secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PPG INDUSTRIES INC (PPG)
CIK:        0000079879
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000079879-25-000016
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

PPG Q4 2024 adjusted EPS $1.61 (+3% YoY); 2025 guidance $7.75-8.05
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- Net sales from continuing ops $3.7B (-5% YoY); reported EPS $0.01 (includes $1.22 loss on divestiture).
- Full-year adjusted EPS $7.87 (+6%); segment margin expanded 70 bps to 17.1%.
- Completed divestitures of silica products and architectural coatings US/Canada; new Global Architectural Coatings segment.
- 2025 adjusted EPS guidance $7.75-8.05; expects low single-digit organic sales growth, stronger H2.
- Q4 share repurchases ~$250M; plans ~$400M in Q1 2025; $2.8B remaining on authorization.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/79879/000007987925000016/0000079879-25-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/79879/000007987925000016/ppg-20250130.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000079879-25-000016

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