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AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8-K Report, Financial Results (Aug 17, 2016)

Filed August 17, 2016For Securities:A

Summary

Agilent Technologies, Inc. has filed an 8-K report on August 17, 2016, to announce its financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2016. The report primarily includes a press release (Exhibit 99.1) detailing these results and offers non-GAAP financial information to provide investors with a clearer view of the company's core operational performance and future prospects, as assessed by management. The company emphasizes that this non-GAAP information is supplemental and presented to enhance understanding alongside GAAP results. It excludes certain items like restructuring and amortization expenses, which management monitors but does not use for measuring ongoing operational performance. Investors are advised that this non-GAAP presentation may differ from that of other companies and that further explanations are available in Exhibit 99.1.

Key Highlights

  • 1Agilent Technologies announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2016.
  • 2The company provided non-GAAP financial information to offer supplemental insights into operational performance.
  • 3Non-GAAP measures exclude items such as restructuring and amortization expenses.
  • 4Management uses non-GAAP metrics for internal comparisons and assessing ongoing operational performance.
  • 5The press release announcing the results is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
  • 6Investors are cautioned that non-GAAP information may differ from GAAP and from other companies' non-GAAP reporting.
  • 7The information furnished in this report is not considered 'filed' for legal purposes under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to announce Agilent Technologies' financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2016, and to provide supplemental non-GAAP financial information to help investors better understand the company's operational performance.

Agilent provides non-GAAP financial information to offer a view of its operational performance 'through the eyes of management,' excluding certain items like restructuring and amortization that can impact GAAP earnings. This is intended to provide a clearer picture of core ongoing performance and facilitate comparisons.

The non-GAAP financial information provided by Agilent excludes items such as restructuring costs and amortization expenses, which management monitors but does not use for measuring ongoing operational performance.

Agilent notes that its non-GAAP information may differ from the non-GAAP information provided by other companies, so direct comparisons may not be appropriate. Further explanation is available in Exhibit 99.1.