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Exhibit 99.1
Investor Relations Contact
Mike Saviage
Adobe
408-536-4416
ir@adobe.com
Public Relations Contact
Edie Kissko
Adobe
408-536-3034
kissko@adobe.com



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE        

Adobe Reports Record Revenue
Strong Q2 FY2015 Profit Growth Driven by Cloud Momentum; Creative ARR Tops $2 Billion
SAN JOSE, Calif. - June 16, 2015 - Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today reported financial results for its second quarter fiscal year 2015 ended May 29, 2015.
Quarterly Financial Highlights
Adobe achieved record quarterly revenue of $1.16 billion.
Digital Media Annualized Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) grew to $2.35 billion exiting the quarter, driven by an increase in Creative ARR of $230 million to $2.02 billion.
Adobe Marketing Cloud achieved revenue of $327 million.
Diluted earnings per share were $0.29 on a GAAP-basis, and $0.48 on a non-GAAP basis.
Year-over-year, operating income grew 43 percent and net income grew 67 percent on a GAAP-basis; operating income grew 28 percent and net income grew 30 percent on a non-GAAP basis.
Cash flow from operations was $471 million, and deferred revenue grew to an all-time high of $1.23 billion.
The company repurchased approximately 2.6 million shares during the quarter, returning $200 million of cash to stockholders.
A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP results is provided at the end of this press release and on Adobe’s website.
Executive Quotes
"Strong execution against our Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Marketing Cloud businesses drove record revenue," said Shantanu Narayen, Adobe president and chief executive officer. "We are accelerating the pace of innovation in our Cloud offerings and are thrilled to be launching our best Creative Cloud release to date, which includes Adobe Stock - our new stock content service."
“With our business model transition largely behind us, the positive financial benefits are now reflected in our P&L,” said Mark Garrett, Adobe executive vice president and chief financial officer. “We are driving more profit, earnings per share, cash flow and deferred revenue and unbilled backlog.”







Adobe to Webcast Earnings Conference Call
Adobe will webcast its second quarter fiscal year 2015 earnings conference call today at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time from its investor relations website: www.adobe.com/ADBE. Earnings documents, including Adobe management’s prepared conference call remarks with slides, financial targets and an investor datasheet are posted to Adobe’s investor relations website in advance of the conference call for reference. A reconciliation between GAAP and non-GAAP earnings results and financial targets is also provided on the website.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclosure
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including those related to business momentum, product innovation, the success of our new stock image service, Adobe Stock, and capabilities and the strength of our cloud business and growth of our revenue, earnings, cash flow, deferred revenue and unbilled backlog, all of which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: failure to develop, market and distribute products and services that meet customer requirements, introduction of new products and business models by competitors, failure to successfully manage transitions to new business models and markets, fluctuations in subscription renewal rates, risks associated with cyber-attacks and information security, potential interruptions or delays in hosted services provided by us or third parties, uncertainty in economic conditions and the financial markets, and failure to realize the anticipated benefits of past or future acquisitions.
For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, please refer to Adobe’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year 2014 ended Nov. 28, 2014, and Adobe's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q issued in fiscal year 2015.
The financial information set forth in this press release reflects estimates based on information available at this time. These amounts could differ from actual reported amounts stated in Adobe’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our quarter ended May 29, 2015, which Adobe expects to file in June 2015.
Adobe assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update these forward-looking statements.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data; unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
May 29,
2015
 
May 30,
2014
 
May 29,
2015
 
May 30,
2014
Revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subscription
$
773,963

 
$
476,694

 
$
1,487,405

 
$
900,257

Products
274,538

 
479,247

 
565,312

 
950,701

Services and support
113,657

 
112,267

 
218,622

 
217,370

Total revenue
1,162,158

 
1,068,208

 
2,271,339

 
2,068,328

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subscription
103,694

 
84,147

 
199,221

 
160,879

Products
21,467

 
24,499

 
41,170

 
51,997

Services and support
60,012

 
46,258

 
111,580

 
90,537

Total cost of revenue
185,173

 
154,904

 
351,971

 
303,413

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross profit
976,985

 
913,304

 
1,919,368

 
1,764,915

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
208,047

 
209,092

 
423,556

 
418,617

Sales and marketing
426,998

 
426,830

 
819,739

 
836,971

General and administrative
130,208

 
129,138

 
275,289

 
268,122

Restructuring and other charges
34

 
(366
)
 
