172 material Form 8-K filings that 152 companies we cover made with the SEC in September 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).
Lennar reported third-quarter 2024 results for the quarter ended August 31, 2024, with net earnings of $1.2 billion, or $4.26 per diluted share, up from $3.87 a year earlier. The results include a $179 million one-time gain from asset sales in LMV Fund I and a $90 million write-down; excluding mark-to-market gains and one-time items, earnings were $3.90 per diluted share. Gross margin on home sales fell to 22.5% from 24.4%, and the company expects fourth-quarter deliveries of 22,500 to 23,000 homes.
Net earnings per diluted share of $4.26, up from $3.87 a year earlier; $3.90 excluding mark-to-market gains and one-time items
Deliveries rose 16% to 21,516 homes, and total revenues were $9.4 billion
Gross margin on home sales was 22.5%, down from 24.4% in the prior-year quarter
Fourth-quarter 2024 guidance: 22,500 to 23,000 deliveries and gross margin flat with the third quarter
Darden Restaurants reported fiscal 2025 first-quarter sales of $2.8 billion, up 1.0%, but adjusted diluted earnings per share fell 1.7% to $1.75, while same-restaurant sales declined 1.1%. The company reiterated its full-year fiscal 2025 outlook of $9.40 to $9.60 in diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, excluding pending Chuy's acquisition costs, and declared a quarterly dividend of $1.40 per share.
Total sales rose 1.0% to $2.8 billion, helped by 42 net new restaurants; same-restaurant sales fell 1.1%.
Reported diluted EPS from continuing operations was $1.74, versus $1.60 a year earlier; adjusted EPS was $1.75, down 1.7%.
The company repurchased $172 million of stock and had $743 million remaining under a $1 billion authorization.
Quarterly dividend of $1.40 per share is payable November 1, 2024, to holders of record on October 10, 2024.
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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.