secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HAWKINS INC (HWKN)
CIK:        0000046250
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-29T20:13:15+00:00
Accession:  0000046250-26-000033
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hawkins Q1 FY2027 revenue $315.7M (+8% YoY), EPS $1.35 (-4%), record adjusted EBITDA $56.9M
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- Record Q1 revenue $315.7M (+8% YoY); diluted EPS $1.35 (-4% YoY); net income $28.3M (-3%).
- All segments grew: Water Treatment +6%, Food & Health Sciences +9%, Industrial Solutions +10%.
- Record adjusted EBITDA $56.9M (+1% YoY); operating cash flow $35.2M (+12%); free cash flow $23.5M (+30%).
- Acquired Aqua-Chem, Inc. for $3.6M, a water treatment distributor in Nebraska/Iowa.
- Gross margin pressured by $1.9M LIFO headwind and $1.3M unrecovered freight costs; FY2027 tax rate expected 25%-27%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46250/000004625026000033/0000046250-26-000033-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/46250/000004625026000033/hwkn-20260729.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000046250-26-000033

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