secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENTEX CORP (GNTX)
CIK:        0000355811
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-24T12:00:09+00:00
Accession:  0000355811-26-000044
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Gentex Q2 EPS $0.54 (+26% YoY); gross margin 37.0% (+280 bps); raises FY margin guidance
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- Net sales $651.3M (-1% YoY); automotive revenue -3%, Premium Audio +16% to $51.7M, Other Products +12%.
- GAAP EPS $0.54 (+26% YoY); adjusted EPS $0.58 (+16% YoY). Net income $114.7M (+19%).
- Gross margin 37.0% (+280 bps YoY) benefited from ~$18M IEEPA tariff reimbursements; FY margin guidance raised to 34.5%-35.5%.
- Repurchased 2.7M shares for $66M in Q2; 29.9M remaining under buyback plan.
- FY 2026 revenue guidance unchanged at $2.65-$2.75B; opex guidance lowered to $405-$415M; capex lowered to $115-$125M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581126000044/0000355811-26-000044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581126000044/gntx-20260724.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000355811-26-000044

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