1,027 material Form 8-K filings that 835 companies we cover made with the SEC in February 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).
CorVel reported results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, with revenue of $228 million, up from $202 million a year earlier, and diluted earnings per share of $0.46, up from $0.33. Both headline measures improved, and the company ended the quarter with $163 million in cash and no borrowings. Per-share figures are adjusted for the three-for-one stock split paid December 24, 2024.
Quarterly revenue rose 13% to $228 million; nine-month revenue rose to $664 million from $588 million.
Quarterly gross profit rose 25% to $52.9 million, a 23.2% gross margin, versus $42.2 million a year earlier.
Nine-month diluted EPS was $1.32, compared with $1.09 in the prior-year period, adjusted for the stock split.
The company repurchased $9.6 million of common stock during the quarter and ended with $163 million in cash and no borrowings.
Cabot reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, with net income attributable to Cabot of $93 million, up from $50 million a year earlier. Net sales were $955 million, roughly flat against $958 million, while Adjusted EPS rose 13% to $1.76, and the company kept its fiscal 2025 Adjusted EPS outlook of $7.40 to $7.80.
Diluted EPS was $1.67 versus $0.88 a year earlier; Adjusted EPS was $1.76 versus $1.56.
Performance Chemicals segment EBIT rose 32% to $45 million; Reinforcement Materials EBIT rose 1% to $130 million.
Operating cash flow was $124 million, and the company returned $66 million to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
Fiscal 2025 Adjusted EPS outlook remains in the range of $7.40 to $7.80 and does not include recently announced tariffs.
Lumentum appointed Michael Hurlston as President and CEO effective February 7, 2025, succeeding Alan Lowe, who is stepping down and will remain on the Board and as an advisor. The company also released preliminary fiscal second quarter 2025 results, with net revenue of about $402 million and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.40 to $0.42, at the high end of or above its prior guidance.
Michael Hurlston becomes President, CEO and a director effective February 7, 2025; he succeeds Alan Lowe, CEO since 2015.
Preliminary fiscal Q2 2025 net revenue is about $402 million, versus prior guidance of $380 million to $400 million.
Preliminary non-GAAP diluted EPS is $0.40 to $0.42, versus prior guidance of $0.30 to $0.40.
Full fiscal Q2 2025 results and earnings call are scheduled after the market closes on February 6, 2025; the results remain preliminary and unaudited.
NewMarket reported fourth quarter 2024 net income of $110.7 million, or $11.56 per share, up from $80.4 million, or $8.38 per share, a year earlier. Full-year net income was $462.4 million, or $48.22 per share, compared with $388.9 million, or $40.44 per share, in 2023, and the filing gives no outlook figures for 2025.
Q4 2024 net sales were $654.6 million, compared with $643.4 million in Q4 2023.
Q4 petroleum additives operating profit rose to $135.7 million from $110.4 million, driven mainly by lower operating costs, while petroleum additives sales fell to $626.1 million from $642.0 million.
Net debt to EBITDA was 1.2 as of December 31, 2024, below the company's target range of 1.5 to 2.0.
A conference call is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET on February 4, 2025.
United States Lime & Minerals reported fourth quarter 2024 revenues of $80.1 million, up 21.9%, and net income of $27.0 million ($0.94 per diluted share), up 58.8%. For the full year, revenues rose 12.9% to $317.7 million and net income rose 46.0% to $108.8 million, and the Board declared a higher quarterly dividend of $0.06 per share.
Q4 2024 revenues $80.1 million vs. $65.7 million in Q4 2023; gross profit $35.4 million, up 50.2%
Full-year 2024 net income $108.8 million ($3.79 per diluted share) vs. $74.5 million ($2.61) in 2023
Quarterly cash dividend raised to $0.06 per share from $0.05, payable March 14, 2025 to holders of record on February 21, 2025
New Jersey Resources reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 net income of $131.3 million, or $1.32 per share, up from $89.4 million, or $0.91 per share, a year earlier. The gain was helped by a one-time $54.9 million pre-tax gain from the sale of its residential solar portfolio, and the company kept its fiscal 2025 net financial earnings per share guidance of $3.05 to $3.20.
Net income of $131.3 million, or $1.32 per share, versus $89.4 million, or $0.91 per share, in the prior-year quarter
Net financial earnings of $128.9 million, or $1.29 per share, versus $72.4 million, or $0.74 per share
Fiscal 2025 NFEPS guidance maintained at $3.05 to $3.20, which includes the one-time solar sale gain
Webcast presentation scheduled for February 4, 2025, at 10 a.m. ET
Equity Residential reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results and issued 2025 guidance in an 8-K that furnishes its press release. Diluted EPS rose sharply, and full-year normalized FFO per share increased 2.9%, while fourth-quarter FFO per share fell 3.0% and normalized FFO was flat. The filing names Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), not VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL (VMRK) as stated in the request.
Q4 2024 diluted EPS was $1.10 vs. $0.82 a year earlier; FFO per share was $0.97 vs. $1.00; normalized FFO per share was $1.00, flat.
