secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LIFETIME BRANDS, INC (LCUT)
CIK:        0000874396
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000874396-26-000018
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lifetime Brands Q1 beats consensus; provides FY 2026 adj. EPS guidance $0.73-0.80
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- Consolidated net sales $143.5M, up 2.4% YoY; gross margin expanded to 37.7% from 36.1%.
- Net loss $(4.8)M ($(0.22)/diluted share); adjusted net income $0.8M ($0.04/diluted share) vs adjusted net loss YoY.
- Home Solutions segment grew nearly 23% YoY; Dolly Parton brand continued strong trajectory.
- Adjusted EBITDA for trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026 was $52.7M.
- Full-year 2026 guidance: net sales $650-700M, adjusted diluted EPS $0.73-$0.80, adjusted EBITDA $53.5-$56M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874396/000087439626000018/0000874396-26-000018-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/874396/000087439626000018/lcut-20260507.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000874396-26-000018

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