secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LINDE PLC (LIN)
CIK:        0001707925
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001654954-24-009830
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Linde Q2 adjusted EPS $3.85 (+8% YoY); guides FY24 adj. EPS $15.40-$15.60
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- Sales $8.3B (+1% reported, +3% underlying); adj. operating margin 29.3% (+140 bps).
- Adjusted EPS $3.85 (+8% YoY); net income $1,663M; operating profit $2,422M.
- Q3 adj. EPS guidance $3.82-$3.92; FY24 adj. EPS $15.40-$15.60 (8-10% growth).
- Operating cash flow $1,929M; free cash flow $796M; returned $2.1B to shareholders.
- Americas margin 31.7% (+150 bps); EMEA 33.7% (+450 bps); APAC 28.6% (+60 bps).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495424009830/0001654954-24-009830-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1707925/000165495424009830/linde_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001654954-24-009830

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