Coherent Corp. · Earnings release

Coherent Corp.

PRESS RELEASE

COHERENT CORP. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER FISCAL 2026 RESULTS

•

Q3 REVENUE OF $1.81B, INCREASED 21% Y/Y AND 27% Y/Y ON A PRO FORMA BASIS

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Q3 GAAP GROSS MARGIN OF 37.7%, INCREASED 243 bps Y/Y; Q3 NON-GAAPGROSS MARGIN OF 39.6%, INCREASED 105 bps Y/Y

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SAXONBURG, Pa., May 6, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR) (“Coherent,”

“We,” or the “Company”), a global leader in photonics, announced financial results today for its third quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended March 31, 2026.

Revenue for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 was $1.81 billion, with GAAP gross margin of 37.7% and GAAP net income of $0.97 per diluted share. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin was 39.6% with net income per diluted share of $1.41.

“We delivered another quarter

of strong financial performance, with accelerating revenue growth, expanding margins, and improving profitability, driven by exceptionally strong demand across our datacenter and communications businesses,” said Jim Anderson, CEO. “As AI

datacenter infrastructure continues to scale, we are rapidly expanding capacity to meet demand. With the breadth of our photonic technology portfolio and our manufacturing scale, we believe Coherent is uniquely well positioned to capitalize on this

multi-year growth opportunity.”

Sherri Luther, CFO, said, “Significant revenue growth together with gross margin expansion drove a

year-over-year increase in our GAAP and non-GAAP EPS. We remain focused on ramping our capital investment to drive increased capacity given our strong visibility into ongoing robust demand.”

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Selected Third Quarter Financial Results and Comparisons (in millions, except percentages and per share

data)

Table 1

GAAP Financial Results (unaudited)

Q/Q

Y/Y

YTD

YTD

YTD/YTD

Revenues

$

$

$

$

$

Gross Margin %

%

%

%

bps

bps

bps

R&D Expense %

%

%

%

bps

bps

3

bps

SG&A Expense %

%

%

%

) bps

) bps

) bps

Operating Expenses

$

$

$

%

%

$

$

%

Operating Income(1)

$

$

$

%

%

$

$

%

Operating Margin

%

%

%

bps

bps

bps

Net Earnings Attributable to Coherent Corp.

$

$

$

%

%

$

$

%

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

$

$

)

$

$

$

$

$

(1)

Operating Income is defined as earnings (loss) before income taxes, interest expense, and other expense or

income, net.

Selected Third Quarter Financial Results and Comparisons (in millions, except percentages and per share data)

Table 1, continued

Non-GAAP Financial Results (unaudited)(1)(2)

Q/Q

Y/Y

YTD

YTD

YTD/YTD

Revenues

$

$

$

%

%

$

$

%

Gross Margin %

%

%

%

bps

bps

%

%

bps

R&D Expense %

%

%

%

bps

bps

%

%

bps

SG&A Expense %

%

%

%

) bps

) bps

%

%

) bps

Operating Expenses

$

$

$

%

%

$

$

%

Operating Income

$

$

$

%

%

$

$

%

Operating Margin

%

%

%

bps

bps

%

%

bps

Net Earnings Attributable to Coherent Corp.

$

$

$

%

%

$

$

%

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

(1)

During the second fiscal quarter of 2025, the Company refined its methodology to report non-GAAP measures. The change does not impact the Company’s financial position, cash flows, or GAAP consolidated results of operations. Prior period non-GAAP financial

measures presented in this press release have been recast to conform to the current presentation.

(2)

The Company has disclosed financial measurements in this earnings release that present financial information

that are considered to be non-GAAP financial measures. These measurements are not a substitute for GAAP measurements, although the Company’s management uses these measurements as an aid in monitoring the

Company’s on-going financial performance. The non-GAAP net earnings attributable to Coherent Corp., the non-GAAP diluted

earnings per share, the non-GAAP operating income, the non-GAAP gross margin, the non-GAAP research and development, the non-GAAP selling, general and administration, the non-GAAP operating expenses, the non-GAAP interest and other (income) expense, and

the non-GAAP income taxes, measure earnings and operating income (loss), respectively, excluding non-recurring or unusual items that are considered by management to be

outside the Company’s standard operation and excluding certain non-cash items. There are limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures,

including that such measures may not be entirely comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies, due to potential differences among calculation methodologies. Thus, there

