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).
Bath & Body Works reported second quarter 2024 net sales of $1,526 million, down 2.1% from $1,559 million a year earlier, and adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.37 versus $0.40. The company updated its full-year 2024 guidance and raised planned share repurchases to $400 million from $300 million, while reported earnings per share rose to $0.68 on one-time gains and a tax benefit.
Q2 2024 net sales $1,526 million, down 2.1%; reported EPS $0.68 vs. $0.43, adjusted EPS $0.37 vs. $0.40
Reported Q2 results include a $39 million pre-tax gain on Easton investment sales and a $44 million tax benefit
Full-year 2024 adjusted EPS guidance $3.06 to $3.26, vs. $3.27 adjusted EPS in fiscal 2023; net sales guided to a decline of 4% to 2%
Planned share repurchases for 2024 increased to $400 million from $300 million; Q3 2024 EPS guidance $0.41 to $0.47
J.M. Smucker reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 results for the period ended July 31, 2024, with net sales up 18% to $2.1 billion, largely from the Hostess Brands acquisition. The company also lowered its full-year adjusted earnings per share guidance to $9.60 to $10.00 from $9.80 to $10.20, citing higher green coffee costs and softer demand in some categories, so shareholders face a mixed picture of strong growth alongside a weaker outlook.
Net sales were $2,125.1 million, up 18%; excluding acquisition, divestitures, and currency, net sales rose 1%.
GAAP net income per diluted share was $1.74, down from $1.79; adjusted EPS was $2.44, up 10% from $2.21.
Full-year fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS guidance was cut to $9.60 to $10.00 from $9.80 to $10.20; net sales growth guidance was lowered to 8.5% to 9.5%.
Free cash flow was $49.2 million, compared with $67.6 million a year earlier; full-year free cash flow guidance was cut to $875 million from $900 million.
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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.