352 material Form 8-K filings that 310 companies we cover made with the SEC in August 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).
Cabot reported third-quarter fiscal 2024 results on August 5, 2024, with adjusted EPS of $1.92, up 35% from $1.42, and net sales of $1,016 million, up from $968 million. The company raised its fiscal 2024 adjusted EPS guidance to $7.00 to $7.10 from $6.65 to $6.85, which points to higher expected profit for the full year.
Diluted EPS of $1.94 versus $1.43 a year earlier; adjusted EPS of $1.92 versus $1.42
Net sales and other operating revenues of $1,016 million versus $968 million in the same quarter last year
Fiscal 2024 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $7.00 to $7.10 from $6.65 to $6.85
Returned $73 million to shareholders in the quarter, including $24 million in dividends and $49 million in share repurchases
Apple Hospitality REIT reported second-quarter 2024 net income of $73.9 million, up 13.2% from a year earlier, and EPS of $0.31 versus $0.29. The company also lowered its 2024 outlook, decreasing net income guidance by $6 million and Adjusted EBITDAre guidance by $7 million at the midpoint, which lowers the expected earnings for shareholders.
Q2 2024 net income was $73.9 million versus $65.3 million in Q2 2023; EPS was $0.31 versus $0.29.
Adjusted EBITDAre was $140.9 million, up 9.1%; MFFO was $121.3 million, up 8.9%.
Updated 2024 guidance: net income of $202 million to $225 million and Adjusted EBITDAre of $456 million to $474 million, with Comparable Hotels RevPAR change cut by 150 bps at the midpoint.
Preliminary July 2024 Comparable Hotels occupancy was approximately 77%, flat versus July 2023, with ADR down slightly.
Palomar Holdings reported second quarter 2024 net income of $25.7 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, up from $17.6 million, or $0.69, a year earlier, with gross written premiums up 40.4% to $385.2 million. The company raised its full-year 2024 adjusted net income guidance to $124 million to $130 million, which includes catastrophe losses from Hurricanes Beryl and Debby. For shareholders, the filing shows higher profit and a higher outlook for the year.
Q2 2024 net income was $25.7 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, versus $17.6 million, or $0.69, in Q2 2023.
Adjusted net income was $32.0 million, or $1.25 per diluted share, versus $21.8 million, or $0.86, in Q2 2023.
Full-year 2024 adjusted net income guidance is now $124 million to $130 million.
Gross written premiums rose 40.4% to $385.2 million; the combined ratio was 79.1%, compared with 79.0% a year earlier.
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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.