Arista Networks, Inc. Q1 FY2022 Earnings Call

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Arista Networks Q1 2022 Earnings Summary

Quarter Highlights

  • Record quarterly revenue of $877.1M, up 31.4% year-over-year (compared to Q1 2021).
  • Non-GAAP EPS of $0.84, up approximately 35% year-over-year.
  • Gross margin of 63.9%, above guidance midpoint but pressured by supply-chain constraints and increased component costs.
  • Cloud Titans remained the strongest vertical, followed by enterprise; strong geographic mix with Americas at 76% of revenue.
  • Services and subscription software were 19.2% of revenue, down from 21% in Q4 2021 due to exceptionally strong product revenue.
  • International revenue decreased to 24% (from 29% in Q4 2021) due to timing of global customer shipments.
  • Arista continues to hold #1 market share in high‑performance switching for 100/200/400‑gig Ethernet.

Growth Drivers and Market Position

  • Significant momentum in Cloud Titans (especially Microsoft and Meta), strong enterprise demand, and increased strategic engagement with large customers.
  • Customer planning horizons lengthening to 2023 and beyond due to extended supply chain lead times.
  • Enterprise business growing strongly across tech, healthcare, education, and retail; customers increasingly selecting Arista to avoid forced subscription models offered by competitors.

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Operator: Welcome to the First Quarter 2022 Arista Networks Financial Results Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded and will be available for replay from the Investor Relations section at the Arista website following this call. Ms. Liz Stein, Arista's Director of Investor Relations, you may begin. Liz Stine: Thank you, operator. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us. With me on today's call are Jayshree Ullal, Arista Networks' President and Chief Executive Officer; and Ita Brennan, Arista's Chief Financial Officer. This afternoon, Arista Networks issued a press release announcing the results for its fiscal first quarter ending March 31, 2022. If you would like a copy of the release, you can access it online at our website. During the course of this conference call, Arista Networks' management will make forward-looking statements, including those relating to our financial outlook for the second quarter of the 2022 fiscal year; longer-term financial outlook for 2022 and beyond; our total addressable market and strategy for addressing these market opportunities; the potential impact of COVID-19, supply chain constraints, component costs, manufacturing capacity, inventory purchases and inflationary pressures on our business, product innovation and the benefits of acquisitions, which are subject to the risks and uncertainties that we discuss in detail in our documentation filed with the SEC, specifically

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