secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC (AIT)
CIK:        0000109563
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000109563-24-000005
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Applied Industrial Q2 adj EPS $2.24 +9.3% YoY; raises quarterly dividend 6% to $0.37
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- Net sales $1.1B +1.6% YoY; organic sales -0.1% (Service Center +1.4%, Engineered Solutions -3.0%).
- Adjusted EPS $2.24 (+9.3% YoY); net income $91.2M, EBITDA $130.8M (+4.2%).
- Operating cash flow $101.8M; free cash flow $96.2M; dividend raised 6% to $0.37/share.
- Updated FY2024 guidance: adj EPS $9.35-$9.70 (prior $9.25-$9.80); sales growth 1-3%.
- CEO notes steady demand; January organic sales trending down low-single-digit % vs last year.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956324000005/0000109563-24-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956324000005/ait-20240125.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109563-24-000005

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