secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENUINE PARTS CO (GPC)
CIK:        0000040987
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000040987-23-000084
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Genuine Parts Q3 diluted EPS $2.49, up 13.2% YoY; updates FY EPS guidance to $9.20-$9.30
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- Sales of $5.8B (+2.6% YoY); Automotive segment $3.6B (+3.9%), Industrial $2.2B (+0.6%).
- Net income $351M (+12.4% YoY); diluted EPS $2.49 (+13.2% GAAP, +11.7% adjusted).
- Industrial segment profit margin expanded 180 bps to 12.9%; U.S. Automotive below expectations.
- Updates 2023 diluted EPS guidance to $9.20-$9.30 (prev. $9.15-$9.30); reaffirms revenue growth 4%-6%.
- Generated $1.1B cash from ops in 9 months; free cash flow $733M; total liquidity $2.2B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098723000084/0000040987-23-000084-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098723000084/gpc-20231019.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040987-23-000084

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