secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HEXCEL CORP /DE/ (HXL)
CIK:        0000717605
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-23-001177
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hexcel Q4 EPS $0.43, sales up 19%; dividend raised 25%; FY23 guidance above consensus
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- Q4 2022 GAAP diluted EPS $0.43 vs $0.22 YoY; adjusted diluted EPS $0.40 vs $0.16.
- Q4 net sales $429M, up 19.2% YoY; FY22 sales $1,577.7M, up 19.1% YoY.
- Quarterly dividend increased 25% to $0.125/share from $0.10; payable Feb 17, 2023.
- FY22 free cash flow $96.8M; FY23 guidance: sales $1.725B-$1.825B, adj. EPS $1.70-$1.90, FCF >$140M.
- Commercial Aerospace sales grew 28.3% in Q4; Space & Defense +19.5% in Q4.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000095017023001177/0000950170-23-001177-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000095017023001177/hxl-20230125.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-001177

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