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Cisco (CSCO) made $42.36 billion in revenues in the trailing 12 months ending in January 2011. This was an increase of 19.2% from the same period a year ago. For FY 2010 (August 2009 to July 2010), revenues grew by 10.86%. Net income rose by 24.8% to $7.57 billion, whereas in FY 2010, they increased by 26.6%. The return on invested capital was 12.56% versus 14.3% in FY 2010. The EBT margin was 21.19%, but 23.5% in FY 2010. Also, the profit margin was 62.4%, and 64% in FY 2010. The current ratio is 2.81 with a healthy debt to equity ratio of 0.27. The most recent EPS was $1.32, implying a P/E of 14.
The company forecast a Q3 EPS of $0.35 to $0.38 per share. So, the EPS would be $1.30 to $1.33 for the 12 months thru the end of Q3. That would still be an increase of 10.1% to 12.7%. The PEG ratio falls in the range of 1.10 to 1.38. Moreover, the 30 day put/call ratio is 0.5.
Recently, Cisco announced its intent to acquire privately held Pari Networks, a leading provider of network configuration and change management and compliance management solutions. The Company also completed the acquisition of privately held LineSider Technologies, a leading provider of network management software that helps customers build the network services necessary to securely create and deploy cloud computing infrastructure. In addition, Cisco and BMC Software forged a strategic alliance to develop and market new solutions for large-scale, multi-tenant cloud computing infrastructures.
Since the Q2 earnings announcement on February 9, CSCO share price is down 15.6%.