528 material Form 8-K filings that 462 companies we cover made with the SEC in January 2025, 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).
RBC Bearings reported fiscal third-quarter 2025 results for the quarter ended December 28, 2024, with net sales of $394.4 million, up 5.5%, and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.82, up 30.9%. The company also expects fourth-quarter net sales of $434.0 million to $444.0 million, a growth rate of 4.9% to 7.3% over last year, which indicates continued top-line growth for shareholders.
Net sales were $394.4 million, up 5.5%; Aerospace/Defense segment rose 10.7% and Industrial segment rose 2.7%.
GAAP diluted EPS was $1.82 versus $1.39 a year earlier; adjusted diluted EPS was $2.34 versus $1.85, up 26.5%.
Fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 net sales are expected at $434.0 million to $444.0 million, with gross margin of 44.0% to 44.5%.
Backlog as of December 28, 2024, was $896.5 million, compared with $864.0 million on September 28, 2024.
Tompkins Financial reported fourth-quarter 2024 diluted earnings per share of $1.37 and net income of $19.7 million, up 31.0% from the fourth quarter of 2023. Full-year 2024 diluted EPS was $4.97, compared with $0.66 in 2023, a year that included a $70.0 million pre-tax loss on securities sales. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.62 per share, payable February 21, 2025, which matters to shareholders as a cash return.
Q4 2024 net income $19.7 million, up 31.0% from Q4 2023; diluted EPS $1.37 versus $1.05
Full-year 2024 diluted EPS $4.97 versus $0.66 in 2023; net income $70.9 million
Q4 2024 net interest margin 2.93%, up from 2.79% in Q3 2024; total deposits $6.5 billion, down 1.6% from September 30, 2024
Quarterly dividend $0.62 per share, payable February 21, 2025, to holders of record February 14, 2025
Badger Meter reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results on January 31, 2025, with sales, operating profit and earnings per share all higher than a year earlier. The company also said it acquired SmartCover Systems, a sewer and lift station monitoring business, and the filing does not state the deal terms. For shareholders, the results show growth in both sales and profit, and the acquisition extends the company's BlueEdge product line.
Q4 2024 net sales were $205.2 million, up 13% from $182.4 million a year earlier.
Q4 diluted EPS was $1.04, up 24% from $0.84, and operating profit rose 22% with a 19.1% margin.
Full-year 2024 net sales were $826.6 million, up 18%, and diluted EPS was $4.23, up 35% from $3.14.
The company announced the acquisition of SmartCover Systems on January 31, 2025; the filing does not disclose its price.
Grainger reported fourth-quarter 2024 sales of $4.2 billion, up 5.9%, and reported diluted EPS of $9.71, up 23.1%. For full-year 2024, sales rose 4.2% to $17.2 billion and reported diluted EPS rose 6.8% to $38.71, while reported operating margin fell 20 basis points to 15.4%. The company also issued 2025 guidance calling for net sales of $17.6 billion to $18.1 billion and diluted EPS of $39.00 to $41.50.
Q4 2024 net sales of $4,233 million rose 5.9%; reported operating margin was 15.0%, up 110 basis points.
FY 2024 reported diluted EPS of $38.71 rose 6.8%; FY 2024 operating cash flow was $2.1 billion.
2025 guidance: net sales of $17.6 billion to $18.1 billion, adjusted diluted EPS of $39.00 to $41.50, and share buybacks of $1.15 billion to $1.25 billion.
The company returned $1.6 billion to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases in 2024.
Piper Sandler reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results on January 31, 2025. Q4 net revenues were $484 million, up 3% from a year earlier, and full-year net revenues were $1.53 billion, up 13%. Full-year GAAP earnings per diluted share were $10.24, up 106%, and the board declared a $3.00 special dividend plus a $0.65 quarterly dividend, which shareholders will receive as higher payouts totaling $5.50 per share for fiscal 2024.
Q4 2024 net revenues of $484 million, up 35% from Q3 2024 and 3% from Q4 2023.
Q4 2024 GAAP net income attributable to the company of $69 million, or $3.86 per diluted share, up 29% from Q4 2023.
Full-year 2024 GAAP net revenues of $1.53 billion, up 13%, and GAAP earnings of $10.24 per diluted share, up 106%.
Special dividend of $3.00 and quarterly dividend of $0.65 per share, payable March 14, 2025, to holders of record as of March 4, 2025.
Broadridge reported second-quarter fiscal 2025 results for the period ended December 31, 2024, with total revenues up 13% to $1,589 million and diluted EPS up 103% to $1.20. The company reaffirmed its fiscal 2025 guidance, including 6-8% constant-currency recurring revenue growth, 8-12% adjusted EPS growth, and closed sales of $290-$330 million, which keeps the outlook unchanged for shareholders.
Total revenues rose 13% to $1,589 million from $1,405 million; operating income rose 69% to $211 million.
Adjusted EPS rose 70% to $1.56 from $0.92; diluted EPS rose to $1.20 from $0.59.
Recurring revenues rose 9% to $980 million; event-driven revenues rose 126% to $125 million.
FY25 guidance was unchanged, including 6-8% recurring revenue growth constant currency and closed sales of $290-$330 million.
Revvity reported fourth-quarter 2024 revenue of $729 million, up from $696 million a year earlier, and GAAP EPS of $0.78 versus $0.64. For full-year 2024, adjusted EPS from continuing operations rose to $4.90 from $4.65 on revenue that was essentially flat at $2,755 million. The company also initiated 2025 guidance of $2.80-$2.85 billion in revenue and $4.90-$5.00 in adjusted EPS, which gives shareholders its outlook for the year.
Q4 2024 GAAP EPS $0.78 vs $0.64; adjusted EPS from continuing operations $1.42 vs $1.25
Q4 2024 GAAP operating income $119 million vs $77 million; GAAP operating margin 16.3% vs 11.1%
Full-year 2024 GAAP EPS $2.20 vs $5.55 in 2023; the 2023 figure included $4.11 per share from discontinued operations
2025 guidance: total revenue $2.80-$2.85 billion and adjusted EPS $4.90-$5.00
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