---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072331-24-000070"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDSN"
cik: "0000072331"
company_name: "NORDSON CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T13:42:10.761621+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nordson Q2 sales flat at $651M, EPS $2.05; cuts FY24 EPS guidance to $9.35-9.75

## Summary
- Q2 sales $651M (flat YoY); organic sales down 4%, acquisitions add 5%. Net income $118M ($2.05 EPS), down from $128M ($2.21 EPS). Adjusted EPS $2.34 vs $2.45.
- Segment: IPS sales +9% to $367M; MFS +2% to $169M; ATS -22% to $115M on electronics weakness.
- EBITDA $203M (31% of sales), flat YoY; gross margins improved but higher SG&A from ARAG acquisition.
- FY24 revenue guidance reduced to flat to +2% growth; adjusted EPS guidance cut to $9.35-9.75. Q3 guidance: sales $645-670M, adj. EPS $2.25-2.40.
- Backlog ~$700M, normalizing; CEO cites temporary electronics and agriculture headwinds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072331-24-000070
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDSN
- cik: 0000072331
- company_name: NORDSON CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233124000070/0000072331-24-000070-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233124000070/ndsn-20240520.htm

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