secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CINTAS CORP (CTAS)
CIK:        0000723254
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-12-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000723254-21-000036
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cintas Q2 revenue $1.92B (+9.4%); raises FY2022 EPS and revenue outlook
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- Revenue $1.92B (+9.4% YoY; organic +9.3%); gross margin 46.0% vs 46.7%.
- Diluted EPS $2.76 vs $2.62; excluding prior-year gain, EPS up 16.5% to $2.37.
- Operating income $381.2M; margin 19.8%, up 70 bps excluding prior-year gain.
- FY2022 guidance raised: revenue $7.63-$7.70B (prev. $7.58-$7.67B), EPS $10.70-$10.95.
- Labor costs increased for growth; energy expenses up 40 bps; tax rate ~19%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325421000036/0000723254-21-000036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325421000036/ctas-20211222.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000723254-21-000036

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