secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055785-22-000032
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimberly-Clark Q1 net sales $5.1B (+7%), adj EPS $1.35 (-25% YoY), raises organic sales growth guidance
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- Net sales $5.1B, +7% YoY; organic sales +10% (price +6%, volume +2%, mix +2%).
- Adj EPS $1.35 vs $1.80 YoY (-25%); GAAP EPS $1.55 vs $1.72.
- FY2022 organic sales growth guidance raised to 4-6% from 3-4%; adj EPS outlook $5.60-$6.00.
- Q1 input cost inflation $470M; full-year cost headwind raised to $1.1-1.3B (prev. $750-900M).
- Segment op profit declines: Personal Care -1%, Consumer Tissue -36%, KCP -29%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578522000032/0000055785-22-000032-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578522000032/pre-20220422.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-22-000032

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