secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENTEX CORP (GNTX)
CIK:        0000355811
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000355811-26-000021
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Gentex Q1: core sales up 2% despite production drop; China revenue falls 29% on tariffs; guides FY rev higher
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- Q1 consolidated net sales $675.4M (+17% YoY); core Gentex (ex-VOXX) $586.8M (+2% vs -3% global production).
- GAAP EPS $0.46 (vs $0.42), adjusted EPS $0.48 (vs $0.43); net income $98.5M up from $94.9M.
- FY2026 revenue guidance raised to $2.65-2.75B (from $2.60-2.70B); gross margin unchanged 34-35%.
- China revenue down 29% YoY to ~$28M; cumulative IEEPA tariffs paid directly ~$42M, $15M capitalized in inventory.
- Repurchased 3.3M shares for $71.6M in Q1; 32.6M shares remaining under buyback plan.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581126000021/0000355811-26-000021-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581126000021/gntx-20260424.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000355811-26-000021

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