14 material Form 8-K filings that 14 companies we cover made with the SEC in July 2023, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
W. R. Berkley reported second-quarter 2023 net income to common stockholders of $356.3 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, up from $179.3 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, a year earlier. Operating income, which excludes investment gains and losses, was $310.9 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, compared with $313.4 million, or $1.12, in the second quarter of 2022. The filing does not include updated full-year guidance.
Net income to common stockholders was $356.3 million, versus $179.3 million in the second quarter of 2022.
Diluted earnings per share were $1.30, compared with $0.64 a year earlier; operating income per diluted share was $1.14, compared with $1.12.
Gross premiums written rose 9.3% to $3.3 billion, and net premiums written rose 8.7% to $2.8 billion.
The company returned $320.8 million to shareholders, including $292.5 million of share repurchases.
Badger Meter reported record second-quarter 2023 results, with net sales of $175.9 million, up 28% from $137.8 million a year earlier. Diluted earnings per share rose 33% to $0.76, and operating profit increased 34%, showing growth in both sales and profit for shareholders. Management said it expects benefits from stabilizing supply chain and inflation conditions for the rest of 2023, while acknowledging tougher comparisons in the second half.
Q2 2023 net sales of $175.9 million, up 28% from $137.8 million
Diluted EPS of $0.76, up from $0.57; operating profit up 34% year over year
Operating profit margin of 16.8%, up 80 basis points from 16.0%
Utility water sales rose 32% year over year; flow instrumentation sales rose 6%
Snap-on reported second-quarter 2023 results for the period ended July 1, 2023. Net sales rose 4.8% to $1,191.3 million and net earnings attributable to Snap-on rose to $264.0 million, or $4.89 per diluted share, from $231.5 million, or $4.27, a year earlier. For shareholders, both sales and profit grew, and the outlook section gives 2023 capital expenditure and tax rate estimates.
Net sales of $1,191.3 million, up $54.7 million or 4.8% from the second quarter of 2022; organic sales rose 5.6%
Operating earnings before financial services were 23.3% of net sales, up 160 basis points from 21.7%
Net earnings attributable to Snap-on of $264.0 million, or $4.89 per diluted share, versus $231.5 million, or $4.27, a year ago
2023 outlook: capital expenditures approximate $100 million ($48.8 million spent in the first six months); full-year effective tax rate of 23% to 24%
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.