secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC (FELE)
CIK:        0000038725
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000038725-23-000065
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Franklin Electric Q1 record sales $484.6M, EPS $0.79, raises FY guidance
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- Sales $484.6M (+7% YoY), record Q1; EPS $0.79 vs $0.63 prior year.
- Water Systems sales $306.6M (+12%), operating income $49.0M (record).
- Fueling Systems sales $72.7M (+0.3%), operating income $20.8M (record).
- Distribution sales $143.0M (+6%) but operating income fell to $4.7M from $9.4M on margin pressure.
- FY 2023 guidance raised: sales $2.15-2.25B, EPS $4.25-4.45.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872523000065/0000038725-23-000065-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/38725/000003872523000065/fele-20230502.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000038725-23-000065

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