SEGMENTS AND ENTITY-WIDE DISCLOSURES

3 Months Ended

Jan. 27, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENTS AND ENTITY-WIDE DISCLOSURES

SEGMENTS AND ENTITY-WIDE DISCLOSURES

Segment Reporting

Ciena has the following operating segments for reporting purposes: (i) Networking Platforms; (ii) Platform Software and Services; (iii) Blue Planet Automation Software and Services; and (iv) Global Services.

Ciena's long-lived assets, including equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, finite-lived intangible assets, and maintenance spares, are not reviewed by Ciena's chief operating decision maker for purposes of evaluating performance and allocating resources. As of January 27, 2024, equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, totaled $280.4 million, and operating ROU assets totaled $35.7 million both of which support asset groups within Ciena’s four operating segments and unallocated selling and general and administrative activities. As of January 27, 2024, finite-lived intangible assets, goodwill, and maintenance spares are assigned to asset groups within the following segments (in thousands):

	January 27, 2024
	Networking Platforms		Platform Software and Services	Blue Planet Automation Software and Services	Global Services	Total
Other intangible assets, net	$	181,155	—	14,527	—	$	195,682
Goodwill	$	199,844	156,191	89,049	—	$	445,084
Maintenance spares, net	$	—	—	—	56,266	$	56,266

Segment Profit (Loss)

Segment profit (loss) is determined based on internal performance measures used by Ciena’s chief executive officer to assess the performance of each operating segment in a given period. In connection with that assessment, the chief executive officer excludes the following items: selling and marketing costs; general and administrative costs; significant asset impairments and restructuring costs; amortization of intangible assets; acquisition and integration costs; interest and other income, net; interest expense; and provision for income taxes.

The table below sets forth Ciena’s segment profit (loss) and the reconciliation to net income for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	Quarter Ended
	January 27,		January 28,
	2024		2023
Segment profit (loss):
Networking Platforms	$	183,775	$	202,147
Platform Software and Services	58,004		45,650
Blue Planet Automation Software and Services	(7,069)		(11,059)
Global Services	44,983		37,478
Total segment profit	279,693		274,216
Less: Non-performance operating expenses
Selling and marketing	128,158		123,807
General and administrative	54,683		50,896
Significant asset impairments and restructuring costs	4,971		4,298
Amortization of intangible assets	7,252		7,441
Acquisition and integration costs	—		2,558
Add: Other non-performance financial items
Interest and other income, net	10,650		31,973
Interest expense	(23,776)		(15,870)
Less: Provision for income taxes	21,956		25,078
Net income	$	49,547	$	76,241

Entity-Wide Reporting

The following table reflects Ciena’s geographic distribution of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets, with any country accounting for at least 10% of total equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets specifically identified. Equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets attributable to geographic regions outside of the United States and Canada are reflected as “Other International.” For the periods indicated, Ciena’s geographic distribution of equipment, building, furniture and fixtures, net, and operating ROU assets was as follows (in thousands):

	January 27, 2024		October 28, 2023
Canada	$	230,712	$	229,707
United States	47,231		46,933
Other International	38,093		38,647
Total	$	316,036	$	315,287