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Fortinet Inc. (NASDAQ:FTNT)

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Income Statement
Quarterly Data

Fortinet Inc., consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

US$ in thousands

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019 Dec 31, 2018 Sep 30, 2018 Jun 30, 2018 Mar 31, 2018
Product 500,700 540,100 468,700 400,700 371,000 378,900 337,100 298,300 240,700 288,400 223,800 211,900 192,300 238,800 197,100 189,900 162,700 200,800 164,500 166,300 142,800
Service 761,600 742,900 680,800 629,400 583,800 584,700 530,100 502,800 469,600 459,600 427,300 405,700 385,400 375,600 350,400 331,800 309,900 306,200 289,400 275,000 256,200
Revenue 1,262,300 1,283,000 1,149,500 1,030,100 954,800 963,600 867,200 801,100 710,300 748,000 651,100 617,600 577,700 614,400 547,500 521,700 472,600 507,000 453,900 441,300 399,000
Product (193,600) (189,900) (185,200) (155,200) (161,000) (146,500) (134,300) (115,600) (91,300) (107,400) (84,300) (84,400) (76,300) (92,700) (79,000) (82,700) (70,200) (86,900) (72,000) (73,900) (58,200)
Service (114,200) (107,400) (97,800) (95,600) (92,800) (81,800) (76,900) (71,300) (65,300) (59,600) (54,900) (50,700) (52,400) (47,800) (45,100) (45,600) (42,800) (41,600) (39,600) (39,200) (39,000)
Cost of revenue (307,800) (297,300) (283,000) (250,800) (253,800) (228,300) (211,200) (186,900) (156,600) (167,000) (139,200) (135,100) (128,700) (140,500) (124,100) (128,300) (113,000) (128,500) (111,600) (113,100) (97,200)
Gross profit 954,500 985,700 866,500 779,300 701,000 735,300 656,000 614,200 553,700 581,000 511,900 482,500 449,000 473,900 423,400 393,400 359,600 378,500 342,300 328,200 301,800
Research and development (151,100) (128,900) (134,300) (124,300) (124,900) (112,600) (107,800) (106,600) (97,200) (89,000) (90,000) (82,100) (80,300) (71,200) (69,900) (67,400) (68,600) (65,500) (58,700) (61,200) (59,100)
Sales and marketing (478,300) (455,900) (427,100) (415,500) (387,600) (367,700) (347,100) (326,900) (304,000) (291,400) (266,700) (253,800) (260,000) (257,100) (227,400) (226,500) (215,900) (205,900) (198,300) (192,800) (185,300)
General and administrative (52,800) (44,300) (40,700) (45,400) (38,600) (41,300) (35,800) (34,400) (32,000) (32,400) (29,400) (28,900) (28,800) (27,200) (26,100) (24,300) (24,500) (22,000) (22,500) (23,500) (25,000)
Gain on intellectual property matter 1,200 1,200 1,100 1,200 1,100 1,200 1,100 1,200 1,100 1,200 1,100 1,100 36,800 — — — — — — — —
Operating expenses (681,000) (627,900) (601,000) (584,000) (550,000) (520,400) (489,600) (466,700) (432,100) (411,600) (385,000) (363,700) (332,300) (355,500) (323,400) (318,200) (309,000) (293,400) (279,500) (277,500) (269,400)
Operating income 273,500 357,800 265,500 195,300 151,000 214,900 166,400 147,500 121,600 169,400 126,900 118,800 116,700 118,400 100,000 75,200 50,600 85,100 62,800 50,700 32,400
Interest income 20,600 9,100 4,600 2,400 1,300 1,000 1,200 1,200 1,100 2,000 2,500 4,000 9,200 9,900 11,400 11,000 10,200 9,300 6,900 5,800 4,500
Interest expense (5,000) (4,500) (4,500) (4,500) (4,500) (4,500) (4,600) (4,500) (1,300) — — — — — — — — — — — —
Other income (expense), net 2,000 5,800 (900) (9,300) (9,100) (4,100) (6,300) 800 (2,000) 300 (1,000) 900 (8,000) (600) (6,000) (400) (500) (2,300) 900 (5,000) (200)
Income before income taxes and loss from equity method investment 291,100 368,200 264,700 183,900 138,700 207,300 156,700 145,000 119,400 171,700 128,400 123,700 117,900 127,700 105,400 85,800 60,300 92,100 70,600 51,500 36,700
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes (21,300) (9,200) (27,300) (2,400) 8,100 (3,700) 9,300 (7,500) (12,200) (25,000) (5,000) (9,900) (13,300) (12,500) (25,600) (13,100) (1,500) 90,500 (11,900) (2,200) 4,900
Loss from equity method investment (22,100) (45,200) (6,300) (8,100) (8,500) (4,800) (2,800) — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net income including non-controlling interests 247,700 313,800 231,100 173,400 138,300 198,800 163,200 137,500 107,200 146,700 123,400 113,800 104,600 115,200 79,800 72,700 58,800 182,600 58,700 49,300 41,600
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax — — 500 100 100 200 (100) — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Net income attributable to Fortinet, Inc. 247,700 313,800 231,600 173,500 138,400 199,000 163,100 137,500 107,200 146,700 123,400 113,800 104,600 115,200 79,800 72,700 58,800 182,600 58,700 49,300 41,600

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31).


Fortinet Inc. has demonstrated consistent top-line growth and expanding operational profitability from the first quarter of 2018 through the first quarter of 2023. Total revenue grew from 399 million dollars to 1.26 billion dollars over the analyzed period, reflecting a strong upward trajectory in both product and service segments.

Revenue Composition and Growth
A dual-growth pattern is observed in revenue streams. Product revenue increased from 142.8 million dollars in March 2018 to 500.7 million dollars in March 2023. Service revenue showed a more steady and dominant growth path, rising from 256.2 million dollars to 761.6 million dollars. The service segment consistently represents a larger portion of total revenue, indicating a successful transition toward a recurring revenue model.
Gross Profitability
Gross profit expanded from 301.8 million dollars to 954.5 million dollars. While the cost of revenue increased in absolute terms—rising from 97.2 million dollars to 307.8 million dollars—the gross profit margin remained remarkably stable. This suggests that the company has maintained effective control over its direct costs while scaling operations.
Operating Expense Analysis
Operating expenses grew from 269.4 million dollars to 681.0 million dollars. The most significant increase occurred within sales and marketing expenses, which rose from 185.3 million dollars to 478.3 million dollars, indicating aggressive market expansion efforts. Research and development costs also trended upward, moving from 59.1 million dollars to 151.1 million dollars, reflecting ongoing investment in product innovation. General and administrative expenses grew more modestly, suggesting improved administrative leverage over time.
Operating and Net Income Trends
Operating income exhibited significant growth, rising from 32.4 million dollars in March 2018 to 273.5 million dollars in March 2023, peaking at 357.8 million dollars in December 2022. Net income attributable to Fortinet followed a general upward trend, though it experienced volatility due to non-operating items. Specifically, a substantial tax benefit in December 2018 and subsequent losses from equity method investments in late 2022 and early 2023 influenced the final bottom-line figures.
Non-Operating Factors
Interest income showed a marked increase in the final quarter of the period, reaching 20.6 million dollars in March 2023, compared to 4.5 million dollars in March 2018. Additionally, the introduction of losses from equity method investments became a notable drag on net income starting in 2021, with a peak loss of 45.2 million dollars recorded in December 2022.

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