secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP (FIZZ)
CIK:        0000069891
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-03-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-24-007181
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

National Beverage Q3 record sales $270M, EPS $0.42 (+14% YoY), gross margin 36%
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- Net sales record $270M, up 0.6% YoY; eleventh consecutive quarter of record sales.
- Gross profit all-time high $97M; gross margin improved to 36% of sales.
- Operating income record $48M, margin up 120 bps from prior year.
- Earnings per share $0.42 diluted (+14% YoY); cash grew to $277M.
- Company reiterates health-focused strategy, no long-term debt, and no stock buybacks.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774924007181/0001437749-24-007181-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/69891/000143774924007181/fizz20240307_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-007181

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