secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CABOT CORP (CBT)
CIK:        0000016040
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-24-120924
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cabot Q4 Adj EPS $1.80 beats; FY2024 Adj EPS $7.06 (+31% YoY); guides FY2025 $7.40-$7.80
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- Q4 diluted EPS $2.43, Adjusted EPS $1.80 (+9% YoY); revenue $1,001M vs $965M prior year.
- FY2024 Adjusted EPS $7.06 (+31% YoY); segment EBIT up 11% in Reinforcement Materials and 31% in Performance Chemicals.
- FY2024 operating cash flow $692M; returned $172M in share repurchases and $93M in dividends.
- Selected by DOE for $50M award to build first commercial-scale battery-grade CNT and dispersions facility in US.
- FY2025 Adjusted EPS guidance range $7.40-$7.80; operating tax rate expected 27%-29%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000095017024120924/0000950170-24-120924-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000095017024120924/cbt-20241104.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-120924

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