secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp (ZWS)
CIK:        0001439288
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001439288-25-000080
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Zurn Elkay Q1 net sales $389M (+5% core); adjusted EPS $0.31 vs $0.29; affirms FY guidance
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- Net sales $388.8M, +4% YoY (+5% core); FX reduced sales by 1%; volume-driven growth across all categories.
- Net income from cont. ops $41M ($0.24 diluted EPS) vs $34M ($0.19) in prior-year quarter.
- Adjusted EBITDA $98M (25.2% margin), up 110 bps YoY; adjusted EPS $0.31 vs $0.29.
- Repurchased $77M of stock (2.3M shares); net debt leverage 0.9x; paid $15M in dividends.
- Q2 outlook: core sales low-to-mid single-digit growth; adj. EBITDA margin 25.5%-26.0%; full-year guidance reaffirmed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000143928825000080/0001439288-25-000080-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439288/000143928825000080/zws-20250422.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001439288-25-000080

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