Every material Form 8-K Cabot filed with the SEC in 2024, 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). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Cabot reported fiscal fourth-quarter 2024 net sales of $1,001 million, up from $965 million a year earlier, and Adjusted EPS of $1.80, up from $1.65. GAAP diluted EPS fell to $2.43 from $4.10, and the company said its fourth-quarter results included a benefit from a lower operating tax rate. For fiscal 2025, Cabot expects Adjusted EPS of $7.40 to $7.80, compared with $7.06 in fiscal 2024.
Q4 net sales $1,001 million vs $965 million a year earlier; Q4 net income attributable to Cabot $137 million vs $234 million
Q4 Adjusted EPS $1.80 vs $1.65; GAAP diluted EPS $2.43 vs $4.10
Fiscal 2024 Adjusted EPS $7.06, up 31% from $5.38; fiscal 2025 Adjusted EPS outlook $7.40 to $7.80
Department of Energy selected Cabot for a $50 million award; final terms expected by January 2025; Investor Day set for December 4, 2024
Cabot reported third-quarter fiscal 2024 results on August 5, 2024, with adjusted EPS of $1.92, up 35% from $1.42, and net sales of $1,016 million, up from $968 million. The company raised its fiscal 2024 adjusted EPS guidance to $7.00 to $7.10 from $6.65 to $6.85, which points to higher expected profit for the full year.
Diluted EPS of $1.94 versus $1.43 a year earlier; adjusted EPS of $1.92 versus $1.42
Net sales and other operating revenues of $1,016 million versus $968 million in the same quarter last year
Fiscal 2024 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $7.00 to $7.10 from $6.65 to $6.85
Returned $73 million to shareholders in the quarter, including $24 million in dividends and $49 million in share repurchases
Cabot Corporation appointed Thierry Vanlancker as a non-employee director and member of the Audit Committee, both effective July 12, 2024. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of AkzoNobel NV from 2017 to 2022, and his term runs to the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Vanlancker elected to the Board effective July 12, 2024, and appointed to the Audit Committee on the same date.
Received Cabot common stock valued at about $77,500, a prorated share of the $155,000 annual non-employee director stock grant.
Previously CEO and a Director of AkzoNobel NV from 2017 to 2022; Chairman of the Board of SIKA AG since March 2024.
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