Agilent (A) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Beat Estimates, Dip Y/Y

Agilent Technologies (A) delivered first-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings of $1.29 per share, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.6%. However, the bottom line decreased 6% from the year-ago quarter.Revenues of $1.66 billion surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.57 billion. However, the top line declined 5.6% on a reported basis and 6.4% on a core basis from the year-ago quarter’s levels.The decline was attributed to broad-based weakness across all end markets, especially in Pharma, Chemistry & A ...