secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC (LECO)
CIK:        0000059527
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000059527-22-000003
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lincoln Electric Q4 2021: record sales $844M, adj EPS $1.61 +29.8% YoY
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- Net sales $844.3M (+21.7% YoY); organic sales +19.0%; full-year record $3.2B.
- GAAP EPS $1.25 (+15.7% YoY); Adjusted EPS $1.61 (record, +29.8% YoY).
- Full-year 2021 adj operating margin 14.8%; ROIC +620bps to 23.9%.
- Returned $286M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks in 2021.
- Company raised 2025 Higher Standard growth and profitability goals.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952722000003/0000059527-22-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952722000003/leco-20220210x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059527-22-000003

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