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Issuer:     COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (CMP)
CIK:        0001227654
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001227654-24-000101
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Compass Minerals suspends dividend, posts Q2 net loss of $48M amid mild winter and Fortress headwinds
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- Q2 revenue $364M, down 11.5% YoY; net loss $48M ($1.16 diluted) vs loss $21.6M a year ago.
- Board suspends dividends indefinitely, freeing ~$25M annually to prioritize debt reduction.
- Salt segment volumes fell 21% YoY; adjusted EBITDA per ton improved 19% to $23.95.
- Recorded $55.6M impairment on Fortress goodwill/intangibles due to magnesium chloride fire-retardant uncertainty.
- FY2024 total adj. EBITDA guidance narrowed to $160-191M; Goderich mine curtails output, laying off ~22% of workforce.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765424000101/0001227654-24-000101-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765424000101/cmp-20240507.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-24-000101

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