secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK:        0000310142
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-24-034308
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sensient Q2 revenue +8.5% local currency; raises 2024 guidance for revenue, EBITDA, adj EPS
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- Q2 revenue $403.5M (+7.8% reported, +8.5% local currency); local currency adjusted op income +1.1%.
- Reported diluted EPS $0.73 (-9.9% YoY); local currency adj EPS -2.5% on higher interest and taxes.
- Flavors & Extracts revenue +11.1% to $209.2M; Color +4.5% to $167.7M; Asia Pacific +7.1% to $38.6M.
- FY guidance raised: local currency revenue/EBITDA now mid-to-high single-digit; GAAP EPS $2.77-$2.87 (incl. ~$0.18 optimization costs).
- Adjusted diluted EPS growth guidance raised to mid-single-digit from low-to-mid single-digit.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310142/000114036124034308/0001140361-24-034308-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310142/000114036124034308/ef20032964_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-034308

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