---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000868780-23-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DORM"
cik: "0000868780"
company_name: "Dorman Products, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T05:17:54.861005+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dorman Q3 net sales up 18% to $488.2M; record adjusted EPS $1.40; lowers FY guidance

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $488.2M (+18% YoY); organic growth 6% excluding SuperATV acquisition.
- Record diluted EPS $1.28 (+32% YoY); adjusted diluted EPS $1.40 (+20% YoY).
- Generated $56M cash from ops; repaid $50M debt; inventory down $130M YTD.
- FY23 guidance lowered: net sales $1.925-1.945B (prev. $1.95-2.00B), adjusted EPS $4.35-4.55 (prev. $5.15-5.35).
- Soft demand from large light-duty customers cited; SuperATV integration on track.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000868780-23-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DORM
- cik: 0000868780
- company_name: Dorman Products, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868780/000086878023000010/0000868780-23-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868780/000086878023000010/dorm-20231031.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Dorman Products, Inc. reported third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $488.2 million, net income $40.5 million, EPS $1.28 per diluted share. Guidance lowered.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $488.2 million
  - Net income: $40.5 million
  - EPS: $1.28 per diluted share
  - Guidance: lowered
  - Result: reported results
  source text: (EX-99.1) --- Dorman Products, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2023 Results Highlights (All comparisons are to the prior year period unless otherwise noted) : • Net sale s of $488.2 million, up 18% • Record diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $1.28, up 32% compared to $0.97 • Record adjusted diluted EPS* of $1.40, up 20% compared to $1.17 and up 39% compared to
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868780/000086878023000010/0000868780-23-000010-index.htm

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