=Cohu (COHU) reported earnings on Thur 16 Feb 2017 (a/h)

Cohu beats by $0.15, beats on revs; guides Q1 revs above consensus, co guides on the earnings call :

• Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $0.24 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.15 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.09; revenues rose 11.3% year/year to $70.7 mln vs the $65.12 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Co issues upside guidance for Q1, sees Q1 revs of ~$78 mln vs. $69.00 mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.
• Cohu's Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share payable on April 14, 2017 to shareholders of record on February 28, 2017.