secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-23-001367
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde Q4 adj. EPS $3.16 (+14% YoY); FY23 adj. EPS guidance $13.15-$13.55 (9-12% ex-FX)
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- Full-year 2022 sales $33.4B (+8%); adj. operating profit $7.9B (+10%); adj. EPS $12.29 (+15%).
- Q4 sales $7.9B (-5% reported, +1% ex-FX); adj. operating margin 25.3% (+310 bps vs prior year).
- Q4 adj. EPS $3.16 (+14% YoY); record ROC 22.9%; returned $1.26B to shareholders in quarter.
- FY23 adj. EPS guidance $13.15-$13.55 (7-10% reported, 9-12% ex-FX); capex $3.5-$4.0B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495423001367/0001654954-23-001367-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495423001367/lin_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-23-001367

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