secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
======================================

Issuer:     QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (KWR)
CIK:        0000081362
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000081362-25-000056
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Quaker Houghton Q1 revenue down 6% to $442.9M; non-GAAP EPS $1.58 vs $2.09; 2025 outlook in-line with 2024
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- Net sales $442.9M, down 6% YoY; net income $12.9M ($0.73 diluted) vs $35.2M ($1.95) in Q1 2024.
- Non-GAAP net income $28.0M, or $1.58 per diluted share, vs $37.7M ($2.09) prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $69.0M (15.6% margin) vs $83.3M in Q1 2024, down 17% on lower volumes.
- Acquired Dipsol Chemicals ($155.2M), Natech ($6.5M), and CSI ($3.9M) to strengthen portfolio.
- Guidance: expects 2025 revenue and earnings in-line with 2024; soft end markets persist into H2.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136225000056/0000081362-25-000056-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136225000056/kwr-20250501.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000081362-25-000056

License: Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer