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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000014930-24-000151"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BC"
cik: "0000014930"
company_name: "BRUNSWICK CORP"
filed_at: "2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T10:26:22.264813+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brunswick Q3 net sales $1.27B (-20.1% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.71, adjusted $1.17; FY2024 adjusted EPS guidance ~$4.50

## Summary
- Q3 GAAP diluted EPS $0.71 (down 56.4%); adjusted diluted EPS $1.17 (down 51.7%).
- Net sales $1,273.3M, down 20.1% YoY; Propulsion -32%, Boat -19%, Navico Group -14%, Engine P&A -3%.
- Engine Parts & Accessories record 26% operating margin; Freedom Boat Club contributed ~12% of Boat segment sales.
- FY2024 guidance: net sales $5.1-5.2B, adjusted EPS ~$4.50, free cash flow ~$250M, share repurchases ~$200M.
- Credit facility increased to $1.0B, maturity extended to 2029; $190M in share repurchases YTD.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000014930-24-000151
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BC
- cik: 0000014930
- company_name: BRUNSWICK CORP
- filed_at: 2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493024000151/0000014930-24-000151-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14930/000001493024000151/bcorp-20241024.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014930-24-000151.txt

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