6-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of January, 2008

Commission File Number 0-28584

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

5 Ha’solelim Street, Tel Aviv, Israel
(Address of principal executive offices)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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CHECK POINT SOFTWARE REPORTS RECORD
FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2007 FINANCIAL RESULTS

29 percent revenue growth for the fourth quarter
27 percent revenue growth for the fiscal year 2007

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., – January 23, 2008 – Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.

“Our success in fourth quarter of 2007 is representative of the entire year, which was one of our best ever,” said Gil Shwed, chairman and chief executive officer of Check Point Software. “We believe our performance is a result of the adoption of our new and existing network security product lines, combined with the successful expansion into data security earlier in the year. Our Unified Security Architecture and total security solutions enabled us to grow market share and deliver excellent financial results in Q4 2007 and during the entire year.”

Financial Highlights for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2007:

Total Revenues: $206.7 million, an increase of 29 percent compared to $160.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Network security accounted for a record $182.5 million in revenues, representing a 14 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2006. Data security contributed $24.2 million in revenues, representing a 17 percent quarterly sequential increase over the third quarter of 2007.
Net Income – GAAP: $87.9 million, an increase of 11 percent compared to $79.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Net income in the fourth quarter of 2007 includes acquisition-related charges of $10.3 million and equity-based compensation expenses of $8.8 million. Net of taxes, these charges totaled $14.6 million. Equity-based compensation expenses have been reported since the beginning of 2006pursuant to SFAS 123(R).
Net Income – Non-GAAP1: $102.5 million, an increase of 13 percent compared to $90.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. Non-GAAP net income excludes equity-based compensation expenses and acquisition-related charges2.
Earnings per Diluted Share – GAAP: $0.39, an increase of 11 percent compared to $0.35 in the fourth quarter of 2006. GAAP earnings per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2007 included equity-based compensation expenses of $0.04 and acquisition-related charges of $0.05. Net of taxes, these charges totaled $0.07.


1 See “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information” and “Reconciliation of Supplemental Financial Information” below for more information regarding Check Point’s use of non-GAAP measures.

2 “Equity-based compensation expenses” refer to the amortized fair value of all equity based awards granted to employees. “Acquisition- related charges” refer to the impact of the amortization of intangible assets and other acquisition-related expenses.



Earnings per Diluted Share – Non-GAAP: $0.46, an increase of 15 percent compared to $0.40 in the fourth quarter of 2006. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share exclude equity-based compensation expenses and acquisition-related charges.
Deferred Revenues: $273.7 million, which represented an increase of $69.5 million or 34 percent compared to deferred revenues as of December 31, 2006.
Cash Flow: Cash flow from operations was $91.3 million, an increase of 10 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2006.
Share Repurchase Program: During the fourth quarter of 2007, Check Point repurchased 2.8 million shares at a total cost of $61.9 million.

“Throughout the year, we experienced healthy growth in all geographies with 34 percent annual revenue growth in our European sales and 24 percent growth in the Americas,” said Gil Shwed, chairman and chief executive officer of Check Point Software. “Our new UTM-1 appliance offerings and high-end integrated solutions have been adopted by some of the largest corporations in the world and have been key in driving these results. In addition, our new data security products delivered 17 percent sequential growth in the fourth quarter of 2007 with increased sales in Europe and broader adoption by the channel.”

Financial Highlights for the Year Ended December 31, 2007

Revenues: $730.9 million, an increase of 27 percent compared to $575.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Network security accounted for a record $648.1 million in revenues representing a 13% increase over 2006. Data security contributed $82.8 million in revenues for the year.
Net Income – GAAP: $281.1 million, an increase of one percent compared to $278.0 million for 2006. Net income for 2007 includes equity-based compensation expenses in the amount of $34.1 million, and acquisition-related expenses of $57.0 million, which includes in-process R&D in the amount of $17.0 million. Net of taxes, these charges totaled $77.7 million.
Net Income – Non-GAAP: $358.7 million, an increase of 12 percent compared to $320.3 million for 2006. Non-GAAP net income excludes equity-based compensation expenses and acquisition-related charges.
Earnings per Diluted Share – GAAP: $1.25, an increase of 7 percent compared to $1.17 for 2006. Net income in 2007 includes equity-based compensation expenses of $0.15 and acquisition-related charges of $0.25, which includes in-process R&D in the amount of $0.07. Net of taxes, these charges totaled $0.34.
Earnings per Diluted Share – Non-GAAP: $1.59, an increase of 18 percent, compared to $1.35 for 2006. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share exclude equity-based compensation expenses and acquisition-related charges.
Cash Flow: Cash flow from operations was $371.6 million, an increase of 2 percent compared to $363.3 million for 2006.
Cash and Investments Balance: $1.2 billion as of December 31, 2007.
Share Repurchase Program: During 2007, Check Point repurchased 9.0 million shares at a total cost of $209.8 million. There is approximately $73.2 million remaining of the cumulative $1.2 billion authorized under Check Point’s share repurchase program.

Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Business Highlights:

Expanded Unified Security Architecture into Data Security – In the first quarter of 2007, we expanded our business into the data security field with the acquisition Protect Data.  The new data security layer added to our architecture enables customers to keep their mobile data secure and minimizes the risk of data loss and theft.



Increasing number of large transactions – We continued to see growth in the number of large transactions originating from a variety of industries, and across all geographies. During the fourth quarter, we had 19 customers with transactions greater than one million dollars.

UTM-1 Solutions –In the first quarter of 2007, we introduced the UTM-1 Appliances representing an initial entry into the mid-range gateway market providing unified threat management. This was followed in the fourth quarter by the introduction of the “UTM-1 Total Security Appliances” as we expanded the product line to include 3-year all-inclusive packages with messaging security and security updates.

CoreXL Acceleration Technology in VPN-1 Power Achieved Performance Breakthrough –Leveraging state-of-art multi-core processors, VPN-1 Power with CoreXL is the first network security gateway that enables security administrators to gain data center level performance without compromising on the level of security inspection.

ZoneAlarm ForceField –The first virtualized, on-demand browser security solution to enable consumers to bank and shop online, or surf dangerous areas of the Internet.  ForceField leverages the power of Check Point’s Smart Defense Advisor, a hosted service that enables the company to offer users real-time protection against zero-hour threats.

“We are very pleased with our results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2007. We believe this success is a reflection of our ability to deliver comprehensive security solutions to address our customer security needs,” said Gil Shwed, chairman and chief executive officer of Check Point Software. “In the coming year we look forward to expanding our product portfolio and enabling our customers to further increase their level of security with our solutions.”

Conference Call and Webcast Information
Check Point will host a conference call with the investment community on January 23, 2008 at 8:30 AM ET/5:30 AM PT. To listen to the live webcast, please visit Check Point’s website at http://www.checkpoint.com/ir. A replay of the conference call will be available through February 6, 2008 at the company’s website http://www.checkpoint.com/ir or by telephone at +1.706.645.9291, pass code #29930846.

About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (www.checkpoint.com) is a leader in securing the Internet. The company is a market leader in the worldwide enterprise firewall, personal firewall, data security and VPN markets.  Check Point’s PURE focus is on IT security with its extensive portfolio of network security, data security and security management solutions. Through its NGX platform, Check Point delivers a unified security architecture for a broad range of security solutions to protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. The company also offers market leading data security solutions through the Pointsec product line, protecting and encrypting sensitive corporate information stored on PCs and other mobile computing devices. Check Point’s award-winning ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite and additional consumer security solutions protect millions of consumer PCs from hackers, spyware and data theft. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry’s framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with “best-of-breed” solutions from hundreds of leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of Check Point partners around the world and its customers include 100 percent of Fortune 100 companies and tens of thousands of businesses and organizations of all sizes.



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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, Check Point uses non-GAAP measures of net income, operating income and earnings per share, which are adjustments from results based on GAAP to exclude non-cash equity-based compensation charges in accordance with SFAS 123R and acquisition related charges. Check Point’s management believes the non-GAAP financial information provided in this release is useful to investors’ understanding and assessment of Check Point’s on-going core operations and prospects for the future. The presentation of this non-GAAP financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management uses both GAAP and non-GAAP information in evaluating and operating business internally and as such has determined that it is important to provide this information to investors.

