secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055785-21-000088
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimberly-Clark Q3 adjusted EPS $1.62, misses; lowers FY2021 guidance on inflation
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- Q3 net sales $5.0B (+7% YoY); organic sales +4%; adjusted EPS $1.62 vs $1.72 YoY.
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.39; adjusted operating profit $745M, down from $806M.
- FY2021 adjusted EPS guidance lowered to $6.05-$6.25 from $6.65-$6.90.
- Input cost inflation now expected $1.4-$1.5B, up from prior $1.2-$1.3B.
- Organic sales now seen declining 1-2% vs prior 0-2% decline; share repurchases at low end.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578521000088/0000055785-21-000088-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578521000088/pre-20211025.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-21-000088

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