---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000078890-23-000338"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BCO"
cik: "0000078890"
company_name: "BRINKS CO"
filed_at: "2023-08-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T23:50:38.694055+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brink's Q2 revenue record $1.22B (+7%), but GAAP EPS falls 7% to $0.68; $12M security loss

## Summary
- Q2 revenue $1,216M (+7% YoY), organic growth 8%; non-GAAP operating profit $132M (+6%).
- GAAP EPS $0.68 (down 7%); non-GAAP EPS $1.18 (down 12%); net income $32M (down 9%).
- YTD free cash flow improved $115M to $66M; net cash from operations up $64M to $105M.
- Large $12M security loss in global services; management sees no full-year impact.
- Full-year 2023 guidance reaffirmed: revenue $4.8-4.95B, adj. EBITDA $865-915M, EPS $6.45-7.15.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000078890-23-000338
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BCO
- cik: 0000078890
- company_name: BRINKS CO
- filed_at: 2023-08-09T23:59:59+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/78890/000007889023000338/0000078890-23-000338-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78890/000007889023000338/bco-20230809.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BRINKS CO reported second quarter ended June 30, 2023 results: revenue $1,216, net income $32, EPS $0.68. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: second quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $1,216
  - Net income: $32
  - EPS: $0.68
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: summarized in the following table: (In millions, except for per share amounts) Second-Quarter 2023 (vs. 2022) GAAP Change Non-GAAP Change Constant Currency Change (b) Revenue $ 1,216 7% $ 1,216 7% 11% Operating Profit $ 106 9% $ 132 6% 18% Operating Margin 8.7 % 20 bps 10.8 % (10 bps) 70 bps Net Income / Adjusted EBITDA (a) $ 32 (9%) $ 194 4% 12% EPS $ 0.68
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78890/000007889023000338/0000078890-23-000338-index.htm

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