Agilent Technologies Q4 adjusted earnings of $0.81 per share

(RTTNews) - Agilent Technologies (A) released a profit for its fourth quarter that rose from last year.

The company's bottom line totaled $195 million, or $0.61 per share. This compares with $177 million, or $0.54 per share, in last year's fourth quarter.

Excluding items, Agilent Technologies reported adjusted earnings of $262 million or $0.81 per share for the period.

The company's revenue for the quarter rose 8.4% to $1.29 billion from $1.19 billion last year.

Agilent Technologies earnings at a glance:

-Earnings (Q4): $262 Mln. vs. $218 Mln. last year. -EPS (Q4): $0.81 vs. $0.67 last year. -Revenue (Q4): $1.29 Bln vs. $1.19 Bln last year.

-Guidance: Next quarter EPS guidance: $0.71 to $0.73 Next quarter revenue guidance: $1.265 - $1.280 Bln