Benzinga | Nov 22, 2021 09:05PM EST

Recap: Agilent Technologies Q4 Earnings

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) reported its Q4 earnings results on Monday, November 22, 2021 at 04:05 PM.

Here's what investors need to know about the announcement.

Earnings

Agilent Technologies beat estimated earnings by 16.35%, reporting an EPS of $1.21 versus an estimate of $1.04, which surprised analysts.

Revenue was up $177,000,000.00 from the same period last year.

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat on EPS by $0.11, which was followed by a 1.31% increase in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Agilent Technologies's past performance:



Quarter Q3 2021 Q2 2021 Q1 2021 Q4 2020EPS Estimate 0.99 0.83 0.89 0.93EPS Actual 1.10 0.97 1.06 0.98Revenue Estimate 1.54B 1.40B 1.44B 1.40BRevenue Actual 1.59B 1.52B 1.55B 1.48B

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Guidance

Agilent Technologies management provided guidance for their next quarter, expecting earnings between $1.15 and $1.18 per share for the nextquarter.

This represents a -3.72% in quarter-over-quarter growth for Agilent Technologies, a bearish signal to many investors.

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