secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK:        0001071739
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-12-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001071739-23-000215
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Centene guides 2024 adjusted EPS >$6.70, raises buyback by $4B
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- 2024 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of greater than $6.70; GAAP diluted EPS greater than $5.61.
- 2024 total revenues $142.5B-$145.5B; premium/service revenues $132B-$135B.
- Board authorizes $4.0B increase to stock repurchase program; $5.23B total available.
- Reaffirms 2023 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of at least $6.60; Q4 earnings Feb 6, 2024.
- 2024 HBR guidance 87.3%-87.9%; SG&A expense ratio 8.4%-9.0%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173923000215/0001071739-23-000215-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173923000215/cnc-20231212.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001071739-23-000215

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