secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK:        0001071739
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001071739-23-000211
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Centene Q3 adjusted EPS $2.00, raises FY23 guidance to at least $6.60
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- GAAP diluted EPS $0.87; adjusted diluted EPS $2.00, up 53% YoY from $1.30.
- Marketplace membership grew 76% YoY to 3.68M; premium & service rev $34.97B, +4%.
- Announces $1.2B divestiture of Circle Health, expected close Q1 2024; $393M UK write-downs.
- Record $773M Q3 share repurchases, $1.6B YTD; $1.2B remaining under buyback program.
- 2023 adjusted EPS guidance raised $0.15 to at least $6.60; reiterates 2024 floor >$6.60.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173923000211/0001071739-23-000211-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173923000211/cnc-20231024.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001071739-23-000211

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