall Equipment Market Share 2015 1st. 2nd, 3rd Quarter

IDC

Top Position Worldwide Combined Firewall & UTM Appliance Market 2014

Top Position Worldwide Combined Firewall and UTM Appliance Market 2015 1st. 2nd, 3rd Quarter

NSS Breach Detection Systems Results: Check Point’s Next Generation Threat Prevention Solution received a “recommended” rating in the NSS Labs Breach Detection Systems (BDS) group test. Check Point received a 100 percent catch rate of HTTP, 100 percent catch rate for email and 100 percent catch rate for drive by malware.

CRN Channel Chief Award: Check Point President, Amnon Bar-Lev, was named one of CRN’s 2015 Channel Chiefs.

Common Criteria Certification: Check Point was awarded Common Criteria (CC) certification for R77.30, following a rigorous third-party evaluation and testing process.

Best Product of 2015: Check Point SandBlast was named ‘Coolest Security Product of 2015’ by CRN Magazine.

First Quarter Investor Conference Participation Schedule:

Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference 2016

February 11, 2016 –San Francisco, CA

JMP Technology Conference

February 29, 2016 –San Francisco, CA

Raymond James 37th Annual Institutional Investor Conference

March 7, 2016 – Orlando, FL

Members of Check Point's management team are expected to present at these conferences and discuss the latest company strategies and initiatives. Check Point’s conference presentations are expected to be available via webcast on the company's web site. To view these presentations and access the most updated information please visit the company's web site at www.checkpoint.com/ir. The schedule is subject to change.

Conference Call and Webcast Information

Check Point will host a conference call with the investment community on January 28, 2016 at 8:30 AM ET/5:30 AM PT. To listen to the live webcast, please visit the website at: www.checkpoint.com/ir. A replay of the conference call will be available through February 4, 2016 on the company's website or by telephone at +1.201.612.7415, replay ID number 13628376.

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is the largest pure-play security vendor globally, providing industry-leading solutions and protecting customers from cyberattacks with an unmatched catch rate of malware and other types of threats. Check Point offers a complete security architecture defending enterprises – from networks to mobile devices – in addition to the most comprehensive and intuitive security management. Check Point protects over 100,000 organizations of all sizes. At Check Point, we secure the future.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements related to our expectations regarding our continued focus on providing threat prevention solutions and technologies for customers in 2016 and our participation in investor conferences during the first quarter of 2016. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results or events in the future are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those projected. These risks include our ability to continue to develop platform capabilities and solutions; customer acceptance and purchase of our existing solutions and new solutions; the market for IT security continuing to develop; competition from other products and services; and general market, political, economic and business conditions. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2015. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Check Point as of the date hereof, and Check Point disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, Check Point uses non-GAAP measures of net income, operating income, operating margin and earnings per diluted share, which are adjustments from results based on GAAP to exclude stock-based compensation charges, amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses and the related tax affects. Check Point’s management believes the non-GAAP financial information provided in this release is useful to investors’ understanding and assessment of Check Point’s ongoing core operations and prospects for the future. Historically, Check Point has also publicly presented these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures in order to assist the investment community to see the Company “through the eyes of management,” and thereby enhance understanding of its operating performance. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is included with the financial statements contained in this press release. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP information in evaluating and operating business internally and as such has determined that it is important to provide this information to investors.

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended				Year Ended
	December 31,				December 31,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(unaudited)		(audited)
Revenues:
Products and licenses	$	173,993	$	162,002	$	555,792	$	520,312
Software Blades subscriptions		88,026		72,357		318,624		265,021
Total revenues from products and software blades		262,019		234,359		874,416		785,333
Software updates and maintenance		196,053		186,283		755,422		710,483
Total revenues		458,072		420,642		1,629,838		1,495,816

Operating expenses:
Cost of products and licenses		31,825		29,379		101,158		95,868
Cost of software blades subscriptions		1,961		1,755		7,623		5,626
Total cost of products and software blades		33,786		31,134		108,781		101,494
Cost of Software updates and maintenance		20,388		20,729		78,468		74,807
Amortization of technology		546		60		1,808		240
Total cost of revenues		54,720		51,923		189,057		176,541

Research and development		40,030		34,278		149,279		133,300
Selling and marketing		101,198		83,187		359,804		306,363
General and administrative		23,134		22,000		91,981		78,558
Total operating expenses		219,082		191,388		790,121		694,762

Operating income		238,990		229,254		839,717		801,054
Financial income, net		9,168		7,002		34,073		28,762
Income before taxes on income		248,158		236,256		873,790		829,816
Taxes on income		53,554		50,473		187,924		170,245
Net income	$	194,604	$	185,783	$	685,866	$	659,571

Basic earnings per share	$	1.11	$	1.01	$	3.83	$	3.50
Number of shares used in computing basic earnings per share		175,907		184,781		179,218		188,487

Diluted earnings per share	$	1.08	$	0.98	$	3.74	$	3.43
Number of shares used in computing diluted earnings per share		179,975		189,160		183,619		192,300

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended						Year Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)

GAAP operating income	$	238,990		$	229,254		$	839,717		$	801,054
Stock-based compensation (1)		19,768			17,132			76,302			63,169
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses (2)		3,309			518			11,221			2,106
Non-GAAP operating income	$	262,067		$	246,904		$	927,240		$	866,329

