secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COGNEX CORP (CGNX)
CIK:        0000851205
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000851205-25-000010
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cognex Q4 revenue up 17% YoY to $230M; dividend raised to $0.08
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- Q4 GAAP EPS $0.16 (+153% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.20 (+84% YoY).
- Full-year 2024 revenue $915M (+9% YoY); adjusted net income flat at $0.74/share.
- Q1 2025 guidance: revenue $200-220M; adjusted EBITDA margin 12%-15%.
- Quarterly dividend increased to $0.08 from $0.075; payable March 13 to holders of record Feb 27.
- Generated $49M free cash flow; $43M in share repurchases during Q4.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120525000010/0000851205-25-000010-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000085120525000010/cgnx-20250212.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000851205-25-000010

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