secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FLOWERS FOODS INC (FLO)
CIK:        0001128928
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-08-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-209701
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Flowers Foods Q2 sales record $1.228B +8.8%, EPS $0.30, raises FY23 guidance; CSO retiring
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- Q2 sales $1.228B (record, +8.8% YoY); net income $63.8M (+18.8%); diluted EPS $0.30 vs $0.25.
- Adjusted diluted EPS $0.33 vs $0.31; adjusted EBITDA $133.1M (+10.9%, 10.8% margin).
- FY23 guidance raised: sales $5.095-5.141B; adj. EBITDA $503-528M; adj. EPS $1.18-1.25.
- Chief Sales Officer D. Keith Wheeler retiring after 35 years; steps down Aug 31, 2023, to senior advisor until Dec 31, 2023, then consultant.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312523209701/0001193125-23-209701-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312523209701/d532624d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-209701

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