Penguin Solutions, Inc.
Business
Penguin Solutions, Inc. is an end-to-end technology company that designs, builds, deploys and manages high-performance, high-availability computing, memory and LED solutions for enterprise and specialized applications. It offers HPC and AI infrastructure and management software, Stratus fault-tolerant computing platforms and services, SMART Modular memory and storage products and supply chain services, and Cree LED chips and packaged components. The company operates through three business segments: Advanced Computing, Integrated Memory and Optimized LED. It sells directly and via distributors, value-added resellers and integrators to OEMs, enterprises and government customers across North America, Asia and Europe.
Summary from filing dated 2025-10-21
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-08-31 | FY 2024 2024-08-31 | FY 2023 2023-08-31 | FY 2022 2022-08-31 | FY 2021 2021-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total net sales | 1,369 | 1,171 | 1,441 | 1,396 | 1,056 | |
| Total cost of sales | 975 | 830 | 1,026 | 1,005 | 818 | |
| Gross profit | 394 | 341 | 415 | 391 | 238 | |
| Research and development | 80 | 82 | 91 | 77 | 60 | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 238 | 234 | 261 | 205 | 158 | |
| Impairment of goodwill | 16 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Change in fair value of contingent consideration | 0 | 0 | 29 | 41 | 32 | |
| Other operating expense | 2 | 7 | 7 | 234,000 | 3 | |
| Total operating expenses | 336 | 322 | 406 | 324 | 254 | |
| Operating income | 58 | 18 | 9 | 67 | −16 | |
| Interest expense, net | 7 | 28 | 36 | 24 | — | |
| Other non-operating expense | 2 | 21 | 12 | 350,000 | −582,000 | |
| Total non-operating expense | 9 | 49 | 48 | 25 | 17 | |
| Income (loss) before taxes | 49 | −31 | −40 | 42 | −32 | |
| Income tax provision (benefit) | 20 | 11 | −49 | 18 | 10 | |
| Net income (loss) from continuing operations | 29 | −42 | 10 | 24 | −42 | |
| Net loss from discontinued operations | 0 | −8 | −195 | 44 | 64 | |
| Net income (loss) | 29 | −50 | −186 | 69 | 23 | |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Penguin Solutions | 25 | −52 | −188 | 67 | 21 | |
| Preferred stock dividends | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Income available for distribution | 17 | −52 | −188 | — | — | |
| Income allocated to participating securities | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net income (loss) available to common stockholders, basic | 15 | −52 | −188 | — | — | |
| Net income (loss) available to common stockholders, diluted | 15 | −52 | −188 | — | — | |
| Continuing operations | 0.29 | −0.85 | 0.16 | 0.45 | −0.89 | |
| Discontinued operations | 0 | −0.15 | −3.94 | 0.9 | 1.33 | |
| Basic (in usd per share) | 0.29 | −1 | −3.78 | 1.35 | 0.44 | |
| Continuing operations | 0.28 | −0.85 | 0.15 | 0.41 | −0.89 | |
| Discontinued operations | 0 | −0.15 | −3.8 | 0.81 | 1.33 | |
| Diluted (in usd per share) | 0.28 | −1 | −3.65 | 1.22 | 0.44 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 53 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 49 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 54 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 49 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-08-31 | FY 2024 2024-08-31 | FY 2023 2023-08-31 | FY 2022 2022-08-31 | FY 2021 2021-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 454 | 383 | 366 | 313 | 223 | |
| Short-term investments | 0 | 6 | 25 | 0 | — | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 308 | 252 | 219 | 355 | 313 | |
| Inventories | 255 | 151 | 175 | 264 | 364 | |
| Other current assets | 47 | 75 | 52 | 33 | 51 | |
| Total current assets | 1,064 | 868 | 907 | 1,152 | 951 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 93 | 107 | 119 | 97 | 156 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 59 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 41 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 88 | 121 | 160 | 78 | 101 | |
| Goodwill | 146 | 162 | 162 | 55 | 74 | |
| Deferred tax assets | 99 | 85 | 74 | 5 | — | |
| Other noncurrent assets | 69 | 71 | 15 | 15 | 22 | |
| Total assets | 1,617 | 1,475 | 1,506 | 1,572 | 1,345 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 319 | 219 | 182 | 354 | 484 | |
| Current debt | 20 | 0 | 36 | 8 | 25 | |
| Deferred revenue | 74 | 64 | 48 | 31 | — | |
| Other current liabilities | 61 | 45 | 33 | 58 | 74 | |
| Total current liabilities | 474 | 328 | 426 | 516 | 584 | |
| Long-term debt | 442 | 657 | 755 | 576 | 340 | |
| Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 63 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 32 | |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 30 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 9 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,009 | 1,075 | 1,277 | 1,194 | 1,026 | |
