secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Knowles Corp (KN)
CIK:        0001587523
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001587523-22-000018
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Knowles reports 2021 non-GAAP EPS $1.53, targets $2.50+
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- GAAP diluted EPS from continuing ops $1.59; non-GAAP diluted EPS $1.53.
- Free cash flow $133.5M (15.4% margin), up from $96.2M in 2020.
- Adjusted EBIT margin 20.1%, gross profit margin 41.7%.
- Management targets $2.50+ non-GAAP diluted EPS; focus on Ear, IoT, MedTech, EV, Defense.
- Successful debt reduction enables increased share buyback; M&A to deliver accretive returns.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752322000018/0001587523-22-000018-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1587523/000158752322000018/kn-20220210.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001587523-22-000018

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