Synnex Corp. SNX, +1.49% shares rose in the extended session Thursday after the business process services company said it would split into two publicly traded companies and topped Wall Street estimates. Synnex shares rallied 8% after hours, following a 1.5% rise to close the regular session at $128.84. The company reported fourth-quarter net income of $176 million, or $3.41 a share, compared with $115.2 million, or $2.45 a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted earnings were $4.26 a share.
Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast earnings of $3.61 a share on revenue of $5.99 billion. Synnex expects adjusted earnings of $3.02 to $3.22 a share on revenue of $5.24 billion to $5.54 billion, while analysts forecast $2.94 a share on revenue of $5.37 billion. The company hiked its quarterly dividend to 40 cents a share.