secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KIMBERLY CLARK CORP (KMB)
CIK:        0000055785
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055785-24-000053
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kimberly-Clark Q1 adj EPS $2.01 (+20% YoY); raises FY2024 organic sales and EPS guidance
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- Q1 net sales $5.1B, organic +6% driven by price (+4%), volume (+1%), mix (+1%).
- Gross margin 37.1%, up 390 bps YoY.
- Adj EPS $2.01, up 20% YoY; includes $0.21 FX headwind.
- Raises 2024 outlook: organic sales now mid-single digits (prev low-to-mid), adj EPS growth low-teens (prev high-single).
- Personal Care organic +10%, Consumer Tissue flat, KCP organic +2%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578524000053/0000055785-24-000053-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55785/000005578524000053/pre-20240423.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055785-24-000053

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