---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001062231-22-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DCH"
cik: "0001062231"
company_name: "Dauch Corp"
filed_at: "2022-11-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T06:29:42.612971+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AAM Q3 sales $1.54B up 27% YoY; net income $26.5M vs loss; lowers FY 2022 guidance

## Summary
- Sales $1.54B vs $1.21B YoY; net income $26.5M ($0.22 EPS) vs net loss $(2.4)M ($(0.02) loss).
- Adjusted EPS $0.27 vs $0.15; Adjusted EBITDA $198.4M (12.9% of sales) vs $183.2M (15.1%).
- Full-year 2022 sales guidance narrowed to $5.75-$5.85B; Adjusted EBITDA guidance lowered to $745-$765M from $790-$830M.
- Adjusted free cash flow guidance reduced to ~$300M from $300-$350M; capital spending ~3-3.5% of sales.
- CEO cites semiconductor and supply chain challenges; company focused on cash flow and long-term EV drive technology.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001062231-22-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DCH
- cik: 0001062231
- company_name: Dauch Corp
- filed_at: 2022-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/1062231/000106223122000042/0001062231-22-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223122000042/axl-20221104.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062231-22-000042
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062231-22-000042.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Dauch Corp reported third quarter 2022 results: revenue $1.54 billion, net income $26.5 million, EPS $0.22. Guidance lowered.
  - Period: third quarter 2022
  - Revenue: $1.54 billion
  - Net income: $26.5 million
  - EPS: $0.22
  - Guidance: lowered
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 4, 2022 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), (NYSE: AXL) today reported its financial results for the third quarter 2022. Third Quarter 2022 Results • Sales of $1.54 billion • Net income of $26.5 million, or 1.7% of sales • Adjusted EBITDA of $198.4 million, or 12.9% of sales • Diluted earnings per share of $0.22; Adjusted earnings per share of $0.27
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1062231/000106223122000042/0001062231-22-000042-index.htm

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