513 material Form 8-K filings that 427 companies we cover made with the SEC in November 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).
Powell Industries reported fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results for the period ended September 30, 2024, with revenue and net income up sharply from the prior year. Q4 revenue was down 5% from the third quarter, and full-year net new orders fell to $1.1 billion from $1.4 billion. The filing gives no numeric fiscal 2025 guidance; management only said it expects fiscal 2025 to be another successful year.
Q4 revenue of $275 million, up 32% from $208.6 million; diluted EPS of $3.77 vs. $2.17 a year earlier
Full-year revenue of $1.0 billion, up 45%; net income of $149.8 million, or $12.29 per diluted share, up 175%
Backlog of $1.3 billion at September 30, 2024, essentially unchanged from June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023
Conference call scheduled for Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time
StoneX Group reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2024 results, with net income of $76.7 million, up 51%, and diluted EPS of $2.32, up 48%, for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. For the full fiscal year, net income rose 9% to $260.8 million and diluted EPS rose 7% to $7.96, which the company called a record annual result. Results were strong across most segments, though the company noted relatively low market volatility.
Q4 net operating revenues rose 13% to $454.8 million; quarterly net income was $76.7 million, up 51% from $50.7 million a year earlier
Quarterly diluted EPS was $2.32 versus $1.57 a year earlier; ROE was 18.5% for the quarter
Full-year net income was $260.8 million, up 9%; full-year diluted EPS was $7.96, up 7%
Institutional segment operating revenues rose 30% to $554.1 million in the quarter; OTC derivatives operating revenues fell 23%
Dolby reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 revenue of $305 million, up from $291 million a year earlier, and GAAP diluted earnings of $0.61 per share versus $0.09. For the full fiscal year, revenue fell to $1.27 billion from $1.30 billion, while GAAP diluted EPS rose to $2.69 from $2.05. The company also gave fiscal 2025 revenue guidance of $1.33 billion to $1.39 billion and entered a $250 million revolving credit facility with Bank of America, with no amount drawn at closing.
Q4 fiscal 2024 revenue $305 million vs. $291 million a year earlier; GAAP diluted EPS $0.61 vs. $0.09
Full fiscal 2024 revenue $1.27 billion vs. $1.30 billion; GAAP diluted EPS $2.69 vs. $2.05
Fiscal 2025 guidance: total revenue $1.33 billion to $1.39 billion; GAAP diluted EPS $2.43 to $2.58
Credit Agreement signed November 14, 2024: $250 million unsecured revolver plus $150 million uncommitted incremental capacity; $0.33 per share dividend payable December 10, 2024
La-Z-Boy reported fiscal second-quarter 2025 results for the period ended October 26, 2024. Sales rose 2% to $521 million and GAAP diluted EPS rose to $0.71 from $0.63, but non-GAAP diluted EPS fell to $0.71 from $0.74 and non-GAAP operating margin declined to 7.5% from 7.9%. The board also raised the quarterly dividend 10% to $0.22 per share and guided third-quarter sales to $505 million to $525 million.
Sales of $521 million, up 2% from $511 million a year earlier; Retail segment delivered sales rose 3% to $222 million
GAAP diluted EPS $0.71 vs. $0.63; non-GAAP diluted EPS $0.71 vs. $0.74 (down 4%)
Quarterly dividend raised 10% to $0.22 per share, payable December 16, 2024, to holders of record on December 5, 2024
Third-quarter outlook: sales of $505 million to $525 million (up 1% to 5%) and non-GAAP operating margin of 6% to 7%
Keysight reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 revenue of $1.29 billion, down from $1.31 billion a year earlier, and a GAAP net loss of $73 million, or $0.42 per share, driven by a $315 million tax expense tied to a new Singapore tax incentive. Non-GAAP earnings per share fell to $1.65 from $1.99, and the company guided first-quarter fiscal 2025 revenue to $1.265 billion to $1.285 billion, which matters to shareholders because the charge reduced GAAP results while revenue and adjusted earnings declined.
Q4 revenue was $1.29 billion versus $1.31 billion a year earlier; GAAP net loss was $73 million, or $0.42 per share, compared with net income of $226 million, or $1.28 per share.
Non-GAAP net income was $288 million, or $1.65 per share, compared with $352 million, or $1.99 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Fiscal 2024 revenue was $4.98 billion versus $5.46 billion; GAAP net income was $0.61 billion, or $3.51 per share.
First-quarter fiscal 2025 outlook: revenue of $1.265 billion to $1.285 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.65 to $1.71.
Energizer reported fiscal 2024 net sales of $2,887.0 million, down 2.5% from $2,959.7 million, while adjusted diluted EPS rose to $3.32 from $3.09. Reported net earnings fell to $38.1 million from $140.5 million, mainly due to a $110.6 million non-cash impairment of intangible assets. The company guided fiscal 2025 adjusted EBITDA to $625 million to $645 million and adjusted EPS to $3.45 to $3.65, and its board approved a new buyback of up to 7.5 million shares.
Fiscal 2024 net sales were $2,887.0 million, down 2.5%; organic sales declined 2.2%
Fiscal 2024 reported diluted EPS was $0.52 versus $1.94; adjusted diluted EPS was $3.32 versus $3.09
Fiscal 2025 outlook: adjusted EBITDA of $625 million to $645 million and adjusted EPS of $3.45 to $3.65
Board approved a new share repurchase program of up to 7.5 million shares on November 18, 2024, replacing the prior authorization
Jacobs reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2024 revenue of $3.0 billion, up 4.4% year over year, and GAAP EPS of $2.38, helped by $187 million in mark-to-market gains on its Amentum stock. The company also gave fiscal 2025 guidance for adjusted EPS of $5.80-$6.20, compared with fiscal 2024 adjusted EPS of $5.28, following the completed separation of its Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence businesses into Amentum.
Q4 revenue of $2,960,150 thousand, up 4.4%; adjusted net revenue of $2.1 billion, up 4.3%
Q4 GAAP EPS of $2.38 versus $0.63 a year earlier; adjusted EPS of $1.37, up 28.0%
FY2025 outlook: adjusted EPS of $5.80-$6.20, adjusted EBITDA margin of 13.8-14.0%
FY2024 returned $545 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases
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