---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-119056"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHE"
cik: "0000863436"
company_name: "BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC"
filed_at: "2024-10-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T08:45:24.572070+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Benchmark Q3 revenue $658M (-9% YoY), non-GAAP EPS $0.57; guides Q4 rev $640-680M

## Summary
- GAAP EPS $0.42, non-GAAP EPS $0.57 (vs $0.57 and $0.65 in Q3 2023); GAAP operating margin 4.3%, non-GAAP 5.3%.
- 16th consecutive quarter of year-over-year non-GAAP operating margin expansion; cash conversion cycle improved to 90 days from 105 YoY.
- Generated $245M free cash flow over trailing 12 months; net cash from operations $39M in Q3.
- Semi-Cap sector revenue grew to 28% of total (23% YoY); Medical fell to 16% from 21% YoY.
- Q4 2024 guidance: revenue $640-680M, GAAP EPS $0.40-0.46, non-GAAP EPS $0.53-0.59.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-119056
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHE
- cik: 0000863436
- company_name: BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
- filed_at: 2024-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863436/000095017024119056/0000950170-24-119056-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/863436/000095017024119056/bhe-20241030.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-119056
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-119056.txt

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