secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC (AIT)
CIK:        0000109563
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000109563-25-000023
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Applied Industrial Q2 EPS $2.39 beats; raises FY25 guidance, dividend up 24%
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- Net sales $1.1B down 0.4% YoY; organic daily sales -3.4%.
- Net income $93.3M ($2.39 EPS); EBITDA $135.1M up 3.3% YoY.
- Quarterly dividend raised 24% to $0.46/share, payable Feb 28, 2025.
- FY2025 guidance raised: EPS $9.65-$10.05 (prior $9.25-$10.00); sales growth +1% to +3%.
- Hydradyne acquisition closed Dec 31, 2024; initial contribution included in guidance.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956325000023/0000109563-25-000023-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/109563/000010956325000023/ait-20250129.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000109563-25-000023

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