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Cisco Q2 earnings beat Street estimates

Cisco Q2 earnings beat Street estimates
Cisco Systems reported its financial results for the second quarter today. Here's what CEO Chuck Robbins said in a press release on Wednesday

Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO) is trading down in extended hours even though it reported market-beating results or its fiscal second quarter.

Cisco stock down on muted future guidance

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Shares are pushing to the downside primarily because the management issued muted guidance for the future. Cisco is now calling for 84 cents to 86 cents of adjusted per-share earnings on up to $12.3 billion in revenue in Q3.

Analysts, in comparison, were at 92 cents a share and $13.1 billion, respectively. Still, Chuck Robbins – the chief executive of Cisco Systems said in a press release today:

We continue to align our investments to future growth opportunities. Our innovation sits at the center of an increasingly connected ecosystem and will play a critical role as our customers adopt AI and secure their organizations.

The Nasdaq-listed firm saw its product revenue tank 9.0% in the recently concluded quarter which was partly offset by a 4.0% increase in its services revenue. $CSCO is now down close to 20% versus its 52-week high.

Cisco Systems Q2 earnings snapshot

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  • Earned $2.6 billion versus the year-ago $2.8 billion
  • Per-share earnings also declined from 67 cents to 65 cents
  • Adjusted EPS printed at 87 cents as per the earnings report
  • Revenue inched down 6.0% year-over-year to $12.80 billion
  • Consensus was 84 cents a share on $12.71 billion in revenue
  • Increased quarterly dividend by 3.0% to 40 cents a share

$CSCO said its gross margin improved 220 basis points in its second financial quarter. According to CFO Scott Herren:

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In December, Cisco Systems Inc bought Isovalent – a privately held networking and security company based out of Cupertino, California (find out more).

Cisco plans to lay off employees

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On Wednesday, Cisco Systems Inc announced plans of lowering its headcount by about 5.0% as well.

The networking hardware company had a workforce comprising 85,000 in July of 2023 – which means around 4,250 of its employees are expected to lose jobs.

Other notable figures in its earnings release today include $24.7 billion of annualised recurring revenue (ARR) – up 6.0%. $CSCO ended the quarter with $35.7 billion worth of remaining performance obligations (RPO) – up 12% versus last year.

Note that artificial intelligence is expected to result in 170 million layoffs in 2024 as Invezz reported here. Wall Street currently has a consensus “hold” rating on Cisco Systems.

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