F5 Earnings Preview: Seasonal Softness To Affect Q1 Revenues, But Growth Prospects Strong In 2016

F5?s profitability can be further impacted by foreign currency fluctuations in Latin America and lingering macroeconomic issues in parts of Europe and Canada. Although the Q1 results was likely subdued, the outlook for the full year is solid, driven by its big IP releases and security offering, as well as sales and channel productivity gains. In addition, it sees gains from an acceleration of cloud and Silverline sales, as well as new software and a hardware upgrades in the second half of the ye...