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Adobe Systems (ADBE) shares were down more than 14% in recent Friday trading after a series of price target cuts from investment firms followed the release of its fiscal Q1 results. The company late Thursday reported fiscal Q1 non-GAAP net income of $4.48 per diluted share, up from $3.80 a year earlier. Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $4.38. Revenue for the quarter ended March 1 was $5.18 billion, up from $4.66 billion a year earlier. Analysts expected $5.15 billion. For Q2, the software company is projecting non-GAAP EPS of $4.35 to $4.40 on revenue of $5.25 billion to $5.30 billion. Analysts polled by Capital IQ are looking for $4.37 and $5.31 billion, respectively. Separately, Adobe said it has authorized the repurchase of up to $25 billion of its shares through mid-March 2028. On Friday, UBS cut its price target on UBS stock to $540 from $600; HSBC cut its […]

B of A Securities analyst Brad Sills maintains Adobe with a Buy and lowers the price target from $700 to $640.

The following is a summary of the Adobe Inc. (ADBE) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript: Financial Performance: Adobe reported Q1 revenue of $5.18 billion, a 12% increase year-over-year. GAAP earnings per share for the quarter was $1.36, and non-GAAP earnings per share was $4.48, representing 18% year-over-year growth. Adobe achieved a net new Digital Media ARR of $432 million and revenue of $3.82 billion in Q1, marking a 13% growth year-on-year. Adobe achieved $3.07 billion in revenue for Creative Cloud, 12% growth year-over-year with net new Creative Cloud ARR of $289 million. The Experience Cloud business generated subscription revenue of $1.16 billion, representing year-over-year growth of 12%. The company delivered Q1 record revenue of $5.18 billion, representing an 11% YoY growth, achieved Digital Media revenue of $3.82 billion, Digital Experience revenue of $1.29 billion. Business Progress: Adobe continued to focus on creativity for all, document productivity, and powering digital businesses

Adobe Announces New $25 Billion Stock Repurchase Program.

Adobe Reports Record Revenue in Q1 Fiscal 2024 Record Q1 Net New Document Cloud ARR; Enterprise strength drives RPO growth of 16 percent year over year SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 14, 2024– Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) today reported financial results for its first quarter fiscal year 2024 ended March 1, 2024. “Adobe drove record Q1 revenue demonstrating strong momentum across Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Experience Cloud,” said Shantanu Narayen, chair and CEO, Adobe. “We’ve done an incredible job harnessing the power of generative AI to deliver groundbreaking innovation across our product portfolio.” “Adobe’s Q1 results and record RPO reflect strong customer adoption of our innovative products and services,” said Dan Durn, executive vice president and CFO, Adobe. “As a result of our strong trajectory of growth and profitability, we are announcing a new $25 billion share repurchase program, which demonstrates Adobe’s continued commitment to returning capital to our shareholders.” First Quarter

Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) reported quarterly earnings of $4.48 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $4.38 by 2.28 percent. The company reported quarterly sales of $5.180 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $5.143 billion by 0.73 percent. This is a 11.28 percent increase over sales of $4.655 billion the same period last year.

Adobe Guides For Q2 EPS of $4.35-$4.40 on Revenue of $5.25-$5.30 Billion, Vs CIQ Analyst Consensus of $4.37/Share on Revenue of $5.30 Billion.

By Denny Jacob Adobe logged better-than-expected revenue in its latest quarter, reflecting sustained demand for products and services boosted by generative artificial intelligence. The software maker posted net income of $620 million, or $1.36 a share, for the first quarter ended March 1, down from $1.25 billion, or $2.71 a share, a year earlier. Adjusted earnings were $4.48 a share, above analysts’ estimates of $4.38 a share. Revenue climbed to $5.18 billion from $4.66 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $5.14 billion. Remaining performance obligations exiting the quarter were $17.58 billion. Chief Financial Officer Dan Durn said the quarterly results and record remaining performance obligation reflects strong customer adoption of Adobe’s products and services. For the current quarter, Adobe guided for revenue between $5.25 billion and $5.3 billion as well as adjusted earnings per-share in the range of $4.35 and $4.40. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $5.3 billion in revenue