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TE Connectivity delivers 12% sales increase and over 20% EPS growth in fiscal fourth quarter

TE Connectivity reported record fourth-quarter net sales of $5.3 billion, up 12% from a year earlier, with orders of $6.1 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $3.14, up 21%.

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What happened

TE Connectivity reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings per share of $3.14 on sales of $5.3 billion, beating Wall Street estimates. It guided the coming quarter to $3.30 per share on $5.4 billion in sales, and full-year orders rose 27% to $22.2 billion.

Global impact / market context

The company sold more and earned more than analysts expected, and its order book grew. For ordinary investors, this suggests demand for its products remains strong and the business is performing better than the market had assumed.

What to watch

  1. Whether the coming quarter actually delivers the guided $3.30 per share on $5.4 billion in sales, since guidance is a promise the company must now meet.
  2. Whether orders keep growing at the reported 27% full-year pace, because orders signal future sales and a slowdown would undercut the strong results.
  3. Whether sales continue growing at the reported 12% year-over-year rate, since the record quarter was driven by that increase and a reversal would change the picture.

Affected assets

  • TE Connectivity plc

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