Cisco Systems beats by $0.01, reports revs in-line; guides Q3 EPS in-line, revs in-line; raises dividend 12% (32.82 +0.51)
- Reports Q2 (Jan) earnings of $0.57 per share, $0.01 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.56; revenues fell 2.9% year/year to $11.58 bln vs the $11.56 bln Capital IQ Consensus, with product revenue down 4% and service revenue up 5%.
- Revenue by geographic segment was: Americas down 3%, EMEA flat, and APJC down 3%.
- Product revenue performance was led by Security which increased 14%. Collaboration and Wireless product revenue increased by 4% and 3%, respectively. NGN Routing, Switching and Data Center product revenue decreased by 10%, 5% and 4%, respectively. Service Provider Video product revenue decreased by 41%.
- Non-GAAP total gross margin and product gross margin were 64.1% (vs. 63-64% guidance) and 62.4%, respectively. The decrease in non-GAAP product gross margin compared with 63.3% in the second quarter of fiscal 2016 was primarily due to pricing and to a lesser extent product mix, partially offset by continued productivity improvements.
- Co issues in-line guidance for Q3, sees EPS of $0.57-0.59, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.58 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; sees Q3 revs down 0-2% to ~$11.76-12.0 bln vs. $11.87 bln Capital IQ Consensus; adj. gross margin 63-64%.
- Increases quarterly cash dividend 12% to $0.29