secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055785-23-000027
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimberly-Clark Q1 organic sales +5%; raises 2023 EPS growth outlook to 6-10%
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- Net sales $5.2B (+2% reported, +5% organic); diluted EPS $1.67 (+8% reported, +24% adjusted).
- Gross margin 33.2% (+340 bps YoY); operating profit $787M, +25% adjusted.
- Personal Care organic +3%, Consumer Tissue +7%, K-C Professional +11%.
- 2023 outlook raised: EPS growth 6-10% vs 2-6% prior; operating profit up low double digits.
- Cash from operations $613M (vs $204M); capex $201M; $34M share repurchases.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578523000027/0000055785-23-000027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578523000027/pre-20230425.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-23-000027

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