Investing.com -- Zscaler issued Monday softer current-quarter guidance that overshadowed better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results and a lift to annual guidance.
Zscaler Inc (NASDAQ:ZS) fell over 7% in premarket trading Tuesday.
For the three months ended Oct. 31, the company reported Q1 EPS of $0.77 on revenue of $628 million, topping estimates for $0.63 and $605.4M, respectively.
Calculated billings grew 13% year-over-year to $516.7M, notably slower from the 27% increase in the previous quarter.
For Q2, adjusted EPS was forecast in a range of $0.68 to $0.69 on revenue of $633M to $635M, compared with estimates for $0.68 on revenue of $633.1M.
For full-year, adjusted EPS was forecast in a range of $2.94 to $2.99 on revenue of $2.62B to $2.64B, up from prior estimates for EPS of $2.81 to $2.87 on revenue of between $2.60B to $2.62B.
"Stepping back and simply considering the results outside the purview of the “prudent” guidance, we see significant moderation in business momentum, as billings grew 13%, which was halved from the 27% in the previous quarter," Guggenheim analysts said in a note.
Alongside quarterly results, Zscaler also announced the retirement of its chief financial officer, Remo Canessa.
Analysts at BMO (TSX:BMO) Capital Markets think that the firm's report "will be impacted and potentially overshadowed" by this announcement in the near term.
Yasin Ebrahim contributed to this report.