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).
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.
Berkshire Hathaway reported second-quarter 2024 net earnings attributable to shareholders of $30.3 billion, down from $35.9 billion a year earlier, mainly because investment gains fell to $18.8 billion from $25.9 billion. Operating earnings, which exclude investment and derivative gains and losses, rose to $11.6 billion from $10.0 billion, and the company repurchased about $345 million of its shares during the quarter.
Q2 2024 net earnings $30,348 million versus $35,912 million in Q2 2023; first six months $43,050 million versus $71,416 million
Q2 2024 operating earnings $11,598 million versus $10,043 million; first six months $22,820 million versus $18,108 million
Q2 2024 net earnings per Class A share $21,122 versus $24,775 a year earlier
Share repurchases of about $345 million in Q2 2024 and $2.9 billion for the first six months; insurance float about $169 billion at June 30, 2024
Sonic Automotive reported second quarter 2024 results, with total revenues of $3.45 billion, down 5% year over year, and reported diluted EPS of $1.18, up 82%. Excluding items including the estimated CDK Global outage impact, adjusted EPS was $1.47, down 20%, so shareholders face a mixed picture. The board also approved a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share.
Total revenues of $3.5 billion, down 5%; gross profit of $539.1 million, down 5%
Reported net income of $41.2 million, up 76%; adjusted net income of $51.3 million, down 22%
CDK Global software outage estimated to have reduced Q2 GAAP pre-tax income by about $30.0 million, or $0.64 per diluted share
Quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per share, payable October 15, 2024, to holders of record September 13, 2024
Briefs are written by AI from the filing text and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the AI's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.
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.