secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CABOT CORP (CBT)
CIK:        0000016040
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-22-000528
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cabot Q2 FY2022: record adj. EPS $1.69; raises FY22 adj. EPS guidance to $5.80-$6.20
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- GAAP EPS $1.84; adjusted EPS $1.69 record, up 22% YoY from $1.38.
- Revenue $1,092M, +30% YoY; Reinforcement Materials EBIT >$100M record, +$12M YoY.
- Performance Chemicals EBIT +$12M YoY on higher margins; battery materials volumes robust.
- Divestiture of Purification Solutions completed; returned $36M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- Raised FY2022 adjusted EPS outlook by $0.30 to $5.80-$6.20; operating tax rate expected 26%-27%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000115752322000528/0001157523-22-000528-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000115752322000528/a52704458.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000528

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