151 material Form 8-K filings that 136 companies we cover made with the SEC in February 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).
EastGroup Properties reported fourth-quarter 2023 diluted EPS of $1.35 and FFO of $2.03 per share, up 11.5% from a year earlier, with 98.7% of its operating portfolio leased at year-end. The company also gave 2024 guidance of $8.17 to $8.37 in FFO per share, compared with $7.79 for 2023, which the filing says reflects 6.2% growth at the midpoint. For shareholders, the results and outlook are the key figures, along with a declared quarterly dividend of $1.27 per share.
Q4 2023 diluted EPS was $1.35, compared with $0.89 in Q4 2022; FFO was $2.03 per share, compared with $1.82.
Full-year 2023 FFO was $7.79 per share, up 11.3% from $7.00; diluted EPS was $4.42, compared with $4.36.
2024 guidance: EPS of $4.09 to $4.29 and FFO of $8.17 to $8.37 per share.
Quarterly cash dividend of $1.27 per share declared, the company's 176th consecutive quarterly dividend.
Qualys reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 results that showed revenue and profit growth, and it guided to 2024 revenue growth of 8% to 10%, below the 13% it posted for 2023. The company also raised its share repurchase program by $200 million, which gives shareholders a larger buyback authorization.
Q4 2023 revenue was $144.6 million, up 10% from $130.8 million; GAAP diluted EPS was $1.08 versus $0.74 a year earlier.
Full-year 2023 revenue was $554.5 million, up 13%; GAAP diluted EPS was $4.03 versus $2.74 in 2022.
2024 guidance: revenue of $600 million to $610 million (8% to 10% growth) and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $4.95 to $5.27.
Q4 operating cash flow fell 23% to $33.8 million, and the share repurchase increase is $200 million.
The New York Times Company reported fourth-quarter 2023 total revenues of $676.2 million, up 1.3% from a year earlier, and diluted EPS of $0.66 versus $0.43. Operating profit rose 38.7% to $129.0 million, and the board raised the quarterly dividend by $.02 to $.13 per share, payable April 18, 2024. The company also guided to first-quarter 2024 digital-only subscription revenue growth of 11% to 14% and adjusted operating cost growth of 5% to 7%.
Q4 2023 operating profit was $129.0 million, up 38.7%; adjusted operating profit was $154.0 million, up 8.5%.
Full-year 2023 diluted EPS was $1.40 versus $1.04 in 2022; free cash flow was $337.9 million versus $113.7 million.
The company added approximately 300,000 net digital-only subscribers in Q4, ending with 9.70 million.
Quarterly dividend declared at $.13 per share, up from $.11, payable April 18, 2024 to holders of record on April 2, 2024.
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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.