Trade with Eva : Analytics in action: =Splunk (SPLK) reported earnings on Thur 23 Feb 17 (a/h)

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Splunk beats by $0.08, beats on revs; guides Q1 revs below consensus :

Reports Q4 (Jan) earnings of $0.25 per share, $0.08 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.17; revenues rose 39.3% year/year to $306.5 mln vs the $288.1 mln Capital IQ Consensus.
License revenues were $190.5 million, up 35% year-over-year.
Co issues downside guidance for Q1, sees Q1 revs of $231-233 mln vs. $242.32 mln Capital IQ Consensus Estimate.
- Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be between negative 2% and negative 4%
- FY18 Outlook
  - Cloud revenues are expected to be approximately $85 million.
  - Non-GAAP operating margin is expected to be approximately 8%.