secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COGNEX CORP (CGNX)
CIK:        0000851205
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-21-001346
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cognex Q3 revenue record $284.8M (+13% YoY); EPS $0.44; appoints Marjorie Sennett to board, declares $0.065 dividend
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- Record quarterly revenue of $284.8M, up 13% from Q3-20; GAAP diluted EPS $0.44, non-GAAP $0.40; operating margin 31%.
- Appointed Marjorie T. Sennett as director effective Nov 3; she will serve on Audit Committee with $50k annual stipend plus $10k audit committee fee.
- Declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.065 per share, payable Dec 3, 2021 to holders of record Nov 19, 2021.
- Q4-21 revenue guidance $210M-$230M; gross margin low-70% due to elevated component and freight costs; operating expenses expected up mid-single digits.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000115752321001346/0001157523-21-001346-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/851205/000115752321001346/a52522627.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-21-001346

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