secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NEWELL BRANDS INC. (NWL)
CIK:        0000814453
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000814453-25-000003
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud

Newell Brands Reports Q4 2024: Gross Margin Up 430bps, Debt Refinanced, Provides FY2025 Outlook
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- Q4 2024 net sales $1.9B, down 6.1% YoY; core sales declined 3.0%.
- Reported gross margin improved to 34.2% from 29.9%; normalized gross margin 34.6% vs 31.1%.
- Full year normalized EBITDA rose to $900M from $782M; normalized diluted EPS $0.68 vs $0.67.
- Completed $1.25B debt refinancing in Q4, reducing total debt to $4.6B from $4.9B.
- Preliminary FY2025 outlook: net sales decline 4%-2%, normalized EPS $0.70-$0.76.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814453/000081445325000003/0000814453-25-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814453/000081445325000003/nwl-20250207.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000814453-25-000003

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