The company noted that various acquisitions, including the $2.35bn purchase of cyber security provider Duo Security in August, provided an 80-bpt boost to 1Q19 results. Looking ahead to 2Q19, Cisco said it now expects adjusted earnings of USc71-USc73/share on 5%-7% YoY revenue growth, or $12.48bn to $12.72bn, while analysts have forecast USc72/ share on revenue of $12.54bn. Cisco noted that its outlook includes divestiture of its Service Provider Video Software Solutions unit, which may not have been considered in some analyst estimates. Cisco shares rose 1.3% in after hours following the results release. However, from Thursday (15 November) to Tuesday's (20 November) close the share price is down 4.9%.