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Investing.com — Palo Alto Networks reported mixed fiscal fourth-quarter results, but delivered an upbeat outlook for the current quarter, touting further strength in billings growth as earnings topped, but revenue fell short of Wall Street estimates.
Palo Alto Networks Inc (NASDAQ:) was up more than 7% in afterhours trading following the report.
The beat on the bottom line was driven by an 18% rise in billings growth year over year in Q4.
The company touted further strength in billings to come, saying its billings in the quarter “didn’t fully capture” the top-line strength seen in its remaining performance obligation and next-generation security average recurring revenue.
Looking ahead, the company said it expected fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings of between $1.15 and $1.17 per share ahead of analysts’ estimates for $1.12. Revenue was forecast in a range of $2.05B to $2.08B, in line with estimates for $1.93B.
Looking ahead, the company raised its guidance for the year across revenue, billings and earnings per share.
For fiscal year 2023, adjusted earnings were expected in a range of $5.27 to $5.40 per share on revenue of between $10.9B and $11B.
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