secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     METHODE ELECTRONICS INC (MEI)
CIK:        0000065270
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-24T20:17:09+00:00
Accession:  0000065270-26-000030
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Methode Electronics Q4 net sales $298.1M (+15.9% YoY); turns positive EBITDA; guides FY27 sales $1.025-1.075B
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- Q4 net sales $298.1M (+15.9% YoY) incl. $22.5M customer recoveries; net income $0.4M ($0.01 EPS) vs net loss $28.3M
- Full year net sales $1,019.2M (-2.8% YoY); net loss $35.7M ($1.01 loss per share) improved from $62.6M loss
- Adjusted EBITDA Q4 $26.9M (9.0% of sales) vs loss $7.1M; full year $68.2M (6.7% of sales) up 60.5%
- Automotive sales up 28.3% to $144.9M on customer recoveries; Industrial up 14.2% to $151.4M; Interface down 84.5%
- FY2027 guidance: sales $1.025B-$1.075B; Adjusted EBITDA $72M-$82M; capex $25M-$30M; free cash flow stable

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65270/000006527026000030/0000065270-26-000030-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/65270/000006527026000030/mei-20260624.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000065270-26-000030

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