secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DOW INC. (DOW)
CIK:        0001751788
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001751788-24-000147
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dow Q3: GAAP EPS $0.30, op. EPS $0.47; cash flow down $858M; reviews European assets
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- GAAP net income $240M ($0.30 EPS); operating EPS $0.47 vs $0.48 YoY and $0.68 prior quarter.
- Net sales $10.9B (+1% YoY); volume +1%, local price flat; cash from ops $800M, down $858M YoY.
- Packaging & Specialty Plastics Op. EBIT $618M (+$142M YoY); Industrial Intermediates Op. EBIT -$53M; Performance Materials & Coatings Op. EBIT $140M (-$39M).
- Announces strategic review of select European assets, primarily Polyurethanes, to optimize global footprint.
- Returned $584M to shareholders ($490M dividends, $94M buybacks); reaffirms $3B earnings target by 2030.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1751788/000175178824000147/0001751788-24-000147-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1751788/000175178824000147/dow-20241024.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001751788-24-000147

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