secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-02-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-24-001330
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde Q4 adjusted EPS $3.59, up 14% YoY; FY2024 guidance implies 8-11% ex-FX growth
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- Full-year 2023 sales $32.9B (+5% underlying); adjusted EPS $14.20 (+16%); operating margin 27.6% (+390 bps).
- Q4 adjusted operating margin 27.4% (+210 bps); operating cash flow $2.727B (+30%); free cash flow $1.576B.
- Project backlog $8.5B; returned $6.4B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks in 2023.
- FY2024 adjusted EPS guidance $15.25-$15.65 (8%-11% ex-FX); Q1 guidance $3.58-$3.68 (6%-9% ex-FX).
- Americas sales $3.583B (+5%), APAC $1.639B (+5%), EMEA $2.100B (+4%); volume growth in APAC chemicals/energy.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495424001330/0001654954-24-001330-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495424001330/linde_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-24-001330

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