secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KLA CORP (KLAC)
CIK:        0000319201
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000319201-23-000027
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

KLA Q4 revenue $2.355B beats guidance; EPS $4.97 GAAP / $5.40 non-GAAP
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- Q4 total revenues $2.355B, above mid-point of $2.125-2.375B guidance; GAAP diluted EPS $4.97.
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS $5.40, above mid-point; full year GAAP EPS $24.15 on rev $10.50B.
- Cash from ops Q4 $959.1M, free cash flow $880.4M; capital returns $568.3M in quarter.
- Q1 FY2024 guidance: rev $2.35B ±125M, GAAP EPS $5.02 ±0.60, non-GAAP EPS $5.35 ±0.60.
- CEO Rick Wallace cites strong portfolio execution in challenging demand environment.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000027/0000319201-23-000027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920123000027/klac-20230727.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000319201-23-000027

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