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Xerox (XRX) Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates, Misses Revenues

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Xerox Corporation (XRX - Free Report) reported third-quarter 2018 earnings per share of 85 cents (on an adjusted basis) which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 8 cents. Earnings decreased 4 cents year over year.

How Was the Estimate Revision Trend?

Investors should note that the Zacks Consensus Estimate for Xerox’s third-quarter 2018 earnings remained unchanged at 77 cents per share over the last 60 days.

The company has a decent earnings history having outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the last four quarters with an average beat of 1.9%.

Revenues Lower Than Expected

Xerox recorded total revenues of $2.35 billion which lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.42 billion. Also, revenues compared unfavorably with the year-ago figure of $2.49 billion.

Xerox Corporation Price

Key Stats to Note: Xerox has raised its cash flow guidance for full year. The company now expects operating cash flow to be in the range of $ 1 billion to $1.1 billion compared with the previous guidance of $900-$1.1 billion. Free cash flow is now anticipated to be in the range of $900 million to $1 billion compared with the previous guidance of $750-$950 million.

Zacks Rank: Currently, Xerox has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) but that could change following the company’s earnings report which was just released. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.  

Check back later for our full write up on this Xerox earnings report later!

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