secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (CMP)
CIK:        0001227654
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001227654-24-000228
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Compass Minerals Q4 net loss $48.3M; FY2024 adj. EBITDA $206.3M; provides FY2025 outlook
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- Q4 net loss $48.3M ($1.17 diluted loss); adj. EBITDA $15.6M vs. $31.3M prior year.
- FY2024 net loss $206.1M including $191M non-cash impairments; adj. EBITDA $206.3M (+4% YoY).
- Salt segment adj. EBITDA $228.2M (down 1%); adj. EBITDA per ton up 20% to ~$24.50.
- Plant Nutrition full-year revenue $181.0M (+5%); operating loss $86.4M on $68.6M impairments.
- FY2025 outlook: Salt adj. EBITDA $225-250M, total adj. EBITDA $169-209M; capex $100-110M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765424000228/0001227654-24-000228-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765424000228/cmp-20241216.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-24-000228

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