---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000792987-22-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ASTE"
cik: "0000792987"
company_name: "ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2022-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T10:52:28.750008+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Astec reports preliminary Q4 2021 revenue up 12% to $267.8M; gross margin down 350 bps

## Summary
- Preliminary Q4 2021 revenue of $267.8M, up 12.1% YoY; record backlog achieved.
- Gross profit margin fell ~350 bps vs Q4 2020 due to supply chain disruptions, labor restrictions, and inflation.
- Manufacturing challenges and higher expenses to meet demand are persisting into Q1 2022.
- Company to report final Q4 and full year 2021 results on February 28, 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000792987-22-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ASTE
- cik: 0000792987
- company_name: ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2022-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792987/000079298722000005/0000792987-22-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/792987/000079298722000005/a20220207pre-release.htm

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