secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KROGER CO (KR)
CIK:        0000056873
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-24-099127
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kroger Q2 adj EPS $0.93 vs $0.96; raises FY identical sales low end to 0.75%
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- Q2 EPS $0.64 (vs -$0.25 YoY); adjusted EPS $0.93 (vs $0.96); operating profit $815M.
- Identical sales without fuel +1.2%; total sales $33.9B flat YoY; digital sales +11%.
- FY 2024 guidance: adj FIFO op profit reaffirmed $4.6-4.8B; adj EPS $4.30-4.50; identical sales without fuel raised to 0.75%-1.75%.
- Completed $10.5B debt offering to partially fund proposed Albertsons merger cash consideration.
- CEO confident in merger as FTC preliminary injunction hearing nears close; share repurchase paused.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465924099127/0001104659-24-099127-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465924099127/tm2423658d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-099127

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