73 material Form 8-K filings that 66 companies we cover made with the SEC in January 2024, 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).
CorVel reported results for the three months ended December 31, 2023, in a press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to a Form 8-K. Revenue rose to $202.3 million from $179.4 million, and diluted earnings per share rose to $0.99 from $0.96, so the headline measures improved year over year.
Quarter revenue $202.3 million vs $179.4 million a year earlier; net income $17.1 million vs $16.8 million
Quarter diluted EPS $0.99 vs $0.96; nine-month diluted EPS $3.27 vs $2.73
Nine-month revenue $588.1 million vs $533.1 million
The release said new business sold rose 34% in calendar 2023, with 95% Gross Revenue Retention and 108% Net Revenue Retention
On January 29, 2024, TechnipFMC's Compensation Committee approved renewed Executive Severance Agreements for its CEO, Chief Technology Officer and President, Subsea, with no expiration date, and approved similar agreements for other executive officers. The agreements provide double-trigger severance if an executive is terminated or constructively terminated within 24 months after a change in control, which matters to shareholders as a governance and cost-contingent item.
Severance multiples: three times base salary and bonus for the CEO and CFO; two times for other executive officers
Health care and insurance premium coverage for 24 months, or 36 months for the CEO and CFO
Benefits are payable only after a double trigger: termination without cause or constructive termination within 24 months of a change in control
Graco reported record fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 sales and operating earnings, with net sales up 2% for the quarter to $566.6 million. A $42 million non-cash pension settlement loss cut fourth-quarter GAAP diluted earnings per share to $0.64 from $0.74, although adjusted EPS rose to $0.80 from $0.73. The company also initiated 2024 revenue guidance of low single-digit growth on an organic, constant currency basis.
Q4 net sales were $566.6 million, up 2%; full-year net sales were $2.2 billion, up 2%.
Q4 net earnings were $110.0 million, down 13%, after a $42 million non-cash pension settlement loss; GAAP diluted EPS was $0.64 versus $0.74.
Adjusted Q4 diluted EPS rose to $0.80 from $0.73; full-year GAAP diluted EPS was $2.94, up 11%.
For 2024, Graco initiated revenue guidance of low single-digit growth on an organic, constant currency basis.
Calix reported record fourth-quarter 2023 revenue of $264.7 million, up 8% from a year earlier, and non-GAAP net income of $29.4 million, while GAAP results included a net loss of $4.1 million after $28.7 million in inventory and component charges tied to its legacy product wind-down. The company guided first-quarter 2024 revenue to $225 million to $231 million, below the fourth quarter, citing customers pausing appliance purchases ahead of government broadband funding, so shareholders face a weaker near-term revenue outlook.
Q4 2023 revenue was a record $264.7 million, up 8% year over year; non-GAAP net income per diluted share was $0.43 versus guidance of $0.33 to $0.39
GAAP net loss was $4.1 million, or $(0.06) per diluted share, reflecting $28.7 million in one-time charges
Q1 2024 revenue guidance is $225 million to $231 million; non-GAAP EPS guidance is $0.17 to $0.23
Company repurchased $44.0 million of stock in Q4 2023 and the Board authorized an additional $100 million
ServisFirst Bancshares reported fourth-quarter 2023 net income of $42.1 million, or $0.77 per diluted share, down from $67.7 million, or $1.24 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2022. The company said a $7.2 million FDIC special assessment, a $2.2 million privilege tax adjustment and $1.1 million in EDP contract termination costs weighed on results, and that adjusted diluted EPS was $0.91.
Diluted EPS was $0.77, compared with $0.98 in the third quarter of 2023 and $1.24 in the fourth quarter of 2022; adjusted diluted EPS was $0.91.
Net interest income was $101.7 million, down from $122.4 million a year earlier, and net interest margin was 2.57%, compared with 3.52%.
Non-interest expense was $58.3 million, up from $38.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, and total deposits reached $13.27 billion, up 15.0% year over year.
The quarterly cash dividend rose to $0.30 per share from $0.28, and the company hired Joel Smith as President to enter the Memphis, Tennessee market.
Cohu said preliminary fourth-quarter 2023 revenue came in line with its guidance at approximately $137 million, but expects first-quarter 2024 revenue to be about 20% lower than the fourth quarter. The company cited soft demand for test and inspection equipment, with estimated equipment utilization down 200 basis points to 71%. Shareholders get a weaker near-term revenue outlook, and detailed results and guidance are due on the February 15, 2024 earnings call.
Preliminary Q4 2023 revenue of approximately $137 million, in line with guidance; figures are unaudited
Q1 2024 revenue expected to be approximately 20% lower than Q4 2023
Estimated equipment utilization fell 200 basis points to 71% at the end of Q4 2023
Detailed results and Q1 2024 guidance will be discussed on February 15, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
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