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).
New Jersey Resources reported fiscal 2024 net income of $289.8 million, or $2.94 per share, up from $2.73 per share a year earlier, with net financial earnings per share of $2.95 at the higher end of its guidance range. It introduced fiscal 2025 guidance of $3.05 to $3.20 per share, which it said is above its long-term growth target because of a one-time gain from the $132.5 million sale of its residential solar portfolio, closed November 25, 2024. Fiscal 2024 operating revenues fell to $1.8 billion from $2.0 billion, and the company raised its fiscal 2025 dividend 7.1 percent to $1.80 per share.
Fiscal 2024 net income was $289.8 million, or $2.94 per share, compared with $264.7 million, or $2.73 per share, in fiscal 2023.
Fiscal 2024 net financial earnings were $290.8 million, or $2.95 per share, at the higher end of guidance raised in February 2024.
Fiscal 2025 net financial earnings per share guidance is $3.05 to $3.20; the dividend rises 7.1 percent to $1.80 per share.
The residential solar portfolio sale closed November 25, 2024 for approximately $132.5 million, subject to adjustments; the company expects a gain in fiscal 2025.
Woodward reported fiscal 2024 net sales of $3.3 billion, up 14%, and diluted EPS of $6.01, up 59%, for the year ended September 30, 2024. For fiscal 2025 it guided to sales of $3.30 billion to $3.50 billion and EPS of $5.75 to $6.25, with Industrial sales expected to fall 7% to 11% due to lower China on-highway natural gas truck sales.
Fiscal 2024 net sales $3.3 billion (+14%); fourth quarter net sales $855 million (+10%)
Schneider National said on November 25, 2024 that its subsidiaries signed an agreement to acquire Cowan Systems, a privately owned Baltimore-based dedicated contract carrier, for about $390 million in cash, plus about $31 million for related real estate. The deal will be funded with existing cash and borrowings under a new term loan of up to $400 million, and the company expects it to close in the fourth quarter of 2024. Schneider says the acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings per share within the first year, before synergies, which matters to shareholders because it adds debt and integration risk alongside the expected earnings benefit.
Purchase price of about $390 million in cash, net of cash acquired and certain adjustments, plus about $31 million for related real estate assets
Financed with existing cash on hand and borrowings under a 2024 Term Loan of up to $400 million, dated November 22, 2024 and maturing November 22, 2029
Cowan operates about 1,800 trucks and 7,500 trailers across more than 40 locations in the Eastern and Mid-Atlantic United States
Transaction expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024; Schneider expects it to be accretive to earnings per share within the first year, before synergies
Bath & Body Works reported third-quarter 2024 net sales of $1,610 million, up 3.0%, but diluted earnings per share fell to $0.49 from $0.52 a year earlier. The company raised its full-year 2024 earnings and net sales guidance, while its fourth-quarter outlook calls for net sales to decline 4.5% to 6.5% and earnings per share of $1.94 to $2.07 versus $2.55 a year earlier.
Q3 2024 net sales were $1,610 million, up 3.0% from $1,562 million; net income was $106 million versus $119 million
Q3 diluted EPS was $0.49 versus $0.52; adjusted EPS was $0.49 versus $0.48 after excluding a 2023 debt-extinguishment gain
Full-year 2024 GAAP EPS guidance raised to $3.46 to $3.59, including $400 million of planned share repurchases
Fourth-quarter 2024 net sales expected to decline 6.5% to 4.5%, with EPS of $1.94 to $2.07 versus $2.55 in Q4 2023
Old National Bancorp agreed to merge with Bremer Financial Corporation, a St. Paul, Minnesota bank holding company with $16.2 billion in total assets, in a deal the companies say is valued at approximately $1,401 million based on Old National's November 22, 2024 closing price. The combined company would have over $70 billion in assets, and the transaction is expected to close in the middle of 2025, subject to Bremer shareholder approval and regulatory approvals.
Each Bremer share converts into $26.22 in cash plus 4.182 Old National shares, or $116.76 per share based on the November 22, 2024 closing price
Otto Bremer Trust, which holds about 86% of Bremer common stock, has agreed to vote in favor of the merger
After closing, the Trust will hold an approximate 11% stake in Old National and a Trustee will join Old National's board
Closing is anticipated in the middle of 2025 and requires approvals from the OCC and the Federal Reserve Board
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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.