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.
AECOM reported third quarter fiscal 2024 results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, with revenue up 13% to $4.2 billion and net income attributable to AECOM from continuing operations of $129 million, compared with a loss a year earlier. The company raised its fiscal 2024 earnings guidance, including adjusted EPS of $4.45 to $4.55, and said it has returned $407 million to shareholders so far this fiscal year.
Q3 revenue rose 13% to $4.2 billion; operating income was $227 million versus a loss of $105 million a year earlier.
Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.95, versus a loss of $0.90 in the prior-year quarter; adjusted EPS rose 23%.
Fiscal 2024 guidance raised to adjusted EBITDA of $1,075 million to $1,105 million and adjusted EPS of $4.45 to $4.55.
Company repurchased $150 million of stock since the quarter ended and has more than $700 million remaining under its repurchase authorization.
ZoomInfo reported second-quarter 2024 revenue of $291.5 million, down 6% from a year earlier, and a GAAP net loss of $24.4 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, after $33 million in charges tied to a change in receivable collectibility estimates. The company also lowered its full-year 2024 GAAP revenue and adjusted EPS guidance, and CFO P. Cameron Hyzer will leave the role effective September 6, 2024.
Q2 2024 GAAP revenue was $291.5 million, down from $308.6 million in Q2 2023; adjusted operating income was $81.6 million, down 35%.
Q2 2024 GAAP net loss was $24.4 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, versus net income of $38.1 million a year earlier; adjusted EPS was $0.17 versus $0.26.
FY 2024 GAAP revenue guidance is now $1.190 to $1.205 billion, down from the prior $1.255 to $1.27 billion; adjusted EPS guidance is $0.86 to $0.88, down from $1.00 to $1.02.
CFO P. Cameron Hyzer departs effective September 6, 2024, and Michael Graham O'Brien becomes interim CFO and principal financial officer on that date.
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.
Carlyle reported second-quarter 2024 results that show a sharp year-over-year improvement. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $148 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, compared with a loss of $98 million in the second quarter of 2023. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share, payable August 26, 2024, to holders of record on August 16, 2024.
Total revenues were $1,069.7 million in Q2 2024, up from $462.1 million in Q2 2023.
Fee Related Earnings were $273 million, up 32% from $207 million, with an FRE margin of 46%.
Distributable Earnings were $343 million, or $0.78 per common share after tax, versus $389 million in Q2 2023.
Carlyle repurchased or withheld 4.1 million shares for $178 million in Q2 2024, leaving $1.1 billion of repurchase capacity.
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