secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Woodward, Inc. (WWD)
CIK:        0000108312
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-24-004215
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Woodward Q3 net sales up 6% to $848M; EPS $1.63 vs $1.37; guides FY adj EPS $5.80-$6.00
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- Net sales $848M (+6% YoY), net earnings $102M ($1.63 diluted EPS), vs $85M ($1.37).
- Aerospace aftermarket: commercial +19%, defense +22%; segment earnings margin 19.7% vs 17.3%.
- Industrial sales +3% to $330M; power gen +8%, transportation +3%, oil & gas -6%; earnings margin ~18.1% flat.
- FY guidance revised: sales range narrowed to $3.25-$3.3B; adj EPS raised to $5.80-$6.00; adj free cash flow $300-$350M.
- Free cash flow first nine months $225M vs $98M YoY; returned $348M to stockholders via dividends and buybacks.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184324004215/0001171843-24-004215-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/108312/000117184324004215/f8k_072924.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-24-004215

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