---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001005229-23-000167"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMCO"
cik: "0001005229"
company_name: "COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP"
filed_at: "2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T13:58:30.963998+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbus McKinnon reports record Q4 sales $253.8M, operating income $27.5M; guides Q1 $235-240M

## Summary
- Record Q4 sales $253.8M, +0.2% YoY; adjusted EPS $0.80 vs $0.79.
- Record FY gross margin 36.5%, up 170bps; operating income $97.8M.
- Cash from ops $83.6M for FY; net debt leverage ratio 2.2x.
- Q1 FY24 sales guidance $235-240M, implying high-single digit growth at midpoint.
- montratec acquisition expected to close by May 31, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001005229-23-000167
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMCO
- cik: 0001005229
- company_name: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP
- filed_at: 2023-05-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000167/0001005229-23-000167-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000167/cmco-20230525.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001005229-23-000167.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP reported fiscal year 2023 ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $936.2 million. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: fiscal year 2023 ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $936.2 million
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Strong execution resulted in record fiscal 2023 sales of $936.2 million and record fourth quarter sales of $253.8 million; FX negatively impacted revenue by $30.6 million for the year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000167/0001005229-23-000167-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP reported fourth quarter fiscal 2023 ended March 31, 2023 results: revenue $253.8 million, net income $13.9 million, EPS $0.48. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: fourth quarter fiscal 2023 ended March 31, 2023
  - Revenue: $253.8 million
  - Net income: $13.9 million
  - EPS: $0.48
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Strong execution resulted in record fiscal 2023 sales of $936.2 million and record fourth quarter sales of $253.8 million; FX negatively impacted revenue by $30.6 million for the year
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522923000167/0001005229-23-000167-index.htm

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