secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CINTAS CORP (CTAS)
CIK:        0000723254
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-03-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000723254-22-000005
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 2.02, 2.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cintas Q3 beats: rev $1.96B (+10%), EPS $2.97; guides Q4 $2.54-2.74
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- Revenue $1.96B (+10.3% YoY); organic growth 10.0%; gross margin 45.8%.
- Diluted EPS $2.97 ($2.69 excl. $0.28 gain); prior year $2.37.
- Q4 guidance: rev $1.96-2.02B, EPS $2.54-2.74; higher tax rate reduces EPS by ~$0.14.
- Operating cash flow $393.3M; share repurchases $584.2M YTD; $99M dividend paid.
- New $2B revolving credit facility matures 2027, replaces prior 2019 facility.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325422000005/0000723254-22-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000072325422000005/ctas-20220323.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000723254-22-000005

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