Plexus (PLXS) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Miss

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Plexus Corp (PLXS - Free Report) reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of 84 cents per share which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 82 cents. However, revenues of $670 million fell way short of the consensus mark of $681 million.

On a year-over-year basis, earnings and revenues increased 2.4% and 2.6%, respectively.

Revenues from the Communications sector (21% of total revenue) grew 9.4% year over year to $140 million.

Healthcare/Life Sciences revenues (35%) were up 21.4% from the year-ago quarter to $233 million.

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