secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO (CL)
CIK:        0000021665
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-01-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-22-000117
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 2.05, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Colgate Q4/FY2021: organic sales +4.5% FY; GAAP EPS down 19% on impairment; launches $200-240M productivity plan
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- Full year net sales $17.42B (+6.0% YoY); organic sales growth +4.5%.
- GAAP diluted EPS $2.55 (-19% YoY) due to Filorga goodwill impairment; base business EPS $3.21 (+5%).
- Q4 net sales +2.0%, organic +3.0%; oral care and pet nutrition accelerated.
- Board approved 2022 Global Productivity Initiative; estimated pre-tax charges $200-240M (80% severance), substantially complete by Dec 2022.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000115752322000117/0001157523-22-000117-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21665/000115752322000117/a52570001.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000117

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