Carbon Black (CBLK) reported earnings on Thur 25 Oct 2018 (a/h)

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Carbon Black beats by $0.05, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS in-line, revs in-line 

• Reports Q3 (Sep) loss of $0.20 per share, $0.05 better than the S&P Capital IQ Consensus of ($0.25); revenues rose 28.7% year/year to $53.4 mln vs the $52.64 mln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.
• Non-GAAP gross profit was $42.1 million, representing a 79% non-GAAP gross margin.
• During the three months ended September 30, 2018, CBLK used ($13.4) million of cash in operations and ($2.1) million in capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs, leading to negative free cash flow of ($15.4) million, compared to free cash flow of $11,000 in the year-ago period.
• Co issues in-line guidance for Q4, sees EPS of (0.25)-(0.24) vs. ($0.25) S&P Capital IQ Consensus; sees Q4 revs of 55.3-55.8 mln vs. $54.94 mln S&P Capital IQ Consensus.