ShoreTel Reports Financial Results for the Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2013

Company delivers 28 per cent year-over-year growth in cloud, solid performance in premise and returns to non-GAAP operating profit. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) May 04, 2013 - SINGAPORE - ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple unified communications platforms, including business phone systems, applications, and mobile UC solutions, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, which ended 31 March 2013.

Revenue of US$78.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013 was up 39 per cent from the third quarter of fiscal year 2012. The non-GAAP net loss for the third quarter was US$0.3 million, or a loss of US$0.01 per share, which excludes stock-based compensation charges, amortisation of acquisition-related intangibles, other charges and related tax adjustments. This compares with a non-GAAP net loss of US$1.5 million, or a loss of US$0.03 per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2012.

"Rapid expansion in the cloud market this quarter was complemented by steady growth in our premise business. With both of our business lines thriving, we delivered non-GAAP operating profitability for the company," said Peter Blackmore, CEO of ShoreTel. "ShoreTel Sky generated a 28 per cent year-over-year increase in revenue, signed a record number of new customers, and continues to have a best-in-class customer retention rate."

"Our premise business generated nine per cent year-over-year revenue growth, delivered strong improvement in gross margins and added nearly 1,100 new customers in the quarter. As the result of the actions we took in early January to streamline our sales team, our sales productivity increased to its highest level in over two years. These changes, as well as other actions to reduce costs in the premise business, contributed to our non-GAAP operating profit. Looking forward, we remain committed to delivering a profitable fourth quarter and fiscal 2014," continued Blackmore.

Third Quarter of Fiscal 2013 Financial Highlights

GAAP gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013 was 60.6 per cent, compared with 66.2 per cent in the third quarter of fiscal year 2012. This year-over-year decline was primarily due to the addition of the ShoreTel Sky® line of business, which was only included for eight days of operating results in the prior year.

Non-GAAP gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, which excludes stock-based compensation charges, amortisation of acquisition-related intangibles, other charges and related tax adjustments, was 62.1 per cent, compared with 67.2 per cent in the third quarter of fiscal year 2012. GAAP net loss was US$5.0 million, or US$0.09 per share, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, compared with a GAAP net loss of US$8.5 million, or US$0.17 per share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2012.

As of 31 March 2013, the company had US$48.4 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.

Line of Business Results

ShoreTel Sky

ShoreTel Sky revenues of US$18.2 million were up seven per cent sequentially over the second quarter of fiscal 2013. The total number of installed customer seats increased 45 per cent over the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Additionally, a number of previously cloud-only partners added the ShoreTel premise solution to their portfolio during the quarter, giving their end customers additional choice in UC systems.

Premise

Revenues from the premise business were US$60.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2013, up nine per cent from the prior year. Premise business non-GAAP gross margin improved 100 basis points sequentially to 68.3 per cent. The premise business rebounded well with a number of all-time highs, including highest-ever service margins, record revenues from service providers and its best sales productivity in more than two years.

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Business Highlights

Introduced Newest Version of Contact Centre with Enterprise Contact Centre 8

The company introduced ShoreTel Enterprise Contact Centre 8 with enhancements to the email and chat channels within the contact centre. This enhanced release makes it easier for enterprises to meet the needs of today's multi-device, multi-channel consumer by removing barriers and offering more avenues for communication. Agents can now handle emails, chats and calls, both inbound and outbound more effectively. Customers can also schedule callbacks so they can be contacted at a time that is convenient.

Launched ShoreTel Mobility 6 and Newest ShoreTel Conferencing Products

With the introduction of ShoreTel Mobility 6 and the latest release of ShoreTel Conferencing, customers can make the Apple iPad into a business communications tool. ShoreTel Mobility 6 enables iPad users to place and receive calls with their business persona, exchange instant messages, listen to voicemail messages and create multi-party calls. ShoreTel Conferencing for iOS further extends the communications experience with application collaboration capabilities - allowing users to share presentations controlled by their iPad or iPhone with remote participants as well as view shared desktops of their colleagues' PCs and Macs.

