secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CHART INDUSTRIES INC (GTLS)
CIK:        0000892553
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000892553-24-000172
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Chart Industries Q3 sales $1.06B (+22.4%), record margins; 2024 outlook raised
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- Orders $1.17B (+5.4% YoY); sales $1.06B (+22.4%) driven by HTS, RSL, and Specialty Products records.
- Record gross margin 34.1% (+350 bps); adjusted operating margin 22.2% (+450 bps) from Howden synergies.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $2.18 ($2.48 ex FX and tax headwinds); reported EPS $1.34.
- Free cash flow $174.6M; net leverage ratio 3.04; full-year FCF target ~$400M reaffirmed.
- 2024 sales outlook raised to ~$4.2–4.3B; adjusted EBITDA $1.015–1.045B; 2025 EPS guide $12–13.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000089255324000172/0000892553-24-000172-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/892553/000089255324000172/gtls-20241101.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000892553-24-000172

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