secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENUINE PARTS CO (GPC)
CIK:        0000040987
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000040987-25-000067
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

GPC Q1 adjusted EPS falls to $1.75 from $2.22; sales rise 1.4% to $5.9B
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- GAAP EPS $1.40 vs $1.78 prior year; adjusted EPS $1.75 vs $2.22; net income $194M.
- Automotive sales $3.7B (+2.5%), segment EBITDA margin down 110 bps to 7.8%.
- Industrial sales $2.2B (-0.4%), segment EBITDA margin up 10 bps to 12.7%.
- Reaffirms 2025 guidance: sales growth 2-4%, adjusted EPS $7.75-$8.25, free cash flow $800M-$1.0B.
- Free cash flow decreased $161M in Q1; $420M cash, $2B undrawn revolver capacity.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098725000067/0000040987-25-000067-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40987/000004098725000067/gpc-20250422.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000040987-25-000067

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