Safe Harbor Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains 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, including, but not limited to, statements related to Check Point’s expectations that it will continue to deliver comprehensive security solutions that address their customer security needs and their ability to expand their product portfolio. Because these statements pertain to future events they are subject to various risks and uncertainties, actual results could differ materially from Check Point’s current expectations and beliefs.  Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: general market conditions in the Check Point’s industry; economic and political uncertainties; the impact of political changes and weaknesses in various regions of the world, including  hostilities or acts of terrorism in Israel, where Check Point’s international headquarters are based; inclusion of network security functionality in third-party hardware or system software; any foreseen and unforeseen developmental or technological difficulties with regard to Check Point’s products; changes in the competitive landscape, including new competitors or the impact of competitive pricing and products; rapid technological advances and changes in customer requirements to which Check Point is unable to respond expeditiously, if at all; a shift in demand for products such as Check Point’s; factors affecting third parties with which Check Point has formed business alliances; timely availability and customer acceptance of Check Point’s new and existing products; the amount of equity based compensation charges and other factors and risks discussed in Check Point’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2006, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Check Point assumes no obligation to update information concerning its expectations or beliefs.



CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2007
2006
2007
2006
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
 
Revenues:                    
   Products and licenses   $ 93,529   $ 69,863   $ 309,785   $ 241,961  
   Software updates, maintenance and services    113,175    90,232    421,092    333,180  




Total revenues    206,704    160,095    730,877    575,141  




   
Operating expenses:  
   Cost of products and licenses    9,778    3,978    30,276    13,378  
   Cost of software updates, maintenance and  
   services    6,695    4,728    24,301    17,639  
   Amortization of technology    7,154    1,353    27,724    5,414  




Total cost of revenues    23,627    10,059    82,301    36,431  
   
Research and development    21,454    15,750    80,982    62,210  
Selling and marketing    57,638    43,022    217,491    157,114  
General and administrative    15,768    10,566    53,527    43,503  
Acquired in process research and development    -    1,060    17,000    1,060  




Total operating expenses    118,487    80,457    451,301    300,318  




   
Operating income    88,217    79,638    279,576    274,823  
Financial income, net    13,443    16,326    49,725    63,647  




Income before income taxes    101,660    95,964    329,301    338,470  
Taxes on income    13,743    16,423    48,237    60,443  




Net income    87,917    79,541    281,064    278,027  




   
Earnings per share (basic)    0.40    0.35    1.26    1.18  




Number of shares used in computing earnings per  
share (basic)    220,132    226,471    222,548    235,519  




   
Earnings per share (diluted)    0.39    0.35    1.25    1.17  




Number of shares used in computing earnings per  
share (diluted)    222,993    228,865    225,442    236,769  







CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
RECONCILIATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2007
2006
2007
2006
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
 
GAAP operating income     $ 88,217   $ 79,638   $ 279,576   $ 274,823  
Stock-based compensation (1)    8,827    9,004    34,052    36,392  
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition  
related expenses (2)    10,338    1,504    39,977    6,945  
Acquired in process research and development    -    1,060    17,000    1,060  




Non-GAAP operating income    107,382    91,206    370,605    319,220  




   
GAAP net income    87,917    79,541    281,064    278,027  
Stock-based compensation (1)    8,827    9,004    34,052    36,392  
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition  
related expenses (2)    10,338    1,504    39,977    6,945  
Acquired in process research and development    -    1,060    17,000    1,060  
Taxes on stock-based compensation and amortization  
of intangible assets and acquisition related  
expenses (3)    (4,576 )  (542 )  (13,358 )  (2,166 )




Non-GAAP net income    102,506    90,567    358,735    320,258  




   
GAAP Earnings per share (diluted)    0.39    0.35    1.25    1.17  
Stock-based compensation (1)    0.04    0.04    0.15    0.16  
Amortization of intangible assets and acquisition  
related expenses (2)    0.05    0.01    0.18    0.03  
Acquired in process research and development    0.00    0.00    0.07    0.00  
Taxes on stock-based compensation and amortization  
of intangible assets and acquisition related  
expenses (3)    (0.02 )  0.00    (0.06 )  (0.01 )




Non-GAAP Earnings per share (diluted)    0.46    0.40    1.59    1.35  




   
Number of shares used in computing Non-GAAP  
earnings per share (diluted)    222,993    228,865    225,442    236,769  




   
(1) Stock-based compensation:  
   Cost of products and licenses    14    5    65    39  
   Cost of software updates, maintenance and  
   services    197    247    668    470  
   Research and development    1,014    1,945    4,309    9,371  
   Selling and marketing    1,973    2,214    8,780    7,997  
   General and administrative    5,629    4,593    20,230    18,515  




