---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000842633-23-000065"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TRS"
cik: "0000842633"
company_name: "TRIMAS CORP"
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T10:27:47.860485+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TriMas Q1 net sales $215.5M down 3.9%; adj EPS $0.30 vs $0.50 YoY

## Summary
- Q1 net sales $215.5M (-3.9% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $0.12; adjusted EPS $0.30 (vs $0.50).
- Packaging net sales -16.1% due to customer inventory destocking; Aerospace +12.3%; Specialty Products +19.2%.
- Closed acquisitions of Aarts Packaging (Q1) and Weldmac Manufacturing (April).
- Reaffirms FY 2023 adjusted EPS guidance $2.00-$2.20 and 10-15% sales growth.
- Repurchased 350,862 shares for $10.4M; ended Q1 with $51.9M cash, leverage ratio 2.4x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000842633-23-000065
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TRS
- cik: 0000842633
- company_name: TRIMAS CORP
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263323000065/0000842633-23-000065-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263323000065/trs-20230427.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  TRIMAS CORP reported first quarter ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $215.5 million, net income $4.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted share. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $215.5 million
  - Net income: $4.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted share
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: than 350,000 shares of common stock, thereby reducing net outstanding shares by 0.5% during first quarter 2023 First Quarter 2023 TriMas reported first quarter 2023 net sales of $215.5 million, a decrease of 3.9% compared to $224.3 million in first quarter 2022, as organic growth in TriMas' Aerospace and Specialty Products groups, and acquisition-related sales, were
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842633/000084263323000065/0000842633-23-000065-index.htm

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