---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001005229-23-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMCO"
cik: "0001005229"
company_name: "COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP"
filed_at: "2023-02-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T03:16:40.609376+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbus McKinnon Q3 FY2023 operating income up 32%; sales up 7% to $230.4M

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS $0.42; adjusted EPS $0.72, up 20% YoY.
- Sales $230.4M, up 7% reported (11% constant currency); U.S. sales +9.9%.
- Operating income $20.2M (+32%); margin 8.8% (170 bps expansion); adjusted operating margin 10.2%.
- Backlog $329.1M; past due orders reduced 28% sequentially; net debt leverage 2.7x.
- Q4 FY2023 sales guidance $240M-$250M; full-year constant currency growth ~6%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001005229-23-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMCO
- cik: 0001005229
- company_name: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP
- filed_at: 2023-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000020/0001005229-23-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000020/cmco-20230201.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001005229-23-000020.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP reported third quarter, which ended December 31, 2022 results: revenue $230.4 million, net income $12.0 million, EPS $0.42 per diluted share.
  - Period: third quarter, which ended December 31, 2022
  - Revenue: $230.4 million
  - Net income: $12.0 million
  - EPS: $0.42 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Results include the addition of Garvey Corporation, which was acquired on December 1, 2021. Third Quarter Highlights (compared with prior year period) • Sales were up 7% to $230.4 million driven by improved volume and pricing; up 11% on a constant currency basis • Operating income increased 32% to $20.2 million on expanded gross margin and operating leverage
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000020/0001005229-23-000020-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.