secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MCCORMICK & CO INC (MKC)
CIK:        0000063754
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-06-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000063754-22-000035
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

McCormick Q2 adj EPS $0.48 vs $0.69 YoY; cuts FY2022 adj EPS guidance to $3.03-3.08
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- Sales down 1% to $1.54B (constant currency flat); impacted by China COVID lockdowns, Ukraine conflict.
- Operating income $157M vs $237M YoY; adjusted operating income $174M vs $258M.
- Consumer segment sales -8%; Flavor Solutions +10% (constant currency +11%).
- FY2022 adj EPS guidance lowered to $3.03-3.08 from prior $3.17-3.22; constant currency growth 1-3%.
- CEO cites persistent cost inflation and supply chain challenges; pricing actions expected to offset in H2.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375422000035/0000063754-22-000035-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375422000035/mkc-20220629.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-22-000035

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