Scientific instrument maker Agilent Technologies (A) is scheduled to report Q1 earnings on February 18. The company provided non-GAAP earnings guidance of $0.80 to $0.81 per share for Q1 in their Q4 earnings report. However, the GAAP earnings for Q1 are likely to be significantly lower.
The company will have a one-time charge of ~$0.74/share due to taxes from on-shoring certain intangible assets from subsidiaries to the U.S. The charge of $231MM is disclosed on page 45 of the company's 10-K filing. The large difference in reported earnings and guidance may come as