secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC (VMI)
CIK:        0000102729
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000102729-21-000050
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Valmont Q3 net sales record $868.8M (+18.4%); raises FY21 EPS guidance to $10.10-$10.60
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- GAAP diluted EPS $2.40 vs $1.84 YoY; adjusted EPS $2.57 vs $1.99.
- Record global backlog >$1.5B (+35% from FY20); Irrigation sales surged 72.6%.
- Full-year GAAP EPS guidance raised to $10.10-$10.60; adjusted to $10.60-$11.10.
- Utility Support Structures margins impacted by raw material cost inflation not fully recovered.
- Co. expects FY22 sales growth 7%-12% and EPS growth 13%-15% in line with long-term targets.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000010272921000050/0000102729-21-000050-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000010272921000050/vmi-20211020.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102729-21-000050

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