secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENTEX CORP (GNTX)
CIK:        0000355811
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000355811-24-000035
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Gentex Q2 revenue $572.9M miss; EPS $0.37 vs $0.47; guidance cut on weaker auto production
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- Net sales $572.9M, down from $583.5M YoY; net income $86.0M vs $109.2M.
- Diluted EPS $0.37 vs $0.47; gross margin 32.9% vs 33.1% as sales and mix weakened.
- Revenue guidance for 2024 cut to $2.40-2.50B from $2.45-2.55B; gross margin guidance trimmed to 34-34.5%.
- Other income swung to loss of $13.5M due to $18.3M non-cash mark-to-market losses on tech investments.
- Light vehicle production forecast for 2024 down 2% vs 2023; 2025 revenue estimate ~$2.6-2.7B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581124000035/0000355811-24-000035-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581124000035/gntx-20240726.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000355811-24-000035

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