secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CABOT CORP (CBT)
CIK:        0000016040
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001157523-22-001547
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cabot reports Q4 diluted EPS $1.64, adjusted EPS $1.55; record FY adjusted EPS $6.28
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- Q4 net sales $1,112M; diluted EPS $1.64 (up 228% YoY), adjusted EPS $1.55 (up 40% YoY).
- FY2022 record adjusted EPS $6.28 vs $5.02 prior year; segment EBIT grew 24% in Reinforcement Materials and 11% in Performance Chemicals.
- Battery Materials revenue up 74% to $132M, EBITDA up 81% to $29M; signed multi-year agreement with an American automotive OEM.
- FY2023 adjusted EPS guidance $6.25-$6.75; expects strong cash flow and moderating feedstock costs.
- Q4 cash from operations $105M; liquidity ~$1.1B; dividends $84M and buybacks $53M in FY2022.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000115752322001547/0001157523-22-001547-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/16040/000115752322001547/a52961836.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-001547

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