Ciena (CIEN) 8 Dec 222022 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Ciena Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year End 2022 Results. [Operator Instructions] Please be advised that today’s conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Gregg Lampf, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Katherine. you, Thank welcome year and XXXX fourth fiscal Good review. to and end quarter morning Ciena’s

On is Senior call with Moylan, Global the today and us CFO. and and Products Scott Jim for CEO Q&A. McFeely, is our Services Vice of Gary President also Smith, President

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customers year, XX% think billion outlook. Jim were in will With year. key X now and than really us from this once in that, non-telco to over customer next-generation increased approximately from customers move of to our the within the major respect I more was to ‘XX, revenue FY lastly, I XX web-scale our reflects demand continued that, through networks. last with we little provide to more customers this diversification, demand And top And orders from hand again $X the detail segment. for a to our like And had take in web-scalers. strong from demonstrating results legacy Jim?

morning, Gary. Thanks, everyone. Good

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from comes with question Marshall Morgan first Our Meta Stanley.

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demand. seeing Scott, not of customer chain comment across So terms any do any specifically? now to stuff the change on piece the in right want supply of you

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Okay. Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

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responses One, the still you, competitors to Jim, were I you to due inability referring obviously to Infinera gains extent I’m made questions. gains. two issue. hear competitive a going the Thanks. competitive ask being – of it inability have but listened Gary, to question from call, has They because doesn’t trust big supply previous about deliver your call about you during to comments your an sound your constraints. did it’s and issue. one I your to clearly the that question the comments, of But been like to what related The

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I think you’re absolutely right.

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to Paul, it’s XX And clear, years, so… approaching be

Thanks.

the we ready are Katherine, next question. for

Chatterjee next with comes Samik Our from JPMorgan. question

Your line is open.

pressures you can understand outlook maybe through sort you’re like down. and perspective bit outlook can going are revenue, margin, here. time. But expecting, don’t with maybe a Thanks with most sort growth puts help product of the a a have should gross margin margin revenue your also sized of with and supply of new me to because sort if takes my at the any sound logistics leverage particularly shipping it a bit from the the more us sounds pressures, start the like of and I know Great. taking out gross that of that gross had Jim, more question. walk providing, if I the for couple, does I you you’re

I number. higher So we a Thank expected takes, have walk and would puts have me a you. Maybe and through the follow-up.

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Yes, Samik.

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you’re in that guide. seeing in You QX our saw and that results, our QX

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for We next Samik. question, questions. Katherine. appreciate Thanks, the the Ready

from Alex & with comes Company. question next Henderson Needham Our

Great. Thanks.

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Thank Great. you.

question. ready Alex. we the are for Thanks, next Katherine,

with Notter Jefferies. comes Our next from question George

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Thanks George.

One moment.

comes from Raymond James. next Our question Simon Leopold with

Your is line open.

Great. Thanks for the taking question.

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million. about down It’s $XXX Yes.

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mean our ebb it’s overall margins. But speaking, It generally margins speaking, flow of with So, quarter-to-quarter I there. our not and generally to dilutive it’s may overall consistent whatever. sort

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Catherine thanks.

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Our from Rosenblatt Securities. Genovese Mike with question comes

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guys. Great. Thank you much. very Congrats

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