1,789

 
297

Amortization of purchased intangibles
18,081

 
13,352

 
32,353

 
26,904

Total operating expenses
783,368

 
778,046

 
1,552,726

 
1,550,911

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
193,617

 
135,258

 
366,642

 
214,004

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-operating income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and other income (expense), net
3,739

 
2,563

 
7,077

 
5,708

Interest expense
(16,605
)
 
(17,103
)
 
(31,150
)
 
(33,693
)
Investment gains (losses), net
223

 
553

 
1,653

 
144

Total non-operating income (expense), net
(12,643
)
 
(13,987
)
 
(22,420
)
 
(27,841
)
Income before income taxes
180,974

 
121,271

 
344,222

 
186,163

Provision for income taxes
33,481

 
32,744

 
111,841

 
50,590

Net income
$
147,493

 
$
88,527

 
$
232,381

 
$
135,573

Basic net income per share
$
0.30

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.47

 
$
0.27

Shares used to compute basic net income per share
499,290

 
497,931

 
499,022

 
497,439

Diluted net income per share
$
0.29

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.46

 
$
0.27

Shares used to compute diluted net income per share
505,582

 
506,687

 
507,061

 
508,227


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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except par value; unaudited)
 
May 29,
2015
 
November 28,
2014
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
956,147

 
$
1,117,400

Short-term investments
2,457,101

 
2,622,091

Trade receivables, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $7,226 and $7,867, respectively
502,617

 
591,800

Deferred income taxes
71,218

 
95,279

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
191,314

 
175,758

Total current assets
4,178,397

 
4,602,328

 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, net
785,199

 
785,123

Goodwill
5,388,971

 
4,721,962

Purchased and other intangibles, net
583,198

 
469,662

Investment in lease receivable
80,439

 
80,439

Other assets
149,179

 
126,315

Total assets
$
11,165,383

 
$
10,785,829

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Trade payables
$
56,539

 
$
68,377

Accrued expenses
647,784

 
683,866

Debt and capital lease obligations

 
603,229

Accrued restructuring
1,695

 
17,120

Income taxes payable
55,473

 
23,920

Deferred revenue
1,175,542

 
1,097,923

Total current liabilities
1,937,033

 
2,494,435

 
 
 
 
Long-term liabilities:
 
 
 
Debt
1,904,376

 
911,086

Deferred revenue
52,613

 
57,401

Accrued restructuring
4,347

 
5,194

Income taxes payable
244,799

 
125,746

Deferred income taxes
326,922

 
342,315

Other liabilities
85,190

 
73,747

Total liabilities
4,555,280

 
4,009,924

 
 
 
 
Stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 2,000 shares authorized

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value
61

 
61

Additional paid-in-capital
3,994,652

 
3,778,495

Retained earnings
6,879,444

 
6,924,294

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(129,473
)
 
(8,094
)
Treasury stock, at cost (102,558 and 103,350 shares, respectively), net of reissuances
(4,134,581
)
 
(3,918,851
)
Total stockholders' equity
6,610,103

 
6,775,905

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
11,165,383

 
$
10,785,829



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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands; unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
 
May 29,
2015
 
May 30,
2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
147,493

 
$
88,527

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion
85,929

 
77,653

Stock-based compensation expense
84,649

 
83,005

Unrealized investment gains, net
(276
)
 
(352
)
Changes in deferred revenue
44,772

 
47,517

Changes in other operating assets and liabilities
108,917

 
71,186

Net cash provided by operating activities
471,484

 
367,536

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases, sales and maturities of short-term investments, net
3,541

