=Qualys (QLYS) reported earnings on Tue 12 Feb 2019 (a/h)

Qualys beats by $0.11, reports revs in-line; guides Q1 EPS in-line, revs below consensus; guides FY19 EPS in-line, revs below consensus; co also acquires Adya

• Reports Q4 (Dec) earnings of $0.51 per share, $0.11 better than the S&P Capital IQ Consensus of $0.40; revenues rose 18.0% year/year to $74.2 mln vs the $74.14 mln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.
• Co issues guidance for Q1, sees EPS of $0.41-0.43, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $0.42 S&P Capital IQ Consensus; sees Q1 revs of $74.5-75.2 mln vs. $76.94 mln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.
• Co issues guidance for FY19, sees EPS of $1.84-1.89, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $1.86 S&P Capital IQ Consensus; sees FY19 revs of $320.0-323.0 mln vs. $330.70 mln S&P Capital IQ Consensus
• In other news, QLYS announced it has acquired the software assets of Adya, Inc.
• The acquisition enables Qualys to provide companies of all sizes with the ability to consolidate administration of their Software as a Service (SaaS) applications into one console, manage license costs across SaaS applications, set and enforce security policies in one place and report and audit on all activity with a single tool.