secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CLOROX CO /DE/ (CLX)
CIK:        0000021076
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000021076-24-000008
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Clorox Q2 net sales +16% to $1.99B; adj. EPS $2.16 vs $0.98 YoY; cyber recovery ahead of schedule
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- Net sales $1.99B, up 16% YoY; organic sales +20% driven by volume rebuild from August cyberattack.
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.75 (down 6%) includes $1.04 noncash pension settlement, $0.19 digital investment, $0.16 cyber costs.
- Adjusted EPS $2.16, up 120% YoY; gross margin 43.5% (+730 bps) on pricing, cost savings, and volume absorption.
- Health & Wellness segment net sales +25% (volume +22%); Household +9%; Lifestyle +21%; International +9%.
- YTD operating cash flow $173M (-55%); free cash flow $97M vs $299M prior year.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107624000008/0000021076-24-000008-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107624000008/clx-20240201.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021076-24-000008

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