• GAAP Revenue of $412.8 million; Non-GAAP Revenue of $413.1 million
• GAAP Gross margin of 42.4%; Non-GAAP Gross margin of 46.8%
• GAAP EPS of $(0.04); Non-GAAP EPS of $0.15

Milpitas, California, February 1, 2012 – JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) today reported results for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2011.

On a GAAP basis, net revenue for the second fiscal quarter of 2012 was $412.8 million and net loss was $(10.2) million, or $(0.04) per share.  This compares to net revenue of $420.8 million and net loss of $(5.8) million, or $(0.03) per share for the prior quarter, and net revenue of $473.5 million and net income of $23.6 million, or $0.10 per share for the second fiscal quarter of 2011. 

On a non-GAAP basis, net revenue for the second fiscal quarter of 2012 was $413.1 million and net income was $35.8 million or $0.15 per share.  This compares to non-GAAP net revenue of $421.1 million and net income of $40.9 million, or $0.18 per share for the prior quarter, and non-GAAP net revenue of $477.2 million and net income of $67.0 million or $0.29 per share for the second fiscal quarter of 2011.  

“Our fiscal second quarter financial results surpassed our expectations.   The outstanding efforts of our team and our manufacturing partner in Thailand coupled with our continued focus on expense control resulted in revenue and operating income that exceeded our guidance.  Our balance sheet remains strong and we generated over $45 million of cash from operations during the quarter,” said Tom Waechter, JDSU’s President and Chief Executive Officer.  “Looking ahead, we are pleased with the improving demand for our products, as evidenced by a book to bill of greater than one in each of our business segments, although we expect macro-economic conditions to cause margin pressure in the near-term.”

Financial Overview – Second Fiscal Quarter Ended December 31, 2011

All numbers in this section are non-GAAP unless stated otherwise.

• Net revenue of $413.1 million decreased 1.9% compared to the prior quarter and decreased 13.4% compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
• Gross margin was 46.8% compared to 47.3% in the prior quarter and 48.8% in the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
•  Operating margin was 9.6% compared to 10.9% in the prior quarter and 15.3% in the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
• Communications Test and Measurement revenue of $196.2 million increased by 5.9% compared to the prior quarter and decreased 15.2% compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Revenue from this segment represented 47.5% of total net revenue.
• Communications and Commercial Optical Products revenue of $163.2 million decreased 9.5% compared to the prior quarter and decreased 14.6% compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2011.  Revenue from this segment represented 39.5% of total net revenue.
• Optical Communications revenue of $138.1 million decreased 8.0% compared to the prior quarter and decreased 18.0% compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2011. 
• Commercial Lasers revenue of $25.1 million decreased 16.9% compared to the prior quarter and increased 10.6% compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2011. 
•  Advanced Optical Technologies revenue of $53.7 million decreased 3.4% compared to the prior quarter and decreased 1.8% compared to the second quarter of fiscal 2011.  Revenue from this segment represented 13.0% of total net revenue.
• Americas’ customers represented 51% of total net revenue for the quarter. EMEA and Asia-Pacific customers represented 24% and 25%, respectively, of total net revenue.
• The Company held $755.6 million in total cash and investments and generated $45.7 million of cash from operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2011.

Business Outlook

For the third quarter of fiscal 2012, ending March 31, 2012, the Company expects non-GAAP net revenue to be in the range of $410 to $425 million. 

Conference Call

The Company will discuss these results and other related matters at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on February 1, 2012 in a live webcast, which will also be archived for replay on the Company’s website at www.jdsu.com/investors.  The Company will post and distribute slides outlining the Company’s latest financial results concurrent with this earnings press release. They will be posted on www.jdsu.com/investors under the “Financial Information” section. This press release is being furnished as a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is available at www.sec.gov.

About JDSU

JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) innovates and markets diverse technologies that enhance the way people experience the world every day. We enable fast, high-quality communications, secure financial transactions, reliable consumer electronics, green energy, differentiated brands, and a host of other solutions. We provide these solutions through three business segments: Communications Test and Measurement, Communications and Commercial Optical Products, and Advanced Optical Technologies. More information is available at www.jdsu.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains, and the discussions in our subsequent conference call will contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements include: (i) any anticipation or guidance as to future financial performance, including future revenue, gross margin, operating expense, operating margin, cash flow and other financial metrics; and (ii) the Company’s beliefs regarding the purpose, usefulness and efficacy of non-GAAP results and the measures and items the Company includes in the same, as well as any benefits to investors the Company believes its non-GAAP measures provide.  These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. In particular, the Company’s ability to predict future financial performance continues to be difficult due to, among other things:  (a) continuing general limited visibility across many of our product lines exacerbated by continued credit and financial market uncertainty, as well as the migration to vendor managed inventory programs; (b) quarter-over-quarter product mix fluctuations, which can materially impact profitability measures due to the broad gross margin range across our portfolio; (c) consolidation of our customer base, which, in the shorter term limits demand visibility, and, in the longer term, could reduce our business potential; (d) average selling prices continue to decline across our businesses; (e) our Communications Test and Measurement business experiences notable seasonality and a significant level of in-quarter book-and-ship business, further limiting our forecasting abilities; (f) we are currently engaged in various product and manufacturing transfers, site consolidations and product discontinuances, which has caused and may cause short term disruptions; and (g) the ability of our suppliers and contract manufacturers to meet production and delivery requirements to our forecasted demand.
 
