secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB)
CIK:        0001760965
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001760965-25-000009
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kontoor Q4 revenue $699M (+4%); adj EPS $1.38; FY25 guidance $5.20-$5.30
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- Q4 revenue $699M (+4% YoY); adj gross margin 44.7% (+160bps); adj operating income $101M (+17%).
- Full year 2024: revenue $2.61B (flat); adj EPS $4.89 (+10%); inventory -22%.
- FY25 outlook: revenue $2.63-$2.69B (+1-3%); adj EPS $5.20-$5.30 (+6-8%); adj operating income $400-$408M.
- Project Jeanius run-rate benefit raised to >$100M; Helly Hansen acquisition not included in FY25 outlook.
- Quarterly dividend $0.52/share declared; $198M returned to shareholders in 2024 including buybacks.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096525000009/0001760965-25-000009-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096525000009/ktb-20250225.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001760965-25-000009

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