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Analysts, on average, were anticipating lower adjusted net income of $0.56 per share on revenue of only $715.4 million.
"Keysight delivered second quarter results with revenue and earnings at the high-end of our guidance range as we continued to successfully navigate a challenging market environment and execute on our strategy to transform our business," added Keysight CEO Ron Nersesian. "We achieved measurable progress on our key growth initiatives while maintaining our focus on operating discipline."
Now what: For the current quarter, Keysight anticipates adjusted revenue of $697 million to $737 million, and adjusted earnings per share of $0.50 to $0.64. By comparison, analysts' models called for adjusted fiscal third-quarter revenue of $702 million -- below the midpoint of Keysight's guidance range -- and adjusted earnings right at the middle of guidance at $0.57 per share.
As it stands, this is a cut-and-dried case of Keysight handily exceeding expectations as it made solid progress in advancing its strategic initiatives to drive growth. Assuming Keysight can sustain this momentum going forward, I suspect the stock has plenty of room to run from here.
