secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Woodward, Inc. (WWD)
CIK:        0000108312
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-11-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-23-007149
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Woodward reports FY2023 sales up 22% to $2.91B, EPS $3.78; guides FY2024 EPS $4.70-5.15
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- Q4 net sales $777M (+21% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.33 vs $0.88; adjusted EPS also $1.33.
- FY23 net sales $2.91B (+22%); GAAP EPS $3.78; adjusted EPS $4.21.
- Free cash flow $232M (FY22: $141M); returned $177M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- FY2024 outlook: sales $3.10-3.25B, EPS $4.70-5.15, free cash flow $275-325M.
- Aerospace segment sales $1.77B (+16%) with margin 16.4%; Industrial $1.15B (+33%) margin 14.1%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184323007149/0001171843-23-007149-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184323007149/f8k_111623.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-23-007149

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