secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KLA CORP (KLAC)
CIK:        0000319201
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000319201-24-000003
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

KLA Q2 FY2024 revenue $2.49B beat guidance; non-GAAP EPS $6.16 near upper end; Q3 outlook soft
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- Total revenue $2.49B above midpoint of $2.45B guidance; GAAP EPS $4.28, non-GAAP $6.16.
- GAAP net income $583M vs $979M YoY, hit by $219M goodwill/intangible impairment ($1.59/diluted share).
- Cash flow from operations $622M in Q2; free cash flow $545M; capital returns $635M.
- Q3 FY2024 guidance: revenue $2.30B ± $125M; non-GAAP EPS $5.26 ± $0.60, below Q2 actual.
- CEO says business stabilized at current levels but near-term visibility limited; customers improving.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000003/0000319201-24-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000003/klac-20240125.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000319201-24-000003

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