Analog Devices’ (ADI) fiscal second quarter earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 11 cents, or 16.2%. Revenue was also better than expectations, beating by around 6.0%. Results exceeded both management and our expectations on revenue and gross lines. Strong revenue growth across product lines, markets and geographies, operating leverage and a lower tax rate contributed to the results. Analog Devices shares reacted positively in after-hours trading, rising 4.5%. Not surprising, since the average positive surprise in the preceding four quarters was just 6.04%. Revenue Analog Devices generated revenue of $790.8 million, which was up 8.5% sequentially, up 18.3% year over year and at the high end of management’s revenue guidance of $730-760 million (up 0-4% sequentially, up 9-14% year over year). Around 24% of quarterly revenues were generated in
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