secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AGCO CORP /DE (AGCO)
CIK:        0000880266
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000880266-23-000034
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AGCO Q1 record sales $3.3B (+24% YoY), adjusted EPS $3.51, raises FY outlook, declares $5 special dividend
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- Record net sales of $3.3B (+24.1% YoY, +29.6% constant currency); record operating margin 11.6%.
- Adjusted EPS $3.51 vs $2.39 YoY; reported EPS $3.10; all regions except APA grew constant-currency sales.
- North America +32.4% constant-currency; South America +42.2%; EME +30.3%; APA -3.6%.
- Raised 2023 guidance: net sales ~$14.5B, EPS ~$14.40; declared $5/share special variable dividend.
- Quarterly dividend raised 21% to $0.29 per share, payable in June 2023.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880266/000088026623000034/0000880266-23-000034-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880266/000088026623000034/agco-20230502.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000880266-23-000034

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