secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-07-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055785-21-000072
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimberly-Clark Q2 adjusted EPS $1.47 vs $2.20 YoY; cuts full-year guidance
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- Q2 net sales $4.7B (+2% YoY); organic sales fell 3% on volume decline of 4%.
- Adjusted EPS $1.47 (down 33% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.19 (down 40% YoY).
- FY2021 adjusted EPS guidance cut to $6.65-$6.90 from prior $7.30-$7.55.
- Input cost inflation now seen at $1.2-$1.3B (prior $0.9-$1.05B) due to pulp and polymers.
- Consumer tissue volumes sank 15% as North American destocking continued.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578521000072/0000055785-21-000072-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578521000072/pre-20210723.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-21-000072

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