---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072331-24-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDSN"
cik: "0000072331"
company_name: "NORDSON CORP"
filed_at: "2024-02-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T22:29:33.452150+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nordson Q1 sales $633M (+4% YoY), adj EPS $2.21; narrows FY outlook to 4-7% growth

## Summary
- Sales $633M (+4% YoY); organic -2%, acquisition +5% from ARAG. Net income $110M ($1.90 EPS); adj EPS $2.21.
- IPS segment sales $355M (+14%) on ARAG and organic growth; ATS sales $119M (-18%) on electronics weakness.
- EBITDA $197M (31% of sales), up 9% YoY driven by improved gross margins.
- FY2024 guidance narrowed: rev growth 4-7% over FY2023; adj EPS $10.00-$10.50. Q2 forecast: sales $645-670M, adj EPS $2.20-$2.35.
- Backlog ~$750M normalizing; IPS and MFS segments performed solidly; ATS managed electronics weakness.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072331-24-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDSN
- cik: 0000072331
- company_name: NORDSON CORP
- filed_at: 2024-02-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233124000036/0000072331-24-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233124000036/ndsn-20240221.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072331-24-000036
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072331-24-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NORDSON CORP reported first quarter of fiscal 2024 results: revenue $633 million, net income $110 million, EPS $1.90. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter of fiscal 2024
  - Revenue: $633 million
  - Net income: $110 million
  - EPS: $1.90
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Sales were $633 million, a 4% increase from the prior year • Net income was $110 million • Earnings per diluted share were $1.90
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233124000036/0000072331-24-000036-index.htm

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