| Commitments and contingencies | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, $0.03 par value; authorized 30,000 shares; 200 shares of convertible preferred stock issued and outstanding as of August 29, 2025, redemption amount of $200,500; no shares issued or outstanding as of August 30, 2024 | 203 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Common stock, $0.03 par value; authorized 200,000 shares; 62,756 shares issued and 52,738 shares outstanding as of August 29, 2025; 60,226 shares issued and 53,277 shares outstanding as of August 30, 2024 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 552 | 513 | 477 | 448 | 396 | |
| Retained earnings | 47 | 30 | 82 | 251 | 185 | |
| Treasury stock, 10,018 shares and 6,949 shares held as of August 29, 2025 and August 30, 2024, respectively | −206 | −154 | −132 | −108 | −51 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 18,000 | 10,000 | −206 | −222 | −222 | |
| Total Penguin Solutions stockholders equity | 394 | 391 | 222 | 372 | 310 | |
| Noncontrolling interest in subsidiary | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 406 | 399 | 229 | 379 | 319 | |
| Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders' equity | 1,617 | 1,475 | 1,506 | 1,572 | 1,345 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-08-31 | FY 2024 2024-08-31 | FY 2023 2023-08-31 | FY 2022 2022-08-31 | FY 2021 2021-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation expense and amortization of intangible assets | 56 | 66 | 72 | 47 | 35 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 41 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 31 | |
| Loss on extinguishment debt | 3 | 23 | 16 | 653,000 | 0 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | −14 | −11 | −64 | −20,000 | −2 | |
| Other | −2 | −3 | 4 | 582,000 | −598,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −56 | −32 | 163 | −98 | −48 | |
| Inventories | −102 | 24 | 95 | 31 | −100 | |
| Other assets | 8 | 9 | 7 | −10 | 15 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities | 131 | 54 | −256 | −45 | 193 | |
| Payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration | 0 | −29 | −74 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations | 113 | 106 | 64 | 39 | 123 | |
| Net cash used for operating activities from discontinued operations | −4 | −28 | 41 | 66 | 31 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 109 | 77 | 104 | 105 | 153 | |
| Capital expenditures and deposits on equipment | −9 | −19 | −39 | −20 | −17 | |
| Proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities | 66 | 39 | 0 | — | — | |
| Purchases of held-to-maturity investment securities | −59 | −20 | −25 | 0 | — | |
| Purchases of non-marketable investments | 0 | −11 | −4 | 0 | — | |
| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | 0 | 0 | −213 | 0 | −36 | |
| Other | −2 | −1 | 475,000 | −875,000 | −1 | |
| Net cash used for investing activities from continuing operations | −3 | −12 | −281 | −21 | −53 | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities from discontinued operations | 28 | 119 | −17 | −18 | −31 | |
| Net cash provided by investing activities | 25 | 108 | −299 | −39 | −84 | |
| Repayments of debt | −300 | −351 | −22 | −127 | 0 | |
| Payments to acquire common stock | −52 | −21 | −25 | −57 | −49 | |
| Payment of acquisition-related contingent consideration | 0 | −21 | −28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash paid for settlement and purchase of capped calls | 0 | −16 | −4 | 0 | — | |
| Distribution to noncontrolling interest | 0 | −1 | −2 | −4 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from debt | 0 | 193 | 295 | 271 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 9 | 10 | 43 | 12 | 15 | |
| Payment of premium in connection with convertible note exchange | 0 | 0 | −14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payment of preferred stock cash dividends | −8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from issuance of convertible preferred stock, net of issuance costs | 191 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from borrowing under line of credit | 100 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 173 | |
| Fees paid for revolving line of credit financing | −3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other | 0 | −582,000 | −6 | −10 | −6 | |
| Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities from continuing operations | −63 | −209 | 237 | 61 | −15 | |
| Net cash used for financing activities from discontinued operations | 0 | −606,000 | −805,000 | 13 | 18 | |
| Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities | −63 | −210 | 236 | 74 | 3 | |
| Effect of changes in currency exchange rates | 0 | −1 | 5 | 239,000 | 154,000 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | 71 | −27 | 47 | 140 | 72 |