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| Our cloud web DDoS protection continues to be unmatched in its ability to mitigate web DDoS attacks based on a battery of algorithms we added last year |
| But we are strong believers in the technology, in the positioning, we think there will be a very good opportunity for shareholder value in public cloud security with SkyHawk, and we look forward to their success |
| It's also better, by the way, in North America |
| The total ARR growth was fueled by cloud ARR growth of 22%, once again exceeding 20% year-over-year growth and reaching $65 million |
| With that, we are making strong and steady progress to a cloud-security-as-a-service company |
| This deal highlights the strength and breadth of our solution |
| First, we witnessed a better business environment in the fourth quarter |
| But overall, we feel that the results internationally were good as it relates to us |
| Second, the demand in the market for cyber protection solutions continue to be solid as attacks intensify |
| So overall, we obviously feel better |
| By the way, you top that with the growth that we had during all recent years, including 2023, in cloud security, which we believe we can maintain that momentum |
| These positive signs are reflected in increased RPO at year-end and more traction to our solutions |
| Third, we are confident we have the right solutions in place to address the emerging trends in the marketplace |
| Finally, our optimistic outlook is strengthened by the positive momentum behind our OEM relationships |
| We continue to successfully grow our cloud security business, staking our claim as a cloud-security-as-a-service company |
| In the fourth quarter, the cloud security business, which is the growth engine of the company, continued to excel, proceeding -- reducing cloud ARR growth of 22.5% year-over-year, reaching $64.9 million compared to $53 million, taking us another step towards becoming a cloud-security-as-a-service company |
| We believe this significant capability will strengthen the traction for defense products in the market, boosting our appliance business |
| We are diligently expanding and enhancing our cloud offering, creating more opportunities to cross-sell and upsell within our customer base |
| Financial income continued to grow year-over-year and reached $3.8 million in the fourth quarter as a result of higher interest rates in the market |
| While we reduced operating expenses, we believe that this expense structure is efficient to operate the business and enable our future growth |
| The cloud security ARR continues to grow over 20% year-over-year |
| We are minded to our expenses, and we expect to improve our profitability going forward due to continued expense discipline |
| We look forward to a return to top line growth and improved profitability |
| So overall, I would say it's neutral to positive across the world, and hence, we are feeling more positive about it as well |
| This is another win that showcase the success we have capitalizing on our full portfolio |
| It's definitely better |
| So definitely, we're seeing good signs there |
| I think the solution is very advanced and unique in the market |
| After winning its MSSP business in the second quarter, we successfully cross-sold our on-premise DDoS and cloud application security solutions in the fourth quarter, replacing two different incumbents |
| The ARR growth is driving recurring revenues, which accounted for 77% of total revenue in 2023 |
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| Radware's adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter was $5.4 million, which includes a negative EBITDA of $2.7 million from the Hawks business |
| As you see, we do consolidate the losses, although the company is fully funded, and that hurts our EPS |
| Revenue in the Americas for the full year of 2023 declined 17% year-over-year to $103.4 million compared to $100 million and $23.9 million in the same period last year |
| The decline in revenue is attributed to delays in closing large deals due to greater budget constraints by customers, primarily in the Americas |
| EMEA revenue for the full year 2023 was $96.5 million compared to $104.2 million in 2022, a 7% decline year-over-year |
| APAC revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $15.5 million, which represents a decrease of 13% year-over-year |
| On a regional breakdown, revenue in the Americas in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $24.6 million compared to $31.9 million in the same period last year, representing a 23% decrease year-over-year |
| If you look on Q3 or Q2 we had challenges on closing those over $1 million deals |
| For the full year of 2023, APAC revenue decreased by 6% compared to 2022 to $61.4 million |
| Adjusted EBITDA for the full year of 2023 was $17.6 million, which includes $10.8 million negative EBITDA from the Hawks business |
| The change in gross margin is mainly attributed to the decline in revenue |
| The lower cash flow from operations arise from a lower profitability discussed above |
| Roy Zisapel I think for us, this is by far the largest challenge we see |
| You mentioned the weakness in North America recently and the gradual pickup that you're seeing now |
| Cash flow from operations in the full year of 2023 was negative $3.5 million compared to positive cash flow from operations of $32.1 million in 2022 |
| So can you give us some sense of what you think that's going to do? Guy Avidan Some headwind in terms of reduced interest rate throughout 2024 as well as lower cash balance in 2024 versus 2023 |
| Organizations regardless of geography or industry are facing increased cyber threats driven by a major geopolitical tensions and conflicts |
| We don't foresee specific unique headwinds to us beyond the regular geopolitical, China, Russia, the regular geopolitical challenges in the economy for us |
| I was wondering if you could talk about any other challenges or headwinds you're seeing maybe playing out through the year aside from that as deals start to close faster and you get a little more momentum |
| Second, the pipeline that was there was not moving to close at the regular rates that we've seen |
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