secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ (WHR)
CIK:        0000106640
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2022-12-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000106640-22-000148
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Whirlpool completes $3.0B InSinkErator acquisition; pro forma financials filed
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- Purchase price of $3.0B funded by $2.5B term loan and cash on hand; deal closed Oct 31, 2022.
- Pro forma 9-mo net sales $15.3B, net earnings $95M (diluted EPS $1.53) vs Whirlpool standalone $93M.
- Pro forma FY2021 net sales $22.6B, net earnings $1.76B (diluted EPS $27.54) vs Whirlpool standalone $1.81B.
- Preliminary intangible assets of $1.63B including $1.3B indefinite-lived trade names.
- Goodwill of $1.15B recognized; inventory stepped up $17M to fair value.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664022000148/0000106640-22-000148-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664022000148/whr-20221101.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000106640-22-000148

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