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can be no assurance whether (i) items excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures will occur in the future or (ii) there will be cash costs

associated with items excluded from the non-GAAP financial measures. The Company compensates for these limitations by using these non-GAAP financial measures as

supplements to GAAP financial measures and by providing the reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable GAAP financial measures. Investors should consider adjusted measures in

addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, financial performance measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. All non-GAAP amounts exclude certain adjustments for share-based compensation,

acquired intangible amortization expense, restructuring charges (recoveries), impairments of assets held-for-sale, gains on sale of business, integration and site

consolidation expenses, integration transaction expenses, and various one-time adjustments. See Table 6 for the Reconciliation of GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures.

Business Outlook – Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2026(1)

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G1Revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 is expected to be between $1.91 billion and

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G2Gross margin percentage for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 is expected to be between 39.0% and 41.0% on a non-GAAP basis.

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G3Total operating expenses for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 are expected to be between $360 million and

$380 million on a non-GAAP basis.

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G4Tax rate for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 is expected to be between 18% and 20% on a non-GAAP basis.

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G5EPS for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 is expected to be between $1.52 and $1.72 on a non-GAAP basis.

(1)

The Company has not provided a quantitative reconciliation of forward-lookingnon-GAAP gross margin percentage, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP tax rate andnon-GAAP earnings per share, because we cannot, without unreasonable efforts, forecast certain items required to develop comparable GAAP measures. These items include, without limitation, restructuring

charges, integration, site consolidation and other expenses, foreign exchange gains (losses), and share based compensation expense. The variability of these items could significantly impact our future GAAP financial results and we believe that the

inclusion of any such reconciliations would imply a degree or precision that could be confusing or misleading to investors.

Investor

Conference Call / Webcast Details

Coherent will review the Company’s financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2026 and business outlook

on Wednesday, May 6, at 4:30 p.m. ET. A live webcast and replay of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at coherent.com/company/investor-relations. The Company’s

financial guidance will be limited to the comments on its public quarterly earnings call and the public business outlook statements contained in this press release.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In

connection with the conference call described above, the Company intends to file an investor presentation as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

(“SEC”) and to post the investor presentation on the Company’s website at coherent.com/company/investor-relations/investor-presentations after market close on May 6, 2026. We also may, from time to time, post other

important information for investors on our website at coherent.com/company/investor-relations. We intend to use our website as a means of disclosing material, non-public information and for complying

with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should review the Investor Relations page of our website referenced above, in addition to following the Company’s press releases, SEC filings,

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and public conference calls, presentations, and webcasts. Investors and security holders are able to obtain free copies of these documents through the Company’s website referenced above.

Copies of the documents filed by the Company with the SEC may be obtained free of charge on the Company’s website at coherent.com/company/investor-relations/sec-filings. The information contained

on, or that may be accessed through, the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into, and is not part of, this release.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains

statements, estimates, and projections that constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined under U.S. federal securities laws – including our estimates and projections for our business outlook for the fourth quarter of fiscal

2026, each of which is made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and relate to the Company’s performance on a going-forward basis. The forward-looking statements are subject to

certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from its historical experience and our present expectations or projections.

The Company believes that all forward-looking statements made by it herein have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that management’s

expectations, beliefs, or projections as expressed in the forward-looking statements will actually occur or prove to be correct. In addition to general industry and global economic conditions, factors that could cause actual results to differ

materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements herein include but are not limited to: (i) the failure of any one or more of the assumptions stated herein to prove to be correct; (ii) changes in demand in the

Company’s end markets along with the Company’s ability to respond to such market changes; (iii) our failure to accurately estimate customer demand and future sales and/or fluctuations in purchasing patterns of customers and end

users; (iv) the ability of the Company to retain and hire key employees; (v) the terms of the Company’s indebtedness and ability to service such debt (vi) the timely release of new products and acceptance of such new products by

the market; (vii) the introduction of new products by competitors and other competitive responses; (viii) the risks to realizing the benefits of investments in R&D and commercialization of innovations; (ix) the risks that the

Company’s stock price will not trade in line with industrial technology leaders; (x) the impact of international conflict (such as the current armed conflict in the Middle East) and economic volatility in either domestic or foreign

markets, including risks related to the impact of trade protection measures, such as import tariffs by the United States or retaliatory actions taken by other countries; and/or (xi) the risks relating to forward-looking statements and other

“Risk Factors” identified from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, and our subsequently filed Quarterly

Reports on Form 10-Q, which filings are available from the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company disclaims any

obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or developments, or otherwise.

