secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC (VMI)
CIK:        0000102729
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000102729-22-000064
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Valmont reports record Q3 sales $1.1B, EPS $3.34; raises FY22 outlook, guides FY23 growth
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- Record Q3 net sales $1.097B (+26.3% YoY); diluted EPS $3.34 GAAP ($3.49 adjusted) vs $2.40 ($2.57).
- Infrastructure sales $778.4M (+22.7%); Agriculture sales $327.3M (+36.2%); backlog $2.0B (record).
- Updated FY22 outlook: net sales growth ~22%, GAAP EPS $12.95-$13.30, adjusted $13.65-$14.00.
- Preliminary FY23 guidance: net sales growth 6-9%, EPS growth 11-15%; operating cash flow $184M YTD.
- Returned $22.4M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks; $101M remaining authorization.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000010272922000064/0000102729-22-000064-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102729/000010272922000064/vmi-20221026x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000102729-22-000064

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