secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CLOROX CO /DE/ (CLX)
CIK:        0000021076
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000021076-23-000030
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Clorox Q4 net sales +12% to $2.0B, adjusted EPS $1.67, gross margin +560 bps
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- Net sales increased 12% to $2.0 billion; organic sales up 14%.
- Gross margin expanded 560 bps to 42.7% driven by pricing and cost savings.
- Diluted EPS $1.42 (up 75% YoY); adjusted EPS $1.67 (up 80% YoY).
- Volume declined 2% overall; Health & Wellness organic sales +14%.
- Free cash flow $930M for FY23 vs $535M prior year; capex $228M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107623000030/0000021076-23-000030-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107623000030/clx-20230802.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021076-23-000030

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