About Coherent

Coherent is the global photonics

leader. We harness photons to drive innovation. Industry leaders in the datacenter, communications, and industrial markets rely on Coherent’s world-leading technology to fuel their own innovation and growth.

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Founded in 1971 and operating in more than 20 countries, Coherent brings the industry’s broadest,

deepest technology stack; unmatched supply chain resilience; and global scale to help its customers solve their toughest technology challenges. For more information, please visit us at coherent.com.

Contact:

Paul Silverstein

Senior VP, Investor Relations

investor.relations@coherent.com

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Table 2

Coherent Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated

Statements of Earnings*

THREE MONTHS ENDED

$ Millions, except per share amounts (unaudited)

Revenues

$

$

$

Costs, Expenses & Other Expense (Income)

Cost of goods sold

Research and development

Selling, general and administrative

Restructuring charges

Impairment of assetsheld-for-sale

—

—

Gain on sale of business

)

—

—

Interest expense

Other expense (income), net

)

)

Total Costs, Expenses, & Other Expense

Earnings Before Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Net Earnings

Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

)

)

)

Net Earnings Attributable to Coherent Corp.

Less: Dividends on Preferred Stock

—

Net Earnings Available to the Common Shareholders

$

$

$

)

Basic Earnings Per Share

$

$

$

)

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

$

$

)

Average Shares Outstanding - Basic

Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted

*

Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

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Table 2

Coherent Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated

Statements of Earnings*

(Continued)

NINE MONTHS ENDED

$ Millions, except per share amounts (unaudited)

Revenues

$

$

Costs, Expenses & Other Expense (Income)

Cost of goods sold

Research and development

Selling, general and administrative

Restructuring charges

Impairment of assetsheld-for-sale

—

Gain on sale of business

)

—

Interest expense

Other expense (income), net

)

)

Total Costs, Expenses, & Other Expense

Earnings Before Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Net Earnings

Net Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

)

)

Net Earnings Attributable to Coherent Corp.

Less: Dividends on Preferred Stock

Net Earnings Available to the Common Shareholders

$

$

Basic Earnings Per Share

$

$

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

$

Average Shares Outstanding - Basic

Average Shares Outstanding - Diluted

*

Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

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Table 3

Coherent Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated

Balance Sheets*

$ Millions (unaudited)

Assets

Current Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

$

Restricted cash, current

Short-term investments

—

Accounts receivable

Inventories

Prepaid and refundable income taxes

Prepaid and other current assets

Total Current Assets

Property, plant & equipment, net

Goodwill

Other intangible assets, net

Deferred income taxes

Restricted cash, non-current

Other assets

Total Assets

$

$

Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Equity

Current Liabilities

Current portion of long-term debt

$

$

Accounts payable

Operating lease current liabilities

Accruals and other current liabilities

Total Current Liabilities

Long-term debt

Deferred income taxes

Operating lease liabilities

Other liabilities

Total Liabilities

Total Mezzanine Equity

—

Total Coherent Corp. Shareholders’ Equity

Noncontrolling interests

Total Equity

Total Liabilities, Mezzanine Equity and Equity

$

$

*

Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

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Table 4

Coherent Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated

Statements of Cash Flows*

NINE MONTHS ENDED

$ Millions (unaudited)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

$

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Additions to property, plant & equipment

)

)

Proceeds from the sale of business

Proceeds from sale of equity investment

—

Purchases of short-term investments

)

—

Other investing activities

)

)

Net cash used in investing activities

)

)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Proceeds from borrowings of Term A Facility

—

Proceeds from borrowings of Term B Facility

—

Proceeds from borrowings of revolving credit facilities

Proceeds from issuance of common shares

—

Payments on existing debt

)

)

Payments on borrowings under revolving credit facilities

)

)

Debt issuance costs

)

