secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP (CMCO)
CIK:        0001005229
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-04T10:43:37+00:00
Accession:  0001005229-26-000017
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Columbus McKinnon Q4 sales up 77% to $438M; net loss $238M on $200M goodwill impairment; issues FY27 guidance
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- Q4 net sales $437.8M (+77%); orders $442.8M (+68%); both driven by Kito Crosby acquisition.
- GAAP net loss $238M includes $200M goodwill impairment, $36.8M inventory step-up, $68.1M deal costs, offset by $103.3M divestiture gain.
- Adj EBITDA $68.7M (15.7% margin, +130 bps); Adj EPS $0.24, down $0.36 YoY due to preferred shares dilution and interest.
- FY2026 full-year net sales $1.2B (+24% actual, +7% organic); record orders $1.2B (+20%); GAAP loss $230M; Adj EPS $1.87.
- FY2027 guidance: net sales $2.05-2.12B, Adj EBITDA $390-410M, Adj EPS $1.70-1.90; target leverage reduction.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522926000017/0001005229-26-000017-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1005229/000100522926000017/cmco-20260604.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001005229-26-000017

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