=Agilent (A) reported earnings on Mon 14 May 2018 (a/h)

Agilent beats by $0.01, reports revs in-line; guides JulQ EPS below consensus, revs below consensus; guides FY18 EPS below consensus, revs below consensus

• Reports Q2 (Apr) earnings of $0.65 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.01 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.64; revenues rose 9.4% year/year to $1.21 bln vs the $1.21 bln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Co issues downside guidancefor Q3 (Jul), sees EPS of $0.61-0.63, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.65 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees Q3 revs of $1.185-1.205 bln vs. $1.21 bln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.
• Co issues downside guidancefor FY18, sees EPS of $2.63-2.67, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $2.70 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees FY18 revs of $4.85-4.87 bln vs. $4.92 bln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.