—

Proceeds from exercises of stock options and purchases under employee stock purchase plan

Payments in satisfaction of employees’ minimum tax obligations

)

)

Payment of dividends

)

—

Other financing activities

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

)

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash at Beginning of Period

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash at End of Period

$

$

*

Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

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Table 5

Segment Revenues*

THREE MONTHS ENDED

NINE MONTHS ENDED

$ Millions (unaudited)

Revenues:

Datacenter & Communications

$

$

$

$

$

Industrial

Consolidated

$

$

$

$

$

*

Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

Table 6

Reconciliation of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures*

THREE MONTHS ENDED

NINE MONTHS ENDED

$ Millions, except per share amounts (unaudited)

Gross margin on GAAP basis

$

$

$

$

$

Share-based compensation

Amortization of acquired intangibles

Integration, site consolidation and

other(2)

—

—

—

Gross margin on non-GAAP basis

$

$

$

$

$

Research & development on GAAP basis

$

$

$

$

$

Share-based compensation

)

)

)

)

)

Amortization of acquired intangibles

)

)

)

)

)

Integration, site consolidation and

other(2)

—

—

)

—

)

Research & development on non-GAAPbasis

$

$

$

$

$

Selling, general and administrative on GAAP basis

$

$

$

$

$

Share-based compensation

)

)

)

)

)

Amortization of acquired intangibles

)

)

)

)

)

Financing fees(3)

—

)

—

)

—

Integration, site consolidation and

other(2)

)

)

)

)

)

Selling, general and administrative on non-GAAPbasis

$

$

$

$

$

Restructuring charges on GAAP basis

$

$

$

$

$

Restructuring charges(4)

)

)

)

)

)

Restructuring charges on non-GAAP basis

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

Impairment of assetsheld-for-sale on GAAP basis

$

—

$

$

—

$

$

—

Impairment of assetsheld-for-sale(5)

—

)

—

)

—

Impairment of assetsheld-for-sale on non-GAAP basis

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

Gain on sale of business on GAAP basis

$

)

$

—

$

—

$

)

$

—

Gain on sale of business(6)

—

—

—

Gain on sale of business on non-GAAP basis

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

$

—

Operating income on GAAP basis

$

$

$

$

$

Share-based compensation

Amortization of acquired intangibles

Restructuring charges(4)

Impairment of assetsheld-for-sale(5)

—

—

—

Gain on sale of business(6)

)

—

—

)

—

Financing fees(3)

—

—

—

Integration, site consolidation and

other(2)

Operating income on non-GAAP basis

$

$

$

$

$

Table 6

Reconciliation of GAAP Measures to Non-GAAP Measures*

(Continued)

THREE MONTHS ENDED

NINE MONTHS ENDED

$ Millions, except per share amounts (unaudited)

Interest and other (income) expense, net on GAAP basis

$

$

$

$

$

Foreign currency exchange gains (losses), net

)

)

Gain on sale of investment(7)

—

—

Financing fees(3)

—

—

—

)

—

Interest and other (income) expense, net on non-GAAPbasis

$

$

$

$

$

Income taxes on GAAP basis

$

$

$

$

$

Tax impact of non-GAAP measures(8)

Income taxes on non-GAAP basis

$

$

$

$

$

Net earnings attributable to Coherent Corp. on GAAP basis

$

$

$

$

$

Share-based compensation

Amortization of acquired intangibles

Foreign currency exchange gains

)

)

)

Restructuring charges(4)

Impairment of assetsheld-for-sale(5)

—

—

—

Gain on sale of business(6)

)

—

—

)

—

Integration, site consolidation and

other(2)

Gain on sale of investment(7)

)

)

—

)

—

Financing fees(3)

—

—

—

Non-controlling interest impact of non-GAAP items

)

—

)

)

)

Tax impact of non-GAAP measures(8)

)

)

)

)

)

Net earnings attributable to Coherent Corp. on non-GAAPbasis

$

$

$

$

$

Per share data:

Net earnings on GAAP basis

Basic Earnings Per Share

$

$

$

)

$

$

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

$

$

)

$

$

Net earnings on non-GAAP basis

Basic Earnings Per Share

$

$

$

$

$

Diluted Earnings Per Share

$

$

$

$

$

*

Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

(1)

During the second fiscal quarter of 2025, the Company refined its methodology to report non-GAAP measures. The change does not impact the Company’s financial position, cash flows, or GAAP consolidated results of operations. Prior period non-GAAP financial

measures presented in this press release have been recast to conform to the current presentation.

