secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC (VMI)
CIK:        0000102729
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-07-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000102729-22-000049
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Valmont Q2 record sales $1.14B (+27% YoY); EPS $3.53; raises FY2022 guidance
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- Record diluted EPS of $3.53 ($3.70 adjusted) vs $2.89 ($3.06 adjusted) in Q2 2021.
- Net sales of $1.14B, up 26.9% YoY; operating income $118.7M (10.5% margin).
- Record backlog of $2.0B, up 24.7% since FY2021 end and 13.4% since Q1 2022.
- Infrastructure segment sales $765M (+23.9%); Agriculture $377.8M (+34%).
- Raised full-year EPS guidance: GAAP $12.90-$13.30, adjusted $13.60-$14.00.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000010272922000049/0000102729-22-000049-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000010272922000049/vmi-20220720.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102729-22-000049

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