---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000074046-22-000095"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ODC"
cik: "0000074046"
company_name: "Oil-Dri Corp of America"
filed_at: "2022-12-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T09:15:17.860909+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Oil-Dri Q1 FY2023: Record sales $98.5M (+19%), EPS $0.78 vs $0.08, margins expand

## Summary
- Net sales $98.5M (record), up 19% YoY; net income $5.2M vs $0.6M; EPS $0.78 vs $0.08.
- B2B segment sales $33.7M (+36%); agricultural products record $10.0M (+61%); fluids purification record $18.2M (+21%).
- Retail & Wholesale segment sales $64.9M (+12%); domestic cat litter excl. co-pack +12%; lightweight litter +19%.
- Consolidated gross margin 22.6% (vs 16.8%); CEO signals further pricing actions and manufacturing investment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000074046-22-000095
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ODC
- cik: 0000074046
- company_name: Oil-Dri Corp of America
- filed_at: 2022-12-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74046/000007404622000095/0000074046-22-000095-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74046/000007404622000095/odc-20221206.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000074046-22-000095
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000074046-22-000095.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Oil-Dri Corp of America reported its first quarter ended October 31, 2022 results: revenue $98,539, net income $5,241, EPS $0.78.
  - Period: its first quarter ended October 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $98,539
  - Net income: $5,241
  - EPS: $0.78
  - Result: reported results
  source text: First Quarter (in thousands, except per share amounts) Ended October 31, 2022 2021 Change Consolidated Results Net Sales $98,539 $82,460 19% Net Income Attributable to Oil-Dri $5,241 $585 796% Earnings per Common Diluted Share $0.78 $0.08 875%
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74046/000007404622000095/0000074046-22-000095-index.htm

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