295 material Form 8-K filings that 257 companies we cover made with the SEC in December 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 fourth-quarter 2024 net earnings of $1.1 billion, or $4.06 per diluted share, down from $1.4 billion, or $4.82 per share, a year earlier, on total revenues of $9.9 billion versus $11.0 billion. The company said higher mortgage rates limited affordability and that new orders fell short of its guidance, while it gave first-quarter 2025 delivery and gross margin guidance.
Q4 2024 net earnings per diluted share of $4.06 versus $4.82 in Q4 2023; full-year 2024 EPS of $14.31 versus $13.73
Q4 deliveries of 22,206 homes, down 7%; new orders of 16,895 homes, below the low end of guidance of 19,000
Q1 2025 guidance: 17,000 to 17,500 deliveries and a 19.0% to 19.25% gross margin on home sales; no full-year gross margin guidance
Repurchased 3 million shares for $521 million in Q4 and had $7.6 billion of available liquidity at November 30, 2024
Enerpac Tool Group reported results for the fiscal first quarter ended November 30, 2024, with net sales of $145.2 million, up 2.3% year over year, and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.40 versus $0.33. Organic sales fell 0.8%, and adjusted EBITDA slipped to $34.3 million from $34.9 million, but the company maintained its full-year fiscal 2025 guidance. Reported sales and earnings rose, while organic sales and adjusted profit measures weakened.
Net sales of $145.2 million, up 2.3% year over year; organic sales down 0.8%
GAAP diluted EPS of $0.40 versus $0.33; adjusted diluted EPS of $0.40 versus $0.39
Adjusted EBITDA of $34.3 million versus $34.9 million; adjusted EBITDA margin 23.6%
Full-year fiscal 2025 guidance maintained, with net sales of $610 million to $625 million; investor call on December 19, 2024
Jabil reported preliminary, unaudited results for the first fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2024, with net revenue of $7.0 billion versus $8.4 billion a year earlier and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.88 versus $1.47. The company raised its fiscal 2025 outlook, now expecting core diluted EPS of $8.75 and net revenue of $27.3 billion, while guiding second-quarter net revenue to $6.1 billion to $6.7 billion.
Q1 net revenue $7.0 billion vs. $8.4 billion a year earlier; operating income $197 million vs. $303 million
Core diluted EPS $2.00 vs. $2.60 a year earlier; GAAP diluted EPS $0.88 vs. $1.47
ABM reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 revenue of $2.2 billion, up 4.0%, but swung to a net loss of $11.7 million, or $0.19 per share, from net income of $62.8 million a year earlier. The loss was largely driven by a $59.7 million increase in contingent consideration tied to the RavenVolt acquisition, while adjusted EPS fell 11% to $0.90. The company also expects fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS of $3.60 to $3.80 and raised its quarterly dividend 17.8%.
Q4 revenue of $2.2 billion, up 4.0%, with organic growth of 3.2%
Q4 net loss of $11.7 million ($0.19 per share) vs. net income of $62.8 million ($0.96 per share) a year earlier
Q4 adjusted EPS of $0.90 vs. $1.01 a year earlier; fiscal 2024 net income of $81.4 million vs. $251.3 million
Fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS outlook of $3.60 to $3.80; quarterly dividend raised to $0.265 from $0.225
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