secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     TRACTOR SUPPLY CO /DE/ (TSCO)
CIK:        0000916365
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000916365-24-000104
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Tractor Supply Q3 EPS down 3.9% to $2.24; raises low end of FY guidance; acquires Allivet
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- Net sales +1.6% to $3.47B; comp sales -0.2%; diluted EPS $2.24 vs $2.33 prior year.
- Gross margin +56 bps to 37.2%; operating income $324.6M vs $340.9M prior year.
- Updated FY2024 guidance: net sales $14.85B-$15.0B, EPS $10.10-$10.40 (lower end raised).
- Definitive agreement to acquire Allivet, a leading online pet pharmacy; no financial terms disclosed.
- Returned $267.6M to shareholders via buybacks and dividends in Q3; opened 16 new stores.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916365/000091636524000104/0000916365-24-000104-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916365/000091636524000104/tsco-20241024.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916365-24-000104

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