secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ACCO BRANDS Corp (ACCO)
CIK:        0000712034
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-07-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000712034-21-000108
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ACCO Brands Q2 2021 net sales up 41% YoY to $518M; EPS $0.50 vs $0.06
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- GAAP EPS $0.50, adjusted EPS $0.43, vs $0.06 and $0.18 in prior year.
- All three segments (N.America, EMEA, International) posted sales and profit increases.
- Gross margin improved 170 bps; operating income $49.9M vs $18.5M.
- Full-year outlook: sales $2.0B-$2.07B, adj. EPS $1.35-$1.45, FCF at least $135M.
- PowerA acquisition contributed $50.7M to Q2 sales; company changed non-GAAP to exclude acquisition amortization.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712034/000071203421000108/0000712034-21-000108-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712034/000071203421000108/abd-20210728.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712034-21-000108

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