{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000950170-23-017203","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"PLPC","cik":"0000080035","company_name":"PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO","filed_at":"2023-05-03T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:42.299342+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-16T01:59:42.010750+00:00","sec_items":["2.02","9.01"],"event_type":"earnings","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.85,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.85,"confidence":"high","headline":"Preformed Line Products Q1 net sales $181.8M, EPS $4.28, both record highs","bullets":["Net sales $181.8M, up 32% YoY; net income $21.4M, record quarterly earnings.","Diluted EPS $4.28 vs $2.49 in Q1 2022, an increase of 72%.","Gross margin 36.5%, +610 bps from prior year quarter.","All regions posted improved net sales and pre-tax earnings vs Q1 2022.","Backlog and lead times reduced; four acquisitions in last five quarters contributing."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-017203","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-017203.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-017203.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-017203.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000095017023017203/0000950170-23-017203-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000095017023017203/plpc-20230503.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-16T01:59:42.010750+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"a77b115ba1d1e76b80d0dfd33ea7290a279d6be7","claim":"PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO reported first quarter of 2023 results: revenue Net sales in the first quarter of 2023 were $181.8 million compared to $138.2 million in the first quarter of 2022, net income Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 was $21.4 million, or $4.28 per diluted share, compared to $12.3 million, EPS Diluted EPS of $4.28, an increase of 72% from Q1 2022.","evidence_excerpt":"Net sales in the first quarter of 2023 were $181.8 million compared to $138.2 million in the first quarter of 2022, a 32% increase and a new record for quarterly shipments.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000095017023017203/0000950170-23-017203-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Earnings Releases","details":[{"label":"Period","value":"first quarter of 2023"},{"label":"Revenue","value":"Net sales in the first quarter of 2023 were $181.8 million compared to $138.2 million in the first quarter of 2022"},{"label":"Net income","value":"Net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 was $21.4 million, or $4.28 per diluted share, compared to $12.3 million"},{"label":"EPS","value":"Diluted EPS of $4.28, an increase of 72% from Q1 2022"},{"label":"Result","value":"reported results"}],"fact_type":"earnings_release"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}