---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000055529-23-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KEQU"
cik: "0000055529"
company_name: "KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-12-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T17:33:39.591727+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kewaunee Scientific swings to Q2 profit of $2.7M; EPS $0.93 vs -$0.09

## Summary
- Sales $50.4M, down 7.6% YoY; net earnings $2.7M vs loss of $243K.
- Domestic segment net income surged to $3.054M from $491K on strategic shift.
- EBITDA $5.66M vs $1.25M; backlog $146.3M.
- Company began stock repurchase program in Q2; plans continued buybacks.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000055529-23-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KEQU
- cik: 0000055529
- company_name: KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-12-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55529/000005552923000025/0000055529-23-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55529/000005552923000025/kequ-20231206.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055529-23-000025
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055529-23-000025.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055529-23-000025.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/ reported second quarter ended October 31, 2023 results: revenue $50,436,000, net income $2,732,000, EPS $0.93.
  - Period: second quarter ended October 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $50,436,000
  - Net income: $2,732,000
  - EPS: $0.93
  - Result: reported results
  source text: KEQU) today announced results for its second quarter ended October 31, 2023. Fiscal Year 2024 Second Quarter Results: Sales during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 were $50,436,000, a decrease of 7.6% compared to sales of $54,564,000 from the prior year's second quarter. Pre-tax earnings for the quarter were $4,845,000 compared to $456,000 for the prior year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55529/000005552923000025/0000055529-23-000025-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.