secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMETEK INC/ (AME)
CIK:        0001037868
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001037868-24-000051
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AMETEK Q3 adj EPS $1.66 (+1% YoY), raises FY guidance; acquires Virtek Vision
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- Q3 sales $1.71B (+5% YoY); operating income $445.9M, margins 26.1%.
- GAAP EPS $1.47; adjusted EPS $1.66 (ex-$0.20 amortization).
- 2024 adj EPS guidance raised to $6.77-$6.82 from $6.70-$6.80; Q4 guided $1.81-$1.86.
- Operating cash flow $487.2M (+3%); free cash flow conversion 135%.
- Acquired Virtek Vision International (~$40M annual sales) to expand EIG's 3D inspection capabilities.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786824000051/0001037868-24-000051-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786824000051/ame-20241031.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001037868-24-000051

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