GAAP net income	$	194,604		$	185,783		$	685,866		$	659,571
Stock-based compensation (1)		19,768			17,132			76,302			63,169
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses (2)		3,309			518			11,221			2,106
Taxes on the above items (3)		(1,682	)		(874	)		(7,186	)		(9,493	)
Non-GAAP net income	$	215,999		$	202,559		$	766,203		$	715,353

Diluted GAAP Earnings per share	$	1.08		$	0.98		$	3.74		$	3.43
Stock-based compensation (1)		0.11			0.09			0.41			0.33
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses (2)		0.02			-			0.06			0.01
Taxes on the above items (3)		(0.01	)		-			(0.04	)		(0.05	)
Diluted Non-GAAP Earnings per share	$	1.20		$	1.07		$	4.17		$	3.72

Number of shares used in computing diluted Non-GAAP earnings per share		179,975			189,160			183,619			192,300

(1) Stock-based compensation:
Cost of products and licenses	$	18		$	14		$	65		$	66
Cost of software updates and maintenance		410			306			1,520			1,024
Research and development		3,008			2,289			11,544			9,284
Selling and marketing		4,238			3,611			16,351			13,339
General and administrative		12,094			10,912			46,822			39,456
		19,768			17,132			76,302			63,169

(2) Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition related expenses:
Amortization of technology-cost of revenues		546			60			1,808			240
Research and development		1,897			-			6,146			-
Selling and marketing		866			458			3,267			1,866
		3,309			518			11,221			2,106

(3) Taxes on the above items		(1,682	)		(874	)		(7,186	)		(9,493	)

Total, net	$	21,395		$	16,776		$	80,337		$	55,782

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(In thousands)

ASSETS

	December 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(unaudited)		(audited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	192,312	$	261,970
Marketable securities and short-term deposits		1,091,915		1,050,492
Trade receivables, net		410,763		366,700
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		85,762		68,673
Total current assets		1,780,752		1,747,835

Long-term assets:
Marketable securities		2,331,187		2,370,471
Property and equipment, net		48,692		41,549
Severance pay fund		5,262		5,491
Deferred tax asset, net		20,793		14,368
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		838,020		741,960
Other assets		45,174		27,144
Total long-term assets		3,289,128		3,200,983

Total assets	$	5,069,880	$	4,948,818

LIABILITIES AND

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:
Deferred revenues	$	717,528		$	651,281
Trade payables and other accrued liabilities		339,325			281,554
Total current liabilities		1,056,853			932,835

Long-term liabilities:
Long-term deferred revenues		188,255			132,732
Income tax accrual		283,215			235,705
Deferred tax liability, net		240			504
Accrued severance pay		9,451			9,483
		481,161			378,424

Total liabilities		1,538,014			1,311,259

Shareholders’ equity:
Share capital		774			774
Additional paid-in capital		987,331			859,124
Treasury shares at cost		(4,043,271	)		(3,126,685	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(4,250	)		(1,070	)
Retained earnings		6,591,282			5,905,416
Total shareholders’ equity		3,531,866			3,637,559

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	5,069,880		$	4,948,818
Total cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short-term deposits	$	3,615,414		$	3,682,933

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW DATA

(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended						Year Ended
	December 31,						December 31,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)			(unaudited)
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net income	$	194,604		$	185,783		$	685,866		$	659,571
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment		2,817			2,495			10,358			9,178
Amortization of intangible assets		990			518			3,612			2,106
Stock-based compensation		19,768			17,132			76,302			63,169
Realized loss (gain) on marketable securities		(113	)		18			(16	)		(289	)
Decrease (increase) in trade and other receivables, net		(188,964	)		(147,846	)		(64,788	)		4,337
Increase in deferred revenues, trade payables and other accrued liabilities		208,911			167,336			241,009			38,749
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		(13,303	)		(8,843	)		(19,376	)		(11,669	)
Deferred income taxes, net		(12,731	)		(6,224	)		(15,847	)		(12,292	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		211,979			210,369			917,120			752,860

Cash flow from investing activities:

Cash paid in conjunction with acquisitions, net of acquired cash		-			-			(96,544	)		-
Investment in property and equipment		(7,142	)		(4,621	)		(17,348	)		(12,736	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(7,142	)		(4,621	)		(113,892	)		(12,736	)

Cash flow from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of options		48,763			8,781			102,852			70,266
Purchase of treasury shares		(249,290	)		(194,905	)		(985,735	)		(768,176	)
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation		13,303			8,843			19,376			11,669
Net cash used in financing activities		(187,224	)		(177,281	)		(863,507	)		(686,241	)

Unrealized loss on marketable securities, net		(14,501	)		(1,486	)		(7,240	)		(874	)

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short term deposits		3,112			26,981			(67,519	)		53,009

Cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short term deposits at the beginning of the period		3,612,302			3,655,952			3,682,933			3,629,924

Cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and short term deposits at the end of the period	$	3,615,414		$	3,682,933		$	3,615,414		$	3,682,933

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

	By:	/s/ Tal Payne
		Tal Payne
		Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer

January 28, 2016