Verint Announces Preliminary Q1 Revenue Above Guidance
Strong Start to Year Eliminates Speculation of Q1 Underachievement Due to Recent Ransomware Event<br>Q1 Results to be Discussed on Earning Call Scheduled for May 29th at 4:30 pm ET<br> New Disclosure on Verint’s Cloud and Automation Strategy to be Provided as Part of Verint’s Sell-Side Analyst Event on May 20th and May 21st at Verint’s Annual Customer Engagement User Conference
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Verint® Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: VRNT), a global Actionable Intelligence® leader, today announced preliminary Q1 non-GAAP revenue above guidance for its first quarter ended April 30, 2019. Verint now expects Q1 non-GAAP revenue to come in 1% to 2% above its guidance of $315 million that was issued on Verint’s March 27, 2019 earnings call.
“We are pleased to start the year strong, ahead of our revenue guidance, notwithstanding the ransomware event two weeks before quarter end, reflecting continued momentum in our business. We also expect our Q1 revenue overachievement to drive healthy EPS in Q1 as we grow non-GAAP earnings faster than revenue through margin expansion,” said Dan Bodner, Verint CEO.
Bodner continued, “We look forward to our earnings call on May 29th to further review our results and share new disclosures that will help investors better understand the underlying growth trends in our business. We also look forward to discussing how our automation and cloud strategy is clearly differentiating Verint during our sell-side analyst event on May 20th and May 21st taking place at our annual Customer Engagement user conference.”
As previously disclosed, Verint experienced a ransomware attack on April 16th. Verint quickly identified and remediated the attack, and fully restored Verint’s IT services in less than 24 hours without any loss or disclosure of customer data.
About Verint Systems Inc.
Verint® (Nasdaq: VRNT) is a global leader in Actionable Intelligence® solutions with a focus on customer engagement optimization and cyber intelligence. Today, over 10,000 organizations in more than 180 countries—including over 85 percent of the Fortune 100—count on intelligence from Verint solutions to make more informed, effective and timely decisions. Learn more about how we’re creating A Smarter World with Actionable Intelligence® at www.verint.com.
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Contacts:
Investor Relations
Alan Roden
Verint Systems Inc.
alan.roden@verint.com