secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KELLY SERVICES INC (KELYA)
CIK:        0000055135
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-05-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055135-22-000011
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kelly Q1 revenue up 7.5%; operating earnings +121%; dividend raised 50%
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- Revenue $1.3B (+7.5% YoY; +9.0% constant currency); operating earnings $23.4M up from $10.6M.
- GAAP loss per share $1.23 (includes $1.26 loss on Persol Holdings); adjusted EPS $0.46 vs $0.12.
- Ended cross-ownership with Persol Holdings, generating $235M in liquidity.
- Acquired RocketPower (March) and Pediatric Therapeutic Services (May) to boost specialty talent solutions.
- Dividend increased 50% to $0.075/share, payable June 9, 2022 to holders of record May 26.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55135/000005513522000011/0000055135-22-000011-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55135/000005513522000011/kelya-20220512.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055135-22-000011

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