Full-year 2024 diluted EPS was $2.72 vs. $2.20; normalized FFO per share was $3.89 vs. $3.78.
2025 guidance: EPS of $3.00 to $3.10, normalized FFO per share of $3.90 to $4.00, and same store revenue growth of 2.25% to 3.25%.
The Board voted to increase the 2025 annual common share dividend by 2.6% to $2.77 per share.
Fabrinet reported fiscal second-quarter 2025 results for the period ended December 27, 2024, with revenue of $833.6 million and GAAP diluted EPS of $2.38, both up from the prior-year quarter and above the company's own guidance ranges. It guided third-quarter revenue to $850 million to $870 million and GAAP diluted EPS to $2.32 to $2.40, and its board added up to $100.0 million to the share repurchase program, bringing the total authorization to $534.3 million.
Q2 revenue $833.6 million vs. $712.7 million a year earlier; GAAP net income $86.6 million vs. $69.1 million
GAAP diluted EPS $2.38 vs. $1.89; non-GAAP diluted EPS $2.61 vs. $2.08
Q3 guidance: revenue $850 million to $870 million; GAAP diluted EPS $2.32 to $2.40
Share repurchase authorization expanded by up to $100.0 million to $534.3 million in aggregate
AECOM reported first-quarter fiscal 2025 results for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, with revenue of $4.01 billion, up 3%, and GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations of $1.33, up 87%. The company raised its fiscal 2025 adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS guidance, which matters to shareholders because it signals higher expected profit for the full year.
Revenue was $4.01 billion, up 3%; net service revenue rose 5.5% on an adjusted basis to $1.80 billion.
Adjusted EPS was $1.31, up 25%; GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations was $1.33, up 87%.
Fiscal 2025 adjusted EPS guidance is $5.05 to $5.20, and adjusted EBITDA guidance is $1,175 million to $1,210 million.
Total backlog reached a record $23.9 billion, up 4%, and the company returned $55 million to shareholders in the quarter.
Rambus reported fourth-quarter 2024 GAAP revenue of $161.1 million, up from $122.2 million a year earlier, with net income of $62.2 million and diluted EPS of $0.58 versus $0.53. The company also gave first-quarter 2025 outlook for product revenue of $72 million to $78 million and licensing billings of $59 million to $65 million, but said full revenue guidance will be discussed on its conference call.
Q4 2024 GAAP revenue $161.1 million vs. $122.2 million in Q4 2023; product revenue $73.4 million
Q4 2024 net income $62.2 million vs. $58.5 million; diluted EPS $0.58 vs. $0.53
Q1 2025 outlook: product revenue $72 million to $78 million; licensing billings $59 million to $65 million
Micron patent license agreement extended through 2029
MGIC Investment Corporation reported fourth-quarter 2024 net income of $184.7 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared with $184.5 million, or $0.66 per share, a year earlier. Full-year 2024 net income was $763.0 million, or $2.89 per diluted share, up from $2.49 in 2023, though fourth-quarter results were below the third quarter's $200.0 million, or $0.77 per share. The company also repurchased $193.3 million of its stock in the quarter and declared a $0.13 quarterly dividend.
Q4 2024 net income of $184.7 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, versus $0.66 in Q4 2023 and $0.77 in Q3 2024
Full-year 2024 net income of $763.0 million, or $2.89 per diluted share, versus $2.49 in 2023
Q4 net premiums earned of $241.3 million versus $226.4 million a year earlier; new insurance written of $15.9 billion versus $10.9 billion
Repurchased 7.8 million shares for $193.3 million in Q4 2024; repurchased 3.5 million more shares for $85.5 million in January 2025
Simply Good Foods USA, a subsidiary of Simply Good Foods, entered a Repricing Amendment on January 31, 2025 to its 2017 Credit Agreement. The amendment lowers the rate on its Initial Term Loans, which lowers borrowing costs on that debt, and removes the credit spread adjustment on SOFR loans. The filing does not state the loan balance or annual savings.
SOFR-based Initial Term Loans rate reduced from 2.50% to 2.00%
ABR-based Initial Term Loans rate reduced from 1.50% to 1.00%
Credit spread adjustment removed for SOFR loans; prepayment premium period reset to six months after the amendment's effective date
Amendment signed January 31, 2025 with Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent
IDEXX reported fourth quarter 2024 revenue of $954 million, up 6%, and EPS of $2.62, up 13% as reported. For the full year, revenue rose 6% to $3,898 million and EPS rose 6% to $10.67, after a $0.56 per share charge tied to an ongoing litigation matter. The company also issued initial 2025 guidance of $4,055 million to $4,170 million in revenue and $11.74 to $12.24 in EPS, and assumes about $1.5 billion of share repurchases.
Q4 2024 revenue of $954 million, up 6% as reported and organically; Q4 EPS of $2.62, up 13% as reported
Full year 2024 EPS of $10.67 included a $0.56 per share negative impact from a discrete litigation expense accrual
2025 outlook: revenue of $4,055 million to $4,170 million and EPS of $11.74 to $12.24, both initial estimates
Outlook assumes about $1.5 billion of share repurchases in 2025, subject to market conditions
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