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Knowles Corp

KNNYSECompleted

Spin-offSpun off from Dover CorporationDOVNYSE

The two companies

Parent
Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Technology
Industry
Household Audio & Video Equipment
Exchange
NYSE
State of incorporation
DE
Record date
February 19, 2014
Distribution date
February 27, 2014
Ratio
1:1
Parent sector
Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
February 6, 2014

Financials — parent vs spin-off

SEC XBRL · latest year
Dover CorporationFY25
Revenue
$8.09B
Operating income
$1.37B
Net income
$1.09B
Total assets
$13.42B
Equity
$7.41B
Knowles CorpFY25
Revenue
$593M
Operating income
$70M
Net income
$44M
Total assets
$1.05B
Equity
$776M

Latest reported figures from each company's own SEC filings — the parent after the separation and the spin-off as a standalone. Full multi-year history on each company hub.

Spin-off signals

score 2/7 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Focus-increasingYes — Industrials → Technology

    Spin-offs into a different sector than the parent (pure-plays) have historically outperformed diversifying ones.

  • Size vs parent (revenue)~7.3% of parent

    Smaller spin-offs draw more forced selling from holders who can't keep them — the classic mispricing edge.

  • Return on capital employed7.4%

    EBIT ÷ capital employed — the quality metric the spin-off scorecard research weighs most.

  • Operating margin12%

    Profitability of the standalone business, from its own SEC filings.

  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off12.3 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.