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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000868780-24-000037"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DORM"
cik: "0000868780"
company_name: "Dorman Products, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T07:51:42.692989+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dorman Q3 net sales $503.8M, EPS $1.80 (+41%); raises FY EPS guidance to $6.15-$6.25; $500M buyback

## Summary
- Q3 net sales $503.8M (+3.2% YoY); diluted EPS $1.80 (+41%); adjusted diluted EPS $1.96 (+40%).
- Light Duty sales +5%, Heavy Duty -5%, Specialty flat; segment profit margins improved across all segments.
- FY2024 diluted EPS guidance raised to $6.15-$6.25 (prev $5.32-$5.52); adjusted EPS $6.85-$6.95 (prev $6.00-$6.20).
- New $500M share repurchase program authorized, effective Jan 1, 2025 through Dec 31, 2027.
- Q3 share repurchases of $26.7M at avg price $97.70; $134.6M remaining under prior plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000868780-24-000037
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DORM
- cik: 0000868780
- company_name: Dorman Products, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868780/000086878024000037/0000868780-24-000037-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868780/000086878024000037/dorm-20241029.htm

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