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8-K filings in July 2024, explained

392 material Form 8-K filings that 341 companies we cover made with the SEC in July 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).

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CLCOLGATE PALMOLIVE CO Jul 26, 8:00 AM ET

Colgate-Palmolive Q2 2024 EPS rises 48% to $0.89; raises organic sales guidance

Positive guidance Written later 2.02

Colgate-Palmolive reported second quarter 2024 net sales of $5,058 million, up 4.9%, and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.89, up 48% from $0.60. The company raised its full-year 2024 organic sales growth guidance to 6% to 8% and its Base Business EPS growth guidance to 8% to 11%.

Organic sales grew 9.0% in the quarter; Base Business EPS rose 18% to $0.91
GAAP gross profit margin rose 280 basis points to 60.6%
Full-year 2024 organic sales growth guidance raised to 6% to 8% from 5% to 7%
Net sales growth guidance of 2% to 5% unchanged, including a mid-single-digit negative foreign exchange impact

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GNTXGENTEX CORP Jul 26, 8:00 AM ET

Gentex cuts 2024 revenue and margin guidance; Q2 net income falls to $86.0 million

Negative guidance Written later 2.02

Gentex reported second-quarter 2024 net sales of $572.9 million, down from $583.5 million a year earlier, and net income of $86.0 million, compared with $109.2 million. The company lowered its 2024 revenue and gross margin guidance, citing weaker light vehicle production and a sales shortfall in June, which reduces its outlook for shareholders.

Q2 2024 diluted EPS was $0.37, versus $0.47 in Q2 2023; gross margin was 32.9%, versus 33.1%.
Other loss of $13.5 million included $18.3 million in non-cash losses on tech investment holdings.
2024 revenue guidance cut to $2.40-$2.50 billion from $2.45-$2.55 billion; gross margin guidance cut to 34%-34.5% from 34%-35%.
2025 revenue estimate set at approximately $2.6-$2.7 billion.

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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.