---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-037222"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLPC"
cik: "0000080035"
company_name: "PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO"
filed_at: "2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T15:41:06.599002+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Preformed Line Products Q2 net sales up 11% to $181.8M; diluted EPS $4.08 (+47% YoY)

## Summary
- Net sales of $181.8M in Q2 2023, up 11% from $163.5M in Q2 2022.
- Diluted EPS of $4.08, up 47% from $2.77 in Q2 2022.
- Gross profit margin improved to 36.5% from 32.3% in Q2 2022 (+420 bps).
- H1 2023 net sales $363.6M (+21% YoY); net income $41.9M ($8.35 diluted EPS).
- Backlog decreased 29% from beginning of 2023, improving lead times.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-037222
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLPC
- cik: 0000080035
- company_name: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO
- filed_at: 2023-08-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000095017023037222/0000950170-23-037222-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000095017023037222/plpc-20230802.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS CO reported second quarter of 2023 results: revenue $181.8 million, net income $20.5 million, EPS $4.08 per diluted share.
  - Period: second quarter of 2023
  - Revenue: $181.8 million
  - Net income: $20.5 million
  - EPS: $4.08 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: achieved in Q1 2023 • Gross profit margin of 36.5%, consistent with Q1 2023 • Diluted EPS of $4.08, an increase of 47% from Q2 2022 Net sales in the second quarter of 2023 were $181.8 million compared to $163.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, an 11% increase. Foreign currency translation reduced second quarter 2023 net sales by $2.5 million. Net income for the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/80035/000095017023037222/0000950170-23-037222-index.htm

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