Agilent Technologies Inc. Reports Inline Revenue, Narrow EPS Miss

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) reported FY Q4 financial results Monday with orders of $1.91 billion, up 4 percent over one year ago.

Revenues came in at $1.81 billion, inline with estimates and up 5 percent compared with one year ago.

Non-GAAP net income was $297 million, or $0.88 per share, $0.01 below estimates and above the $0.91 reported in the year-ago period.

Agilent’s first-quarter 2015 revenues are expected to be in the range of $1.02 billion to $1.04 billion. First-quarter non-GAAP earnings are expected to be in the range of $0.39 to $0.43 per share.

For the full fiscal year 2015, Agilent expects revenue of $4.12 billion to $4.18 billion and non-GAAP earnings of $1.68 to $1.78 per share.

“Our LDA business finished the year strong, with record revenues and orders,” said Agilent CEO Bill Sullivan. “During the quarter, while generating these record numbers, we completed the company separation flawlessly, without business disruption to either company.”

Agilent Technologies Inc. traded at $41.00 in the aftermarket, down 0.58 percent.