Cisco Systems reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations on Tuesday.
After the earnings announcement, the company's shares (CSCO) rose more than 1 percent in trading after the closing bell. (Click here to get the latest quotes for Cisco.)
The company's fiscal first-quarter earnings excluding items rose to 48 cents per share from 43 cents a share in the year-earlier period.
Revenue increased 6 percent to $11.88 billion from $11.26 billion a year ago.
Analysts had expected the company to report earnings excluding items of 46 cents a share on $11.77 billion in revenue, according to a consensus estimate from Thomson Reuters.
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