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).
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
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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.