 
(117,967
)
Purchases of property and equipment
(35,730
)
 
(27,198
)
Purchases and sales of long-term investments, intangibles and other assets, net
(1,083
)
 
(2,767
)
Acquisitions, net of cash
(5,637
)
 

Net cash used for investing activities
(38,909
)
 
(147,932
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of treasury stock
(200,000
)
 
(150,000
)
Proceeds of reissuance of treasury stock, net
2,911

 
12,824

Repayment of debt and capital lease obligations

 
(3,626
)
Debt issuance costs
(153
)
 

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
11,140

 
4,875

Net cash used for financing activities
(186,102
)
 
(135,927
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(3,210
)
 
(573
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
243,263

 
83,104

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
712,884

 
733,916

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
956,147

 
$
817,020


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Non-GAAP Results
(In thousands, except per share data)
The following tables show Adobe's GAAP results reconciled to non-GAAP results included in this release.
 
Three Months Ended
 
May 29,
2015
 
May 30,
2014
 
February 27,
2015
Operating income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP operating income
$
193,617

 
$
135,258

 
$
173,025

Stock-based and deferred compensation expense
85,374

 
83,600

 
86,597

Restructuring and other charges
34

 
(366
)
 
1,755

Amortization of purchased intangibles
40,080

 
31,835

 
33,791

Non-GAAP operating income
$
319,105

 
$
250,327

 
$
295,168

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net income
$
147,493

 
$
88,527

 
$
84,888

Stock-based and deferred compensation expense
85,374

 
83,600

 
86,597

Restructuring and other charges
34

 
(366
)
 
1,755

Amortization of purchased intangibles
40,080

 
31,835

 
33,791

Investment (gains) losses
(223
)
 
(553
)
 
(1,430
)
Income tax adjustments
(30,829
)
 
(16,771
)
 
18,728

Non-GAAP net income
$
241,929

 
$
186,272

 
$
224,329

 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted net income per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP diluted net income per share
$
0.29

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.17

Stock-based and deferred compensation expense
0.17

 
0.16

 
0.17

Amortization of purchased intangibles
0.08

 
0.06

 
0.07

Income tax adjustments
(0.06
)
 
(0.02
)
 
0.03

Non-GAAP diluted net income per share
$
0.48

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.44

 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares used in computing diluted net income per share
505,582

 
506,687

 
507,526









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Non-GAAP Results (continued)

 
Three Months
Ended
 
May 29,
2015
Effective income tax rate:
 
 
 
GAAP effective income tax rate
18.5
 %
Resolution of income tax examinations
6.0

Amortization of purchased intangibles, stock-based and deferred compensation expense
(2.5
)
Income tax adjustments
(1.0
)
Non-GAAP effective income tax rate
21.0
 %




Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

Adobe continues to provide all information required in accordance with GAAP, but believes evaluating its ongoing operating results may not be as useful if an investor is limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Adobe uses non-GAAP financial information to evaluate its ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. Adobe's management does not itself, nor does it suggest that investors should, consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Adobe presents such non-GAAP financial measures in reporting its financial results to provide investors with an additional tool to evaluate Adobe's operating results. Adobe believes these non-GAAP financial measures are useful because they allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. This allows institutional investors, the analyst community and others to better understand and evaluate our operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management.

Adobe's management believes it is useful for itself and investors to review, as applicable, both GAAP information that may include items such as stock-based and deferred compensation expenses, restructuring and other charges, amortization of purchased intangibles and certain activity in connection with technology license arrangements, investment gains and losses, loss contingencies and the related tax impact of all of these items, income tax adjustments, the income tax effect of the non-GAAP pre-tax adjustments from the provision for income taxes, and the non-GAAP measures that exclude such information in order to assess the performance of Adobe's business and for planning and forecasting in subsequent periods. Whenever Adobe uses such a non-GAAP financial measure, it provides a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most closely applicable GAAP financial measure. Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure as detailed above.
 







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