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Issuer:     KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/ (KEQU)
CIK:        0000055529
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000055529-25-000033
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kewaunee Scientific Q1 sales up 47%; EPS $1.04; backlog $205M; expects FY EBITDA increase
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- Sales $71.1M (+46.9% YoY); diluted EPS $1.04 vs $0.74; net earnings $3.09M.
- Domestic sales $54.4M (+53%) driven by Nu Aire acquisition and improved productivity.
- Backlog $205M near historical highs; CEO warns of uneven quarterly performance ahead.
- Expects better unadjusted EBITDA in FY2026 vs FY2025 despite strategic investments.
- Corporate segment pre-tax loss $3.1M due to SOX 404(b) compliance and growth investments.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55529/000005552925000033/0000055529-25-000033-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55529/000005552925000033/kequ-20250910.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055529-25-000033

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