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).
Graham Holdings reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 results on February 23, 2024. Revenue rose 12% for the year to $4.4 billion and 10% in the fourth quarter to $1.2 billion, led by education, healthcare and automotive, while full-year operating income fell to $69.4 million from $83.9 million, mainly due to goodwill impairment charges. Reported net income rose to $205.3 million ($43.82 per share) from $67.1 million, but excluding certain items it fell to $200.5 million ($42.78 per share) from $287.2 million ($59.03 per share).
Full-year 2023 revenue was $4,414.9 million, up 12% from $3,924.5 million in 2022.
Full-year 2023 operating income was $69.4 million, compared with $83.9 million in 2022, due to goodwill impairment charges at World of Good Brands and Dekko.
Fourth-quarter 2023 net income attributable to common shares was $53.3 million ($11.72 per share), compared with $6.2 million ($1.28 per share) a year earlier.
Excluding certain items, fourth-quarter 2023 net income was $49.7 million ($10.94 per share), compared with $90.5 million ($18.80 per share) in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Sunstone Hotel Investors reported fourth quarter 2023 net income of $127.0 million, up from $17.5 million, mainly due to the $123.8 million gain on the sale of Boston Park Plaza. Excluding that gain, fourth quarter net income would have been $3.2 million, and Adjusted EBITDA re excluding noncontrolling interest fell 20.5% to $54.6 million. For full year 2023, net income was $206.7 million and Adjusted FFO per diluted share rose 9.2% to $0.95, while the company's 2024 guidance projects Adjusted FFO per diluted share of $0.78 to $0.90.
Q4 2023 Adjusted FFO per diluted share was $0.19, down 26.9% from $0.26 a year earlier
Comparable RevPAR fell 2.2% to $206.58 in Q4 2023; full year comparable RevPAR rose 5.6% to $226.56
2024 guidance: net income of $46 million to $71 million and Adjusted EBITDA re of $230 million to $255 million
The company repurchased 5,971,192 shares in 2023 at an average price of $9.43, with $454.7 million remaining under its authorization
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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.