secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KLA CORP (KLAC)
CIK:        0000319201
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000319201-24-000018
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

KLA reports Q4 revenue $2.57B and EPS $6.18 GAAP, $6.60 non-GAAP; guides Q1 above expectations
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- Q4 revenue $2.569B (upper end of $2.5B +/- $125M guide); GAAP EPS $6.18, non-GAAP $6.60 (above midpoints).
- FY2024 revenue $9.81B, GAAP net income $2.76B, diluted EPS $20.28.
- Q4 operating cash flow $892.6M, free cash flow $831.9M; FY capital returns $2.51B.
- Q1 FY2025 guidance: revenue $2.75B +/- $150M, non-GAAP EPS $7.00 +/- $0.60, GAAP EPS $6.69 +/- $0.60.
- CEO: early signs of market strengthening; confident in steady improvement into 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000018/0000319201-24-000018-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/319201/000031920124000018/klac-20240724.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000319201-24-000018

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