secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CINTAS CORP (CTAS)
CIK:        0000723254
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-07-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000723254-21-000018
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cintas Q4 revenue $1.84B, EPS $2.47 up 83%; guides FY22 revenue $7.53-7.63B, EPS $10.35-10.75
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- Q4 revenue $1.84B (+13.6% YoY); organic growth 11.5%; Uniform Rental +13.7%, First Aid & Safety -6.8%.
- Q4 diluted EPS $2.47 vs $1.35; net income $267.7M vs $144.6M; operating margin 19.4% vs 12.8%.
- FY21 revenue $7.12B (flat vs $7.09B); diluted EPS $10.24 vs $8.11; free cash flow $1.22B, up 14.7%.
- FY22 guidance: revenue $7.53-7.63B, diluted EPS $10.35-10.75; higher tax rate (19.5-20.5%) reduces EPS by ~$0.85.
- Repurchased $979M of stock in Q4 and early FY22; paid $79.2M in quarterly dividends on June 15.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325421000018/0000723254-21-000018-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325421000018/ctas-20210715.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000723254-21-000018

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