For more information on these and other risks affecting the Company’s business, please refer to the “Risk Factors” section included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 2, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date hereof and the Company does not assume any obligation to update the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

Contact Information

Investors: Michelle Levine Schwartz, 408-546-4421 or michelle.schwartz@jdsu.com
Press: Jim Monroe, 240-404-1922, or jim.monroe@jdsu.com

The following financial tables are presented in accordance with GAAP, unless otherwise specified.

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Use of Non-GAAP (Adjusted) Financial Measures

The Company provides non-GAAP net revenue, non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share financial measures as supplemental information regarding the Company’s operational performance.  The Company evaluates Company-wide segment performance using, among other things, the measures disclosed in this release for the purposes of evaluating the Company’s historical and prospective financial performance, as well as its performance relative to its competitors.  Specifically, management uses these items to further its own understanding of the Company’s core operating performance.  The Company believes its “core operating performance” represents the Company’s performance in the ordinary, ongoing and customary course of its operations.   Accordingly, management excludes from “core operating performance” those items, such as those relating to restructuring, investing, stock-based compensation expense and non-cash activities that management does not believe are reflective of such ordinary, ongoing and customary course activities.

The Company believes that providing this information to its investors, in addition to the GAAP presentation, allows investors to see Company results “through the eyes” of management.  The Company further believes that providing this information allows Company investors to both better understand the Company’s financial performance and, importantly, to evaluate the efficacy of the methodology and information used by management to evaluate and measure such performance.

The non-GAAP adjustments described in this release have historically been excluded by the Company from its non-GAAP measures. The non-GAAP adjustments, and the basis for excluding them, are outlined below.

Revenue from acquisition related deferred revenue: The Company excludes the fair value adjustment to acquisition related deferred revenue when calculating non-GAAP revenue.  The Company believes that the non-GAAP revenue provides useful information for the investors as they review for underlying trends in the business and facilitate the investors’ comparisons of the Company’s revenue performance with prior and future periods and to the Company’s peers.

Cost of sales, costs of research and development and costs of selling, general and administrative: The Company has incurred periodic expenses, included in its GAAP presentation of gross margin and operating expenses that may include (i) additional depreciation from changes in estimated useful life and the write-down of certain property and equipment that has been identified for disposal but remained in use until the date of disposal, (ii) workforce related charges such as severance, retention bonuses and employee relocation costs related to a formal restructuring plan, (iii) costs for facilities not required for ongoing operations, and costs related to the relocation of certain equipment from these facilities and/or contract manufacturer facilities, (iv) stock-based compensation under authoritative guidance, (v) other non-recurring charges comprising mainly of incremental costs as a result of flooding in Thailand at one of our manufacturing partners, Fabrinet,  one-time acquisition, integration, litigation contingency and other costs.  The Company excludes these items for the purposes of calculating non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share.  The Company believes that the impact of these items does not reflect expected future gross profits or operating expenses nor does the Company believe that they provide a meaningful evaluation of current versus past core operational performance.

Gain or loss on sale of available for-sale investments and impairment of investments: The Company has sold investments or adjusted the value of investments from time to time based on market conditions.  The Company’s activities in this respect are included in the Company’s GAAP presentation of net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share.  The Company’s core business does not include making financial investments in third parties, and such investments do not constitute a material portion of the Company’s assets.  Moreover, the amount and timing of gains and losses and adjustments to the value of investments are unpredictable. Consequently, the Company believes that gains or losses on these sales and adjustments to the value of investments are not related to the ongoing core business and operating performance of the Company. The Company excludes these items for the purposes of calculating non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share. The Company believes this GAAP measure is not indicative of the Company’s “core operating performance”.

Amortization of intangibles from acquisitions: The Company records amortization expense related to intangibles. These expenses are included in its GAAP presentation of cost of sales and operating expense, related to the various acquisitions it has made. The Company excludes these items for the purposes of calculating non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share.  The Company believes that eliminating this expense from operating income is useful to investors because it believes the GAAP measure, alone, is not indicative of its “core operating performance” on cost of sales and operating expenses.

Non cash interest expense: The Company incurs non-cash interest expense accounted for under the authoritative guidance on convertible debt instruments, which requires to separately account for the liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of such instruments. The Company believes that eliminating this item for the purposes of calculating non-GAAP net income (loss) and non-GAAP net income (loss) per share, is useful to investors. The Company describes the impact of this guidance, in its fiscal 2011 annual report on Form 10-K. The Company believes this GAAP measure is not indicative of its “core operating performance”.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.  The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP net income (loss) is net income (loss). The GAAP measure most directly comparable to non-GAAP net income (loss) per share is net income (loss) per share.  The Company believes that these GAAP measures alone are not indicative of its core operating expenses and performance.

The following tables reconcile GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures: