secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WATSCO INC (WSO)
CIK:        0000105016
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-23T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-090030
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Watsco Q1 revenue down 2% to $1.53B, EPS $1.93 vs $2.17; core U.S. replacement sales up 10%
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- Gross profit flat at $430M; margin improved 60 bps to 28.1%; operating income $112M (7.3% margin).
- A2L refrigerant transition affects ~55% of sales; nearly $1B inventory conversion underway in 2025.
- Dividend raised 11% to $12.00 per share; 51st consecutive year; cash $432M, no debt.
- Operating cash flow use of $178M reflecting A2L inventory build and vendor payment timing.
- Two new acquisitions in 2025; long-term strategy targets fragmented $74B HVAC/R distribution market.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105016/000119312525090030/0001193125-25-090030-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105016/000119312525090030/d66237d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-090030

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