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Cencora, Inc. 8-K Report, Financial Results (Jul 26, 2012)

Filed July 26, 2012For Securities:COR

Summary

This 8-K filing from AmerisourceBergen Corporation (now Cencora, Inc.) dated July 26, 2012, primarily announces the company's financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012. Investors can find details regarding the company's performance within the provided news release, which is furnished as an exhibit. Crucially, the report updates the company's full fiscal year 2012 diluted earnings per share (EPS) guidance. AmerisourceBergen has narrowed its expected EPS range to $2.80 to $2.84, tightening the previous forecast of $2.74 to $2.84. This revision reflects management's updated outlook, supported by assumptions of flat to modest revenue growth, operating margin expansion in the high single-digit basis points, and robust free cash flow generation between $800 million and $900 million.

Key Highlights

  • 1AmerisourceBergen Corporation (now Cencora, Inc.) filed an 8-K on July 26, 2012, to report Q2 2012 earnings and financial condition.
  • 2The company issued a news release on July 26, 2012, detailing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012.
  • 3Full fiscal year 2012 diluted EPS guidance was narrowed to a range of $2.80 to $2.84.
  • 4The previous full fiscal year 2012 diluted EPS guidance was $2.74 to $2.84.
  • 5Key assumptions for the revised 2012 EPS guidance include flat to modest revenue growth.
  • 6Operating margin growth is expected in the high single-digit basis points range for fiscal year 2012.
  • 7Free cash flow for fiscal year 2012 is projected to be between $800 million and $900 million, including approximately $200 million in capital expenditures.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to announce AmerisourceBergen Corporation's (now Cencora, Inc.) financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, and to update the company's full fiscal year 2012 earnings per share (EPS) guidance.

AmerisourceBergen has narrowed its full fiscal year 2012 diluted EPS guidance to a range of $2.80 to $2.84, tightening it from the previously announced range of $2.74 to $2.84.

The updated 2012 earnings forecast is supported by assumptions of flat to modest revenue growth, operating margin expansion in the high single-digit basis points, and projected free cash flow between $800 million and $900 million for the full fiscal year.

The detailed financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, are available in the news release issued by AmerisourceBergen Corporation on July 26, 2012, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K filing.