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Cisco<\/a> Systems Inc said on Wednesday a large backlog of products due to supply chain constraints has hit demand for new orders from customers, sending the company's shares down 4% in extended trading.
Cisco's product orders fell 23% in the third quarter, even as the maker of routers, security services and software products reported a quarterly profit that beat estimates, helped by its aggressive steps to resolve supply chain bottlenecks<\/a>.
But the backlog, combined with \"macroeconomic conditions<\/a>\", hit demand for new products, company executives said on a post-earnings conference call.
\"Increase in product shipments is often leading customers and partners to absorb these shipments prior to placing new orders,\" Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins<\/a> said.
The company forecast modest revenue growth in 2024 and expects to end the fiscal year with roughly double of its normal product backlog.
Cisco also forecast full-year revenue to rise between 10.0% and 10.5% and now expects annual adjusted earnings per share between $3.80 and $3.82.
The company's third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1 and revenue of $14.57 billion were both above market estimates pooled by Refinitiv<\/a>.
Cisco's shares were down 4.3% at $45.58 in extended trading.
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