STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE: STM) reported Q3 EPS of $0.26, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.25. Revenue for the quarter came in at $2.14 billion versus the consensus estimate of $2.09 billion.

Fourth Quarter 2017 Business Outlook

Mr. Bozotti commented, "We see clear opportunities in front of us to continue to drive revenue growth, margin expansion and shareholder value and we are determined to capture this additional potential. Our targeted efforts in technology and products, focusing on high-growth markets, are enabling all of our product groups to strengthen their competitive position with major accounts as well as with the distribution channel.

"Looking at the fourth quarter, we continue to see solid demand across product groups and geographies. Based upon strong booking activity and the expected acceleration of growth of our new program serving wireless applications, we anticipate fourth quarter revenues to increase sequentially by about 10.0% at the mid-point and the gross margin to improve to about 39.9% at the mid-point.

"Looking at the year in total, based upon our nine months results and fourth quarter mid-point revenue guidance, we now expect that 2017 net revenues should grow year-over-year by about 18.0% accompanied by a substantial improvement in operating profitability and net income."

The Company expects fourth quarter 2017 revenues to increase about 10.0% on a sequential basis, plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Gross margin in the fourth quarter is expected to be about 39.9% plus or minus 2.0 percentage points.

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