---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072331-23-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDSN"
cik: "0000072331"
company_name: "NORDSON CORP"
filed_at: "2023-02-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T07:28:31.744641+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nordson Q1 fiscal 2023 sales $610M, adjusted EPS $1.95, guidance narrowed to $8.75-$9.50

## Summary
- Sales $610M, flat YoY; organic +1%, acquisition +3%, currency -4%.
- Adjusted EPS $1.95 vs $2.07 prior year, down 6%; GAAP EPS $1.81.
- Segment: Industrial Precision Solutions $312M (+1% organic); Medical & Fluid $154M (-3%); Advanced Tech $145M (+14%).
- FY2023 guidance: revenue growth 0-3% over FY2022; adjusted EPS $8.75-$9.50 (narrowed).
- Backlog ~$1B but order entry decreased; customers pushing deliveries to H2 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072331-23-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDSN
- cik: 0000072331
- company_name: NORDSON CORP
- filed_at: 2023-02-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000038/0000072331-23-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000038/ndsn-20230220.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072331-23-000038
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072331-23-000038.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NORDSON CORP reported the first quarter of fiscal 2023 results: revenue $610 million, net income $104 million, EPS $1.81. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the first quarter of fiscal 2023
  - Revenue: $610 million
  - Net income: $104 million
  - EPS: $1.81
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Nordson Corporation Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results and Updates Annual Guidance First Quarter: • Sales were $610 million, a 1% organic increase over the prior year • Operating profit was $144 million • Adjusted operating profit was $155 million, 25% of sales • Earnings per share were $1.81 • Adjusted earnings per share were $1.95 compared to $2.07 in the prior year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72331/000007233123000038/0000072331-23-000038-index.htm

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