Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Texas Instruments (TXN) Q4 Earnings

For the quarter ended December 2022, Texas Instruments (TXN) reported revenue of $4.67 billion, down 3.4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.13, compared to $2.27 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.61% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.6 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.96, the EPS surprise was +8.67%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Texas Instruments performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Revenue-Other: $275 million compared to the $319.85 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -11.3% year over year.
• Revenue-Embedded Processing: $837 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $717.73 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +9.6%.
• Revenue-Analog: $3.56 billion compared to the $3.56 billion average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -5.3% year over year.
• Operating profit - Analog: $1.80 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.87 billion.
• Operating profit - Other: $85 million compared to the $47.31 million average estimate based on three analysts.
• Operating profit - Embedded Processing: $293 million compared to the $262.75 million average estimate based on three analysts.

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