secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MITEK SYSTEMS INC (MITK)
CIK:        0000807863
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000807863-24-000059
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Mitek terminates CEO Max Carnecchia; appoints Scott Carter interim CEO; Q2 earnings miss
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- Max Carnecchia's employment terminated May 31; Scott Carter appointed interim CEO effective June 1 at $85k/month.
- Q2 revenue $47.0M (up 2% YoY); GAAP EPS $0.01; non-GAAP EPS $0.24, down from $0.30.
- Board authorized $50M share repurchase program over two years, expiring May 16, 2026.
- FY2024 revenue guidance reiterated at $180-185M; non-GAAP operating margin 30-31%.
- Kim Stevenson appointed Lead Independent Director effective June 1.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807863/000080786324000059/0000807863-24-000059-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/807863/000080786324000059/mitk-20240509.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000807863-24-000059

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