ShoreTel Sky Awarded Telephony Product of the Year by TMC

TMC, a global, integrated media company, awarded ShoreTel Sky Mobility with its 2012 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year. TMC noted that the award was based on the product's innovation and quality, as well as its ability to provide solutions to real business communications challenges.

Business Outlook

ShoreTel is providing the following outlook for the quarter ending 30 June 2013:

- Revenue is expected to be in the range of US$80 million to US$86 million.
- GAAP gross margin is expected to be in the range of 60 per cent to 61 per cent, including approximately US$1.2 million in stock-based compensation charges and amortisation of acquisition-related intangibles. Non-GAAP gross margin, which excludes stock-based compensation and other charges, is expected to be in the range of 61.5 per cent to 62.5 per cent.
- GAAP operating expenses are expected to be in the range of US$52 million to US$53 million, including approximately US$3.0 million in stock-based compensation charges, amortisation of acquisition-related intangibles and other charges. Non-GAAP operating expenses, which exclude stock-based compensation and other charges listed above, are expected to be in the range of US$49 million to US$50 million.

Conference Call Information

An archived recording of the financial results webcast is available in the Investor Relations section of the company's corporate website at http://ir.shoretel.com/ until the company's announcement of its financial results for the next quarter. An audio telephonic replay of the conference call is also available until approximately 6:00 am Pacific Daylight Time on 7 May 2013, by dialling +1-877-344-7529 or +1-412-317-0088 for callers outside the U.S. and providing the conference identification number of 10027198.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

ShoreTel reports all required financial information in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"), but it believes that evaluating its ongoing operating results may be difficult to understand if limited to reviewing only GAAP financial measures. Many investors have requested that ShoreTel disclose this non-GAAP information because it is useful in understanding the company's performance as it excludes non-cash charges, other non-recurring adjustments and related tax adjustments, that many investors feel may obscure the company's true operating performance. Likewise, management uses these non-GAAP measures to manage and assess the profitability of its business and does not consider stock-based compensation charges and amortisation charges related to acquisition-related intangible assets, which are non-cash charges, or other non-recurring items in managing its core operations. ShoreTel has provided a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures following the text of this press release. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure.

Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

ShoreTel assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this release. This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbour" provisions of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements by Peter Blackmore, statements regarding future financial results and statements in the "Business Outlook" section regarding ShoreTel's anticipated future revenues, gross margins, operating expenses and other financial information. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The risks and uncertainties include the intense competition in our industry, our reliance on third parties to sell and support our products, our ability to grow our ShoreTel Sky business, our ability to maintain our premise business in a profitable manner, supply and manufacturing risks, our ability to control costs as we expand our business, increased risk of intellectual property litigation by entering into new markets, our ability to attract, retain and ramp new sales personnel, uncertainties inherent in the product development cycle, uncertainty as to market acceptance of new products and services, the potential for litigation in our industry, risks related to our acquisition of M5 Networks, including technology and product integration risks, our ability to retain key personnel and customers and the risk of assuming unknown liabilities, and other risk factors set forth in ShoreTel's Form 10-K for the year ended 30 June 2012, and in its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 December 2012.

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About ShoreTel
ShoreTel, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOR) is a provider of business communication solutions whose brilliantly simple unified communications platforms, applications and mobile UC solutions promise a new rhythm of workforce engagement and collaboration. With costly complexity eliminated by design from its award-winning, all-in-one IP phone system, UC and contact center solution, and its industry-leading hosted phone system, workers enjoy a freedom and self-reliance that other providers can't match. Users have full control to engage and collaborate, no matter the time, place or device, for the lowest cost and demand on IT resources in the industry. ShoreTel is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and has regional offices and partners worldwide. For more information, visit shoretel.com or shoretelsky.com.

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