secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINCOLN ELECTRIC HOLDINGS INC (LECO)
CIK:        0000059527
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000059527-24-000027
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lincoln Electric Q2 2024: sales down 3.7% to $1.02B; adjusted EPS $2.34 vs $2.44
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- Net sales $1,022M (-3.7% YoY); organic sales down 4.4%, acquisitions added 1.2%.
- GAAP EPS $1.77 (incl. $0.57 special charges); adjusted EPS $2.34 vs $2.44 prior year.
- Adjusted operating margin 17.4% flat YoY; operating income $148.8M vs $178.0M.
- Cash from operations $171M; returned $91M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- Issued $550M senior notes (weighted avg rate 5.2%); new $1B revolving credit facility.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952724000027/0000059527-24-000027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59527/000005952724000027/leco-20240731x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059527-24-000027

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