secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KLA CORP (KLAC)
CIK:        0000319201
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-04-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000319201-23-000016
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

KLA beats Q3 FY2023 guidance; revenue $2.43B, EPS $5.03/$5.49; Q4 guidance below Q3
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- Q3 revenue $2.43B (above $2.20-2.50B guidance); GAAP EPS $5.03, non-GAAP $5.49 (above respective midpoints).
- GAAP net income $698M; non-GAAP net income $761M; operating cash flow $1.01B, free cash flow $926M.
- Capital returns totaled $659M: $181M dividends, $478M share repurchases.
- Q4 FY2023 guidance: revenue $2.125-2.375B, non-GAAP EPS $4.23-$5.43, implying sequential decline.
- CEO cites solid execution and increased market leadership in process control per 2022 WFE analysis.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000016/0000319201-23-000016-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000016/klac-20230426.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000319201-23-000016

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