secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC (ESE)
CIK:        0000866706
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-24-012294
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ESCO Q1 sales +6% to $218M; orders +28% to $294M; raises FY EPS guidance low end
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- Q1 GAAP EPS $0.59 (up 4% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.62 (up 3% YoY).
- Record backlog of $848M; book-to-bill 1.35x; orders driven by $65M Navy hull tile order.
- A&D sales +14% to $94.7M; USG +17% to $83M; Test -21% to $40.6M.
- FY 2024 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $4.15-$4.30 (from prior low end); sales guidance $1.02-$1.04B.
- Quarterly dividend $0.08/share, payable April 16 to holders of record April 1.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465924012294/0001104659-24-012294-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/866706/000110465924012294/tm245480d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-012294

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