secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HEXCEL CORP /DE/ (HXL)
CIK:        0000717605
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-25-056309
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hexcel Q1 sales down 3.3% to $457M; cuts 2025 guidance on A350 delays
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- GAAP diluted EPS $0.35 vs $0.43 a year ago; adjusted EPS $0.37 vs $0.44.
- Commercial Aerospace sales fell 6.4% to $280M; Defense, Space & Other up 2.0% to $176M.
- 2025 guidance lowered: sales $1.88B-$1.95B (from $1.95B-$2.05B), adj EPS $1.85-$2.05 (from $2.05-$2.25), FCF ~$190M.
- Repurchased $50M of stock in Q1, refinanced $300M fixed-rate debt, maintains $0.17 quarterly dividend.
- Management cites continued supply-chain delays, especially on Airbus A350, as reason for slower growth.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000095017025056309/0000950170-25-056309-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717605/000095017025056309/hxl-20250421.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-056309

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