secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO (PLPC)
CIK:        0000080035
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-05-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-23-017203
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Preformed Line Products Q1 net sales $181.8M, EPS $4.28, both record highs
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000095017023017203/0000950170-23-017203-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000095017023017203/plpc-20230503.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-017203

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