secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AMETEK INC/ (AME)
CIK:        0001037868
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001037868-25-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AMETEK posts record Q4 sales $1.76B, adj. EPS $1.87 up 11%; acquires Kern Microtechnik
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- Record Q4 sales $1.76B (+2% YoY), op. income $469M (26.6% margin, +90bp), op. cash flow $550M.
- GAAP Q4 EPS $1.67; adjusted EPS $1.87 (+11% YoY); full-year adj. EPS $6.83 (+7%).
- EIG op. income record $386.6M, margins 31.8% (+280bp); EMG sales up 11% to $546.7M.
- FY2025 guidance: sales up low single digits; adj. EPS $7.02-$7.18 (+3-5% YoY); Q1 adj. EPS $1.67-$1.69.
- Acquired Kern Microtechnik (~€50M sales), high-precision machining, joins EIG; terms not disclosed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786825000004/0001037868-25-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037868/000103786825000004/ame-20250204.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001037868-25-000004

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