Texas Instruments Q4 results expected to tumble

Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) is scheduled to discuss fourth-quarter and full-year 2008 results today in a conference call at 4:30 PM Eastern, hosted by Kevin March, senior vice president and chief financial officer, and Ron Slaymaker, vice president and head of Investor Relations. Catch the live webcast of the call on the company's website.

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect Texas Instruments to report that a profit of $0.12 per share, which is 77.7% lower than in the same period a year ago. Revenue for the quarter is expected to total $2.4 billion, down 33.3% from a year ago. These numbers are in line with guidance Texas Instruments offered in December. Texas Instruments matched earnings expectations in the third quarter and missed by a penny in the second quarter.

For the full year, analysts expect earnings of $1.48 per share and revenue of $12.4 billion, which compares to $1.83 per share on $13.8 billion in 2007.

Texas Instruments recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share of common stock, the same as in the previous quarter. Analysts, on average, expect long-term EPS growth of 8.7% for Texas Instruments. The share price is about 38% lower it was than a year ago.

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