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Keysight Technologies, Inc. 8-K Report, Financial Results (Nov 17, 2016)

Filed November 17, 2016For Securities:KEYS

Summary

Keysight Technologies, Inc. (KEYS) filed an 8-K on November 17, 2016, to announce its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2016. The filing includes a press release (Exhibit 99.1) detailing these results. A significant aspect of the report is the company's continued use of non-GAAP financial information to provide supplemental insights into its operational performance and future prospects, aiming to offer investors a view aligned with management's assessment of core financial performance. While the 8-K itself is brief and primarily serves to furnish the press release, the provided non-GAAP measures are intended to exclude items such as restructuring costs and amortization, which management monitors but does not use for measuring ongoing operational performance. Investors are encouraged to review the full press release in Exhibit 99.1 for a comprehensive understanding of both GAAP and non-GAAP results, as well as for detailed explanations of their non-GAAP methodology, which may differ from other companies.

Key Highlights

  • 1Keysight Technologies announced its fourth fiscal quarter (ended October 31, 2016) financial results via an 8-K filing on November 17, 2016.
  • 2The primary content of the 8-K is the furnished press release (Exhibit 99.1) containing the financial results.
  • 3The company continues to provide non-GAAP financial information alongside GAAP results.
  • 4Non-GAAP measures are presented to offer a view of operational performance and future prospects, as seen by management.
  • 5Key exclusions in non-GAAP reporting include restructuring costs and amortization.
  • 6Management uses non-GAAP metrics for internal performance comparisons and to assess ongoing operational performance.
  • 7Investors are directed to Exhibit 99.1 for a detailed explanation of the non-GAAP financial information and its reconciliation with GAAP.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to publicly announce and provide investors with Keysight Technologies' financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2016, through a furnished press release.

Keysight provides non-GAAP financial information to offer supplemental insights into its operational performance and to enhance investors' understanding of the company's core financial performance and future prospects, as viewed by management.

Keysight's non-GAAP financial measures typically exclude items that may have a material effect on expenses and income from operations, such as restructuring and related costs, and amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation.

The detailed financial results, including both GAAP and non-GAAP figures, and explanations of the non-GAAP methodology are available in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K filing.