secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AGCO CORP /DE (AGCO)
CIK:        0000880266
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000880266-24-000036
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AGCO Q1 EPS falls to $2.25; announces $2.50 special dividend; closes PTx Trimble JV
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- Net sales $2.9B (-12.1% YoY); reported EPS $2.25, adjusted EPS $2.32 (vs $3.10/$3.51 Q1 2023).
- Regional sales declines: N.America -21.3%, S.America -42.1%, EME +0.1%, APA -15.5% (constant currency).
- Closed PTx Trimble JV (85% stake) on April 1; consolidated going forward.
- Announced variable special dividend of $2.50/share on April 25.
- FY2024 outlook: net sales ~$13.5B, adj op margin ~11.3%, adj EPS ~$12.00.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880266/000088026624000036/0000880266-24-000036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880266/000088026624000036/agco-20240502.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000880266-24-000036

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