secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CLOROX CO /DE/ (CLX)
CIK:        0000021076
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000021076-24-000014
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Clorox Q3 net sales down 5% to $1.81B; adjusted EPS up 13% to $1.71
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- Net sales fell 5% to $1.81B; organic sales up 2% despite cyberattack disruptions.
- Diluted EPS loss of $0.41 vs loss of $1.71 YoY; adjusted EPS rose 13% to $1.71.
- Gross margin expanded 40 bps to 42.2% on pricing and cost savings.
- YTD operating cash flow $355M, down 51%; free cash flow $224M vs $584M.
- Divested Argentina business on Mar 20; expects full distribution recovery by Q4 end.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107624000014/0000021076-24-000014-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21076/000002107624000014/clx-20240430.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021076-24-000014

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