Total before taxes    8,827    9,004    34,052    36,392  
   
(2) Amortization of intangible assets and  
acquisition related expenses:  
   Cost of products and licenses    7,154    1,353    27,724    5,414  
   Selling and marketing    3,184    151    12,253    604  
   General and administrative    -    -    -    927  




Total before taxes    10,338    1,504    39,977    6,945  
   
(3) Taxes on stock-based compensation and  
amortization of intangible assets and acquisition  
related expenses    (4,576 )  (542 )  (13,358 )  (2,166 )




Total, net    14,589    9,966    60,671    41,171  







CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET DATA

(In thousands)
ASSETS

December 31,
2007

December 31,
2006

(unaudited) (unaudited)
 
Current assets:            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 509,664   $ 519,443  
Marketable securities    387,878    571,621  
Trade receivables, net    201,515    141,881  
Other receivables and prepaid expenses    24,353    22,408  


Total current assets    1,123,410    1,255,353  


   
Long-term assets:  
Marketable securities    343,967    558,874  
Property, plant and equipment, net    56,947    47,192  
Severance pay fund    9,302    6,631  
Intangible assets, net    160,133    23,117  
Goodwill    664,910    182,115  
Deferred income taxes, net    14,950    6,977  
Other assets    636    534  


Total long-term assets    1,250,845    825,440  


   
Total assets    2,374,255    2,080,793  


   
LIABILITIES AND
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:  
Deferred revenues   $ 273,693   $ 204,149  
Trade payables and other accrued liabilities    197,739    153,900  


Total current liabilities    471,432    358,049  


   
Deferred tax liability, net    31,465    -  
Accrued severance pay    14,403    11,211  


   
Total liabilities    517,300    369,260  


   
Shareholders' equity:  
Share capital    774    774  
Additional paid-in capital    464,330    422,381  
Treasury shares at cost    (907,022 )  (728,909 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)    1,233    (6,293 )
Retained earnings    2,297,640    2,023,580  


Total shareholders' equity    1,856,955    1,711,533  


Total liabilities and shareholders' equity    2,374,255    2,080,793  


Total cash and cash equivalents and marketable    1,241,509    1,649,938  





CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW DATA

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended
Year Ended
December 31,
December 31,
2007
2006
2007
2006
(unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
 
Cash flow from operating activities:                    
Net income   $ 87,917   $ 79,541   $ 281,064   $ 278,027  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by  
operating activities:  
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment    3,995    1,461    8,541    5,707  
Increase in trade and other receivables, net    (68,080 )  (47,582 )  (24,235 )  (10,296 )
Increase in deferred revenues, trade payables and other  
accrued liabilities    65,467    43,722    48,246    51,826  
Acquisition of in process research and development    -    1,060    17,000    1,060  
Amortization of intangible assets    10,338    1,504    39,977    6,018  
Stock-based compensation    8,827    9,004    34,052    36,392  
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation    (6,828 )  1,159    (6,828 )  (2,291 )
Deferred income taxes, net    (10,359 )  (7,130 )  (26,222 )  (3,150 )




Net cash provided by operating activities    91,277    82,739    371,595    363,293  




   
Cash flow from investing activities:  
Cash paid in conjunction with the acquisition of NFR    -    (14,371 )  -    (14,371 )
Cash paid in conjunction with the acquisition of Protect Data,  
net    (456 )  -    (594,964 )  -  
Investment in property, plant and equipment    (4,089 )  (2,975 )  (16,727 )  (44,890 )




Net cash used in investing activities    (4,545 )  (17,346 )  (611,691 )  (59,261 )




   
Cash flow from financing activities:  
Proceeds from issuance of shares upon exercise of options    1,751    5,375    24,640    51,934  
Purchase of treasury shares    (61,858 )  (31,693 )  (209,757 )  (435,491 )
Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation    6,828    (1,159 )  6,828    2,291  
Repayment of loans related to NFR    -    (1,833 )  -    (1,833 )




Net cash used in financing activities    (53,279 )  (29,310 )  (178,289 )  (383,099 )




   
Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net    3,227    1,805    9,956    3,662  




   
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and  
marketable securities    36,680    37,888    (408,429 )  (75,405 )
   
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities at the  
beginning of the period    1,204,829    1,612,050    1,649,938    1,725,343  




   
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities at the end  
of the period    1,241,509    1,649,938    1,241,509    1,649,938  







Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.







January 23, 2008
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.


By: /s/ Eyal Desheh
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Eyal Desheh
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer