secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DOW INC. (DOW)
CIK:        0001751788
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001751788-24-000135
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dow Q2 GAAP EPS $0.62, operating EPS $0.68; net sales $10.9B down 4% YoY
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- GAAP EPS $0.62; operating EPS $0.68, down from $0.75 YoY; operating EBIT $819M (-$66M YoY).
- Net sales $10.9B (-4% YoY); volume +1% YoY, price -4% YoY; sequential sales +1%.
- Packaging & Specialty Plastics Op. EBIT $703M (-$215M YoY); Performance Materials & Coatings Op. EBIT $146M (+$80M YoY).
- Cash from ops $832M; returned $691M to shareholders ($491M dividends, $200M buybacks).
- CEO: slower macro recovery, focus on costs and cash; building & construction unlikely to change significantly in 2024.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1751788/000175178824000135/0001751788-24-000135-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1751788/000175178824000135/dow-20240725.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001751788-24-000135

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