CALIX INC

Historically, we have funded our operations and investing activities primarily through sales of our common stock, cash flow generated from operations and various borrowing arrangements. However, for the past few years, we have funded our operations and investing activities from cash flow generated from our operations as our business has grown and became profitable. As of March 30, 2024, we had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $239.5 million, which consisted of deposits held at banks and major financial institutions and highly liquid marketable securities such as U.S. government agency securities and commercial paper.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $14.7 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and consisted of net income of $0.1 million and non-cash charges of $17.9 million offset by cash flow decreases of $3.3 million reflected in the net change in assets and liabilities. Non-cash charges primarily consisted of stock-based compensation of $16.9 million and depreciation and amortization of $4.9 million partially offset by deferred income taxes of $2.4 million and the net accretion of available-for-sale securities of $1.4 million.

Cash flow decreases resulting from the net change in assets and liabilities primarily consisted of a decrease in accrued liabilities of $28.9 million due to the payout of incentive compensation and a decrease in the reserves for inventory held at suppliers, and a decrease in accounts payable of $16.0 million due to the timing of inventory payments. These changes were partially offset by a decrease in accounts receivable of $25.7 million, due to the timing of customer payments and lower sales in the first quarter of 2024 than the prior quarter, a decrease in inventory of $13.2 million as the supply chain continued to normalize, and an increase in deferred revenue of $2.3 million primarily due to support contract renewals as well as an increase in customer payments received or due in advance of satisfying the related contract’s performance obligation.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $8.1 million for the three months ended April 1, 2023 and consisted of net income of $9.6 million and non-cash charges of $18.6 million offset by cash flow decreases of $20.0 million reflected in the net change in assets and liabilities. Non-cash charges primarily consisted of stock-based compensation of $16.2 million and depreciation and amortization of $3.7 million. Cash flow decreases resulting from the net change in assets and liabilities primarily consisted of a decrease in accrued liabilities of $12.3 million due to the payout of incentive compensation and payments related to our Calix ConneXions 2022 Customer Success and Innovation conference; an increase in inventory of $7.4 million to improve our responsiveness to our BSPs’ subscriber demand; a decrease in accounts payable of $5.9 million due to the timing of inventory purchases; and an increase in prepaid expenses and other assets of $7.1 million mainly due to the renewal of a software contract and reclassification of contract assets from deferred revenue. These changes were partially offset by a decrease in accounts receivable of $1.6 million due to continued strong shipment linearity and an increase in deferred revenue of $11.0 million primarily due to our platform subscriptions and support contracts and reclassification of contract assets to prepaid expenses and other assets.

Investing Activity

For the three months ended March 30, 2024, cash provided by investing activities of $3.3 million consisted of net maturities of marketable securities of $7.0 million partially offset by capital expenditures of $3.7 million, consisting primarily of purchases of test and computer equipment.

For the three months ended April 1, 2023, cash used in investing activities of $3.3 million consisted of net purchases of marketable securities of $1.3 million and capital expenditures of $4.6 million, consisting primarily of purchases of test and computer equipment.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities of $7.1 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 primarily consisted of proceeds from the issuance of common stock related to our equity plans of $10.8 million partially offset by repurchases of our common stock of $3.7 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities of $10.2 million for the three months ended April 1, 2023 primarily consisted of proceeds from the issuance of common stock related to our equity plans of $12.5 million. This was partially offset by repurchases of common stock of $1.2 million and payments related to a financing arrangement of $1.1 million.

Working Capital and Capital Expenditure Needs

Our material cash commitments include non-cancelable firm purchase commitments, normal recurring trade payables, compensation-related and expense accruals, operating leases and revenue-share obligations. We believe that our outsourced approach to manufacturing provides us significant flexibility in both managing inventory levels and financing our inventory. Furthermore, we have a common stock repurchase program, which had $109.9 million available as of March 30, 2024. Our stock repurchase program does not require us to purchase a specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended or terminated at any time.

We believe, based on our current operating plan and expected operating cash flows, that our existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash needs for at least the next twelve months. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows or obtain other sources of liquidity, we will be forced to terminate our stock repurchase program, limit our development activities, reduce our investment in growth initiatives and/or institute cost-cutting measures, all of which may adversely impact our business and potential growth.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

Our principal commitments as of March 30, 2024 consisted of our contractual obligations under non-cancelable outstanding purchase obligations and operating lease obligations for office space. The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of March 30, 2024 (in thousands):

(1) Represents outstanding purchase commitments to be delivered by our third-party manufacturers or other vendors. See Note 6, “Commitments and Contingencies” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion regarding our outstanding purchase commitments related to our third-party manufacturers.

(2) Future minimum operating lease obligations in the table above primarily include payments for our office locations, which expire at various dates through 2029. See Note 6 “Commitments and Contingencies” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion regarding our operating leases.