(2)

Integration, site consolidation and other costs include retention and severance payments and other integration

costs related to the acquisition of Coherent, Inc., implementation of common technology systems and costs related to the business divestitures.

(3)

Financing fees include debt extinguishment costs and various fees related to closing the new Credit Agreement

and repricing our Term Loan B as well as the conversion of Preferred Stock to Common Stock.

(4)

Restructuring charges include non-cash impairment charges for

production assets and improvements on leased facilities, loss on sale of a facility, severance, contract termination costs and other costs related to the restructuring plans.

(5)

Impairment of assetsheld-for-sale relate to several entities classified as held-for-sale at December 31,

(6)

Gain on sale of business is due to the sale of our aerospace and defense and Munich tools businesses.

(7)

Gain on sale of investment is due to the sale of shares in an equity method investment.

(8)

The Company adopted a full-year, normalized tax rate for the computation of thenon-GAAP income tax provision for fiscal year 2026. We believe this approach provides investors with a more consistent view of our underlying operating performance. In estimating the full-year non-GAAP normalized tax rate, the Company utilized a full-year financial projection that considers multiple factors such as changes to the Company’s current operating structure, expected reserve changes for

the year, and other significant tax matters to the extent they are applicable to the full fiscal year financial projection. In addition to the adjustments described above, this normalized tax rate excludes the impact of share-based awards,

amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, integration and restructuring charges, foreign exchange gain/(loss), and certain tax valuation allowances.

For fiscal year 2026, the Company’s projected non-GAAP normalized tax rate is 19% and will be

applied to each quarter of fiscal year 2026. The Company’s non-GAAP normalized tax rate on non-GAAP net income may be adjusted during the year to account for

events or trends that the Company believes materially impact the original annual non-GAAP normalized tax rate including, but not limited to, significant changes resulting from tax legislation, acquisitions or

dispositions, entity structures or operational changes and other significant events. These additional non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered substitutes for any measures derived in accordance

with GAAP and may be inconsistent with similar measures presented by other companies.

Table 7

GAAP Earnings Per Share Calculation*

THREE MONTHS ENDED

NINE MONTHS ENDED

$ Millions, except per share amounts (unaudited)

Numerator

Net earnings attributable to Coherent Corp.

$

$

$

$

$

Deduct Series B redeemable preferred dividends

—

)

)

)

)

Basic earnings (loss) available to common shareholders

$

$

$

)

$

$

Effect of dilutive securities:

Add back Series B preferred dividends

$

—

$

$

—

$

$

—

Diluted earnings (loss) available to common shareholders

$

$

$

)

$

$

Denominator

Weighted average shares

Effect of dilutive securities:

Common stock equivalents

—

Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock

—

—

—

Diluted weighted average common shares

Basic earnings (loss) per common share

$

$

$

)

$

$

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

$

$

$

)

$

$

*

Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

Table 8

Non-GAAP Earnings Per Share Calculation*

THREE MONTHS ENDED

NINE MONTHS

$ Millions, except per share amounts (unaudited)

Numerator

Net earnings attributable to Coherent Corp.

$

$

$

$

$

Deduct Series B redeemable preferred dividends

—

)

)

)

)

Basic earnings available to common shareholders

$

$

$

$

$

Effect of dilutive securities:

Add back Series B preferred dividends

$

—

$

$

—

$

$

—

Diluted earnings available to common shareholders

$

$

$

$

$

Denominator

Weighted average shares

Effect of dilutive securities:

Common stock equivalents

Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock

—

—

—

Diluted weighted average common shares

Basic earnings per common share

$

$

$

$

$

Diluted earnings per common share

$

$

$

$

$

*

Amounts may not recalculate due to rounding.

(1)

During the second fiscal quarter of 2025, the Company refined its methodology to report non-GAAP measures. The change does not impact the Company’s financial position, cash flows, or GAAP consolidated results of operations. Prior period non-GAAP financial

measures presented in this press release have been recast to conform to the current presentation.