188 material Form 8-K filings that 175 companies we cover made with the SEC in April 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).
Edison International reported a first-quarter 2024 net loss of $11 million, or $0.03 per share, compared with net income of $310 million, or $0.81 per share, a year earlier. The company raised its estimate of losses from the 2017/2018 wildfire and mudslide events by $490 million, and it affirmed its 2024 core EPS guidance of $4.75 to $5.05 while core EPS rose to $1.13 from $1.09.
Q1 2024 net loss of $11 million, or $0.03 per share, versus net income of $310 million, or $0.81 per share, in Q1 2023
Core EPS of $1.13 versus $1.09 a year earlier; core earnings of $438 million
$490 million increase in estimated losses for the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events; net after-tax charge of $333 million
2024 core EPS guidance of $4.75 to $5.05 affirmed; basic EPS guidance of $3.59 to $3.89 reflects $1.16 per share of non-core items
Illinois Tool Works reported first-quarter 2024 revenue of $4.0 billion, down 1%, with organic growth down 0.6%. GAAP EPS rose 17% to $2.73, but that figure includes a $0.29 benefit from a one-time LIFO-to-FIFO inventory accounting change; excluding it, EPS was $2.44, up 5%. The company raised its full-year GAAP EPS guidance by $0.30 to $10.30 to $10.70 and reaffirmed organic growth guidance of 1% to 3%.
Revenue of $3,973 million, down 1% from $4,019 million in Q1 2023; organic growth was down 0.6%
GAAP diluted EPS of $2.73, up 17%; excluding the one-time $0.29 item, EPS was $2.44, up 5%
Operating income of $1.13 billion included $117 million of pre-tax benefit; excluding it, operating income was $1.01 billion, up 4%
Full-year 2024 GAAP EPS guidance raised by $0.30 to $10.30 to $10.70; plans to repurchase about $1.5 billion of shares
Columbia Sportswear reported first quarter 2024 net sales of $770.0 million, down 6% from a year earlier, and operating income of $44.7 million, down 21%. The company raised its full-year 2024 diluted EPS outlook to $3.65 to $4.05 from $3.45 to $3.85, while keeping its net sales outlook unchanged, and declared a $0.30 quarterly dividend.
Q1 2024 net sales were $770.0 million versus $820.6 million in Q1 2023; diluted EPS was $0.71 versus $0.74.
Operating income fell to $44.7 million from $56.4 million; gross margin rose to 50.6% from 48.7%.
2024 net sales outlook unchanged at $3.35 to $3.42 billion; diluted EPS outlook raised to $3.65 to $4.05.
Quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share is payable May 30, 2024 to holders of record on May 16, 2024; $50.2 million of stock was repurchased in the quarter.
PROG Holdings reported first-quarter 2024 consolidated revenues of $641.9 million, down 2.0% from a year earlier, and diluted EPS of $0.49 versus $1.00, with net earnings reduced by $18.0 million of restructuring expense. The company raised its full-year 2024 revenue and earnings outlook, with revenues now projected at $2.285 billion to $2.360 billion and diluted EPS at $2.18 to $2.43. Shareholders also received a $0.12 per share cash dividend, and the company repurchased $24.4 million of stock in the quarter.
Q1 2024 revenues $641.9 million, down 2.0%; net earnings $22.0 million versus $48.0 million a year earlier
Restructuring expense of $18.0 million tied to cost reduction actions executed in January
Full-year 2024 total revenue outlook raised to $2.285 billion-$2.360 billion from $2.235 billion-$2.335 billion
Second-quarter 2024 diluted EPS outlook of $0.56 to $0.66
Trustmark reported first quarter 2024 net income of $41.5 million, or $0.68 diluted EPS, up from $36.1 million and $0.59 in the prior quarter but down from $50.3 million and $0.82 a year earlier. The company also extended CEO Duane A. Dewey's employment agreement by two years through December 31, 2027, and agreed to sell its insurance subsidiary Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance to Marsh & McLennan Agency.
Q1 2024 net income $41.5 million, diluted EPS $0.68, versus $0.59 in Q4 2023 and $0.82 in Q1 2023
Revenue $188.2 million, up 0.9% linked-quarter but down 0.4% year-over-year; noninterest expense fell 3.9% linked-quarter to $131.1 million
Duane A. Dewey's employment agreement extended to December 31, 2027; no other changes to the agreement
Trustmark National Bank agreed to sell Fisher Brown Bottrell Insurance, Inc. to Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC; the filing does not state a price
Ryder reported first-quarter 2024 results with total revenue of $3.1 billion, up from $3.0 billion a year earlier, but diluted GAAP EPS from continuing operations fell to $1.89 from $2.95 and comparable EPS fell to $2.14 from $2.81. The company raised the lower end of its full-year 2024 comparable EPS forecast to $11.75 to $12.50, which the filing says reflects first-quarter outperformance partly offset by a more modest rental upturn than expected.
Diluted GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $1.89 versus $2.95 in Q1 2023; comparable EPS was $2.14 versus $2.81.
Total revenue was $3.1 billion versus $3.0 billion; operating revenue (non-GAAP) rose 6% to $2.5 billion.
Full-year 2024 comparable EPS forecast is $11.75 to $12.50; second-quarter comparable EPS forecast is $2.75 to $2.95.
Fleet Management Solutions earnings before tax fell 45% to $100 million on lower used vehicle pricing and weaker rental demand.
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