secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Dorman Products, Inc. (DORM)
CIK:        0000868780
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000868780-26-000022
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dorman Q1 net sales up 4.2% to $528.8M; EPS down 24% on tariff headwinds; reaffirms 2026 guide
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- Net sales $528.8M (+4.2% YoY); diluted EPS $1.43 (-24%), adjusted EPS $1.57 (-22%).
- Gross margin 36.0% vs 40.9% prior year, driven by tariff-related cost increases.
- Light Duty segment profit margin fell 580 bps to 14.1%; Heavy Duty improved to 0.8%.
- Generated $43.8M operating cash; repurchased $51M shares at avg $118/sh.
- Reaffirmed FY2026 guidance: net sales growth 7-9%, adj. diluted EPS $8.10-$8.50.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868780/000086878026000022/0000868780-26-000022-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868780/000086878026000022/dorm-20260504.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000868780-26-000022

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