---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000055529-22-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KEQU"
cik: "0000055529"
company_name: "KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2022-12-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T07:48:19.804422+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kewaunee Scientific Q2 sales up 39.8% to $54.6M; net loss narrows to $0.09/share from $1.11

## Summary
- Sales $54.6M (+39.8% YoY); pre-tax earnings $456k vs loss $2.9M; net loss $243k vs $3.1M.
- Diluted loss per share $0.09 vs $1.11; EBITDA $1.25M vs ($2.12M).
- Domestic segment sales $38.0M (+26.9%); international segment $16.6M (+82.2%).
- Backlog $157.8M (up from $139.7M YoY); cash $16.3M (vs $6.9M); no short-term debt.
- CEO says improvement despite legacy direct contracts; continuing shift to dealer partners.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000055529-22-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KEQU
- cik: 0000055529
- company_name: KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2022-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55529/000005552922000020/0000055529-22-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55529/000005552922000020/kequ-20221207.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/ reported the second quarter ended October 31, 2022 results: revenue $54,564,000, net income a net loss of $243,000, EPS ($0.09) per diluted share.
  - Period: the second quarter ended October 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $54,564,000
  - Net income: a net loss of $243,000
  - EPS: ($0.09) per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Sales during the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 were $54,564,000, an increase of 39.8% compared to sales of $39,031,000 from the prior year second quarter. Pre-tax earnings for the quarter were $456,000 compared to a pre-tax loss of $2,887,000 for the prior year period. Kewaunee recorded a net loss of $243,000 compared to net loss of $3,100,000 for the prior year period.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55529/000005552922000020/0000055529-22-000020-index.htm

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