Shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. plummeted in Wednesday’s after-hours market following the company’s issuance of a worse-than-expected revenue forecast for the current quarter.
The American networking company saw a decrease of 12.84% or 6.21 points, closing at $42.15 per share. This followed a downturn from the earlier session of 4.43% or 2.24 points, ending at $48.36 per share. As a result, this drop erased $25.79 billion from the company’s market capitalization.
Cisco now anticipates earnings to range between $0.76 and $0.84 per share for the fourth quarter, significantly below the consensus estimate of $0.92 per share. Additionally, the company expects Q4 revenue to decline by 1.00% to 5.50%.
For the full fiscal year, Cisco projects earnings per share (EPS) to be between $3.29 and $3.37, substantially under the consensus estimate of $3.44. The company also forecasts year-over-year revenue growth of 2.00% to 3.00%, markedly lower than the previous guidance of 5.50% to 6.50%.
Cisco is the latest U.S. firm to report the impacts of China’s Zero COVID policy, which has exacerbated the supply-chain crunch. The tightened restrictions in the world’s second-largest economy have also dampened demand amid rising inflation.
Furthermore, Cisco reported lower-than-expected revenue for the third quarter, putting additional pressure on the stock price. The figure came in at $12.84 billion, falling short of the projected $13.34 billion and remaining roughly flat compared to the same quarter last year.
Ultimately, its earnings per share amounted to $0.87, slightly above the consensus estimate of $0.86. The company noted that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine had reduced its revenue by approximately $200 million following the cessation of its operations in Moscow and Belarus.
Moreover, the geopolitical crisis contributed an additional $5 million to Cisco’s cost of sales for the quarter while also incurring another $62 million in operating expenses.
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