Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) reported Q4 EPS of $0.67, $0.05 better than the analyst estimate of $0.62. Revenue for the quarter came in at $1.19 billion versus the consensus estimate of $1.17 billion.

Highlights:

• GAAP net income of $177 million, or $0.54 per share
• Non-GAAP net income of $218 million, or $0.67 per share(1), $0.06 above midpoint guidance of $0.61 per share
• Revenue of $1.19 billion, representing growth of 7.1 percent (core revenue growth of 5.8 percent(2) versus midpoint guidance of 3.5 percent)
• First-quarter fiscal year 2018 revenue guidance of $1.145 billion to $1.165 billion and non-GAAP earnings guidance of $0.55 to $0.57 per share(3)
• Fiscal year 2018 revenue guidance of $4.720 billion to $4.740 billion and non-GAAP earnings guidance of $2.50 to $2.56 per share(3)
• Fiscal year 2018 operating cash flow guidance of $970 million

GUIDANCE:

Agilent Technologies sees FY2018 EPS of $2.50-$2.75, versus the consensus of $2.59. Agilent Technologies sees FY2018 revenue of $4.72-4.74 billion, versus the consensus of $4.73 billion.

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