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).
WD-40 Company reported results for its third fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2024, with net sales of $155.0 million, up 9 percent from the prior year quarter. Net income rose 5 percent to $19.8 million, and diluted earnings per share were $1.46 compared with $1.38, while the company reiterated its fiscal 2024 guidance. The CFO said the company expects to finish the fiscal year closer to the upper end of its gross margin range.
Net sales were $155.0 million, up 9 percent; maintenance product sales were $147.2 million, up 10 percent.
Gross margin was 53.1 percent compared with 50.6 percent in the prior year quarter.
Selling, general and administrative expenses rose 19 percent to $45.6 million, and advertising and sales promotion rose 22 percent to $9.3 million.
Fiscal 2024 guidance reiterated: net income of $67.7 million to $71.8 million and diluted earnings per share of $5.00 to $5.30.
PriceSmart reported fiscal third-quarter 2024 results for the quarter ended May 31, 2024, with total revenues up 12.1% to $1.23 billion and net income up 9.9% to $32.5 million, or $1.08 per diluted share. Net income for the first nine months rose 17.0% to $109.8 million, or $3.62 per diluted share, showing growth in both periods for shareholders.
Q3 total revenues rose 12.1% to $1.23 billion; net merchandise sales rose 11.6% to $1.19 billion.
Q3 operating income was $49.9 million, up from $43.1 million a year earlier.
Q3 adjusted EBITDA was $71.0 million, compared with $63.9 million in the prior-year quarter.
Comparable net merchandise sales rose 7.8% for the 13 weeks ended June 2, 2024; foreign currency added 2.2 points.
On July 5, 2024, Standard Motor Products agreed to acquire Nissens Automotive, a European aftermarket parts supplier, for €360 million (about $388 million) in cash on a cash-free, debt-free basis. The company will fund the deal with its credit facility, including a new $125 million term loan, and closing is subject to competition and regulatory clearances, with an outside date of April 1, 2025.
Purchase price of €360 million (about $388 million), subject to adjustment at closing
Amended credit agreement adds a $125 million Term A-2 Loan maturing five years after funding
Company presentation cites Nissens annual revenues of about $260 million and an estimated 7.5x Adjusted EBITDA multiple including run-rate cost synergies of $10 million
Company expects closing by the end of 2024; agreement can be terminated if closing has not occurred by April 1, 2025
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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.